The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-14

forty acres of land. An impossibility is placed
before them. To attempt 1t 10 but to repeat
the story of sisyphus. .'
portion of the Northwestern Territory pos
sessad In themselves even more Inadequate
resources oil men and money than Georgia
now possesses Yet they have been flled up
with numerous population, their lands.
have rapidly increased In values and .aila
their material resources have been largely
developed.
Let us take one of these States, Illinois,
and compare 1t with Georgia. Upon the re-
suits of this comparison am willing to rest
my whole argumenti 10 favor Of Immigration
Illinois was admitted Into the Union with
the requisite population in 1878. 1t contains
81, 900 square MILESTONE 5000 square miles
less than Georgia.
In 1850 the value Cf the farms In Illinois
was s96, l39, ,290; In Georgia $s5.160,46 In
1870 the value of the farms In Illinois Was
ss2o. SOC ,346; In Georgia ss4 49, ioes 9f
During the last year the lands In Georgia de-
creased In value A,276, ,2l2. 81 .2.'.'
In the last decade the increase In the value
OF the Illinois farms alone has been $60O, ,Oo0,-
0O0-more than double the whole taxable
property of Georgia, which Ia $22e. .O0O, 900.
The lands Of Illinois average s47 per acre IN
Georgia lands equalled the value OF the Illinois
lands, estimating the former at $4,000, 600 OF
acres, the sum would be 81, 7ss, ,0o0, GOO.
To bring this point home, The present yaiqe
to the owner of 1000 acres OF land 10. GeorglG,
according to their average value, Is $3.50; II
raised to the Illinois valuation It would be
$47, ,OOo. 80,
nois Ia $2l0, ,S60,685 Of Georgia, $50, $50, ,zzS-
somewhat more than one-thlrd.
The population of Illinois is 2,639, 1891. Tne
population of Georgia is l,l84. .lG9. Illinois
ho cr,Ipod noorv Op.hQlf million Of D0nula.
tIon In each decade. In the last decade Geor-
gia has gained but little over 100000.
OF this increase eight per cant. nave peen
WhiLes and seventeen per cent. DacR6. Ine
Increase of the black population has been
more than double that Of the whites. Our
nreseut majority of white voters Is 1900.
At the present comparative rate OF increase,
how many years will 1t require to give the
black vote the majority! .i,-1
This fact is terribly significant. You know
by what vote the recent Augean eta0le Wa1
cieansed. You know by what vote the toul
mass may be easily replaced. Even now tne
harpies, those unclean birds OF prey, which
have been scared from their banquet, perch
Ing on the heights OF other States and eoun-
tries. are but whettipg their beaks and sharp
ening their talons for another fell swoop. he
member South Carolina. Remember your
posterly. Do you ask any more eogent, more
urgent, more personal argument III iavor VI
an immigration Of white men!
Bnt IL may be said that this comparison u
NOT ilst to Georgia In view Of the losses sus-
| tanned during the war. Allowing these Losses
TO the full exent-ssI0, ,000, ,0o0-and deduct.
ing That sum from what would bs the price OF
| Georgia lands at the Illinois valuation, and We
have the sum OF nearly one 9illlon aolsss
against It In the value OF land alone, ana not
Including the value of city property, man
uIactures. mines and interior commerce.
From 1850 10 1850 the value OF Illinois
landa Increased $300,OOO.0Oo; OF Georgia.,
illinois is a child In years compared with
| Georgia. What has caused the vast diner-
ence in the material progress OF the TWO.
States I This IL q question Of paramount I'm.
portance to US. Compared witt It, aostract
theories OF government or the election OF
particular persons to office dWlndle into IN
signiHcancs, The mere politician Will over
look 1t. The statesman who Is fndl1erehtso
place or power, but Is sollcltous for his COON.
try's good, will deem 1t worthy Of profound
study. The answer to 1t concerns our pre-
perty, the heritage Of our wives and cnll.
dren, and the solid prosperity of the suffering
South.
II there be In the nature of things an innate
superiority OF Illinois 10 Georgia, 1t must con-
sIst in one or more OF the following causes:
Climate, coll, products, prices, convenience to
markets, or richness Of mineral resources.
Is II climate Portions Of both States are
| SlCkly, DuG LU6 lhTkcE pOIIloA Va SoSo sAS
healthy. Mortuary statistics show superior.
ity in behalf of Georgia. As to the comfort OF
man and beast during the whole year, there
Ia no comparison. In the hottest day ln sum.
mer In Georgia man or beast rest under the
shadow of tree which costs nothing. At the
Northwest, with the thermometer at twenty
J to thirty degrees below zero, they are trying
In vain to keep warm by burning corn In the
ear, which, eGap at eighteen cents per ousnei.
is expensive.
Is il an accessibility to marketa! Chicago
Is not 30 convenient Of access to New York as
} Savannah or Brunswick. Illinois hnds mar
J ket at the end OF q long line OF railroads, oy
} river or lake navigation which is closed by Ice
} during large portion Of the year. Georgia
J has abundant railway transportation, naviga-
J BILE rlvers. excellent ports and an open sea.
Is In prices of products! The superiority
OF Georgia scarcely needs illustration. cor
respondent of an agricultural journal In the
Northwest gravely afirms that q mixture of
, wood and corn for fuel burns much better
time than wood alone. We may Inter the
salesble value of corn In that quarter. Geor-
gia produces every valuable plant which grows
, in Illinois. The prices in Georgia are rarely
. less than double, often tour. times, the prices
in Illinois. In addition, georgia prooucoa
cotton, rice and sugar.
Ia IL 10 fertility Of soil! Portions OF the Boll
of Georgia are equal In fertility 10 the Dest OF
the Illinois lands. But the average Of fertMty
| la largely In favor of lllfn0is. Sne mas HItib
: waste lands, and the soil Is generally Of great
r fertility. But this superiority In fertility ie
: more than compensated by the superiority OF
Ices In Georgia. Land that will bring ffty
bushels OF corn to the acre, to be sold q!
twenty cents the bushel, is iDtrinsicaliy mol
r worth as much as land that will bring Ten
3 bushels of corn to the acre, to be sold az one
t dollar per bushel. Both yielding tne same
. sum, the poorer acre has Inc advantage ID
CatherInp ana as TO transportation. :.
Ia IL ln mineral resources! llllnols naa
! the larger coal fields. out In Iron and otner
] metals Georgia Is greatly her superior. In
Z; number and strength OF water power, tnere
! | ls no comparison between the Two Staces. -,,
II, then, there be not superiority IN LII
: nois over Georgia In climate, accessionlty 70
4 markets, prices Of products, water power
mineral resources and fertility OF soil. aoatee
9 by low prices, the question recurs, now ale
? we to account for the vastly superior matefia
= | nropress OF Illinois over Georgia!
+ T1e answer is clear. There is but one an
@ swer. The superiority Of Illinois is due 10 tne
d | Introduction of capital and labor from beyond
the limits of the State. In other WORDS, Dy I'M
q migration. What caused this tide OF lmmlgraa q
o lion to flow towards Illinois, and not st sla ~ ~
8 Georgia, A newspaper man Woulo say oas
g state advertised and the other dlo dol ao'oi
d lise. .,o ro,Iroads. indiyl
q dual property holders, nooueu suiEpo ovar,
r documents offering inoucemS,n.s. ~ Thai;
# European language, 10 em'Stau Snas1 tnwn
j. agents met the emigrant az every %wH %Sa,