The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-09-24

That the Subordinate, County or
District Oranges form Immigration socie-
ties. the members of which to give IN fee
simple definite portion, such as may be
agreed upon, of their lands-say ten to
twenty per cent. or more, to white
families agreeing thereon lands to
be given in tracts of ten, twenty, thirty,
| forty, fifty, sixty or more acres each, and
if left by the settler before the expiration
! of five years to revert to the donors.
That they sell other portions of their lands
in similar sized tracts TO actual settlers at
low prices and on long time; and, if
desired, lease other portions for a term
OF years at moderate rents, literally
| assisting, in every way, the settlers,
whether donee, purchaser, or lessee.
That map aud pamphlet, such as
recommended in the resolutions adopted
by the Executive Committee, at their
meeting held the I'd of March last,
containing all therein recommended,
together wish these recommendations,
be issued and circulated in our West
-rn and Middle States, as well as in Eu-
rope.
But while we know the wonderfully
abundant natural advantages bestowed
upon our State by benefcent Creator,
1t will be ditfc 1t to make those at q dis
lance believe in this vast diversity and
protuslon of blessings In which we are
stepped, as 1t were, to the lips, while the
mass of our planters, by their acts, give
the lie to their representations. They
try to raise cotton, ard pay famine prices
tor all they do need and consume. To
"a N ho IL L
true, our acts must accord with our
professions. Small farmers or large ones
will not seek homes where they see all
others failing to produce abundance of
the most common necessaries of life
where all seem to be desperately
struggling, year in and year out, year
after year, finding no rest, raising little
cotton to buy meagre pittance of meat
and bread. Foreigners have common
sence, and give us the credit of having
the same, and hence conclude that cotton
is the most profitable thing we produce,
and they see that is running us continually
to destruction. We, therefore, most
urgently recommend the general practice
by Patrons of the advice given in the
report on agriculture adopted by the last
meeting of this Grange,-to plant
principally food crops, grasses, large and
small grains, roots and fruits to plant
less and cultivate better, thus reducing
prices of all articles that can be raised
here, which means every thing nearly but
coffee. When we do this, foreigners will
believe the truth Of our statements, and
be glad to locate in such country as this
naturally, and should be by intelligent
art and ouIfivotiO if xra rozo-o blo
men, are true to our families, our country
and our most benefcent God, who will
hold us responsible for the use we make of
the magnificent advantages He has given
us.
But duty in all these respects calls US
aloud to look to another great evil at home.
Humanity, self-protection, fealty to our
noble order, demand that we turn our
best and kindest efforts to another class
than immigrants, though we must not for
a moment lose sight of these. A large
portion of our citizens have become
discouraged, and every day see trains of
families and individuals emigrating
beyond our borders, sadly turning their
backs on the loved homes of their children,
tearing themselves in despair from dear
friends, and going into voluntary exile.
This tide OF emigration can and must be
stopped. While it continues foreigners
see and reason from il against our State,
and immigration cannot be effected
sufficient to fill the vacancies caused by
emigration.
We, therefore, recommend that the Of
fcers and members of County and Subor-
dinate Oranges use their best endeavors
to encourage the Responding, assist the
needy, aud explain and urge upon all
disposed to emigrate the expense, the I'M
certainty, and the many difficulties and
losses incident to removal to a new and
untried home, using every reasonable and
fair argument to fix the wavering, and to
stop and settle those already on the move,
showing the great dissatisfaction of the
many who would return if able
LABOR.
By adopting the measures above recon-
mended, we shall need to cultivate less
land, while by the labor now at our COM
mand we Will be able, by diversity of
crops and using improved implements to
cultivate more. Thus would the labor
question, in great degree. regulate itself
County Oranges, through the various
agencies, can procure many laoorers from
Great Britain and the Continent, and any
kind Of labor desired.
But in our Middle and Western States
there are thousands of individuals and
families, who would be glad to settle and
labor among US if, in the former States,
they can be convinced of the salubrity of
our climate, and in the latter, of safety
of narcon and DrOOartV and nf kindly
treatment of their families. Many in our
Atlantic States also could be induced to
come and settle among US, rather than go
beyond the Mississippi river. We would
therefore recommend County and Subor-
dinate Oranges, and Patrons generally,
to send agents to the States indicated, as
the most hopeful source of labor supply
of the most satisfactory kind and most
desirable settlers on our unoccupied
land.
We further recommend that the Coun-
ty Oranges devise measures for securing
some plan by which the mode of employ
ing labor NAV be regulated and rendered
more uniform, and for the protection of
Patrons in their contracts for labor.
d. l.. PHAREs, Chm.
J. w. GRIFFIN,
R. J. LAWRENCE
WORTHY MASTER:
Your special committee, to whom was
referred the report of the Committee on
Immigration and Labor, would most re-
spectfully recommend the cordial adoption
of the same, and that the Secretary be
i a.