The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1873-02-06
IMMIGRATION.
Foreign Letter ON Ghe SuRjecf
from Hon. Geo. TOrrey.
LrvERpooL, England, Jan. 10,

LIVERPOOL, England, Jan. 10, 1873.
EDITORS CLARION:
Some six weeks ago / wrote to THE CLA-
RON. Since that time 1 have been busily
engaged in contracting with persons to go
to Mississippi either as farmers or servants.
have found it much more difficult TO en-
gage them than had supposed-that Is.
such persons as / would like to send out
1t has been my aim TO engage none but
those who can show good character: OF
course / viii be i'm posed on, in some instan-
ses. But | take it that the more caution we
use the less liable to make mistakes.
| sent out to Mississippi one hundred and
fifty emgrants by the steamer st. Louis
on the 18th ult. They should reach New
Orleans within the next few days. had
engaged about fifty more to go by the
steamer Memphis which sailed yesterday.
OF the number engaged only nine adults
came according to contract. The reason
that the others did not come was the report
that the st. Louis, which sailed on the 18th
nit. was wrecked at sea, and nearly all the
passengers were lost. This report grew out
of the loss of one of the steamers OF the
Alien line. which sailed on the same day
for New Orleans and was lost on the third
or fourth day our, and about one hundred
lives lost; and the disasters to shipping Oh
the English coast for the past two months;
persons are very timed about going to sea
| am in hopes | will have all my orders
filled in time for the next steamer which
sails on the 10Th January. This delay am
fearful Will disappoint some of our friends,
but it cannot be helped. L could fill all the
orders have had at any time within two
days if | would take any that would offer.
Some of our friends in Kinds and YaZoo
counties will be disappointed when the
Memphis arrives and they have no people
on her, as had written to some of them that
they might expect their emigrants by her
as they were then engaged.
The weather has been such for months
past that all out door business has been
suspended in great measure.
l find it almost impossible to engage sim
gle women to go to the States, that is, such
as am willing to send out. | also find it
very difficult to procure families without
children. They are sought after here and
get nearly rs good wages as l offering.
There is 40 difficulty in procuring single
men. Large families are easily procured.
in need OF, as through large families, young
women and boys can be procured and such
as could be relied on, These families once
in the country win remain, as it would be
too eXpension for them to be moving about.
There is one thing that an English SER
vice woman will not agree to do, that is,
milk cows. They say that is the mems BUSH
ness. But they will contract willingly to
do any other domestic work.
Those that | have sent out have contracted
each for one year. The men at one hundred
and fifty, and the women at one hundred
dollars by the year; young men from eight
cen to twenty-one can be engaged at ten
dollars per month by the year,
Persons sending me orders must not be-
come impatient if the immigrants they
want do not come as soon as they would
like. | must have time to select them. l
find great prejudice amongst the laboring
classes going TO the Southern States, on ac-
count of the freedmen; but in all cases after
talking to them, iind that their prejudices
are easily removed, especially as to that
class. They seem to think that the freed
are some desperated beings, that would take
pleasure in numbering them.
There is no class of laborers or artizans
but can be procured to go to the South, and
that at reasonable wages.
have had numbers of applications from
farm laborers and mechanics, who are able
to pay their way out, but do not wish TO go
out until spring. And when they do go,
they want to have a home to go to.
l expect to remain i'll this country until
May, and may remain longer if our people
will give me any encouragement to remain
have opened an office, No. u Lancelets
Hey, Chapel street, Liverpool. This found
necessary, as person in this country did not
know where to address me so as to get
reply.
So soon as the matter settles, there will be
but little difficulty in procuring farm labor
ers and servants TO go to the South; all that
is necessary is to see the people, and tell
them what kind of a country we have, and
they appear to be anxious to go. If our
people will just make up their minds to pro-
cure more laborers, and larger population
they can procure any amount from this
country, provided they will pay their pas
sages out. This is the only way for the pre-
sent to procure it. After emigration has
once set in that direction, there will be no
further difficulty.
Yours truly, GEO. TORY
A Remarkable Woman.