The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-30
HOMES toR THE IIoMEL Ess.
FREE FARMS FOR WHITE SETTLERS.
Important Meeting OF Landowners.


Pursuant 10 public notice. meeting OF the
r-opric,ors Of land was held Oh the 2lst instant,
Ut thes.uic of Colonel J. f. Iantlon, in Bazaar.
Vile. three miles south or Robertville. On mo-
tlUn, Colonel Jandon was unanimously Invited to
the chair and Mr.. WIN. Tison requested TO ac; as
secretary.
After the objects OF the mceting-for the rur-
pCsc of obtaining immigrants and labor for this
Important scction--were clearly stated, mo.
tioI, q committee Of three was appointed twni.
F. Robert, John li0yes and Colonel f.. Carrolll TO
prepare and present 10 the meeting rcrr.. In
accordance with its objects. On w',.., the fol-
lowing report was presented, read md adopted.
There was 10 objection made, except Colonel Z.
ana O;hcrs thought our proceedings should bc
nrivntc: that all were willing 10 donate lands and
make any sacrifices TO obtain labor, but that we
should 30 manage as not to let the negroes know
Il. The report WAS rs follows:
Your committee beg leave TO say, that they had
previously considered and now prcscn, 10 you
lhrcc condItons-tns published In the Rural Caro-.
lii,ian, December nuinOcrl-as proper In dunat-
ing our lands TO Immigrants:
list. That We will donate lands OF nj least aver
age quality, and with u duo proportion OF arabic
land, to European farm hands. immigrants to
and ai the end OF that tme If they sell at All the
sale must he made Ia other immigrants. Besides,
u the occupant has no means, lie must work for
the proprietor for the first HlN months, for the
usual wages, or two days in the week during the
year, and if ut the end OF that time lie does not
Improve his land, lie must go OH and work for
dona,oT, and
ID. Donee to have 10 dealings or intercourse
will any of the African race.
jd. That so long NJ the ignorant negro sits upon
Il jury In Beaufort County. donces must never re-
sort TO law, except through IneNorahle necessity,
but must settle all disputes, through arbitration
courts established in every township or neigh
Dorhood.
landholdars in this, formerly the weaithiost fair
ese and best portion OF our whole state now dcs.
fonrihs OF their now vauclcss lands, they would
ultimately he great gamers. Pew doners would
obJect-perhnrs nonc-to the FIRST and third con-
ditioLs. Nor can your committee conceive why
any honest European ycomnn would object to
the second condition.. Why should such an ono
wah 10 deal with The negro, whose theft. practl-
caily not punishable here, would destroy the value
nf the lands reserved, and greatly impair that OF
the lanas donatsdr Every case Of larceny has to
oe,tried nj the courthouse on Beaufort Island,
1lty.flyc miles distant from here. Who can ar.
ford to go there and carry his witncsscsi After
he gets there he finds Ills case las TO be tried by
negro jury. We SEQ around us innumerable thefts
oomrnitteu; cotton. houses, stock, everything cas-
YET all say il Is worse than useless to go to lieau-
Tort with case, and consequently no white man
about here VIII prosecute case OF larceny.
Nome would therefore be more benefited Ivy the
seS9nd q, condition than the honest Immigrant. II
or Sesm IKE too great restriction upon liberty
look ihc valuable gift-horsc In the mouth, ami re-
membGr that lands are not donated abroad, and
II he wishes to deal and traffic with thieves they
can buy for a pittancc or slo per acre Gland ana
hbertyn ut the same tinle-lands that Will. efi-
moro.
Your committee fully believe that II We could
obtain along the gulf coast million or-two OF
und dcsolated section, would soon be restored to
more than their former prosperity, great as it
iae the Copuress sIfGs. @ 70 n you 70 emora
import such Iaborers for which the planters
e0nn eon!d mortgaEe their lands and crops, and
committee fully believe Chinese farm hands are