Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-05-20

of the movement Of largo companies Of
whites to other States. It las been the
subject If mach { 5mMeDt Iii tue Papers.
The Hon. JoHH z. KING. President of the
Georgia Railroad, in his annual report at
the recent meeting of Stockholders OF that
Company IN Augut Ia. states: ''N IS be-
Ueced that nsucl Of tie Aeacy increase u
hr0cei toJ tic past year orus 0t0iMg TO the
heary emiqrct.on # q sutert"g amt d'sco"-
tented popuLotiou from tie oil planting Stat
to The SoutAsoesh This emigration roas re1y
/ hearY, and in tie past .fuN amounted almost
to an exodus in some parts Of the country,
o,att erterlded to 10th races, for Of the ttrO
races tie coIored populati0n are tie greatest
sufferers from the present unsettled condition
of oar roIHic4l Gfairs.'
when it is rccoilected that Augusta,
SAYS the Chronicle and Sentinel, ''ls the
eastern terminal point Of the Georgia
Railroad and therefore the gate TO the
Southwest for 'thc older planting STATES.
it is very easy to determine those States
that are indicated as the colder planting
States" Clearly they are the principal
ties of South Carolina under the picket
line Government ana Of North Carolina
under the pirate loyalist, under whose adj
ministrntio,l the old North S,atc is robbed
of lands and railroad stock and Safe bonds
to an amount that would appear fabulous
in oriental fables. II cOrrOboration were
needed for Judge KINGS assertion, let the
most Casual observer look around and see
the number of citizens newly acquired in
Georgia, almost in any Locality. Thes-
are both white and black.
Il is popular fallacy among the col
ored people that they are very slightly IL
terested in the pablo debt and taxation.
These press mole Immediately upon the
whites, but the indirect burden upon the
blacks is as great If people are relieved
from debt and taxes are light and property
owners are prosperous, then the iabOrer
finds constant and remuneratiye employ
ment. But when corruption and extrava-
gancc destroy the revenues ard taxes cat
up the substance OF the people thore can
ers. This has been the real cause Of the
emigration from this State Of whites and
blacks, and herein lies the reasons why
will not seek our borders.
judge KING, in accounting for the heavy
increase of travel over his road, has devel-
oped great political truth which it
wou}d be well for our people to heed.
To reform the abuses in our State adj
and to inaugurate an honest,
just and economical government, would be
the best plan to encourage immigration.
The ballot-bux furnishes the surest RENE
dy to prevent further migration Of our
people and the strongest argument to in
duce others to come. Let men of proper
ty and Intelligent aud industrious labor
ers feel that we intend to establish re-
which our own people will cling, and they
will listen to our invitations. WApn we
rid ourselves Of Radical Inisruie the fertili-
ty Of our soil, the salubrity II Our climate,
the cheapEe>s Of our lands, and the wealth !
Of our mines will command the attention
which they really merit, but they cannot |
be discovered uuder the cloud Of debt and |
taxation which corruption and incapacity !
have heapel upon MS Let the Presidents !
IF immigration societies ana Land compa- |
1ies induce The members of their 0rganiza- |
lions 90 20 to the polls IN August next and |
State Government and long steps will be |
aiken towards the au@uratiOn of lracti- |
,al immigration.