Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1875-09-23
inviting Georgia Negroes 10 Come
and Settle In South Carolina.

From the Columbia correspondence
Of the Charleston Ne,rs and Courier
We get the following account of a
public meeting held by prominent
Radicals in Columbia, on Monday
night, the 18th instant. As these
Immigrants will all be laborers, labor
#i.l be more plentiful if they come
b this State, and wages will be re-
duced. As the colored people have
slready an overwhelming majority
ID South Carolina, we do not see the
logic of this invitation on their part.
The meeting held last evening, at
Parker's Hall, was attended by sever
ii hundred persons. On the platform
kere Senator W. B. Nash, Gen. J. B.
Dennis, Secretary of State R. E.
Hayne, Judge 7. ]. Mackey, ex-Gov-
ernorF J. Moses, Judge J. ]. Wright,
Prof. Greener, N. E. Edwards, and
.ss9sTSi ss9@s5TsSiin..L.e.-n wi,,fyrws- reject
ed chairman and the business was
iopened by Judge Wright, who intro.
Iduced the following preamble and
resolutions:
Whereas, call has been made by
the citizens of Washington and
Wayne Counties, Georgia, for meet
ing to assemble on the 18th instant,
at the courthouses of Washington and
Wayne Counties, for the purpose Of
appointing two persons, whose duty
il, shall be to proceed to some State
or States, to find suitable place or
places for those who desire to emil
{ crate and settle; and whereas the
q material interest and development of
this State greatly depends upon the
cultivation of the soil, and as not
more than one-ffth of our arabic
lands are cultivated, owing to the
scarcity of laborers, and as peace
and good feeling exists between all
classes of the people in this State,
and law and order prevails, and per-
feet protection secured to all law
abiding citizens and whereas we
feel assured that our planters and
farmers will extend a hearty welcome
to. and employ at reasonable wages,
1oanv GOOD and substantial laborers
therefore, be it
Resolved, That the meeting appoint
a committee of six, whose duty it
shall be to confer with the gentle
men who may be appointed by the
citizens of Washington and Wayne
Counties, Georgia, relative to settling
in this State; and that the said COM
mittee be requested to extend a hearty
welcome to all such persons who may
feel disposed to come:
Resolvcd, That said committee be
instructed to make application to such
railroad companies as they may deem
proper ior the reduction of the fare
Of such persons who may wish to en-
igrate to this State, and that they
have power to increase the committee
at viii, and make all other arrange
ments that they may deem proper
for the purpose Of carrying the OBJ
iect we have in view into effect.
Resogred, That a copy of these
resolnt;ons and the proceedings O.
this meeting, be forwarded to the
president of the meeting to be heic
stWashington on the 18th instant;
Speeches were made by Judge
Mackey, Ex-Governor Moses, Secreta
ry of State Hayne, and, although
there was evidently some opposition
manifested, the resolutions were
adopted and the following committee
appointed. ]. J. Wright, r. I. Green
er, R. B. Elliott, F. L. Cardozo, W
B. Nash and H L. Shrewsbury.
The colored laboring classes evl
dently look upon the movement witt
disiavor, as they say that there
scarcely enough work to give EN-
nloyment to the present working pop
of tho c;tv and county.