Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-08-15

ers to help him, can well afford to bring along
two, three four or five sing! nephews, cousins
or friends. They can all draw land, if TWEEN
ty.one years of age, and immigrants
SHOULD DEPEND ON THEMSELVES
for labor and everything else, as far as posi-
Bile. They should also bring a supply Of
matches, hoes, &C., and garden seed. In short
they should equip themselves completely in
America. The first three or four months will
be lost here, in building, fever, &C.. and fol-
some time after that it will not be prudent to
work between 10 A. M. and P. M. They
must remember. too, that the land given them
is not fenced meadow 1t is dense growth
of woods, brush and grass, which will have to
be cleared, and the sooner that is done the
better. Every cargo of such immigrants
that comes here greatly strengthens the coun'
try, and the more it is settled the easier row
the newcomers will have to hoe Let no one
come here depending on the government or
people for aid. He won't get it. Neither
are in condition to help anybody much, and
they have strained point in favor OF these
present immigrants. One thing 1 forgot
bring plenty of powder and shot They are
always useful, not forkiIlng anybody, but for
game, &C., and powder especially is very high,
the governments specific duty on it being be.
per pound 1t is the same, by the way, on to-
bacco, and the ad valorsm duties are 12t per
cent. When the immigrant arrives here he
should 60 to his place as soon as possible. and
get to work. He should not bother his head
about politics. They will only make him en-
emies where he needs friends, and take his
attention from bis business. If England
should take notion to gobble Liberia, and
the immigrant has to march out with the mil
itia, my advice to him is, as soon as he sees
the red coats to fire his gun in the air, then
run home with it, and stay there. If our
forefathers had had sense enough to do that,
the negroes would have been free and paid for
fifty years ago, educated and prosperous we
would never have heard Of Chamberlain,
Scott and Kimpton or any of their gang, and
there wouldn't have been any great civil
war;" Englishmen will not con6scate private
property, nor interfere with peaceful citizens,
and they are perfectly willing to crafty colo
nists by allowing them to vote once or twice
year for members of a council or something,
(Which don't amount to row of pins) and
the principle of universal equality is strictly
carried out l would not take the RESPONSE
bility of advising the colored people to come
here. I will say, however, that if they are
willing to take the risk and able to fill the re.
ouirements as above stated, they will here
have their own lands, be among their own
color, and Lave perfect social equality, GER
tainty almost of comfortable living, and a
fair chance for wealth on coffee, sugar, or cot
ton plantations. either of which will be so
much sure income after few years.
NO MORE SHOULD COME
without having arrangements made tor tier
transportation and location, so that they can
20 to their new homes Immediately on tteir
arrival, and not have to stop in Monrovia end
spend money. 1t seems to me that the hest
plan is to get lands little hack of the pres.
ent settlements on the St. Pauls, so as to be
near stores, schools, churches, river and neigh.
bors. 1t is also probably best for the persons
composing each cargo to settle as near togeth'
er as possible. By spreading the settlers buck
from the river, new land can be taken up snd
occupied without the discomfort and dangers
incident to the wilderness. A good physician
should certainly accompany the next shipload
of immigrants. He could do we'll on the St.
Paul's. Those who come here should be par
ticularly careful about fruit, and eat it only
very moderately, as any excess is very dan
gerOus.
THE GREAT DANGER HERE,
and what keeps the country and people back
80, is that mere living is so easily made
that settlers get in the habit of being satisfied
with that and loafng. Besides this, the eli.
mate is undoubtedly enervating to new com
er, and the enforced partial idleness of the
first year or two is apt to increase the indis-
position to labor. The land and country
about Grand Cape Mount is enthusiastical lily
spoken of by visitors. the former being won.
derfully fertile, and the latter as possess ng
almost inconceivable beauty Of scenery. The
settlements there are very sparse, but it may
he advantageous for the next cargo to land
and settle there. This can best be arranged
by the immigrants themselves. Grand Bassa
is also well spoken of, and it is said that great
inducements are held out by persons located
there. One colored man there, who is .he
leading merchant in Liberia, does an en-.
mense" business, and is said to he worth
S25O,0O0. 1t may be mentioned here that
several moderate fortunes have been made in
trading in and about Monrovia, besides those
on the river. A. B. WILLIAMS.
CURIOUS CHANCES.
Amongst those who have been most re-