The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-09-08
From the Augusta Chronicle g. Sentinel. |
Immigration.
Editors Chronicle Gs Sentinel:

:. ts-Nis i d, 3d.
Immigration.
-Editors Chronicle Dc Sentinel:
On the above subject for some time
have noticed that certain of your
correspondents have been writing
Among others "T. A. w, ." who wish.
os to know "IIow it will benefit me or
my children If I sell or give away
half OF my land to Immigrants Z" eff
they become farmers and neighbors
will it ma ke any more corn or cotton
grow on the half / keep?" "Will it
make my soil any richer 7" Will my
foreign neighbors aid me to cultivate
the land keep, &,. I propose to
to answer "T. a. w." in part by ex-
tractiDg from the article of go. IT,"
another of your correspondents, who
is also opposed to immi grafton. 90.
L." says "When 40 withdrew from
tho North on account of uninst treat.
ment, we only asked to be lot alone
but the North pounoed upon us with
their numerical strength, and butcher
ed, burned, robbed and trod US down,
and are now holding us down under q
rod Of iron. Ali othor powers stood
aud looked on, not denying tho truth
and the right of our position, yet
gave US no pity, no helping hand, but
suffered US to DO made aud treated as
tho scurf Of the American Continent,
to be cuffed, kicked aud domiueered
over by the Northern Radicals, scala
wags and niggers-none from any
quarter coming to our relief" Ex-
aotly so. Well, now, wo want the
immigrant among US and in large
numbcrs-so that when we ere in
need of help again it won't make 30
much difference if we find "none from
any quarter coming to our relief"
We want the German, French and
Irish immigrant among us, and assist
ing them to procure home along side
of US, they, in turn, will be here to
assist us in withstanding our enemies
in time of need instead Of swelling
the ranks of the opposing armies. Let
those who are averse to the scheme of
Immigration reflect how many of for
eign birth there are who go to make
up our population Do they consider
that two-thirds of tho merchants, ar.
chitects and artizans generally come in
this category Then why may they
not be as beneficial to our country III
the capacity of farmers and field Ia
borers : But the great argument
against immigration is, that it will re-
duoe the price of our chief staple. So
it will. But to all who make this
objection, I would suggest "what will
a man be profited if he shall gain the
whole world aud lose his own soul -
and if I shall be answered ':nothing,"
as in reason may expect ! shall be,
then | would furthermore suggest,
what will country be profitcd if it
shall obtain 80 cents for cctton and
leave its fate forever in the hands of
tho mean, onvious, base and graspine
Yankee, and tho ignorant, fetish. .wor-
shipping negro-whilc our hero Pre-
sident (God save tho mark y and the
virtuous subaltcrns placidly look on
and fondishly taunt us with "lIet us
have Peace"
| Messrs. Editors, it used to be most
aftiioting to me, when I was young in
the fraternity of planters, to have
cotton factors and merchants saw in
my hearing (being aware that l nv.
self belonged to the category of the
unfortunately that go planter can't
see beyond his fences, be they never
so low" 1t excited my honest indig
nation, because I believed the charge
to be libellous. I supposed that plan
ters, as rule, we're, of oil classes,
the broadcast in their views, if thew
had nothing elso to be advanced in
their favor. But from having to num-
Der among my experiences so many
such things as tho views of "T. A
W." 80. IT," and Mr.. David Dick.
son, of Sparta (as expressed in the
Southern Cultiuator,) on the subject OF
immigration, have learned to endure
this bitter fling at the planter with an
indifference amounting almost to stoi
oioiI. Hho last named gentleman
says: 81 think history teaches us
that population with plenty of room
and land are moro easily governed
than dense population" L would
ask him are they not moro easily sub.
jugated and trampled on by their
puritan neighbors, who happen to be
moro numerous, also? He further
says: Sour Northern friends saws
if we do not produce cotton more
oheaply we viii losc the trade. If
they would take little moro interest
in preventing the loss of our liberty
(oh, yes, if they oaly would, wouldn't
IT DO fine Wouldn't it be- a soft
thing!D instead Of the loss Of the
estton trade, it would inure to the
benefit of all parties" Verily, it
would, but, alas they won't. Mr..
Dickson goes on to say-"Givo us our
Liberties and constitutional rights,
(eto. ! This must have been intended
in Pickwickian sense), with our beet
men to govern us land not Sambo),