The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-05-11
{ Essssssealsssa, aaa Immigration ea.yen.

The Convention met IN the academy
sof Ss,G@ic on the Sd inst. The hall was
appropriately decorated, and filed BY
.fadieS, propinsnt citizens, foreign con,
"sufS and Representatives froua al the pro
frssion< ard ayocations- of life The Por'
tidn os,he hoGSs. occupied By the Or
-chestra seats was reserred for the dele,
ga:es. while the ladies sat in the: par
qac,tc, &c. For the following synopsis
ns proceedings, we are Indebted TO the
CITY. papers ::s..''>s@ :,
-7,a.ia O'Clock, Mr.. ". 6. Vardell
roTed that the Convention be called to
.erde-, and. that ". II. Layton, Esq,
President of the South Carolina Insti.
;u,e, be requested 10 take the Chair. II
was also moved that Messrs. p. ". Al
sksn:an E. ". Marshall be requested to
act as temporary Secretaries.
Mr.. Lawton on taking the Chair said :
DelegateS-You have appeared here
by invitation Of the South Carolina Ia
sti.ute, and by Invitation. of the people
of this city. The occasion is one Of deep
sa,id heartfelt interest to the entire peo-
ple OF South Carolina, and this evidence
Of. your prompt attendance. and the ;ap:
sesrance of the large nunsber who have
not yet eoue ia is a gratifying sign that
you have responded in proper spirit.
: The chief topic which will present It
self to the Convention will besae subject
roiieeR;grsttoth ?. - :. e.. ~
ghe, speaker nnimadrsrSed upon the
prominent topic and advcated to the good
that mast result from, the establishment
of al Immigrant hoe eS steamers, &C.,
and then submitted statistic exhibiting
the gradual increase Of the slave popu-
Ision from the cei,$uS Of 1890 TO 1861
at from, loT, ,094 to 402. .4o6. In the ratio
or incr ease, the population in '65 is COM
putcd a, 4al ,24G But the census Of
1863 showin:s,a total of only 3Sd, l39--
leaves 4 deficit OF 35, 1o7-a decrease Of
SITS per aunun in -SorsE-Caro.iua
aaone.s E. =. E'..::
- This presents great arsnt6cnt in a
r'i, ss,ell and is 4 fdrci6le: demonstration
fasfsvor of immigration. -:
Tue Committee on Permanent Organi-
za,ion submitted the following report
which was adopted:
spreSiienL-Johrson uagoed..
Vice PreSident$:--,2s Y: UarHs, = Of.
Georgia :, A. 3. Davidson, of North Caro-:
ina; C. W. Dudley, Of Marlboro; James
Ghestnut. OF kershaw; ". NJ. Lawton,
Of Charleston; T. G. Clemseu, of Pcndle-
ton; \. B. Springs, Of York.
Permanent Secrctaries---D. Wyatt
Aiken, E. ". Marshall, c. G. Erck'uan.
An interesting paper on Immigration
prepared by DR.. Turnipseed, Of Richland,
was, IN his absence, submitted to the.
Coayea,ion, by Mr.. J. P. Palmer. n
was read before the body by Col. Thom-
as. The report states, after pointing out
the; necessity fer Immigration to the
Southern States, that: "Immigratio!n, as
now Instituted, cannot be a success for
the present generation. &C.
The joint Stock Company plan Is
urged as the most available.
The question has been asked can we
keep our immigrant laborerS after i'm
porting them. Ny plan for
the introduction and distribution OF Ia
borers is intended for the adoption Of the
whole South. The report advocates the
introduction of laborers rather than the
bringing in of families into the State.
FIatil the South is rcscnerated politically,
SIC canne. expect any material accession
IN Numbers except from that class Of
peasantsy Of those countries who are in
asheiplesS state of poverty the sturdy.
thrifty. Gii;geat. laborer who bas been
taught t7ata. teaesty and Integrity,
cosaiag fresh lea the agricultural US
tr;cts. Z.
One great difficulty in the wav of ap-
pealing to the farmers of Seath Carolina.
to.dona,e lands IS stzat the old systetn:o
enta,!ing landed property @as. mnch in
vogue previous ITO the car, and row
many have eJI2gments &sa giag ever their
landed es,ates@ 50 that good titles in
many cases could not be made. There
are those, however. Eso csssd Genate
lands, o,;ezs who eeaid sseS give lands
might give money All this could be
given in trust to the Trust Stock Com.
pauy, the land to te divided <nto fifty
acre lots, and one lat giSeG 80 each fanai-,
" OF two CT more .Scrscas E'so haze
been residents in the State for farce, five
of Ten years, the titles IL be SO made as
to prevent thwr .dSPes$ng Of :sees save
to their own fImily Or by permission o.
the company. With the rEoHsy contrib
u,ed many farms and p'.,aG.iions could
be purchassd-o or so divided of, and by
donating only every third or fourth Sec
,ioa the others could he enhanced in val
ue so rapidly rs TO becoale a permanent
source Of iucofse to the cots pany and en-
able thcu to tocifd np entire companies
Of foreign Settlements.
The plan. ho@sver. suggested, cosid
tie commenced on 4 scale praportionate
TO the amossnt of steck soSse7oe6, and
bureaus eStaaE<bed crly IN those coun-
ties in which sufficient amount of stock
had been subscribed to guarantee it, and
this would doubtless induce stbscrip-
tinnS Of greater numbers as we'll as
ainoun;S. The number Of agents em.
rioyed, both il Europe and in the State,
should be in nsoportien to the amount
Of business transacted.
The rcpcr.. concludes with an exhaust
i've review of the history Of immigration,
Us applied to .he settlers Of the United
States, from the landing Of the FIRST COLO
ni>tS to the present day. -
Gen Hagcod being escorted to the
Chair. was introduced to the Convention,
by W. N. Lawton Esq, and upon taking
lis seat said:
g. Gentlemen II 6ndmysc!funexpectcd-
II called upon to tuiGll the duties of this
osfire. Ofthose who devoted themselves
ss the Termination Of the late war to the
advancement of the material interests of
the State, none feel more deeply the ,m-
portancc Of t,.c introduction of hearty