The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-13

ply ply 70 o. the remarks Of the previous
speaker saying that il all the colored
men Id South Carolina were bold enough
to act In concert with, their white fellow
citizenB. as the preceding speaker had
done, relief could yet 'bS obtained, and
the liberties Of both races retained; but
IL they would not, then the white race
would be compelled to look abroad for
help. as expressed in the resolutions.
Both races had made mistakes in the
past. but it was fruitless to talk about
that now. We must think and work for
the future. He said that it was step
Of great solemnity for the citizens OF o
Republic to petition for o military 60
vernment, but it showed the extremity
TO which VIC were reduced, and was, to
present appearances, the only remedy
we could find.
The vote was taken, and the report
OF the committee unanimously adopted
The same committee were charged
with the duty of carrying out the pro-
visions Of the resolutions, and instruct
ed to report at the next meeting Of tho
convention.
The convention then adjourned. to
meet ut II o'clork on Wednesday next.
Immigration.
! = Editor PhmaiE DEAR SIR: I regret
to notice that the Charleston Ne,us IND
Courier published statements, which
have been copied in other papers, that
arc not only incorrect, but calculated to
retard the great movement CT immigra
tion, to which am devoting my ener-
gies. There arc now only two active
agencies engaged in bringing immi-
grants into the State. One OF these is
tho German Immigration Society in
Charleston, and the other is the one
which represent. The former is for
the German immigrants specially; and
my own is designed to supply persons
of any nationality. There should be q
harmony OF action aud no rivalry in this
work. Yet, am panied to say that
have met unlookedfor opposition, both
ut Castle Garden and in Charleston. I
complain that incorrect statements have
been made as to expenses, &c., and that
unfair measures are used to impede my
work. It was recently published in the
Ne,Os and Courier that it cost only
S11.5 so to send an immigrant from New
York to Columbia, and that "other par
ties are charging $40, nearly twice as
much as should be-" This needs cor
rection. There are two immigrant rates
from New York to Charleston. Steer
age passage. without food, is So, while
with food it is $40. The rates over the
South Carolina Railroad are = cents a
mile, when there are over twenty per-
sons, and two cents when under twenty
Other roads not less. Now, the cost
depends somewhat on circumstances. I
choose to send my immigrants through
with as much comfort as possible.
Hence I pay $40 to Charleston. and
have the steamers feed them and give
them such other attention Rs they may
need. It then costs me about f1fty
cents head for each meal they got at
the hotels in Charleston, Columbia and
other places, until they reach their
places. have the women and children
carried through Charleston and Colum-
bia in the omnibuses. In addition to
this, tho fare on the railroad to Colum.
bia and from Columbia to Chester,
Greenwood, or any other place in the
State. have to pay out Of the $40 I
require to be advanced. After all these
items are paid, the balance ia my fee.
which share with local agents. !
complain, also, that some of the best
immigrants whom I selected have been
decoyed after reaching Charleston at
my expense; that the agent OF the
Charleston Society at Castle Garden
persuaded some of my men away, and
used his influence against mo with the
commissioners; and that the immi-
grants, about 100, which I sont to par
ties in this State, were accredited to the
Charleston Society, both ;n the New
York Herald and in tho Ne,rs and Cou.
rier, by reports from agents Of that So
ciety.
trust that there will be no moro Of
this opposition, as there is more work
than all our agencies can possibly do.
Hearing of is opposition, some of our
Columbia gentlemen havo furnished me
with the following certificate:
COLUMBIA. S. c., January 10, 1874.
! This is to certify, that Rev. Tilman
r. Gaines, native and citizen of South
Carolina. has for the last three years
been resident Of Columbia, S. G. For
about two years after coming to this
city, he was actively engaged in estab-
fishing an orphans home. and editing a
DaDer in interest of the HaOtist denOmi-