The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-06-03
Enumeration Va Emigration.

We have confessedy, in the climate, soil and navi-
gable streams of louisiana inviting country to all
persons in search of good lands cheap FARMS and the
facilities for the quick transportation of all our prod
to commercial emporium, in constant communi-
cation with all the great marts of the world Our sys-
TEN of lsboris confessedy inadequate to present
wants. The heavy taxation upon uncultivated and un-
productive lands confessedy eating up not only the
small profits consequent upon our imperfect system OF
labor but the rapidly decreasing capital invested
in lands The value of real estate in consequence is
conessedy deterioratng every year. until prices have
become SO purely nominal, that capitalists out OF the
State are organising immense companies, to buy up
our lands in gross aud retail them at profit to set
tiers of their choice.
Emigration, either to Honduras, to Brazil or to
Mexico, has confessedy played itself out. There is
nothing to recommend t. for there is nothing in IT.
except mere change from projected to consum
mated mongresm. And yet, in the lace OF these %
vous indsputab1e and notorious facts it is true, and
indeed strange true steps have been taken oJ
people, to supply their present wants or to pro
vide for their future necessities Everywhere else IN
the South, the subject Of immigration Is attracting
lively public interest," and are being taken tc
cooperate with Mr. Everett of England, with some
other of the projected land associations We have
the choice either to do nothing at all in the premises
acting on the old line of mastery inactivity, to CO
operate with some land association, or lastly, to act
independently and for our benefit. Which course
shall we take? To do nothing in our own behalf i:
culpaby to neglect the of our affairs. 1t is
said Faith can remove mountains, but it will ta.e
much livelier faith than this of ours, to bring imm
grants TO the parish Of Caddp purchasers for
plus and outlying lands, and aborers for our uncuti
waited fields. Shall then cooperate with some mann
moth land and colonsaton association, putting In
lands stock 1t Ia far better do this than to do
nothing but submit it is still better for u.s. to take
this matter in our own hands, and as prudent admin
istrators of own affairs manage it with view tc
interests. This course dispenses with mul
titude OF agents, absolutely essential to the mammoth
schemes, and to the interminable delays incident
corporate associative movements on large scale
IF go into Of these joint stock companies, we
shall have wait turn for our share Of the meal
Whereas, if we act promptly and wisely for ourselves
we may in short time reap the fruits of en-.
terprse. To be BRIEF if we begin this summer, we
cen get our immigrants their farms in this parish
by the first day of January next. This is exactly what
we want, and this is precisely the aim to which we
should direct our efforts.
We have neither time nor inclination nor space for
elaboration. Can we, is the question: utilise this
scheme' Let US try. Let meet confer and dis
the matter. We know that immigrants are
brought yearly by the thousand, to the Northern
States. We know, or can know, what means are EN-
ployed for the purpose. We know that during this
very year large number of immigrants have settled
in Texas, and we may know What inducements were
offered them And very well know we can do
what Others have successfully done before US and
around u.s. Besides, claim, and We have peculiar
facilities for this work We have already large and
intelligent foreign population resident among u.s. and
thoroughly identified with u.s. who will lend ready aud
willing hands to promote the enterprise. We also
have large number of liberal and extensive land
holders, whose lands now so valueless, that we
have often heard them express willingness to donate
alternate lots to secure immigrants We do nos pro-
pose to tax their liberality. What ask Of them is
to come forward, make known the quantity of land
they SELL and what they will sell to set
tiers In fne let these two classes meet at an early
day, and let try, with the right spirit what we can
do for ourselves! =