The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1873-11-07
Immigration.


this time to induce foreign emigrants ~ come
to the Southern States have failed, because
in our humble Judgment they were mis-
detected. The South needs settlers lnot
laborers) who will brns with them capital,
Intelligence and good habits. who will pur-
chase our surplus lands aud establish colo.
nles, aud tnus conduce to the pros sperity
and productive wealth to the country.
Toindoce this class Of people to emf.
CRATE We must send commissioners TO
Europe whose services will be recompensed
otherwise than by given number OF dollars
head for the enigant they gather aud
send out The commissioners should be
men Of high character and intellectual
capacity, thoroughly conversant with the
industrial resources of tho South. and who.
armed with the commissi ners Of the Gov
ernoIs of their respective States, will
inspire confidence among tho people, and
not be regarded as the "ioreign commits.
sionrrs' hitherto sent abroad have been,
III the light Of hotel t0UtS Or steamboat run
ners. Instead Of engaging the frst man
that can bs caught VINO speaks Dutch"
and getting him for as small compensa-
tion ss possible, the very best and most
prominent man should be sent, and his com.
pensation should be sufficient 10 give dlgri.
" aud Importance rs well as efficiency to
his mission.
The class Of people who can be collected
on the wh4ryes NJ Hamburg and Lubbock,
and paid to emgrate to the South, are the
very people We d. not want They are
generally Of the lowest order, have no
means, aud are only to do msnal labor
They are in no sense the people to develop
the resources Of any country. They ure
moie Of Endurance than help.
We want the better order Of educated
settlers, who have been small farmers in
their own country, but Who from the high
price Of land at home, nre unable to be-
come prOpretOls. may be induced to come
to this country to improve their conditions
and provide amply for their families.
In our opinion there is no labursr for the
cation States 30 efficient as the Degro.--
We may be compelled to employ the Ger
man, Danish and Dutch peasant when We
caRnot obtain negroes, but while we can
hire the latter il would be sad mistake to
employ European labor
We have plenty Of room for the settler.
We need his capital, his intelligent skill,
and the example Of his frugaliiy and thrift.
And il the right means are employed the
proper agents Commissioned, i and IL accurate
information US to the agricultural, mineral
and industrial resources OF our country, its
soil, climate, geography, etc, be difused,
this class Of population may be readily in.
duced to come and settle among US. The
most effective means to this end 10 to in
duce leading citizens, say Of Great Britain,
France. Germany, Denmark and Holland,
to come here, see the country, judge Of it
for themselves and then become the leader
OF future COLONIES Of settlers.
When We heard that the Rev. G. H.
Howard intended to visit Europe last yearto
promote immigration to Georgia, we had a
hope that great movement of the right
sort and in the right direction would be
made. We know that Mr.. Howard is op-
posed TO the importation Of common la
borers, and that he understands desirable
immigration to mean the settlement OF our
surplus lands, and the development Of our
mines, the improvement Of our stock farm.
ing, the planting and management Of vine.
yards, ETC., by foreign emigrants with the
means, knowledge aud morality necessary
to do these things and to become useful
and worthy citizens.