The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1873-05-03
THE STATE MALADY...THE REMEDY
EFrom the n. 0. Picayune.l

1t cost just about a million dollars,
after the war, 10 bring to this State over
20 900 colored Immigrants. That is
the rock on which Louisiana split
Every State In the South that has
brought from Virginia aud other States
q large number OF colored Immigrants
since 1865 has been made poorer, and
its government has been made more
oppressive than before.
Louisiana should now spend million
dollars in bringing to tho State multi
tudes of white farmers and mechanics,
to settle in the state permanently, and
own houses here, and who will feel a
deep interest in supporting wholesome
laws and a good government.
If the State or Louisiana and the city
OF New Orleans are worth saving, why
not at once agrec upon s,,.n OF saliva
ton, and then all hands ;A;.c hold and
help carry out the plan?
Saving Louisiana is nov merely
business transaction. 1t viii. take about
u million dollars 10 do ,i:c work effect
ually and to pay the doctors bill II we
allow the State TO expire, il will cost a
vast sum OF money to pay funeral OK
pcnScs. Ii would die an iusotVcnt
debtor.
AS the natural increase of our colorcd
population is less than the mortality
among that race, our agriculture must
yearly retrogrndc, and ninc-tcnths OF
the tiilablc lands must remain unculti-
waited for an indctinito period of time,
! perhaps half a century, if We do not
bring multitudcs Of immigrants to c,tl-
tivatc these idle lands.
| IT is doubtful if Texas or Virginia has
spent moro than million dollars each,
I " ~, nd
Texas has added over 400, 900 10 her
population since 1860, and Virginia has
greatly strengthened her rural poputa-
| ton, and is we'll governed.
Such an Investment in this State
| would bring peace aud prosperity to all
of tho honest ans! industrial Glasses, and
wonld add more than &2O,0DO,OOD to the
market value of Louisiana lands. The
tandhO1dcrs themselves could we'll af-
ford TO advance tho money needed for
the redemption OF the state.
The Louisiana Immigration and
Homestead Company has undertaken
this noble work, in which every honest
citizen should enlist, and, to secure its
success, contribute means 10 the extent
of his ability. If il obtains subscrip-
tions, through it's branches in all tho
| country parishes, averaging ten thou
S:tiltt totfstfS IH cacn parish, this Will
secure q f,sntl of Hvo hundred and sixty
thousand dollars outside OF the city of
New Orleans. This city should sub
scribe as much Is all of tho country
| parishes, and more.
The shares of the Company are iivc
dollars each, and the payments ten per
| cent. at the time Of subscribing, and ten
! per cent. quarterly. Tho subscriptions
III the city and country would give the
| Company over four hundred thousand
dollars a year, for two years and 4 half
! With this amount the Company
might save the State III y few years
They could secure lis safety and saliva
ton in q much shorter time with :
million dollars ready money. The COS
has been we'll counted, and the whole
matter well considered hy the ncmbcr
OF the Company.
The patriotic ana la,nenteH Com
| Maury devoted years of his time sine
the war il tic interest or immigratio,
TO save Virginia, his native State, an,
Gen. Beaurcgard will show equal iidcl
ity and zco! i'll his efforts to save t.ol,
iSiana, his native State, by the sam,
mems. DhNIt al DEN NETT,
State Agent la. /. and II. Co.
/ New Orleans, April 2G, 1873.