The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1869-05-08
NUMBER 6.

| ture of the day is always deterlor-
ating; there is Q flaw in every
thing that he buys; there is asome
mistake in cooking Of everything
be eats; his neighbors are always
! doing something mean or dis
agreeable; the men are rascally;
the women are hemely; the~ehil-
dren are noisy. 1t is a peculiari-
Ity OF the Great Reformer, that he
himself is never successful; and
this fact, taken in connection
with the circumstance that he is
necessarily and eternally miser-
able, on account of his dislikes,
is sufficient punishment perhaps,
for the Inconvenience and dissat-
isfactiOn which he occasions in
this world. an ~. v..,,s,s.
gY At most of the agricultural
and mechanical meetings and con-
ventions where theiabor question
has been discussed, the opinion
has generally been concurred in
that the South must look to
foreign immigration to supplythe
deficiency III her labor system .oc-
hcasioned by the sudden and uh-
expected abolition Of slayery.1zIt
has been recommended time, and
again by our leading agrieuftu-
rists, backed by the strongest ar
gumentS they could bring to the
support of the proposition, chat
agencies should be established. in
the Northern States aud the. diff
fferent countries of Europe for the
purpose Of inducing immigration
to the South, as the best, .surest
land, perhaps, the only means by
which our want OF, agrieHltufal
and mechanical labor might, be
supplied. We have nothing to
urge against this proposition; we
are fully sensible Of the great and
inestimable advantages to be de
rived from an influx Of the intel
Fligent industry and energy, Of
foreign countries into the South,
aud We are ready to give cur cor
dial support to any movement
likely to result in accomplishing
that desirable end. But We are
far from believing that it is the
only means by which the South
can be supplied with effective and
reliable labor. Ear from it. We
have that labor. already here
without the trouble or expense Of
bringing it from foreign countries
and the first duty with us is to
arouse it to action. B
How can We ask foreign labor
ers to come into the South and
support by their industry two
thirds Of our population in idle
ness! In other words, is it rea-
sonable or Just for us to expect
that the Intelligent farmers and
mechanics Of Europe and the
Northern States will emigrate to
our section and mako themselves
as substitutes for our former
Slaves! Yet while we are organ
izing societies and establishing
agencies for the purpose OF induc-
ling immigration there are thous-
ands and tens of thousands of
young men throughout the South
who are physically and mentally
able to meet every emergency
that may grow out of the .destruc.
tion of our system of slave labor,
but who are worthless drones iii
the human hive, indolent and
seemingly unconscious of the fact
that their mother.eountry is strug-
Cling for existence against DESC
lation more fearful than any that
ever afflicted a suffering people. I.
The great want Of the South is,
not immigration, It's so many de-
clare, but a revival of home In
dustry. We want. change in pub
lie opinioul that viii break down
foolish prejudice existing against
physical labor, 50 that the sing
CARDS may be driven to work
We want the. grogtshops and
4 gambling hells which TEEN all
over this land, dragging thousands
/. ofour young men down to ruin,
4 broken up. I'VE want vice and
immortality of every character
driven from 1our hmidst, idlenesS
!, discouraged, industry gatplauded,
! and then we will hagefsatisfaet0ri-
ly'soiyed the labor auestiOa. Then
, our waste places win again bios
som with plenty, every, branch OF
ourindustry prosper and happy
.fcontentment reign throughout the
l .4land.-[ Libertyf Miss. Herald.
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81 sWe 6 have ever found that