New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-26

subsistence side by side with the white Tho South
however rcquires an her laboring population and IA
people we deporo any cNgcncy which threatens 70 de-
lrlNc MS Of essential Hd to prosperity. Hence
Is that our Liberal minded men. f0rcscring these
SUITS prepared by wiso and humane regulations for
their enlightenment and moral and social Improvement
make tho colored people valuable m our Agricultural
dcNeopmehts. aud thus retain them element Of
practical strength aud usefulness.
IuNIGR,TION-IrS IMPORTANCE To Tnr SOUTH
q. The views you have expressed lead naturally 10 tho
Inquiry whether the people OF tie South iuly appreciate
c Importance o ~ Infusion OF more energetic help. Of
white emigration from Europe and the North and Wat
Inducements are offered 10 citizens of other portions ~
the world To settle in your mdsti
A.. The inquiry opens broad field and comprcheuds
inuch. In general terms, | answer That, viewing the
question of Southern i'm I'M M bearng emf.
grafton ~ an absolute Southern necessity. oar losses
duing the war amounted 10 the enormous sum u seven
,llohs OF dollar, We have LETT 10 u. however an ,
mcnse area Of land. productive soll, ana genial
climate. our resources are ncalcuahlc, but need
population aud capital To develop them. We are not
Enlisted win our ui,@nt i,r n il nsmel rieut and 10
extent untrust worthy 10 illustrate The popua-
ton Of South Carolina is IN round numbers say 10000
nearly equally divided between white and black This
Wond give ~ but - persons 10 he square mile, yet the
territory Of tho state under thrifty cultivation, may he
made to sustain four millions Of persons with case. TO
obtain tins population must tap the reservoirs Of the
world, and to ~ who viii extend cordial vel.
come. Immigration viii induce competition, and in
competition Is safety. There is 10 other coercion
That can be applied to idle men They must either work
or siarye Doubtless have 10 encounter much oppO-
son from the West IN endcayOr 10 divert the tide OF
emigration but We have more To oner Ia tue shape OF
reward than any Western state. Our products nearer
the great markets of the world our soil is far more fer
nc ana the emstant Will come to Stale already set
Tied ana possessing the advantages OF age not of pro-
gross. The same which have developed NiscOn-
sin, Minnesota, aud Iowa. may be applied with
equal IL not greater success III SCUM
Carolina We only require multitude of farmers 10
raise the produce for which have heretofore paid the
North aud West and In Judgment tie owners OF large
Tracts OF valuable plantation lands VIII De glad 10 dispose
OF their surplus possessions rather than attempt the Cul-
ovation OF crops the gigantic scale which belonged TO
our former systcm of labor. Experiment has demon
sracd, bot here and abroad the value Of small farms
and diversified Industry We have about 4,JOOOOO acres
OF Hud under cultivation, Uny ohcOurh OF the area Oi
The state This would throw INTO market $500 farms OF
100 acres each. To Illustrate by comparison, NcwJctrey
ANA South Carolina very nearly equal IN population.
The value of the products Of the Giftnamed state in
1850 S6O9Oo0J; Of South Carolina during the same
year only Sl9gsD.OOO. True. the capital Of one
Is largely devoted TO manufacturing purposes the
culture; but yOu will readily That II l the facilities
at our command, our vast water power ana mann
fdCturu resources developed 10 the same extent
u New Jersey. would realize truly golden dream
shall he better of pCcuaTily IN hNe years, WIN any
Thing Ike favorable craps, ANA VIII have more actual
cash command than ever before. Ia Two years we
Will begin invest surplus capital IN manufactures;
bat present people afraid to invest Al any
thing. They have money, large amount OF H. DGl IL
has gone into cOin ana j, hidden away In niue Whc,
soon as political affairs are settled ana cOihue.ec Is
restored IN the administration OF state aud national
affairs viii see IL come forth aud 70 INTO STOCKS ana
bonds. The old evil OF extravaganza 50 fatal 10 era'
nent prosperity has been cectualy cured ana hereafter
men appreciate the difficulty OF making money, ticy
will manage lis outlay judiciousy.
IN CONCLUSION.
remarked Judge Orr the views have expressed To you
this evening while entertained by large nambcr OF the
Of been publicly uttered. know what VIII be the result
when they published shall bcsrOuudly abused Tor
telling the truth and speaking what IN my Judgment IL
common sense but tie sUudnCss Of these reflections
when passion has subsidized and reason once more Is-
suincd sway