The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-02-12
GERafAN LMMIGRANES.
THE EXPERIMENT IN KERsHAw.
Some Sound Advice for tsae Carolina
Planters.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS.
CAMDEN, S. c., February Q, 1871

migrants rather dolorously, and asks, "Will
German labor be success p
Ipropose to answer the question, and to do
more, to give 1.-THE reasons why as did the
Sunday School boy in relating Joseph's temp
tations and virtuous triumph.
"German labor" 1oiN succeed here no,o: as
It has succeeded in all places and IN aU times.
1t is needless to inquire the causes OF Its un-
same causes will produce the same results in
the future. We may look for this success Us
surely as for the morning sun.
This little local experiment, here In kershaW
District, made by O few gentlemen, weak IN
resources, may meet with di1lcultles and trals,,
| but 1t need not have been 80; 1t were as easy
for the planters of this district to have import
| ed five hundred immigrants as for these few
gentlemen to have imported twenty. Ihen
there would have been social life for them,
! community of language, interests, &C., and an.
abundance of sscooks;n but it Is easier to stand
by and watch experiments that others make
| for the redemption of our native land' than
to ssgo in" and take the bufiets OF the contest,
and even in this honored anu reFcreu old ois-
trIct there vet survive few disciples Of the
sc I-to]d-you-so" school OF philanthropy; but
vonr correspondent does know that a ao,a-suit
Is not fatal; it leaves you chance to try again.
So the gentlemen from whom Jean" and
"Friedrich' rdnGcGy, as soon as they learned
there was no ''oblgation OF contract" IN this
State, ordered fresh supply the very same
day of the escapade; moreover, Jean" and
HFriedrich' nre not lost; they are in Column
hin. and are valuable additions to the laboring
class of that ilk.
The pioneers In this enterprise do not Intend
TO fail: their object Is to gather here this sea-
SON about twenty laborers, to instruct them IN
our agriculture, habits, customs, &C.; TO rem
der them fit for leaders of their own class, SO
that next year they may lead TO prosperity and
usefulness hundreds of their own people. That
they can prosper here is unquestionable; our
| country is growing rich under miserable sys-
tenn of labor, a burden Of debt, and Peion OF
taxation on an Ossa of theft. Our agricultural
staples are the richest In the world, and these
laborers are capable of entering into their pro-
duction successfully, either as hlrellngs OF as
independent producers, and lt IS purPosca 10
put them in possession of lands for themselves
as speedily as they become fit for the work OF
managing separate farms. ,...
But even if a few men lose little money
and have alttlc trouble In the Initiation OF this
work, the result will more than compensate,
and there is good deal Of fun. top, in the In
terchange Of 'bad" German LOT pad Eng
glish." To spend an hour with your. "Ollen-
dorff,' or ssPhrase Book" in the evening, and
to 20 out primed next morning and find your
| German uS inconprehcnsible as "Scotch meta
physcs,n get no response beyond "nicksVer-
stand" and find yourself like the little school
boy with his alphabet, "knowing their faces
but unable to call their names, is rataer dls-
appointment, but one that can be laughed at.
The work Is an earnest and serious one. The
labor of the country is too busy with politics,
government, the Judiciary, railroads, theatres,
| &c, to do the necessary producing on which
we all must live, and upon which our social,
political, civil and material prosperity must be
rebuilt, aside from the many obvious reasons
demanding an influx of q better class.
ing successfully this plan of the "tide
that leads on to fortune" but effort and
| and persIstency will accomplishit. If there Is
risk let It be met. Your correspondent Is
given to field sports, sometimes. Let me H.
lustrate by the opinion OF ''mighty hunter" !"
"Jake Frampton" had spent many years OF an
useful and honored life, slave, on large
estate on the Wateree, in the pursuit of stock
minder and hunter; his young masters spent
many day with him in shooting ducks, wild
geese, &C.; eat many savory meal at his
board, and slept many Friday night In his
cot. Years passed away and one OF his young
masters settled large plantation IN the Arkan-
Frampton on his first trip, and "Jake' went
along as friend, counsellor and guardian-in In
! chiefIon field days at least. "JaEe" was de-
lighted with the country. Bursting corn cribs,
hundreds Of sleek cattle and fat hogs suited
his ideas of business, while the bear, deer,
turkeys, ducks, DC, that fell before Captain
Franpton's "Purdy," his young friends tMan-
tim and "Jake's" unerring rifle, made "Jake"
supremely happy aad engrossed his every
thought. One morning as they were about
to start on hunt, Colonel ] - said to Jake,
s.Haye you noticed, Jake, how high these
houses are all built from the grounds" xxi,
massa, yes" says Jake. "Wha fer dey do EN-
SOY" ':Look," says the colonel, 'You will see
boat under every one Of them" Jake looked
ssWha dat for now, Mass Bob?n "See that
river way up yonder," says Mass Bob; 'lt COW
crs everything here in the spring rises" The
memory of the little Wateree freshets occurred
to Jake's mind. These rises seemed as cor
respondingly large as the big river before him;
his hair did not stand on end as "itwas not its
nature to-" but 1t struggled while his face be-
came came ashen. if not pale; at last, with a long
breath, as he thought OF the corn, and cattle
and hogs, the bear, and deer and turkeys, he
exclaimed, ~ God, any how Mass Bob de kun
try is vert dc risk; so let us take this risk; we
can afford to gambel OIL this spot, and Intend
| to bet against the cagle"' every time. 10y
atty forbids my properly classifying the bird.
| Weare In q position where oil we want Is labor,
and that must be supplied, or this country
is irretrieyably ruined. If q few run away, 1t
is very easy to I'LL their places and the runaways
20 into some useful employment, and very
probably are men who spent nothing to bring
them here. And the gentlemen who have start
ed this business here intend to keep on sending
for them, even if they have to get crlpples, who
| cannot run away. And this reminds me, as
the sainted Lincoln would have said, OF a lit
tie anecdote, and / rejoice thus to evince
my loyalty and my appreciation OF his
saintship. Now, if my friend-your cores
pondent-wishcs to get q German that will
stick, let him hearken to the words OF wisdom
which come as modern loyalty, teaches
not in prophecy, proverb or parable, but in lit
tic anecdotes. Many years since was riding
in the swamps of Mississippi, on the box OF IA
stage COACH chatting with that cosmopolitan,
the stage driver, when hc stuck down his
drag before house whose piazza cached the
| road, threw down his reils, jumped into the
| piazza and says "Comc in Massa and take
drink, it is the day before Christmas. and this
is the iolest place in old Massissip." de-
clined. He opened the door and walked in,
| leaving it open. Such peals OF laughter
never heard; really jolly. sidc-splittng shakes
OF fun. Across the room saw man IN bed
seemingly conyulscd with laughter and joy.
and ''all went merry rs marriage bell" AS
the driver resumed his seat, and we drove OIL,
remarked, "that was q jolly house, and yonr
friend in bed was rather gay tor an Invalid"
''Oh yes" he replied, 'he does laugh well for
| man who haint been out OF bed for ten years,
and that woman you heard laughing was his
wife; she was in bed in the corner ofthe room;
/ ol,o ,,.oc o,,t Of hnd I hplinyn NUhot3