The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-04-21

The following article. on the subject Of white
immigration, has been handed to Us for pablica-
tion by gentleman who has seen the plan which
he proposes tried In a neighboring State upon q
limited scale, with most gratifying success:
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEWS.
II is universally conceded that one Of the great
needs Of the South at present, is an Increase OF
her white population; this increase can only be
speedily brought about by immigration. Various
schemes have been suggested to facilitate this
important matter; individual effort has been eX-
erted; com 1anies have been organized; State aid
blet to hope, will accomplish good results in time.
ANY suggestions bearing upon this important
question, any plan calculated to further this
great OBJECT we feel assured, will address itself
to the thoughtful consideration OF our people.
The population OF our State Is, we suppose,
about 675, goo persons, near three-ffths OF whom
colored Of the land proprietors, nearly all are
white, and will ever continue to be, for reasons
sufficiently obvious to any one who Is at all fam
illar with the traits OF the two races. There are
now over four millions acres OF cultivated land.
and something more than twelve millions qncul-
tivated, In this State there Is land enough There.
fore. to furnish population twenty-five times as
large as We now have, and give to every man,
woman and child an acre Of ground, We have con-
sequently space enough for population OF twen-
ty millions o. people.
II is not sufficient that we publish our peculiar
advantages, in vast variety OF soil, Climate ana
production, in order to change The current Of
emigration from the teeming Northwest to the
Sunny South; we must do mure-we must con
vince the emigrant that II Is no less to his Inter
est than 1t is to ours indeed, tha5 1t is far more to
his, that be Is to come among us; he must be sat
is1ed that he Is not to change the ties OF home,
family and friends OF his faherland for the cheer
less solitude OF the desert; he must not be crowd
ed into badly ventilated and unseaworthy vessels
TO be tossed about the ocean for weeks or months.
aually to be landed, If he escapes the perils OF
the sea- pcnuiesS and stranger on inhOspitable
shores: but he must be confident OF u sale and
comfortable sea voyage; Of ready and kindly
welcome; of q prompt and cheap conveyance to
salubrious climate: and 1t Is, we think. entirely
within the power Of those most interested to pro-
vide the means and furnish the inducements
that will I'LL our land with a thrifty and happy
population.
We suggest the formation OF company, COM
posed Of every real estate owner In the State who
Is willing to contribute portion OF his lands TO-
wards its capital stock, or rs donation; upon
the deposit Of the titles Of this land as coaterals
with responsible agent OF some European bank
er or other capitalist, the company to borrow the
requisite means to assist such immigrants as may
be thought worthy and desirable, and who pro-
pose to purchase and settle upon any OF the lands
or the company lie may select at fair valuation,
to be paid after certain number OF years by In
stalments, he first refundlng the company the
amount advanced him; the titles to the land TO
be made him when the entire debt Is PAID. IN
many cases the small tracts OF land would be paid
for Ia cash; In some cases the contributions OF
land would become donations TO the company; IN
oil cases improvements aud settlements would in.
crease the value Of the security; purchasers would
be found for lands now unsaleable, and addition
al value given TO neighOorng tracts. Suppose
the value of the real estate in this State to be
500, ,O0o, ,0oo and one hundredh part of It should
be pledged to raise loan Of s., 100000, this would
furnish ten thousand persons with loan OF one
hundred dollars each; with the present wages or
labor, he would be unfortunate indeed, who
could not pay that small amount back at the end
Of the first year. Under proper management the
NJ q which
have very Imperfectly suggested, and the details
OF which we have scarcely glanced at might he
made efllcacious 10 comforting great benefit upon
the State; in furnishing speedily thrifty popula-
increasing and dlversifylng her productions; In
restoring her political influence, and In raising
her financial credit to standard equal to that OF
any other State in the Union. j. D. A.