The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-24
Tnx.Payers' Convention--People
Everybody to tho Eront!3

Tax-Payers' Convention--Peop
Everybody to tho 'FRONT.'!
Mr.. EDITOR: The Tax.Payers' Con-
vention has come and gone and have
done their work nobly. They have set
on foot several schemes, and chief
among which is TINT OF immigration,
which, if properly carried out by the
people, must result in great good. All
the people have to do is to meet in mass,
as requested by the ax-Payers' Con-
veution, on the first Monday in March
pro1imo, and organize an immigration
society in every County Of the State to
act in concert with tho com missioner of
the State, and thus united in feeling and
understanding, the. good work Of immi-
grafton can be pushed on to terminus
that must relieve us from the certain de-
strnctiOn that awaits us under con-
tinuation of The present dominant purity
III Ssuth Carolina. Let no one who
favors reform and desires to be relieved
from the present desperate state of
affairs in South Carolina, consider him
self at liberty to remain ut home or Mt
business on the first Monday in March
We are all equally interested mer
chant and professional man, as we'll as
the farmer and manufacturer. We all
want good, honest and economical go
vernmcnt, and can only get it by dis
placing the set of deSperadoes who have
controlled us for the last five wears. at q
co 1t to us OF $3,0O0.OO0 to 81, 600, 900 o
year. Tho only way to rid US of these
bad men is to fill the country with small
fa Eas, VI:
land holders can now every easily do, by
Offering every alternate or perhaps every
third or fourth section of their lands to
good, honest and industrious farmers, on
good easy terms. and, if needs be, give
it to them, with the understanding that
a i've or ten years residence thereon will
secure to them absolute titles. Better
give away portion of our land and
secure good government, and, as Gen.
Gary we'll said, thus enhance our re-
naming portion to four times it's pre-.
sent value, than to lose all by allowing
the present complexion to remain pre-
dominant.
Ihe present party in power will never
give up the government of South Caro-
lima, 80 long as they can hold it; and
they will hold it just SO long as they re-
main IN the majority. and they will re-
main In the majority until we are all
ruined, unless we overcome that majo-
rity by proper Introduction of immi-
grants. Let us have no preference as to
where our immigrants como from
North or West, in America, Ireland,
England, Scotland, Germany or else
WHEREOF aohat their politics are, just SO
they are honest andlindustrious; and if
they have no other capital but honesty
nnd industry, let these be sufficient to
give them place on our lands and in
our affections, and, when necessary, let
US stand ready to assist them in moving
here, and in improving their homes
among us, and making them comforta-
ble, feeling assured that they will be-
come permanent and useful citizens,
and Will be our neighbors nud our
friends, and that they will assist us in
establishing an honest aud strong 60
vernment, for the equal protection of
rich and poor, white or black. The
idea OF bringing men here ns Iaborers
on our farms, and giving them such
treatment AS used to be given some of
onr slaves, must bo forever abandoned:
put don't understand us to suy, that We
obJect to taking them rs laborers, II
they 30 desire; but let us treat them AS
lrcemun, not as s!ayes-giying them,
when they are worthy, our society
and friendship, and they, too, will be-
our friends, and will go with us. Then,
on tho first Monday in March-which is
next Monday-let farmers, mechanics,
manufacturers, merchants, doctors, edi.
tors aud printers. tenchers, preachers
and lawyers be found at their respective
County seats, engaged in organizing
ana pushing on this great work for our
redemption. Let overy one who re-
mains away, if he can 60, be marked as
favoring the continuation of the present
ruIc and ruin Of the State
A TAXPAYER.
To the Public.