Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-09-02
THE SUEZ CANAL.

We yesterday had the pleasure of a
call from DIR. R. S. Newton, of New
York, who visits our city on business
connected with "the Mediterranean and
Oriental Steam Navigation Company"
the object of which is to ply its steam
ers in connection with the Suez Canal
to the southern ports of the United
States, for the purpose Of filling up the
southern waste places with emigrants
from quarter of the globe where it is
desirable we should get our inhabi-
tants. DR.. R. 8. Newton will address
the citizens to-day at the rooms of the
Merchants and Mechanics Exchange, a
notice of which will be found else
where in our paper to-day, and it be-
ing matter of vast Importance to our
people, it would be well to have large
attendance.
The Doctor has kindly favored us
with a circular portion of which we
publish below, as tending to show the
objects of the organization in behalf Of
which he is operating; though an ox-
PLANTATION from himself would probably
be much more satisfactory to those in
tsrested, as be will probably go much
more into detail, and explain many To-
cal connections in which we are all in
terested, which cannot we'll be set forth
in a circular.
The encouragement of Foreign emil
grafton into the Southern States of the
Union is acknowledged to be a subject
of vast National Importance. The
States of Virginia, West Virginia, North
Carolins, South Carolina, Georgia, Flor
ida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Kentucky
and Tennessee, offer every inducement
to European emigrants. Ant yet few
go to these States, while more than two
hundred thousand yearly seek homes in
the States and Territories of the West
and Northwest.
1t is with pleasure we see such vast
aceessions to the population, and of
wealth and power to our country,
through the influx of this great tide of
humanity setting in upon us from the
Old World. Yet, we believe, with Judi
cious cooperation of the Southern States
and with such legislation from Congress
as may be obtained, at least one hundred
thousand additional emigrants from Eu-
rope can be introduced, every year into
the country, and induced to settle in the
Southern States of the Union.
A large portion of this additional
number can be drawn from the coun-
tries of Southern Europe, including
Italy, whence as yet few persons have
emigratsd, and where the agricultural
population are accustomed to the culture
Of Cotton, Rice, Hemp, and other pro-
ducts of the South.
The Southern States desire to partici-
pate in the priceless stream of human
wealth, now enriching the Northern and
Western parts of the Union, and this
can be secured provided to this end,
proper efforts be made under suitable
management.
To promote this important object, and
to increase the trade with Southern Eu-
rope, and also to participate in the trade
and traffic with the East, soon to result
from the opening of the Suez Canal land
to give to the Southern States their por-
ton of this immense commerce thus to
be created, AM Association, composed
of citizens of the Southern States, and
of the State of New York, has been
formed, land Charter has been obtained
from the Legislature of New York for