The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-01-15
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sAn-a5e9s sh6 South asn ofTer no
immigrants. we would suggest to every
owner OF more land than hejcan till, Or
make productive, the importance OF con.
sldering what he can best do to promote
the growth and prosperity OF the State,
ana, at the same time, greatly advance
his own interest.
The most productive lands. the finest
water powers, The richest mines and the
moss.abaadant raw material, are oompa.
rahvely geithleasp without, an .industri-
ous population Of skilled labor to develop
them.
Free and cheap lands have built rail-
roads end cities through the West. Our
peopls have aA abundance of dormant
capital in their unoccupied lands. Let
them make this capital aciive, by donat-
ing ssyery other 50 or 100 acres of their
domain- either gratis, or at a nominal
prics. pay yments industrious
Settlers NAo VIII make improvem ents.
But there should be concert of action,
and this may be attained through Coun-
ty meetings or associations. and these
associations might send delegates to
State Conventions, and by some general
form of wise liberality, the flow of i'm
migrants, 30 long setting their courses
Wes> 'ard. will be attracted and induced
to spread themselves over the South.
When some liberal plans of this sort are
inaugurated, brief period only will be
required to demonstrate to the enterprise
and capital of the Northern States and
Europe, the necessity of. removing their
machinery and workshops to moro ge-
nial Cline We append the following
article from q Northern paper:
WHY EuaRANTs SHOULD Go SOUTH.
Public sentiment at the South has expe-
rienced q change on the subject of diver
sifed labor, that ia destined to render
that section the, most prosperous of any
portion Of our country. Formerly, they
prefeEfsd to pay the profits on manufac-
tured products and the cost of transpor-
tation, rather than encourage the artizan
at home All their energies with slave
labor were directed to the cultivation of
thoserich products of cotton, rice and
sugsr, Tor which their section enjoys a
monopoly. From every representation
OF pubiio opinion now. we perceive that
the people are alive 70 their true inte-
rests-that OF, encouraging not only the
cultivation OF their old staples, but of
every other product for which their soil,
climate, abundant raw material and natu-
raj advantages are 80 peculiarly adapted.
Every PORTION of the South produces
corps equal to the West, and some Sec
tious grow the best wheat in this coun-
try. There Is no section so rich in the
various natural advantages as the South
ern States. Almost everything that is
grown in the Northern or Western States,
hourishes there; and beside their soil
and climate, they are everywhere rich in
Valuable timber; the hard pine, every
variety OF oak, ash, poplar. cypress and
other woods are abundant. And along
the Alleghanies, from Virginia to Alaba.
ma, IS probably the richest section of the
world for the great variety of its minerals
coal, iron. gold, copper, zinc, marble
salt and lime'have been developed in
rude, slave labor way, for many wears
Skilled labor, science and capital are nov
directing stihoir attention to this region
But, perhaps the greatest advantage the
South possesses over every other section
OF our vast country, is the immense
Water-power, scattered almost everywhelt
throughout the hillv sections of the inte
rior, surrounded with the raw materia
for working into manufactured products
| and hv, ~
markets of the world, not requiring two
or three bushels of corn to send one
bushel to market.
True, there are localities along the I'm
drained fiat lands, near swamps anc
stagnant water courses, that are sickly a.
certain seasons; but the whole interior
and hilly sections are more free from
local disease and epidemics, than tho
West, or the North. In proportion t.
population, more old persons can bt
found throughout the South, than in an,
other section. Z ''
We learn that in many of our cite.
and towns, organizations of colonies are
being formed, with view of EXPLORING
the Southern States and of establishing q
at suitable localities, the nucleus of ma
nufaoturing towns and cities. These
combinations among farmers aud arti
zans Of different callings, is a much more
sensible mode OF improving their condi
tion, than trades unions, to coerce higher
wages. The contributions required te
support strikes, if applied to sending
delegates to spy ont the fertile fields and
inviting opportunities awaiting their EN-
brace, would enable many family, now
struggling for existence in the frigid
North, to become the independent owne,
Of home, in few years, in the genia
South; where now, there is no class more
welcome, than the manufacturer and
Skilled iaborer. III. w. r.
The REPEAL OF THE TOWNSHIP Aor.-
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