The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-05
THE COOLLE MOTEMENT.
The Planters ofthe Southwest Moving
The Advance OF the Chinese Column
down the mississippi - Important
Overtures.


down the Mississippi = Important
Overtures.
The Memphis Appeal Of the 2sth of June re-
cords the fact that the steamer Thompson
Dean passed down the Mississippi the previ-
ous evening for New Orleans, having on board,
booked for the Crescent City, five hundred
cooles-tbe first OF what it hopes will be o
heavy immigration to the South OF that kind of
sippi Valley are waking up to the necessity
that exists for responsible and reliable workers,
and are determined to avail themselves Of what
offers 30 abundantly on our Pacific coast.
They will have the Chinese, and as an
evidence of it meeting is to be held al
Memphis this week to take the proper steps
to promptly aid in the development Of the
movement Tor coolie labor. 1t is held that
this will do more to advance the general
interests of the Southern country than any
thing else that has yet been suggested or ac-
compllshed. In many quarters the negroes
are already becoming more settled, and taking
care of their own interests by giving less atten-
ton 10 adventurers. In time, perhaps, this
will be the case generally; but meanwhile the
places once 80 satisfactorily filled by the color
ed Iaborers of the South are likely to be occu-
pied, to more or less extent, by coolies, who,
by the peculiar civilization to which they have
been subjected, possess all the safeguards Of
restraints, and are remarkable for their sleadi-
ness OF purpose, Industry. skill and docility.
They will work equally well on the railroad. the
levee, the farm, or in the household.
The Memphis Appeal says editorlally:
We learn from Governor B. NJ. Anderson,
OF Lower Swan Lake. Arkansas. that COM
pany called the Arkansas Immigration Com
pany has been oreauiz.d under the general
incorporation act OF the State OF Arkansas, with
Colonel Thomas G. Flournoy ss president, R.
II Anderson. Captain John Hall, Benjamin
Richardson, Buckley Kimball, aud General
Garret. as directors. At the first meeting two
hundred and thirty bales Of cotton were sub
scribed and committee OF ten we're ap-
pointed X canvass each and ever township in
in the counties of Jefferson and Arkansas for
further subscriptions.
Governor Anderson informs Us that the
greatest enthusiasm and unanimlty prevails,
and that the thing is to be Q fixed facl, If money
will effect 1t.
The people of Arkansas will set the ball 10
motion. Will the people OF Tennessee, Missis-
sippl and Alabama be Backward Their inter
ests are identical with those Of Arkansas
More laborer5 we N 1st have says Governor
Anderson, or our fields will grow up in tares
and brambles. Already the negroes are form
ing combinations to make their own terms
with their employers next season.
But these Arkansas gentlemen are determiu-
ed to checkmate all such. They have no idea
of surrendering at discretion. but on the con-
,rary, have set the ball IN N ,tlon IN proper
and busDe .s-like way. They wa"t two thou
sand Cinnamon, and propose to put the money
in New Orleans by the first OF November next
to defray their expenses from China to that
port. Will The shipping merchants OF New
York take notice? Here is chance TO employ
all Your ships. gentlemen. first,- IN the Trans
portation OF Chinese here, aud. secondly, in
transporting the fruits Of their labor to foreign
countries.
At preliminary meeting for the purpose OF
encouraging Chinese immigration, held at the
Chamber of Commerce in olemphis, Wednes-
day afternoon, Charles Kortrecht e;ided,
The meeting was composed Of the leading men
Of this section Of country The following dis
patch was read by the Secretary:
San FRANCISCO, June so.
G. W. GIT, Menaphis-Does the meeting at
Memphis take place ON the 18th OF July kaap-
mauschoop, principal Chinese importer, will at.
tend II your answer is favorable.
J. G. EAsrIANp.
Captain Gift then moved that committee
oifye be appointed to draft resolutions IN ref
ereuce to the same, who reported preamble
setting forth the great need OF labor IN the
South west, and the difficulties encountered by
landholders, aud the following resolutions:
Resolued, That IN the opinion OF this meet
ing the best int srests Of the South require that
ali legitimate inducements shall be offered at
once to encourage the emigration OF Chinese
laborers IN large numbers, direct T. ON China,
to supply the great demand now existing ln
the South for steady and reliable labor.
Resoiued That IN order to accomplish this
purpose, convention to consider questions
aud mature plan Of cooperation be called
to meet at this place on the IS Ii OF July, to
be composed Of delegates from all parts OF
the South, especially from Georgia, Alabama:
Misssslppi, Louisiana. fe1is. Arkansas and
Tennessee, and that each county and town IN
those States are hereby requested to sen
invitations to do 30. The meeting then ad-
journed.
A circular addressed "To the Planters of
the South and others interested" says:
/ a-n in receipt Of a number Of letters from
all Tue 6Uutu6Tu DItLS6 oo
10 the practlcabIliIy, price, &C., OF obtaining
Chinese laborers for the South. [ have an
swered many of these letters, but as my
time is two much taxed to conduct so much
correspondence and as I am necessarily
abseut from Selma part OF my time, have
concluded to address this short letter through
the public press.
The brief circular issued by us some weeks
ago was intended 10 invite correspondence and
ascertain something about the general want OF
the county for labor, and whether q PROPOSE
ton to introduce Cinnamon would be favora-
blv received; The cry from every quarter ls
for more labor, more labor" 1t we do not
obtain it the general impression is, that our
beau iful Sou .hern land, the garden spot OF
America will, the larger portion OF it, soou be-
come wilderness OF weeds aEd wild teasts.
The necessity tor re-supuly OF labor ID every
where admitted. The peculiar adaptedpess VI
the Ch,nam n 10 meet this want IS proved and
generally admitted; the simple questions re-
naming therefore, are, as to he pracucabllty
and prlce OF obtaining his serVc,s.
To the solution Of these questions our
effor.s have been direcled for many past
weeks Correspondence is being Conducted
with The Pacific Railroad Companies and with
the Panama Steamship Company as to the cost
of transportation and correspondence with
Califorula as to the charac eIIstlcs or Tie CHI
naman, aud AZ to the chance OF settlng hlm 10
cJlue 10 the South 10 cultivate cotton AMI oihtr
proi.c g. aud serve III other menlal capacities.
We lelvc for st. Louis III few das 3, and
pr,,,abl, will go on tu California TO settle d.
II iIely the two prominent questions. as 10 he