The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-03-29
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not come unless organized, in addition to
personal or individual, efforts be made, is to
our minds palpably evident.
What then, in addition to what has been
urged, is expected Of the State We have
nothing to suggest, at present, for time and
again we have presumed to recommend what
appeared to us practical, feasible ideas, which
have been utterly ignored. and we now ap-
peal to the aggregated individual real estate
owners OF the State, and trust that they will
make an effort to organize in some way to
give aid and assistance to the effort that is
now, or soon will beamade, to -indnas immi.
grafton, and that, too, just such immigration
as we need into South Carolina.
We will simply state few facts that have
recently occurred.
Shortly after our arrival in Washington,
after the 10th of January, at the close OF the
Congressional recess, we were approached
by foreigner, whose name is Smolnski,
Pole, who, since 1888 or 40, when he was
banished from his native land, has to this
day lived in the United States. He an
nounced himself as the president of an as
soclation of foreigners in Washington and
other Northern cities, who for three years
had been attempting to organize a success.
ful colony to cultivate the vine in some
Southern State. He had secured Con-
gressional friend, who had introduced bill
to assist them We hunted up the bill, and
found it one of that class TINT somo mon,
think are Legitimate, but with which we
could have no possible sympathy, simply be-
cause it called upon Congress to contribute
from the national treasury to appropriate
money for colonization purposes. This was
little too bold a subsidy proposition to Sc
cure our support, and VIC SO advised the
General (SmolnskD.
He then solicited our assistance in sccur-
ing State aid. To this extent VIC agreed
to and did send to the Governor, mcmbcrs
of the Legislature and other friends in
South Carolina, articles he had written upon
this subject and copies of the constitution
of his organization. We, however, lad no
faith in his efforts, and told him so, simply
because there was an impracticabiity about
the entire thing that did not comport with
our views.
He then appealed for advice, and assured
us he would send scores of families of iu-
teligcnt workingmcn, each of whom had
some spare money, and fair education, into
any Southern State that held out induce
ments for such immigrants that he had
friends and relatives in France, Italy, Po.
land, and throughout Southern Europe, who
were anxious to immigrate to the Southern
States, who were accustomed to growing
small grain, raising stock, cultivatipg. the
vine, manufacturing wine, pickles, chow
chow, and canned fruits, and that these peo-
pie only wanted an opening or encourage
mcnt, and they would come with their
families and effects and settle in any South
crn State.
We suggested to this enthusiastic old
pioneer the idea of calling his Association
together and invite Southern representative
men to address them upon the inducements
to migrate Southwark Ho accepted our
proposition, and we were the first Southerner
invited to address the asscmblage. We
accepted the invitation, appeared before the
Association, and placed before them the
advantages and disadvantages of South
Carolina as home for the industrious, frugal
man, whether he be laborer, cultivator, har-
vester, husbandman or mechanic.
In the course of our remarks VIC sugges-
ted the selection by the Association of
three OF its representative men, who should
be sent to South Carolina, to travel over the
State, see and learn for themselves, and to
report to the Association on their return.
Mr.. Bryan, the Chairman of the Board of
Commissioners of the District of Columbia,
(Which is equivalent to the Governor of the
DistrictD was present, urged this recon-
incubation, in forcible speech. promised
to give assistance, and advised the call of
an adjourned meeting q week from that time
at which meeting other Southern men would
be invited to be present, and when sub
scription would be started to dcfray the cx-
penscs of the above committee to South
Carolina. That meeting will take place,
that committee will be appointed, and they
will 90 to South Carolina on a tour of OBJ
servation. They will probably appear in
South Carolina early in April, at time
whcn.th whole land appears most beautiful
to the visitor
Nothing more than this can be done at
this end of the line. What will be done
in South Carolina to induce this committee
to report tavorably and probably encourage
the migration to that State of colony of