Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1868-01-24
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I,fuaRATroNsTosVI sV IRaINIa! II he following:
are extracts from q speech. h.g0n Immig ION to-
Virginia,. recently delivered at Buckingham
Court House, by Dr. Oliver, 9 Scotch gentle
man, who is now travelling In this State:
You must have immigration at oncet to de-
yelop your resources. The present state of
affairs cant last long negroes, who cannot
govern themselves cannot govern white men.
There is no precedent for it in all history. IF
they don t wish to- sbesannihilatedb by the civil !
ICED, energetic aand progressive white man,
they must fall back into their natural position,
ABIDE their contracts, and be faithful TO their
friends. 1t ,iis marvellous to me that after q
war of such inequality OF jnu mbers, IN which
youefought so syaliantly that you should now
despond.a The spirit of your fathers should
raise you above chat Sc fheA Scotch people
whom | propose soon to settle among you are
well educated, especially ID the arts OF indus
tryse They can and will work. Their habits,
sympathies and religion are like yours. The
Scotch are raised TO- oswork and love At Their
industry has increased Scotland wealth and
am hath Scotchs ands English, and dleye-abo
sections Ehe; farmersin Scotland and Eug-
land ploMtwel4e inches deep and plow about 4
sf.er bscrGns IA stndu cfasalv thp;;r m ster.'
;ntsrasf S, Tipnn s nsb fsr.;is iana as bova
aaen n .acpnntv * ham NJ thew be- wnnld
80 ht,aonS cnIt:uat;nn ldonhia The a,somnt
u;sas aresneT raising The land here is as rich
asthe Vest; or the bulk of Great Britain. =
Ah,it wants.is good tliageb BY good labor. : You
haze manY. advantages oyer the West, ! being
an older society-With more comf forts, more
fscilitiestor transportation greater exemption
n;n;na @ .s;,.ers Sn &C., 1ssss,Ss tssF 60
% MNnn,ssps Of nv neSn,e ,re a1nfIions n emii. mi
- EseaSso ths p e. don anss ti, Il
thsu f caYnat ba sI,n am norted There q more Ia:
I.ss Saauos a.n an,niasoa ~ naaed ond
nor os er
tmS;ns nonne stThev onlvs want men of icharac.
ters,nse;s;t VirpiinS to tsI them of the state Of
AFFAIRS. the soil and climate, the advantages,
mineral agricultural and commercial. the dis
nnsii,ion of &c. and then theX viii
fHcE nv thonsands,n Our aneopleI must find
e.nnlayment. sonewbere. thew cannot find itiin
tha;r snvpng eo;,ntrv i ont ef
~ r;; mo ~ tba
taYation heavy. Xc. any farm laborers. hire:
for Az IS year. and have their own families to /
snpport. and would be clad fots the, paw and
abundant living (which the working population
ofsVirginiat getya Hhes laborers of Virginia i've
better than many ofatthe middle classes Of Eng
land and Scotland !. Il am convinced that our
people could find no better residing place than
among the kind, warm earted n Nirglnlans -
Let them once ,knewithe facts and they sWIlnos
longer .emieratee to Anstraiia zoe New Zealand, q
where's {thescimate is bad and agricultural adj
vantages poos.s Jos .s.s'9.'fSnA o,s.se oss,
After exami Ding this State have; concluded
to settle here. becauset lspretgr it to any other
Many will come with m me- They They are now pays
ing from sixteen TO ghtesen dollars per a acre
yearly torfentIn Eng gland and fs Seotlel They
canag! pay such high H rent a9d Roald prefer te
settle m this State, and IN q teW years "a many OF
them would Homes ~ 1.,,
NpW ist ps CONSIDER 9Tg praeAcally as to now
men, have one or two tbohsand acres 1ots siands
which q; present is ieldipg, Eoa. butrsmaA N.
o9me.t sdt eYeu sRiliaseli yor5adoph
WtaesisicaAe& theEC Cotton sys stem ithe25por-.
ton yeu reserve will be- more , SvaEua.ole
as spopu athsn iner eases than the W..; -
Hyeu offer lhem hon boz e e they arrive rive h r.
the dlfersns 9l9 graloo soeletlssgoti Eng land