Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-02-12

hear of these efforts to thwart emigration
and to retard the prosperity OF our people
is that these Swiss emigrants are brought
here and sold in &1arery That the emf
grants brought here and now at work
cheerfully and voluntarily upon farms near
Goldsboro', hage actually been sold III slare,'u.
| In this and other ways do oar enemies
continue to misrepresent our people and
| traduce our Southern land. We had hoped
that the close of the war would be the end
| of such warfare. But ali over the North
and throughout Europe do these Southern
and Northern Radical presses continue to
assail our people, mierepresent our feelings
and wishes, and oppose our welfare and
happiness.
The following is an extract from letter
written from Horgen, Switzerland, nndei
date of January 18th, 1869. to the Editor
of the Goldsboro' Messenger, by one OF the
agents, Mr.. Nathan F. Atkinson, Of tbe
| Eastern North Carolina Immigration So
ciety:
"a few days after we arrived we learned so nay
great surprise, that infamous article had b. e.,
extensively published in many o! ihe Swiss pa
pers, stating that the frat lot OF immigrants
which Mr. Trueb had carried OFF tbeiug the same
now settled on mine and my bTGtber's piaGT :lOu
near GoldsboroD were sold hy him (irneD) l1:o
slavery. This report Certainly had great dis
coursging effect on many who w1ud no doubt
emigrate. However, as s0un as learned this,
called on the Hon &. a. Page, She [. :. CocsU!
at Zurich. who very readily authorised ia - nse
his III advertisements. aud al9r 0ftei r't
to assist us ~ anr way that he could. l have
been looking for your GER1iAS PAPER very ar1-
iousiy, end also :or the IEssknHR. btu As Yet
neither has arrived.
s. Tie addyes. >poko: Of ia our society. setting
forth the advantages and Inducements North
Car0!jua holds nul TO immigrants, Rnd coed
German paper would &c IF veg Grea! service TO
Us hore.
Thus vii! t,e seen the obstacles in the
way Of immigration to our shores. The
agents of our Immigration Association are
opposed by opposition started at Colds
boro' by slanderers Of orr people and en-.
emies Of the best interests of our State.
These base faleehoods are printed land copied
into other papers. The ISLANDERS are aug
mented from press to press until they cul
inmate in Europe, where these agents now
are, that these immigrants when brought
here are to be sold into slavery Of course
immigration agents from the West and
Northwest sections of orr country, that
constitute our principal competitors in the
way Of foreign immigration, will many Of
them catch mp these reports and give them
circulation. Thus do difficulties multiply
in the Way Of obtaining that immigration
Of labor, skill and money from Europe
that our impoverished South now SD much
needs, and that our people are SO anxious
to obtain.
To US the path of duty is plain. We must
arouse to the importance of the subject,
and to the opposition to be met and over
come. Labor, zeal, energy, knowledge
will overcome ALL Our Eastern North Car.
olina Immigration Association must go to
work with increased determination. Until
the next meeting the officers must set to
work to correct these Misrepresentation
The eyes of the people turn with conf
dence and hope to these officers, vino are
nobly working in this cause without re-
ward or the hope of reward. The Executive
Committee, Messrs. WILLIAM T. DoRTcH,
s. l.. FREMONT and A. J. DERossET, will
come together without delay, it is hoped,
and do something more than they have
yet done to correct these misrepresenta-
tons. and to facilitate this immigration
movement. Another Committee were en-
trusted with an important duty, and we
call upon its members to come to the res
cue. That Committee, consisting of
Messrs. QU1NTIN BUsBEE, of Raleigh, JAMES
s. WOODWARD, of Wilson, and WILLIAM II.
OLIVER, Of Newbern, were requested to pre-
pare an Address, to be translated into for
eigh languages, setting forth the induce
ments and advantages offered by North
Carolina to immigrants. It was expect
ed when they were appointed that
this address would have been writ
ten, printed and scattered broadcast
over Europe before now. Has it been
done If not, then We appeal to the Com.
mittee not to wait another day. We hope
the President, whose heart we know is in
this work, will stir up these Committees,
great cause may move forward with sue
cess. No good movement can be carried
on properly without that labor. unselish-
ness and selfsacrifce, now demanded of
those who are leading in this great scheme
of Immigration in North Carolina. Besides,
there should be started at as early day
as practicable, a newspaper devoted in
great part to the cause OF immigration to
our State. The subject was legislated on
somewhat at the last meeting at Colds
boro' OF tue Association, and proposals
made by the worthy Editor Of The NesseH
9e,, to start such Il journal ut Golasboro',
were heartily endorsed. Let this and all
such adiuncts he adopted, and we shall see
immigrants pouring i'll by the thousands
and tens of thousands to our State, and
our people will again be prosperous con-
tented and happy.
Dsspottsm of EeconstrHctEom
The people Of North Carolina are not