, 1870-02-12
SOUTHERN EMIGRATION,
Aeeport OF ]. M. Hitchcock. OF
the Y. M. c. A. Employ
ment Bureau.
What Be Thinks Of the South.
Prospects Of the Emigrant.

| To Ae Editor Of 1As Chicago TRIBUNE.
1 Haf1e business IN other DEPARTMENT. hsre fo
I1e past sl1 Feet&s been uucoEmonly dplt the III
te1eat Of emigration has steadily increased, mt,
NJ Present. the facilities Of every employment Of
noe 10 tae csfJ 70 tA<ed to in Utmost to sapply
| he southern demand. For tuxny weeks Wo hAe,
carefully watched tho psets 10 sex Eha. ua!ph, b.
esla e1tnef Tor or axAinsI thin movement; but II
anything hAa been given the public other thap an
occaAioLM letter from the eu.Ie1ant at nis ne !.
houe, 1t has escaped our 1otice. il or sho,r
letter On our return from tae Soutb, ID Deceuper
LAT, was favorable 10 emigration; sud II from
hones ID the South, VIC feel confident thst tne1
can attett the uutafutnees Of what Ne then aid.
naSe 49,. tete,a sLg teauest IN the evening
nake s:&tement Of facts reIaiisc 70 he adYsn.
nesa ol Abofirg zen emIg1atlpg to the Youlh
sisse o.. mots recent s.s,t 10 Inc Stats Of Mssss
sippl We dad thought 70 reEatu slleps least "a
n:l9at appear otsr anxious to induce eH'Ry1Jiops
~ ihis Il 4 e5ee should bot b con1Jered 10 mead
Tran before re had made uut isat v,sft
were cohEA ent with our rel4tlon TO the L.
eoIel. Me tnou.d gladly shirk the responsibility q
cot hsesIE & Ia matter fr1nkht with 90 Encn IN.
ierts. Re nesnne that oecauae II II our rrss n,
ontI u caIetntly Gnard the iaporerb Interest BE-
naa Inc nent 70 command o.. hu, uust the lAoorer
enpio3er na common nGuA. - @'@9
4 may be proper hese 10 state briefly the
TSase @ r. LOT, 1oI susa demand for white labor
war, tie duapldsted condition Of the Surtnerns
country can be Inose easilg tnsgs1ed tnaa pc
tStsd ey auy woras oi ours: !. s claimed ), tno
planters mat since the change from sIatcff 10
Tres lAbor, the freedman has been 20 Ice.icent
and unreliable a. 10 the nece.st!y Of jookine n
fae asrts so9Iss tor anax 4 ssd sna many af
t1lc1e Tor c,t[ea aud toWns ut have settled In ma
loHianda NhEh a1e beat ior co..oa-Rtow11R aud
ste otnstwne z oat ntt1t 6 for their race Whether
this be Htetalr true or Ehefher tfe reN1 ntfnr, -
procuring the enlerant be to modify the soc,al or
ro!tcal COL 1diuon of iaer country il not our pro.
hah to do With the aroter. It it certain that the
most caseleaa traveller in the South raunnt hejn
o0taersg tas necessity Of better class Of labor,
auo Mueh more CT It. 20 fAf Is We know, tho caif
1aefs s.2s tas
labor. Y the section Of ~hfcn " proposs is more
pafncuA1iJ 10 speak- Whatever may % aaId in
s 9, 1tna ~ 1ss o1
spEat Of Il a 81 agricultural State ~
VITA such q diYefsttJ of solt, aud with 10 faycr.
tt1ege, The hnshandmau could not ralse sIIn9st
any fcstIeo product Hitherto cotton haa been
.ae Esess snple Of the STATE, and nAs ever found
beng demand for it bosn At houe and spsosn.
We ase eaashea thAs the Intelligence ol cur Sortn-
en- fatuefs NIL soon suggest the crop oss pro1t-
~ s5EsI'ss:s 9,,i 5ss III, us ssas Nottsesa
msn aeLaId 1Ille IRON this cause IN
.nas sne soasaefn sases ass unSeasn, Tna
true OF certalD localities but far from being cor-
fset na n tas s maid. lnsiaDdA. swAnps, morasse,
while tee upanda are a. healthy Al any part Of
Ne have Carefully avoided sending tn an, o,n.,
than lhe healthy portion OF the State.
A. 70 the scc,etJ. the schools, the churches, de-,
sses tsaass,' @ y spesx No one
LAST ten years can e1pect that the people have AZ
jet fully rallied from the demosAllxing edtct OF
Wss {Ldees. i y quite probable thas tais section
never has given tnat nt'totlon 10 the InentN and
tetgoQE culture OF 3ts Inhabitants that "a common
In the North, and bnt fot the hnpe ot rapid In
1amliits 10 make homes IN The Soutn. II,theffo,
y re miathke not It has been the policy
q tne South Q repel botn Northern capital and
rledtct tof her prosperity such Al sne has never
Should tne emigration movement prove unsuc.
cestiu,, We At the North viii o. as cuipsble Tor
fai1uIe Is the planter At The Soutn. Very nnch /
depends upon the c!aaa OF labor sent II we take I
Than that Il ailosd ds an ,mmediate as3lnn 10. ont
panperH and vngtsntk. and send 10 the 8 ,usn only
tpch ~ DEPEND upon lpe charities Of oar city, !
1be Industrious. honea!, faithful ant economical /
aoo1ef lA denlted- In answer to the question, II
e., wo tsaevs tEe m planteF iatend. aetine to Good
up to th!s date the contfac,a have been vastly !
anue unucaeo ~ kao eI1p!u3el tnSu Inc emplaye.
Lei Is cnafty beleSe sst III psesent II aea H.
~ rn,erent W. eompei INN 70 &c. l3sy Vim
Is At least family ieaemblapce between an ILL.,
Eo1 farmer and i Southern pi2htef, and II would |
G.s ~ sIs*ege i, - ssn9lpR Lnoaseno men 70 the
suitere md unpnncapled neo- Bat our buainess |
ia done, 70: Win indlTldnals At the South, but |
.eears s 70 al n sRn wssa eS9
cniRrsnta understand thst for ali tneir grievances
sJ sseh h! nu ~ IntouRn taeae
ton. We eteru 70 Letter rooA,hsd several days
or n1s M nesng sse e rs4d ne orig
prstedl;
,, sas!t - .ue M Mtsse o. sstona. ~ NMns.
spp u aon ~ os6e' Of hp1ss .naa
slnce1 s1as s1Ea Po.eon o. y Ieless 70 me
sfeP1H ssta ~ H. q o9e 9osei Eefe u1e;
snne Va, partially tue but tie rest Of The letter
,.1ch ~ ~ Vnnp~ sns tne note We
~ ths4 y ~ - .ntct ~ 49,
3s' mak tue aoels1a @ Heao oaeseu S17a pelote
,snH M.anH Sn'sHSys ne sass naIy ieAsens iot be"
6sa sfap tb ~ oaessa ~ PEI month 95 on tne son
Ssr e.,,. ~. ha, 10 , nv - - ~ tTo -
" ttom ne.nS .luS tnas Ms nave nsses met or
fall rs na1a m tntn oHe ~ WAS "n9 70 coa@
~, 3ne aotel a. ss5ea1n fls nos tae namS ana
tns, fheT W. ~ h.;tsr prcpa9sd At nines
Err a5A f1r@fff
Esne 80 thnnid ~; inrinan ~ t.noen.s EN-.
Eson;hern hosni;su,yT Va sisn v1.,tad Msa,a
M rant m ths Wohn. ! ns1n pa,,.nea 1nuo nns
1e haTe h.eu sendih9 rrnirrsnfs for the I..s Nrs
fuontba- Nc fnund tnrr, Hrneraii1 aati, neG vt,S
tnejr Eew homes. ina nenfis snS 10 ciic,.ts msa
The most ter1nns chs,es nre.antAd wss ~ 61r' 1s
eI ~ tH rhe d,sE 1Sirh ~ - - ~
I'm n,nch ~ cn,n h,rsn .,d % nseon ~ e. e9.pD.Sa
It NAV Be Irne that tne sonthrrn nisnte1 r. nnt os
eood q liver HI the Eo1thern fnImer " nrrsnrnn |
xEe nianter ma nreh 10 Irarn ot sT1r cn.ta-s ami
fne vnnis OF our neonle. bus Ee sntplt n1Y fhst I
such ~ art worki1 = fos Wagon. eat at tne same
Wbie Win the1r ennioyers. Whiis fhe ,rnsees that
70 from tic North aic Working piaats;ions On !
n~n fahlrs %ha,sS.r ~ Irsnnn ,Sas .1 ,,aa.
70 nr,iss snd phst. too n ths 'ny smma1isse
eynense ut 1ne n1ant.r 3Ta .,s sa1strtn1 Iat
feFs 11nrn nart;ts h. Inv e.n,1afad ~ tns Sorsh
80 -. ~ y. ~ ~ .4 .- 80, nst ~ - .us suutu.
s1n M1 III 49, " 20! ne@ nUs. u .aen Ass 9!
n, ss!! -. .rrs ~ ~ ar,,,ant !uGaea 70
ceLSe tnst lsaEa =. wv caGp1ms eaSna;es Leoin
Saast ~; nes@ Sots suotn ~ !eAp toe texaloa
~ o;nG.e aoo!: LspVaet. s snc.e ate EoDAtlsua9aA
@ P,, !; ~ toeM 1, " -nG9'gan sos5
senptAM y. sHsasa.pe ana usfNelt we seao
kGeM 70 aoMe femcte pol. o. our oFn cllJ .neH
GS1apihHh tnas tneE leoots arc not appreciated.
y, Mete tne poMes uc!eRassa - W ssna s1cn 70
1t ~ ~ Nv =, s.at Wy ~ uos ue
policy * on1 people to dtfparage ever enterps,ss