Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-07
THE DAY BOOK.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, July z, 1869.
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our corporation hopes to accom-
lish here in Virginia, and hence
| have universally on the stump
and elsewhere explained to the
people that the object of our
association is the establishing
a line of steamers between Nor
folk, Virginia, and Bremen,
Germany
LIST. The State will be ex-
pected to grant subsidy in the
way of freight, by return trip,
being so many pounds for each
immigrant; or in the event Of
insufficient freight, and thieves
sci returning in ballast, an
equivalent for the freight in
money.
I'd, The establishment of a
miniature Castle Garden, or de-
pot, in the neighborhood Of
Washington Point, near Nor
folk, as temporary home, and,
as the distributing point for
the immigrants previous to
their obtaining permanent
homes in the interior of the
| State.
Sd. The transfer by large
landowners of their lands to
the Company, in any manner
the owner may elect for his in
terest, for which the Company
will give the owner a deed of
trust upon the land for 10 yrs,
stipulating,at the time the trust
deed is given, the contract
price of purchase of the lands,
payments in yearly instalments
at pro rata amounts during the
term of ten years; and if the
full consideration bias not been
rendered at the end of ten yrs,
the land, with all it's improve
ments, to revert to the owner,
with a guarantee from the COM
pany of payment of interest, at
the rate of six per cent. to the
owner for the rent or use of
such land by the immigrants
the company may place on
them.
Before this scheme can be
successful, or the company will
consent to inaugurate the same
in Virginia, it will be necessa-
ry for the State to be thorough
ly reconstructed, especially the
Legislative branch of the State
! government must be in opera
ton, so that an immigrant and
land bureau can be established
and healthful laws enacted for
the execution of the same, by
granting franchises to the conn
pany as body polite, in add
ton to their present concession
from His Majesty, King Will
liam of Prussia. The State
will gain by this mode of immi-
grafton a class of people we'll
selected and thor ough agricul-
turists, who will gradually
adapt themselves to the customs
and institutions of the country
in the required time made nee
essary for the naturalization as
Americans. But during their
alien and transition condi-
ton, they will adjure politics
and public connections, of which
their foreign tongue will be a
guarantee, and by thourghly
attending to their duties as ag-
riculturists all will be we'll, so
that social condition and
prosperity will follow this new
element of our society with all
classes of our people, irrespec-
tive Of color, race, or previous
| condition.
l trust your Excellency will
pardon this intrusion for | am
now done. And while my task
has been imperfectly performed,
| | feel assured that the effort has
been honest to do justice to all
and convey the information for
the purposes you have in view.
Your Excellency will please
accept the assurances of my dis
tinguished consideration, and
permit me to subscribe myself
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