Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-01-01

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That which will attract immi-
grafton from any particular quar-
ter Of the world are the represen.
tations of certain men or families,
located here, in letters to their
friends. These statements will
be relied upon; they will be made
to the very persons seeking inGOr-
nation. Andif any should desire
to come to US they will by this
means know exactly where to 90
when they leave home what
amount Of money will be required
to defray expenses; where to
change cars or boat, and what
character Of employment they will
be engaged in when they reach
here.
In this city in the past month we
have seen, at an hours Of the day
and night, squads Of Germans,
Swedes, Danes and Swiss, men and
women, wandering over our
streets, strangers to our language
and our customs, knowing not
where to 60 nor to whom to ap-
ply. At least five hundred have
reached our city in this manner
within the past month. What be-
came Of them we cannot say. No
one seemed to take any i~nterestin
them; they were permitted to
wander about in their ignorance,
and, we presume, becoming dis
gusted sought homes elsewhere.
Their letters to their friends in
Europe will certainly not be much
to our advantage. These people
are the avGnt coUriers OF the in.
coming tide Of immigration, and
they can either accelerate or re.
tard the coming of their people.
When once . few colonies are
comfortably and happily located
in different portions Of our State,
1t will not be long until theirs
8 sWelled into a,pOpulOus district.
Hence it behOOves.us to provide
for the first who come, that they
may encourage others to come
and be in q condition to receive
them when they do come.
= AS: ia is1WeIdO nothing but
preach about our anxiety forthese
people to come 10 US, and make
no preparation to receive or pro-
vide for them when they come.
They do not know TO whom to ap-
ply for employment nor for infor-
nation. Many Of them are total.
~ ignorant of our language. They
have been attracted hither by the
glowing accounts Of our beloved
Sunny South, which have reached
them in their far away homes, and
when they reach this land,
which they vainly think to be flow
ing with milk and honey" and
find a people cold and Indifferent
everything remarkably high ; their
money melting rapidly away, it is
natural they should become dis.
and seek homes where
he people seem to take some In.
crest in them, and do not permit
hem to wander around unnOticed
ike so many harmless beasts.
From our exchanges We find that
little squads, such as we
have been seen here, have
cached various portions OF the
'tate. These people must not be
permitted to leave If Kindness and
'ttentiOn will keep them. They
will attract to our State thousands
who would, under other
circumstances, seek homes else.
The people of Europe are not
to be brought over under
.uspices of this or that immigra- I
ion society. They are coming !
f themselves and consequently 4
an not receive the attention ] ]
'hich those coming over under !
ne care Of those societies do.
lence, central points such as
ais should take this case in hand. :
irst a house should be hired for {
lem to lodge and feed in. ri I
ley have money let them pay for /
hat they get. II not, let them !
emain there upon trust until they !
ave found employment and then '
ct the employee pay what they 4
in thfu hnusa 20 h. ~ ,