The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1880-03-05

tralia, Canadas, Calihrnia, and some from
the Northwestern States. Al The agents
met had maps a. seil a. paaapiie,. "ith
accompanying map. These different coun-
tries did not spare expense to accomplish
their object"
Aud others have met those agents with
photographic pictures earicaturinAthe South
and Us people in the interest Of Northern
lands, farms, and homes But cur States
have done just a. nearly nothing worthy of
their abilities and necessities, as it seems
possible 10 have done and done nothing,
considering the vast amount Of land we have
in the Mississippi Valley and the fact that
white labor can cultivate every foot Of it
better than the African, aud that all the
agent. Of those cmntries enumerated by Mr..
Torrey stood around him with maps and
books and money, and he stood there like
stranger on forgotten errand--or, at least,
an enand be was not prepared to accom-
plish--must have been not little morti-
tying TO him
We have got b awake, and rise and work,
and spend money, and employ talent, learn.
ing aud industry, and make immigration
the great qucstbn Of the hour It is the
greatest ~ scst mOmeniOus 10 Us aud to
our chilaT b, conceivable. 1t matters not
whether many or few OF the co,ored people
depart Thi- Is true. The spirit Of unrest
the rowing fever has become a sort OF cpl
demic among them. It may rage till tens
OF thousands leave our States, or it may lull
and forever depart But this is all decep-
tive. The incubation has taken place. 1t
is therefore, liable to break out at any time
hereafter. And our political enemies, deem
ing negro labor our vulnerable point our
exposed, most perlous and indefensible for
tress, will avail themselves of attacks upon
it in all coming time The conduct of the
North towards the negro in the South has
ruined him for all reliable and permanent
usefulness among MS any longer The col
ored man is clever, and worthy Of great CON
sideration, and every kindness But he feels
that he owes his allegiance to institutions,
people and leaders of other States. Now
, they simply beckon to him and he drops
everything leaves state of comfort supe.
rior to thousands Of our white citizens and
fIles to the embrace Of total strangers under
fearful circumstances another climate-a
strange land-a people accustomed to work,
aud have work done, not in the droniug,
long mctered, sleepy style Of Timbuctoo-
but in the short metered quick step of the
progressive New Highlander Our future is
white labor or nothing.
In this condition of things large sums of
money ought to be judiciously expended
every year to illustrate the great advantages
ofour States for the permanent homes Of
honest tilers of the soil And while think
agents should be sent to England and the
Continent, | think there should be funds
placed at the disposal of the Governors of
these States to enable them to send some of
our ablest and strongest men into the West
ern States to deliver addresses on the SUI
perlor condition OF our climate, soil, and So
ciety for genial and remuneratve labor.
One feature, however have always in
sisted on and still regard it sine qua non.
Bodies of land must be set apart by the
State, or by private companies, or by both,
OF sufficient extentV I'D fertility to establish
colonies on. Were fifty families from any
fthese States to remove to distant country
say Brazil they would not tolerate the
idea FLEEING scattered hither aud thither
over vast and impossible reaches of
country, They would settle CONTINUOUSLY
We must regard this sentiment, indeed ne
cessity, in the case of such as we desire to
bring to our country.
Citizens of Texas have organized great
private company, with its arms stretching
out to Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales
and Europe, and they will realize just what
any brave company of united, energetic
people Of this Valley might as easily realize,
as a reward of their labors. If two colonies
could be organized and put on proper
footing, the lands laid off, and prices fixed
at $40, $40, $50, and $50 per acre-more. or
less, and made Interchangeable for serea years
and one room and a shed, thrown up and
some cistern water provided-the immigrant
would do the rest, and it would be the no
blest work that the next century will see on
our soil, and the most enriching TO our States
As long as we put all our eggs into one bas-
ket we shall approach more and more to the
condition of frst-class poorhouses. The
most successful men among us diversity their
investment; the most studious and sohol.
arly their studies the most useful, their
phllanthropies; the most Christian, the OBJ
jects of solictude.
Our Legislatures ought to send Commits.
sloners to England to invite cotton and
wooden manufacturers to set up branch fac
tories on our soil, and such factories should
be exempt from taxation for thirty years,
It would pay fnally-1st immigration I'd,
Immigration 3D. and last Immigration.