The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-12-05

WARRINGTON, D. c., Nov. 28, 1874.
Colonel Thomas Taylor, Master State
Grange -DsAR COLONEL: About three
months ago saw au editorial sqnib in
Northern paper os ptioned '.HUw will
they be treated p9 This inquiry related
to Northern men coming south, with
Ii4 view to become bona ftie settlers. I
I'm ned,ately replieh, IN general terms.
to the inquiry: My reply elicited COM
nent, nnd the edltDr requested me to
write more in detail. ut once wrote
him. q series Of elk articles. promising
the first ono by requesting him and
his readers to lay before them the map
nf che United Stutes, aud upon it draw
;. cnrv,Iinrar line from r ,lelgh, N. c.,
through Greensboro, Salisbury, Char
tanhurg and G:.env!!!e, s. C., uud
project it to Atlauta. GA. then gave
nim description Of the sn,l, growth.
crops. culture. schools, railroads, mi.
uerats. dc, or thnt section of country
lying fifty miles North west and South
east of that liur, assuring hlm I did
uOt live or own foot Of land in that
-eg ment Of u circle. und hence bud EMO
.xe to grind" gave also minnie
description Of the habits. morals aud
mannerA Of the people living III thu.
area of country, ami assured him the
hand OF welcome would be extended
III any Northorn mau who would cuteI
there for the purpose ut assisting in
developing tn. Industries Of the coun-
try. r Gently I received II Iotter from
this editor. coutaiutug mauy thmuks for
my letters, which he says hnve uwak.
eued au interest. and thereupon h+
'unkes the following prupusltinn: 'Aii
bona Jide advertisements of lunuH,
p'antattous. &c, where y0uched for by
the Master ansi Secretary Of u Grange.
Will bn advertised free by the american
Patron, published in FIudIay. ONO"
NJw, our farmers have, for few
years past. frelted considerably over
she question of Immigration. The
manner in which it has been bundled
mas never excited nn enthusiasm with
me. for all their Efforts seemed 10 uim
towards the Introduction uf muscle
l have always thought we had muscle
suuugh, aud the cncapest aud best
muscle in the Uuited States. already
III South Carolina. We wunt un i'm.
portatlon Of brains aud money; and
here III the fairest and most feuplbl,
proposition towards etfecting this im-
portatlon that have vet seen submit
ted; and address this letter to you
simply that you may. in your jndg-
ment, take such steps rs you ;hink
hest to bring this matter directly be-
fore the Oranges. Thousands ol
Northern men are anxious to move
South to live, aud wonid do 81 If they
could be convinced they would not be
oatracised by Southerners. Those OF
us who invite them TO coma amongst
us must BIZ more than faithful in ali
our pledges, or our generation will be
gone before there III much of an i'm
migration. The subsidized press OF
this city can, by the falsehoods of
single issue. divert the tide from us
more successfully than tue efforts of a
thousand truthful publications. can
stem. The Chronicle is foul daily with
anti Southern fabrlcatious, and the
Republican, only this morning, has u
poisoning article headed. "Georgiu-
slavery again established. Why a
people, who profess to desire union
with the South, maintnin snch partisan
pimps. l cAnnot understand.
But that Is another thing. The
North has thousands of good thrifty
laboring men who are anxious to move
South with their families aud become
cnitivators of the soil. Shall We not
welcome them and advise them where,
how, aud Ut what cost homes can be
obtained? II so. the 4 ncrican Patron,
of FlndIuy, Oaio. magnanimousIy
profters to uid both US and them. and
l submit to you whether the Patrons
of Husban'iry of Sonth Carolina. IL,
lenst. should not at ohca move IN this
matter2 Yours fraternally,
ID. WYATT AIKEN.
PATRONS OE HUsDASDEI An i'm
porthnt meeting of tue solid men ot