Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-05


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aEafs 81 tbs Immigrants. With
duo regard 30 the gentlemen ca
.Gaesd II The business Of Importing
labor intothis State, aud convinced
q their good intentiOns ii doing
go, yeti cannot approve Of bring.
'inFthe green immigrant into the
bottom lands Of Louisiana or this
State for two reasons, which expe-
nonce has convinced me 70 be
tight.
Ny first reason Is thai, however
faithful the labOrer may be, be is
not used 10 the sun. to the water,
and 70 the miasma which prevails
b the swamp regions and make
them 80 unhealthy, even 10 the
Southern born, and By June,0r Ju-
ly be viii be attacked by ehills, or
swamp fever, which makes him to-
tails nnat to york III the best part
OF tho season, and naturally enough,
lthe planter, thus deprived Of labor
I'd tho time when il Is most needed,
will be q heavy sufferer.
Secondly-As soon as the labOrer
gets well enough, and has any
means, he will seek q more genial
climate, and try to get north again,
and dissatisfied, disappointed, as he
Is, he will spread such reports up
North among his frlendsand neigh-
bors, as will forever prevent them
from settling in this state. In
ls66, Mir. Editor, there were equal
iy as many foreigners imported into
this country, end the results were
disastrous, a. well to the planter as
b the Iab0rer. BY June and July
the hospitals here were over
crowded with patients, aud such
reports were spread IN every
paper throughout the West
aud North that for several
years hardly any German labOrers
came down into this country. Such
reports are generally exaggerated Of
course, but be that as Il may, they
are read by thousands and taken
Tor true. We oil wish German i'm.
migration ; our State would bene-
At by Il, waste lands would be re-
deemed, and the price Of land
would 10 up, but let ne 90 at II Ia q
sure aud certain ~way-saiisly the
first comers and they win soon be
followed BY hundreds aud thou
sands. There are at present a great
many people, North and West out
Of employment, . great many
young men that were employed as
clerks, IS cigar makers, or various
light empIoymenls, are out OF situa.
tons. out Of money, and have TO
do something 20 get their daily liv.
ing--a chance is offered through
advertisements for laboreFs want
cd South, and In order 10 get q
temporary living they will engage
themselves 10 work on plantations,
and however careful the agent may
bo, such mea will some along.
What use are they 70 3 farmer
None At all. ln q speech delivered
BY Gen. Writ Adams last fall, In
the Merchants Exchange, q
gentleman whose opinion ought to
have great weight, expressed him.
self that the Northern lahorerc could
not stand the kiss Of the Southern
sun, when engaged In the cotton
fields Of the MlAsiaslppi bottoms,
Let as then profit BY experience,
and do the best we eau against al
mis-steps IN the way Of bringing
Immigrants 20 tina country. Every
good citizen Of this State 10 inter,
, ested In It, aud let US consult and
advise together, through the public
press IN a kind way, TO bring thii
result about.
Su-, Afr,,y,