The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-02-21

the time occupied by. the speaker save
his own voice and the Interruptions Of
applause. }. .G ), III
Mr. j. 8. Richardson, offered rssolu-
tionof thanks to the Secretaries of the
convention for their constant Hnd faith.
ful services. which was unanimously
adopted X.
On motion of Mr.. T. Y. .Simons, the
convention adjourned, at P. NJ, sub.
ject to the call of tho Executive Com
mittee, through the President.
The following report was unavoidably
omitted from the proceedings of Thurs.
day:
The Committee on Immigration, to
whom was referred the resolutions in
troduced by Mr.. Maurice, reported, in
substance. as follows:
/. That the committee have carefully
considered the resolutions aud papers
touching white immigration into this
State.
2tThat sub committee was ap.
pointed to confer with the State Grange.
Patrons of Husbandry, but the Grange
respectfully declined, as tho Patrons
were constitutionally debarred from
acting with any other body.
3. That Mr. Frank Melchers, Of
Charleston, has introduced 500 immi-
grants in the. State, and that ho has
orders for large additional number;
that he has in his possession Sc, ZOO to
be expended in the introduction of
additional immigrants; he has twenty
agents in various towns and cities in
Germany. isf
4. That the committee has examined
Rev. Tiiman II. Gaines, who says he
has reeently introduced 400 immigrants
into the State. That he had On Office
in Canal street, New York, and that he
has upon his books orders for over 800
moro, and, further. that he could send
1000 per week if required.
b. That the main obstacles tina. have
been met by those engaged in this
praiseworthy work, has been to over
come the prejudices thath have been studi.
onsly infused into the minds of the i'm
migrants in the Old World and in this
country by the agents OF the Northwest
against the entire South. misrepresent-
ing the spirit Of our people towards the
immigrants, the cheapness of our lands,
the fertility Of our soil, the health and
mlldness of our climate, the lines of
steamships to New York, in conjunction
with the influence of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. and the inducements
held ont to them for the purchase of
lands.
6. That they can compete with them
successfully by having limo betwee d
charleston and Liverpool or Bremen.
The railroads in the State should trnns-
port the immigrants at the lowest possi-
BILE cost, for they will be paid in the
future by tho transportation OF the pro-
ducts of the:r labor.
4 That our country, not being CO.
vered for nearly half tho year by snow,
and where the laborer is not compelled
to spend IN winter what he has made in
GUNNER, and when he can work in the
open air from year to year, presents un-
usual advantages to the immigrant,
where their prejndices are dispelled,
and our real advantages are made
known.
8. The average value of the land in
the North is $40 per acre, while in the
South it ia but 3.36; We grow all the
cereals and make the short and long
sJaple cotton. and rice. and they are
the best market crops in the world.
8. Iho Immigrants should be settled
in the most healthy portion of the State:
that they should be treated with the
6sSssSSoS NAHAoOoo oL1S4 SuatOco tuG
practices of the sharpers; be provided
with good houses; churches erected for
them, and school houses established for
: the education of their children. They
have been accustomed to q different
kind of. diet which we have been ac.
customed to allow the negro laborer;
that peck of meal and three pounds of
bacon is not suitable diet for them,
and that would tend to disgust and dis
satisfy them.
10. That the advantages to aocrue to
us from the introduction Of white immi.
grants can hardly be estimated should
We give them every alternate section,
which will more than qnadruple the re-.
mainder in value.
II. That the aggregate white vote of
the State does not exceed. $4,000 pro
rata; the honest colored vote would not
exceed thirty per cent. more, which
would require Us to overcome majority
OF abOut Is, 900 at the ballot-box.
12. If we introduce $4,000 immi.
grants, who will have an interest in the
development of the State, it would save
the State from the ruinous expenditures
which are represented as it's current ex.
penses. For instance, the expenses of
the State in 1866 were $266. 244. IA,
md In 1919 &J 717 Q1Q en- VI u,;t,,