The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-01
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Thursday Korhing. Jaassary !. 1915 1879
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= Near the close. pt, the recent extra ses.
sion OF tho Gsietsl Assembly in No.
vember, an ACT was passed which ap.
propriated $75. GOO for the compilation
and printing Of report on immigration
ordered to be done at the session OF
l872-73. Certificates of Indebtedness
were issued to the Republican Printing
Company, on account OF this and other
appropriations. These certificates are
now in circulation. are made payable for
lakes. and have to be redeemed at the
State Treasury. The Opposition made
to this appropriation by the Union.
Herald. yesterday. comes, therefore. too
late. There was time when it might
have made issue in this matter. with
good reason, as to the amount. and on
other grounds, too, bnt it let clip the
opportunity of doing, so. What il has
to say about'it now is Of no use. and can
have no effect. 1t is but the old tune
and lsmensation about what might have
been. Passing by all reasonable grounds
OF objection. it industriously hunts up
some that are as dinsy and uusatisfao.
tory az the objection itself is behind
time. WE tti.n .t.u .e
Il assumes. Tor Instance, that the'cfass
of immigrants who may be induced to
come into ths State, by the REPRESENTA-
tions Of the publication in question,
must necessarily be mere laborers. and
will find employment with Democrats to
the exclusion OF native colored labor.
How does the Herald know all that?
There can be nothing in tho nature of
the publication which. will have any
such effect. II the work is properly
done. Il will contain description Of the
advantages of the several towns and
Counties in the State, the price of lands,
the productions, the profits of labor,
the facilities for manufacturing, the
water powers, the forest growth. the
areas OF open and OF uncleared land,
the attractions Of the climate, the rain
fall, &cc phe facts bearing upon the
educational system OF the State, the
number of public and private schools.
OF churches. the disposition of the peo-
pie generally to receive new corners, q
classification Of the existing population.
and MANY other items Of interest, would
find apPloprlate place and treatment in
such d volume. = Statistics Of this sort,
such as are to be found In Mills work,
would be Of interest to our whole peo-
pie as well as to strangers. They could
have no moro effect in inducing laboring
men,; who might thus learn of them, to
come here. than they would have upon
q better-to-do and q be.ter-informed
class. In all probability. the preponder-
ance Of influence they would exert
would be upon the last named clase.
Mere laborers would not be likely to be
particularly interested il sll suoh things.
but rather IN. the, question ,of wages.
Men with capital, able to buy or lease
land. to start factories, to bring in new
industries. and to employ and pay labor,
would naturally examine the new field
of enterprise which invited them very
carefully.
Nor does it follow that laborers, il
only suoh should come. will get en-
ployment exclusively with Democrats;
nor,i ii they do. that they will necessa-
rily drive oolored labor to the wall.
These are vain fears, or insincere pre-
tences. Efficient labor will always com.
mand employment wherever it is needed.
No nun can say that there is not room
for more us we'll as better and different
kinds o labor here. The country needs
men to cultivate the soil, to carry on
aud increase its productions, to diver.
sify its pursuits, and to Introduce new
plans, new habits 9nd new ideas. We
have mill sites, bpt few mills; VIC have
sunny slopes. but no vineyards or or
clards; we have fine grazing lands, but
no Hocks; we have abundant timbers,
but no shops to convert them into lum-
ber, furniture and implements. Along