The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-07
CHI A R L E. S T ON.
TT EsDAY MORNING. JANUARY 2, 1856
European immigration.

European Immigration.
The report of General WAGNER, Com
missioner of immigration, to Governor Oar,
contains information Of great value and in
terest.
General WAGNER states that he has cir
culated fourteen thousand copies of his
sketch of the history and resources Of the
State, and mentions the appointment Of Mr
FERLER as agent for Scandinavia, Captain
MELcHERs for Germany, and Major RYAN
for Ireland. He says that there is no doubt
that our success depends very much on
liberal distribution of useful information
concerning the State, so as to arrest the
attention of the emigrant, and adds that
the advice of every well wisher has been to
print in every language and scatter our
pamphlets broadcast everywhere.
There has been much work to do, and
General WAGNER has worked with q will.
He has delivered addresses; ne has talked
and written; he has advised the establish
ment of lire of steamships from Europe to
Charleston; and has urged the Importance
of that reduction in the fare for immigrants
through Charleston to the West which was
noticed in TIE DAILY NEWS of yesterday as
having been accomplished.
The land registry opened by General
WAGNER now contains the names Of one
hundred ard twenty-five proprietors, who
have for sule three hundred and eleven
thousand two hundred and seventy-two
acres of lard at from fifty cents to fifteen
dollars per acre. Two plantations have
been sold, settled by colony of industrious
Germans, and called Germanville. Other
registered lands have been treated for, and
the assurance is given that company OF
mechanics and other men of enterprise from
Pennsylvania is now being formed to pur-
chase one of our water powers and to de-
velop it a; once. One hundred and one
persons hare obtained work in the country,
and have been carried by the railroads at
half fair to their destination. Two hundred
and forty-eight immigrants have arrived, of
whom one hundred and forty-seven have
found employment in this city. Success, it
is admitted, has been limited, but the Com
missioner perceives prospect Of further
success, depending, however, on our con-
tinued exertions, and the iberality of our
people in their offers of lands. Several
ting to industrious settlers portions of their
lands; and if such Iberality could become
general, i. would certainly exercise de-
cided and favorable influence. But our
constant endeavor should be to induce our
people to associate everywhere in the inte-
rest of immigration and industrial pro-
gress."
Of the ten thousand dollars appropriated
for the expenses of the Bureau, seven thou
sand and seven dollars have been expended.
Salaries of agents and Commissioner amount
to four thousand one hundred and twenty
FIVE, and printing, advertising snd pam
phlets cost two thousand two hundred dol
lars.
There is no agent in Ireland, as Major
RYAN has resigned his appointment, and
General WAGNER recommends that the
vacancy be filled, and that on agent for
France be also appointed. 1t is not thought
that an agency at New York would be very
advantageous, ss the better class of immi-
grants to that port proceed Immediately to
their points Of destination, leaving behind
them only such as could not be given en-
ployment at this time in South Carolina. p
Enough has been said to show that the
report is worthy of its veteran writer, and
We cannot find words more to the purpose
than those with which the report itself con-
cludes. General WAGNER says:
"My efforts have been directed to an
influence in Europe which should give us
class of immigrants that will not only bring
US their Iersonal powers of production, but
the meanu also to make them available at
once; and with them and after them will
come enough of laborers to supply all our
demands without overburdening US with
numbers of us..ess idlers whom we are
unable to support. And we are in fair
way Of attaining these objects which, how
ever, would be very much facilitated by o
line of STEAMERS, as have mentioned above.
The City of Charleston can and mus be
made The port of arrival for the immigrants
to the State, that have named, and when
we are once more under our own govern
ment, if it should be at all inclined to our
speedy recuperation, it must be the aim of
the Legislature to literally assist in meas
ures to that effect"