Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1869-07-07

COL g.cSprcssed his acknowledgment for!hc
honor Of the Invitation. lie cane 10 makeao
elaborate address, bat proposed briefly aud il Il
suggestive way to give his viaws on the Subjects
that c1ncsrael the Club Her esarlea the fo:nia-
tion Of an Agricultural and Immigration Ciubat
Ga:esyi!!e good and wise movement. No im.tr-
est was more important to the wealth and general
prosperity of tie State thAn the agricultural. f.
was pyop.r for this ntercS:so rally and bcstir it.
self-wcll for it 20 sccurs the advantages tlat
spring from organized AID systematic cifort-weii
for it ioexcJt TIC naacnce II which was entitled.
Col. y. stated that among tie many subjects n
though suggested Ly the occasion none vas more
important than that of labor. This secned 10
be the question of the day. On this point Col.
I. remarked that his views were very dcciG ;d
He regarded it unnecessary to refer in detail tc
the events of the last five } ears. We stood amid
changed circumstances. lie wasno; there TO rake
up the ashes of pas, is>ues-to lament events that
had passed into the domain Of history. 1t was u
wise philosophy to accept, without sacrifice Of
principle, accomplished facts and to mould and
ashton TO our purpose sucI clements as we might
lind around US Let this be done wisely and dis
creety and rsctica!iy, and twas often possible
to eliminate ha. was obnoxious, establish what
was advantageous, ami out Of chaos 10 bring
order. Col. I. went on TO say that brief reso-
luton which he had III. honor to present in the
late State Agricultural Convention concscy ind-
Gated lis opinions on tie Labor question. Hc
regarded it the policy Vi the South to make the
most Of our present labor and at the same timo
to reinforce ourselves with foreign and Northern
whitc labor,rs as rapidly and rs fully rs our
means and opportunities shall allow. The negro
was in cur ;niIss-he was on hand-he understood
our modes cf cu:tiva:ipn-his labor was cheap
,oii,cs aside, his control was easy. Although
therefore he might often prove unreliable, AID
| may become more so, We must and woulf from
the necessity of the case, utilize Lis labsr-give
| il fair encourlgement-iu fine make the most Of
| it. To undertake Mt oucc to throw Gis ly5or
aside-tG pyoa"Ha-e against it woad Ae Ally
would lie to give bird 10 the han,H Dor ;voin-lhe
bush Al Toe same t;rl", whilst m+Siag lhc most
of negro labor, Col I. was cordially and decided
Il in faver Of introducing other abor'in the
Southern country. wenac'led, and srca;ly ynecdcd,
additional Labor Statistics slew that onS about
i've per cent Of the area of the South wtE aanu-
ally cuiiiyated ;nd here in souh Carlna. ws
have y 6a3,S59 acre. Of nnimrrored hnl in
far.as to 5S2, 60 acres o; imp ored land il farms
The question w.g, wla. kiad IF labor w:s - be
| invited and encouraged This it was thit was
npa engaging 'hc min!s IF men in i!.;s iccticn
Co. r. w:s aware that many very ttiligent
gentlemen locked 20 relief the tec.ig ri!-
ioas Of CLiaa, aai advocated The Introduction of
Coolies into cur mijs;. As for h;mself he Gid not
look FOR the solution .. :he problem in this field.
lie a;s not partial to lie disciples tf JesI-hc
wanted the care neither Of their persons nor their
ZONES. I've learn that every Chhamun WHO
agrees to come over ftom China contracts 20 be
sent back or IN eaSe lie dies, the contract agrees
10 transport bis Loae. back TO the Celestial isn-
pireY
Col. T. thought that the introduction Of C,olie
laborcrs into the Cotton States might lead 20 II
mushroom growtb--to an evancscent prosperity.
Bat not in this way he thought was the fab.ie Of
Southern>prospcrity to be reared upon au endu-
ring basis. lie took il for granted that it s'as in
lgp5ed 10 bald up this Southern country, snd to
myic it desirable country for ourselves, our
children. and our chiidrea's children. To do 50,
considerations Intellectual, social, and religious
were TO be considered We were now suffering
embarras. mcn;s from the presence in our midst
of differing race. Ii his view, the evil was not
to be remedi-d by the introduction of yet apcthsr
race widely removed from the white racdin re-