The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-08
COLUMBIAN, 4, S. G.
Thursday Morning. January 8, 1874


Combiae the Forces OF Good Against IN.
Forces ef EVIL.
The communication signed ga Tax.
payer" which appears in our columns
to-day, suggests matter for the conside.
ration OF the Tax payers Convention.
Should such q body. representing the
substantial interests. the intelligence
and patriotism OF the State, be con.
vened, it can hardly omit to ponder we'll
the immensely important subject OF
immigration, and perhaps will digest
and present q scheme by which it may
bo promoted and increased. This would
be eminently appropriate, and only q
just deduction from a searching and
dispassionate review Of the condition of
the oountry. In fact, sueh convention
would find sufficient warrant for posi-
tive action in behalf of this great intc-
rest in the state of public opinion upon
it. The general voice is in favor of the
introduction of immigrants. Ithas been
heard calling for them for the hst eight
years. That .systematio efforts have
been made and have failed OF success.
has to no appreoiable extent damped
the public ardor. That the demand for
labor. for capital. for enterprise and in
d1strJ, sill coatIaues to assert itself, is
complete and sufficient answer to all
that has been or can be said against it.
The demand exists In every County of
she State, and only requires organiza-
tion and agencies to make it effective
and imperious. In despite OF the lack
OF these aide. it struggles for utteranoe.
The knowledge of the waat which it in
aioates has penetrated &c scme e..ea.
the centres where population is super
abundant, and in answer to it, it is
coming scatteringly into the State to
supply it. We have, then. on the one
hand, vacuum to be filed here, Oh the
other, in the countries of Europe, in the
Northern States, and gathered together
in large numbers in the city Of New
York. sturdy men, some with capital,
many having trades. all Injured to toll,
anxious, to, try their fortunes with us.
1t will be patriotic duty to devise
practicable scheme, by which these par
ties, thus .shown to stand, in need of
each other, may be placed in accord,
and broughk.into the harmonious rela-
tions of business.
The only objection yet made.o the
policy OF fostering, inviting and pro-
viding for the introduction of immi-
grants ,oomes. from our neighbor the
Union Herald. We have taken it to
task several times for this heresy. aud
shown its position to be neither wise
nor just. In no spirit of asperity to tue
Herald. or to the oolored people of the
State, who constitute the larger part OF
its laborers, and over whom. as clients.
the Rcrald has constituted itsel! the pa
tron, We would like it to answer, how
they can prevent the wishes of the
people from being gratifed7 What is
to interfere with the right any citi-
Zen to bring into the State and to place
on his farm or in his shop, to work tor
him on shares or for wages. any per-
son, white, black or yellow? Woald
the effort to do 80 be justiHable or po-
litic? Would it be in accordance with
the repuolicanism which the Herald
processes? We have entered upon the
experiment OF encouraging mannfac-
lures by exempting capital to be en-
ployed in it for ten years. It would not
be in harmony with this policy to dis
courage the industrious immigrant,
whether with or without money, who
might wish to come here and reap the
benefits OF law so favorable to his
means or skill in labor. as the case
might be. There is no power in any
existing law by which the right to en-
ploy additional laborers can be abridged
or impaired. And if the statute book
was covered with such laws, it would
be the height of folly and pointed in
iuStiOe To try IN enforca than