Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-22
Immigration.


Immigration" and which we publish
nn our first page. The letter sets
forth clearly and foreibly the induce
msnte, material, social, aid political,
which this country Offers to immi-
grants from abroad, and commcnds
itself to the careful perusaf of land
owners here, as we'll as Of those who
seek homes among US. Mr.. Gray, to
whom tho letter is addressed, is we'll
known to our citizens, and has been
long identified with his adopted home
in the South, first, by residence i'll
our town, and now in the village of
Due West. He is Scotchman by
birth, and for some time past has been
in correspondence. with relatives in
Scotland, setting before them the
great inducements which the South
presents to those seeking homes. He
has . brother connected with the. Seed
and Agricultural Warehouse of "Alcx-
andcr Cross & Sons,'' Glasgow, who
has been urging him to have letter
prepared of the character of that
which we now present TO our readers,
promising to have it published in the
Glasgow papers, and that of the ad-
Joining shiree. This brother writes,
that scarcely day passes. but that
his House has enquiries p,.adc of them,
as to "whero is tho best place to go
to-" Mr.. Gray hr.s been doing his
bsst to answer those enquiries by set
ting forth ths claims of the South, and
by furnishing to the extent of his
power, a FULL account of our climate,
soil, aud productions, and other ad-
vsntages, material, civil and social.
His efforts have provoked enquiry and
awakened ,erest, and have prepared
the way for the publication of the
present letter which presents the al
gument fully and e!aboratcly, and
must have its duo effect upon those
who control tho laborers, mechanics
and shepherds of Scotland, in inducing
them to come to the South, instead OF
going to the West, Canada, Australia,
or New Zenland.
Our friend writes thus hopefully OF
the good results which are to follow
from tho publication of Col. Atkins let
ter in tho Scottish papers:
"Being raised on the best ngricul.
tural District Of Scotland, to wit, Ber'
wiokshire, whore my father is now
living-most Of my relatives arc il
fact. Ifyou will send me . dozen OF
30 copies Of tho Press, you will aid
materially in work which we must
como to sooner or later-white labor
for this latitude. ! have nephew
living in Yetholm, whore ALL.
"Amougst the cbsviot Hills they feed thei
Aoekh"
If shepherds arc wanted that's the
place and by inserting COL Aiken,
letter IN the Berwickshire Aduertiser
Kelso Chronicle, &c., in the heart Of thu
gardcn Of Scotland, good might b,
done, the best class of laborers woulG
be obtained, and what, with my broth
er's efforts in the West, to wit
Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Rewfrew
shire, much might be accomplished
You know, friend Lee, have livee
fifteen years in old Abbevillc, exeept
on business elsewhere, Virginia for in
stance, and I oan safely say, there i,
not in my experience, from the torrit
to frigid zone, in my estimation, suct
q climate as South Carolina"
Our readers, We feel assured, arc
prepared freely to endorso the state
ments Of Col. Atkins letter, and te
join in the warm enlogium which friend
Gray pays to our own sunny South
We may not 60 ss far as the Bos
tonianar and believe it to be the "hut
Of the Universe," or with the Celes
tials, suppose it to be the only favored
spot Of Heaven, but still We cannot
help thinking, that few countries sur,
pass ours in the lavish endowments OF
nature. In some one natural advan.
tage, or special characteristic, othor
lands may vie with ours, or surpass it.
There may be climate as delightful
and q soil moro prolific, but few coun,
tries can present that rsro, combina,
ton Of climate, soil and variety Of
production, together with advantages
social and civil, with which our own
favoreA land b blssbsd. Nature has
dose somsthipg for us, aud, IT, sws ar,
but s3aowsd TO, achieve our ,aestinv
and will 60 TO- work with a spirit d,
all commensurate with our epportnni
tics, ws;havs . bright future in store
AS . arst stop in ths right direction
We must bring in foreign labor. II
do this we mast swkksnl sympathy Al
homs, ut the same time, that we slim
ulsss saqaisy csbroad. aaGek. Akin
lettssS Sws bsiistej will galsresol pro
mote h0ak Ubieo4s.si lt1etaf fstyssv thu