Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-12-03
.nusrrcus-.Axp INCARCERATION.

Our correspondent EustIeus,7
discusses subject of grave import
npce to this, and every other portion
of the Soutl. Bot the forcible and
clear style in which he handles 1t, by
10 means establishes his claim to the
appellation of rusty ("cuss").
immigration and laborare the pres
sing wants of the South; but 1t APP
pears to us that the most effective
means to secure either have not yet
Aeen tried. Noamount of solicitation
will induce labor to come here either
from the North or fsos, Burope. In
the first place the prejudees engend-
cred against our people by the aboli-
ton 6ends, have not been even par
TALLY, renewed (, anil I'm addition to
this, there Is universal disircffna-
tion, on the part Of white laborers, to
come down to level with the class
OF laborers who have heretofore done
the work OF the South. The removal
Of this prejudice must he the Slow
work of time, and can only be hast
cncd, in our opinion, by holding otrt
II substantial inducement, in the price
of land, to immigrants who have the
means to buy. Every such settler,
will, by his former associations, be
nble to induce another to come, and
40 on i'm constantly multiplying
ratio. Each settler will constitute q
point of attraction TO one or more Ia.
borers, and the greater the number OF
settlers, the stronger the inducements
TO others to follow. And In proper
ton to the contentment and success
of the pioneer settlers, will be the re-
moval of unfounded prejudices and
the growth OF confidence in personal
security and appreciation OF the ad
vantages afforded by soil and climate.
For the reasons here given, we have
bong been OF the opinion that immi-
grafton agencies have gone to work
in the wrong direction; and this
opinion n strengthened by the fact,
that substantial immigl ants seek to
settle colonies of their own people
believing, doubtless, that they can
thus secure themselves against some
imaginary danger, and be indepen'
dent of the only class of laborers we
have among us. These colonies car
secure any amount of labor they may
need, from the north or Europe ant
whenever there Is an excess of sucl
labor, it will seek employment from
the natives. BY this process, coloreC
labor will be made efficient and relia
bic by competition, or it will be starry
cd out. But we are satisfied tina
white laborers will not come here
until brought by this process, whicl
must he set in motion, by o subiivis
ion Of farms aud selling land cheal
To such rs will come for permanen
settlement.
The cheap lands of the northwes
offer a strong temptation to actua
settlers, and the multiplicity of in
dustrial pursuits, in the north, hole
out rs strong u temptation to tn
common laborer. We must oflc
similar inducements, or failure viii
attend our efforts to secure the de
sired end. What are the induce
ments to n mechanic to come here
when he can stay where he il, am
enjoy more of the patronage of on
people than if he lived and lahore
among US? This condition. of trad
il greater drawback to immigratio
than is generally supposed, and a
long as our home mechanics are nc
patronized by us, and those OF til
north are, just so long will this stat
OF things exist, and stagnation, /
business, be our meritcd fate.