The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-06-22
THE IMMIGRATION SCHEME.
A LETTER FROM GENERAL M. C.
BUTLER.
Objects to be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF the Plan OF Operations.

The Objects to be Accomplished-Details
OF the Plan OF Operations.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE NEWS.
Having received a number of letters from
friends In different parts of the country ma.
king Inquiries into the details and objects Of
our scheme in aid of immigration into South
Carolina, I propose, with your permission, as
briefly as possible, to answer them through
the medium Of your columns.
In the first place, experience has shown
that individuals have not succeeded in bring
ing in immigrants to any extent. In the Sec
ond place, efforts have been hitherto directed
to procuring mere hborers, and net to intro
duclng actual settlers to become owners of the
soil. Our purpose is, by means of an associa-
ton thoroughly organized and well managed,
to obtain large tracts Of land and establish at
least four colonies in the eastern. west
ern, middle and northern portions. of the
State respectively. Our effort will be
by loSRting these colonies in healthy districts,
by selling small farms to actual settlers at low
prices. and on long credits, and by using our per-
sonal influence to have the colonists assisted
and kindly treated by their neighbors; to
make these settlements the nucleus of a pros
porous and ever increasing Immigrant popu-
lation, who in their turn will add TO the wealth
and secure the prosperity Of the State. If we
can succeed in this; the problem Of increasing
the population of South Carolina, and indeed
of the whole South, to any extent, is solved.
We have vast areas of land capable Of very
high and remunerative cultivation that are
now lying waste. and are but so much dead
capital. They need to be divided, and diversi-
fed Industry should be substituted Tor the
destructive system Of the last few years. We
need a more Intelligent, selt-reliant, thrifty
laboring population, who will produce more
of the necessaries Of lie, and less OF the staple
crops. Cotton is the best market crop that
we can ever have, but should only be made
after an ample supply Of provisions for home
consumption.
But, to return from this depression. To ac-
eomplish our ends as above set forth, we must
have capital. To make anything like a begin-
ming from which practical results can be hoped
for will require $500, 600. This amount we
hope to realize from this scheme. 1t may be
asked, SLOW 2? I will indicate. We propose
to sell 100000 tickets at IS each, making $780,
600. OF this amount we will give in prizes
$500, 900, in manner as set forth in the list, the
prizes being 2405 in number, to be drawn for
In the. usual way. or the remaining s250,QCo,
after the expenses are deducted, we are
pledged to give $4,000 to the State Agrlcul-
x..~1 a-a 1fooboniool C,oIofu ,,pdor Whncp
auspices we are proceeding, and every cent OF
the balance to the Introduction Of immigrants.
That Is the whole story. It Is proper for me
to add that Mr.. Chadwick has, with great lib
erality, placed the Academy of Music" at the
disposal of the association at what the build
ing has cost him.
1 am perfectly free to admit that the means
adopted to raise the necessary funds are ex-
traordinary, but so Ia the occasion. This is
not a lottery, as some appear to think, partak-
Ing though 1t does somewhat OF its features;
but a project gotten up and conducted for q
specific purpose-a purpose which We regard
as of the very last consequence to the best In
terests of the State, and there to end.
If our enterprise is successful, as there Is no
longer any reason to doubt that it Will be,
backed as IL is by men of the highest social
and business standing, North as well as South,
and cordially supported By the people where
ever an Office has been opened, we can intro
duce into South Carolina in the course OF
twelve OF eighteen months, several large colo
MES of actual settlers, place the State on the
road to prosperity and material development,
and ultimately with her prosperity reap for
ourselves a handsome reward, ~pecuniary and
otherwise, for our time and labor.
We are noF having prepared, at great
trouble and expense, q pamphlet with Illus
trations and msps, setting forth the .adyanta-
ges Of South Carolina, her agricultural and
mineral resources, her Incompatible water
power, her genial climate, valuable products,
&C., de-; in short, all snch information as Will
be required by the immigrant. This book will
be distributed throughout those portions OF
the North and Europe from which we are
likely to obtain immigrants, and will OF itself
be worth to the State of South Carolina more
than the amount Of money which our people
are likely to invest in our scheme
This much, Mr.. Editor, l have thought due
to ourselves and 10 those VINO nave maoe lu-
qulrles as to our Intentions, as these matters
could not well be set forth in an advertise
ment. If persons should desire anything
further, we shall be most happy to give them
any information In our power.
Regrettlng that I have been compelled 10
trespass so much upon your space, bit hoping
that the matter of this communication will not
be without interest to your readers,
1 remain yours, very respectfully,
NJ. C. BUTLER.
New York, June 18th, 1871.
GLIMPSES OF GOTHAM.
Colonel Fisk's Pioua Pilgrimage to Bos-'
ton-How the urft a N s Tried 10
nA-uo him and how he Said his