The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-06-02
For the Ph9nir.
Immigration.

Immigration.
This subject is gathering frbsh
interest. every day, and assuming
colossal proportions in the minds
Of the people. The stubborn fact
that the colored freed labor has
proved, after three years trial, most
lamentable failure, is patent to every
one who has given it fair trial,
decided failure in the amount of work
done, and a still greater failure in
the imperfect execution-the want
OF interest manifested by them in
whatever way you employ their SER
vices and their utter unreliability.
These arc the general facts, with few
exceptions, which have followed every
effort to employ them as agricultnr-
lists, and the question now arises
what is to bo done to remedy the
evil consequences Of this sad condi-
ton of things? There is only one
chance of meeting the difficulty, and
it is the employment of 'Joreign
labor" and the speedy introduction
of class Of reliable working men in
our midst The German emigrnnt is
probably the most thrifty and relia-
BILE labor you can employ, and it
behooves us all to wake up Mt once
to the importance of this subject. It
is only by a prompt and united ac-
ton, on the part of our planters, that
we can accomplish this desirable
object. The foreigner, in the present
state of our country, is not coming
here, unless we can give him
specific assurance of tangible cha
racter, that he can and will be able
to obtain employment promptly, and
that the means of livelihood will he
guaranteed to him in such way Us
to make it in some measure certain
ty to him. It might answer very
we'll for a single man to come out
here, if he would, on o venture, but
when man has family dependent
on him, he must have at least some
assurance of Immediate employment,
and home for his family. II is
families that ace aoant, and, therefore,
to them we must hold out induce
ments to emigrate. There has been
an Immigration Society, recently form
ed Though not yet quite organized
i'll tho Fork Of Richlnnd District,
which has constitution upon which
is based the guarantees and assurances
which nre needed to indace this
emigration. and by it the planters
give to these emigrants q pledge of
speedy employment, and that.they will
be honestly dealt with, and as COM
fortably accommodated rs tho present
condition of our country will admit Of;
and where there is already existing
O small nucleus around which larger
numbers may soon congregntc, and
form pleasant society of their own
countrymen. But we 60 farther, and
offer them the chances of building
up for themselves among our own
families n good position in society,
and strong protecting government.
at least, SO soon rs they can take
part in onr political affairs, and they
will soon learn to know what is their
true interest; and we cannot invite
them ut any time more peculiarly
fitted for them to emigrato here than
now, when all the old foundations of
society arc broken up, and our best
families have lost, to great extent,
their individuality and position, 50
that each ono has now good op-
portunity to establish for himself IN
enviable position in society, which
may lead to connections of honor md
pride among our people, and thus
unfold to the upright German foreign
er m colorado of his most snnguine
hopes-all these advantages eau be
honestly offered to him, and with
such prospects gliding his drenms of
happiness i'll land OF freedom,
where the step-stone to honor and
rrefermcnt is individual merit aid
virtue, must and will induce him to
receive with pleasure the invitation
heartily given to come and tent with
us, and we will show him what is
good. HIGHLAND.
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