The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-04-20
lsornjng Star and Catholic Messenger.
HEW ORLEANS, SoNDA2' AfHLh 49, '
Iacture by Col. D. Donnet on Immigration
From the Picay une.I

From the PicaYune.]
The fifth lecture of the course, was deliver
cd Tuesdny evening Mt Lyccum Hall by COL
n Dennet. who with luminous force and Ell
fectiye argument, took the following positions:
That the present poverty, distress and hunt
Linton of the people of Louisiana arc cniens
which might have been avoided but for the
multitude of negro immigrant lahorets
brought to the State after the war, VINO oe-
camo Louisiana voters and voted LOT an iuI
uuitous Government and all OF its terrible con-
Col. Dcnnet said that tho black immi-
grants. between twenty aud thirty thous-
and in number, cost the planters anu employ
ers over n million dollars to bring them here,
and have cost the State sacriiiceo and DANA
yes since they came to the amount OF more
than a hundred millions of dollars, besides
widespread corruptions ana the WRECK u ci'h
liberty in the State.
The merchants of New Orleans advanced to
planters most of the money employed IN BRING
ing these colored iaborers to the State, suppos.
ing that it would save the planter and beneat
the merchant, and improve tho condition of
tho State.
The exDerience of Texas, Virginia and other
Southern States, shows that large immigra-
tiou of white farmers and their families TO
this State is the only remedy We now nave lor
these terrible Affections which black immigra-
ton has brought upon u.s.
time give value to onr lands aad save the
State from the horrors of complete and perma-
n1nt AfricaniEatiou. .
Those who through n mistaken policy
ruin US should now como forward and aid
those who are aiming to repair the damages.
Land owners may improve the value OF their
lands and help save the State at the same time
by erecting cheap cottages on their lands, and
dividing them into fifty and hundred acre lots
selling the lots and improvements on credit OF
FROM five to ten years in yearly payments, or
by leasing them ont to white landiess FAR
rr<, bta
who are friends of justice and good govern
ment.
There is more money in Louisiana soil, for n
good and industrio GUS farmer. than in the SOIL
Of any other portion of the United States.
White laboring men can stand this climate
and field labor the year round as well as ne
groes, will remain as healthy and do AS much
work.
Small farmers now making money in the
cultivation of sugar cane, cotton and rice, ev-
en- on the share system.
Skilled labor will develop valuable and nu-
merous resources in this State that have hard
ly been touched by unskilled African labor.
Less than two million acres of land are in
cultivation in this State, and over twenty mil
lion are uncultivated. The white population
of this State has decreased more since last De-
oembcr, than it increased in twelve years to
1872. Intoxicating liquors cost consumers in
this State moro than the planters and farmers
obtain for tho entire cotton, sugar and rice
crops
This State will remain Africanized, and our
troubles will become intolerable, unless mer-
chants, capitalists and other white citizens
work together in applying to the manifold
evils under which we struggle the true and
only legitimate remedy.
Politicians and orators cannot save the State
without heavy increase of farmers and white
voters.
BY adopting tho true policy and carrying il
out vigorously and unitedly, Louisiana may
become far NOSE prosperous than ever before
and New Orleans may vastly increase her pop
ulation, wealth and prosperity.
We may obtain multitudcs of first-class i'm.
migrants from all parts of the States, and
from Europe on the terms proposed by the
friends of Immigration enterprises already or
foot in this State. We can relieve tho public
anxiety and dread, in q few months, and in
spire now hopes and new energies among thu
people, by taking hold of this work promptly
and resolutely.
On our self-reiant energies of mind ant
muscle, and on an everything Providence mus
we depend for tho future safety and wcltaI,
OF the State. At the end of the lecture Col
Dennet was warmly applauded.