New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-02-28
EMIGRAYTS WANTED IN KENTUCKY.

LNIGEAAIS H1AIED IN mn CN"@'
Col BlantOn Duncan, formerly an Olhcer III
the Rebel army subsequently Rebel agent In Eiope'
ond since distinguished as an unusually successful WASH
ington lobbyist delivered address to tue hehu.y
House OF Representatives on Jan 10 urging -.
establishment OF agents TO invite ana secure "' i'l
grafton OF Europeans 10 that state nc u''''',
labor 70 he n failure and Chinese coolies hot u'9''
We make a few extracts Of the more h'oIes''uS P''
sascs' rotrr1c,r STATUS OF KENTUCKY
W.. a., t-ontSc.v have suffered less from tho change
,b"r ,, Ieopc Of many other states our MIRO oI
iation was small in proportion 10 ~ rToyde for be.
have had a smaller quantity oil "ooi u P'o''0
ca F o. White population has come to ns from so1 NJ a
ms wen as Northern states ana inc i'ihis "'0" -
r5ocs ms almost equalcd their exodus cor.
secondly We have escaped llle p1'1 ,ieccs TO the
backs of suffrage and Office holnF , ~ tho roiorcd
That bauble has dazz9d inc sde5 Them from their
TnrnicT steady habits Of labor changing tem ~ to
instances from faithful servants ana elVicN'
INTO politicians nnd worthless droneS. oil, oor srrip mn
I'm Kentucky this source OF dlscord WI sui lDJeR
That VIII take PHI b ne@eced by ihc aspiring colored
- Their ondness for secret societies ana paades
Il already cyinccd in Louisville ana othcr clues ~ Ie
quires only the ncement oil an actual aT "H , avn
90 @ conred voters pariirpatne therein and the politi
cannot fail DE very detrimental to the agricultural ana
The other southern States have gone through their
chrysNs condition. while our butterfly - Just upon lIe
eve OF Matching. Wise legislation IL absolutely necessary
upon our part provide for the evils which the cNpet
ence of the past five years has taught other tepPe W
ameorate, II 1t has been impossible to completely rc
In 1860 there were in the cotton States 100000 slaves
of whom 1t was estimated one halt We're between w
ages OF Is and 50. Dcductrg 100000 for house servants
and others in cities and towns who were not e.Easou ~
producing cotton, ana we estimate lSOOo ~ t , u Wn
force employed in agriculture. To-day there WIN noI DC
found over half that number ~ me nen, f
queutly beside the 100000 whites VINO nave utC o ~
disease or battle. the South requires GOoVO n,us az
least Icinstate the normal ahIeDeHum coHui'O" u
labor. - ..,, ,,,,,cpn
Tho landed proprieors nave made UP eiI ni I ~
total change Of former operations The cthol s pen6
rapidly adopted OF dividing large plantations mo many
small ones Zach year % Src 70 ' Ten hands Il is
mistaken idea that cotton is difficult or cOlplc"eu
CROP which the white race cannot uliVate. n''S
,,,ufs from any other country would soon learn from
practical experience the best method OF cultivation Nv
cry wear good working white man can make ana pCh
out ten bales OF cotton, with enough PROVISIONS " sup
ply his family. . ILL, ,,,, s,,i1os IN
wealth. aud population. We who have evinced sincere
AVID earnest desire to advance their interests viii GER
wise 10 prepare ourselves for the increasing trade which
will yearly and increasingly flow into our State If We
Win the present force Of aborers the South cannot
Keep up the supply Of cotton and attempt to RAISE ls
lucrative crop the people Will necessarily dePChu upon
other states for provisions aud other things LOT !fs
this will continue and for every immigrant brought mo
the cotton States another will be required elsewhere 10
raise supplies for his consumption
Kentucky is great agricultural state: Her climate
aud her soil unsurpassed by any. We have only 10
procure enough labor 10 guarantee thaJ our farmers s
an grow rich, for our consumers III the SOuln WIN uiho
whatever surplus sell them. In many OF the
counties Of Kentucky good land can be bought Tor - an
acre The average OF the whole state, by the Auditor
report only SO 3d. In "a counties 1t "a considerably
less than S. Immigrants who remain IN ola settle
ueuts, where every want can be conveniently hupHeu,
would not think of going 70 the Yds or the iar west
land could be purchased at moderate rates We nave
population kentucky OF about 90 10 the square mile
while orr natural advantages are certainly ds great as
those of European countries England has I'll. France,
1856 while little Belgium supports with ease "a 10 tue
square mile .
ANY State could afford to pay several dollars per hcl
beside the necessary expenses or Agencies ad yet pont
largely in the end. Especially Is this hc case with Ken
tuCly whose finances IN such prosperous condition
that the assets lar exceed the limited debt outstanding
We must offer some inducements TO cOuntcrbdance tie
gpuarcHt advantage Of other States. We might provide
TO exempt the immigrant and his family from all state
or county taxation to the extent Of maximum OF 100
OF land and the implements necessary TO cultivate
it for three or i've years after iS arrival we might
release him for the period from militia duty.
The state Agricultural Society might be the pioneer OF all
the state ORGANIZATIONS aud at form an association
10 be assisted by the credit OF the state Inc Congress
sonal 1864 gives lien the immigrants wages
or prOperty the employer who advances funds, with
which voyage is made, and allows contracts Tor sery-
ces not exceeding year The same principle coud DO
embodied in this bill In order 10 give csn clpi 10
these associations and put them actively al Work, tno
state should lend her bonds to extent not exceeding
100000 each judicial district, distributed pro rata
have security lien upon the lands al the ASSOCIATION
double the amount Funds could be borrowed win
great facility from the local banks upon these bonds as
collateral without selling them. IL would De mere iudh
Of credit such proposed the issue OF S00OOOO
internal Improvement bonds without the necessity OF
selling them. what importance those internal im-
pTOyements III only Few sections OF the STATE III copdI-
isOn with immig grafton, which effects every hamlet
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