Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1870-12-22


frm-i jaws MACKENZIE, Esqr. 4S8 North
Fifth Street. Philadelphia, addressed ia
abe Hon tie Delegates to tie Maryland
Immigration Convention, snd Others ID
s;rous 70 promote immigration TO Maryland.
lEa have read tie letter Il 18th some care.
apd arc pleased with the rlan proposed for
hii>hng an I.nmi gr4tioa Barean, and
volld be greatly gratiicd to see a thor
ou;h and efficient Buvran Of the kiihl or
ganiEsd "a Virginia; knowing thatit would
work the most beneficial political as well
as industrial results Prot. MAurY, Of
tais State. wrote, several weeks age,
letter for publication, ia which he proposed
plan for encouraging immigration
through the medium of county organiza-
ians, which would be very effective
,,esps unless it would lie waiting
ce'it*aiized directing power
We can conceive of no Organization,
independent Of the State Government, on
Is 70 far as its incorporation, which prom
Uses So much help for relief to the State as
It Bureau Of Immigration, founded upon
correct IDEAS and conducted upon proper
principles, aal you'd suggest that the
su.;ect should receive ths consideration of
the press, aud boss interested in the well.
fare and prosperity OF the State.
The great cause Of She Iressurc upon
cur people has been the sudden change Of
oar institutions az t.a1sit'1 OF inerna
interests, together with the late leglsla-
ton upon capital Labor bas t5ecomo un-
certain, ard tie la1dcd interests have de-
preciaea in that ratio. TIE Industrial ]
Interests OF tie State are assuming more Of
manufacturing than agricultural CHAR
icter, which has tendency to mako farm
labor eear, whilst it neccssitates ti3 alaa-
comment Of a great proportion Of tie
large estates icr agricultural purposes
Capital has also been made dear, CA ac-
count of lie increased legal zc1 rate O. in
terest. which ruIaous'y choapens the I'M
titled and rnrroductyo lands, which are
sui jet 10th TO the TAX and the increased
ameubt ofiu'ercst upon the capital invest
ed. Relief from this depress ion can only
be o6'aftel by acoiiug he exigences Of
each particular case, Labor must be
mad: more abundant to utilize the waste
l4a;s; ana The large estates must be di-
siGed into smaller farms to MAKE labor
Moee certain: and the smaller estates pu
III better iniproYcd and more productive
condition ia order to realize the interest
,p9n labor and capital, which will in turn
cheaper capital. The introduction of Ia
bor @ill, therefore, remedy the principle ex~
iecucies of the situation and hence the ne
ccssity of adopting some practical measure
to induce and facilitate Immigration.
In Great Britain and other portions OF
Europe the agricultural population is very
dense. Large numbers of small tenant
farmers who have, perhaps $4,000 to
$4,000 capital, on account of cxor-
bitant rents Of lands. from S. to $40 per
acre, besides the various ra.es and taxes.
can barely exc out scanty living These
laborers could, ty timely and proper III
form ation, lie induced to come and settle
in our State. where lands of good quality
aDd susceptib lie of easy Improvement could
be sold them in smai tracts at prices little
above their annual rents, and thus secure
to the State an Industrious population, and
the surest means Of wealth and prosperity;
the best. most practicable and honorable |
means Of securing relief from our embar |
assneat,
Besides the necessity for encouraging |
immigration which our industrial interests
suggest, the political interests of the State
demand a fostering care fer immigration
into the State. The negro element has
been enfeanchised, which places The. white
population of the State at the mercy Of
this element, which is being used by de-
signing ptrties unfrendly to our State
prosperit '. IN oder TO correct this evil
white populatio- must be introduced, with,
similar interests and necessities to the IA
tive white element. However different
tley may have been educated in politics
there will be greater similarity between
the native and white immigrant than with
the negro. Their Interests will be SINH
ar, and they viii be free from the ia fl u
ences controlling the negro; besides they
will acquire our habits, manners and Gus
toms, and their political ideas will become
assimiated to our own
Tue great tide of INN grafton TO this
Country has been turned TO the great West,
through the medium of immigration As
sociatlons, which has already grown into
proportions threatening tie control of the
general government The only hope then
TO resist ia IS adverse influence is to estab-
lish similar Associations for the States a
long The Atlantic soaboard, and turn
tlais tide Of foreign population towards the
South. whore they will find genial eli
mate, sell naturally fertile and easily
worked. settled society, excellent insti-
tatlons and unusual facilities for reaching
the best markets