Claiborne guardian., 1881-06-22

rs. o. City Iton.l

Readers Of last SUNDAYS issne
The Item, must have observed that
out Of fourteen homicides committed
in this city within Ave nOnths, not
q single conviction Of murder was
ohtuined in the courts, and that only
in one case was there even n cOnvic-
ton of manslaughtcr. In the other
cases the criminals were never ar
rested, or were acquitted through
some means or other after arrest.
Facts are shocking things come.
times. In this matter they are 81.
pecially 81.
1t would be difficult indeed to
point out n circumstance more dis
graceful TO an American city with
nearly a quarter of u million Ut in.
habitants thau the utter impotence
of law evidenced by such q record
of unpunished assassination. Fosr.
teeu hOmici,lcs in five months, and
no conviction OF murder! The state.
ment would startle any European
community with horror.
And in the face of such facts there
q q complaint that emigration does
not turn it's current In our direction,
where law is powerlrss,, the police
worthless, and the political condi.
ton rotten. The must we cnn At
present expect to obtain IN the way
of immigration il the poorest OF all
immigrant elements.-IRnniless Ia.
borers in debt for their pnssage
when they come here. II Ia true
that in time to come this element OF
Louisiana population, possrssing
strength, industry, honesty aud fru'
gality, will create property and be.
come of large social Importance.
But what we most need in the shape
of immigrants are immigrants OF the
sort now tlocking to the West and
Northwest by thousands - immi.
grants with capital. The Germans
, aud English and ScanGinavians who
seek homes in the United States,
bring capital with them, and that
r capital produces n hundredfold for
| it's owners in n very few years. 1t
is painful truth that the only i'm
, migrants who can be induced to set
tie in Louisiana are those forced to
n do so by necessity, rs their only
e chance OF being able to reach the
4 United States mt all.
!. In The States to which emigraHts
!. of German and Scandinavian and
Anglo. Saxon blood flock, cities
q spring into existence with the rapid
y ity OF fungus growth; property "
created with almost magical celerl'
h. ty; population doubles aud triples
I. within a few years; railroad compa
q MES spin the lines of their iron web
. and barren plains become transform
N ed to smiling farms. Emigration
has built up the West astoundingl!
or since the war; it has done nothing
for the South. TO wonder ut thi
n. would be stupidity. Ii was natu
N. raj result Of the destruction OF tn
he old social fabric which the Confede
racy sought to preserve in vain. an'
off the epidemic of political corruptio
lie aud political crnelty which followed
he We may yet be able TO secure
,er steady flow Of Latin immigration
Louisiana, by holding out proper II
for ducements TO starving foreign labo
a and above all, by doing everythin
lid TO render the condition of those VII
rk. settle among us comfortable. A
me money produces money, so emigr
lbe ton produces emigration uuder CT
in tain conditions The thousand
Lee who sail yearly to New York fro
Europe are attracted to the Unite
States by the efforts OF friends go
before rather than by anythil
else. Germans and others who
, we'll in the West write TO frien
. !. ~ and relatives across the ocean, 81
,on ~ in many cases aid them TO con
~ho Could We induce few hundr
:. =, thrifty Germans to settle in Lo
Ian sians. aud subsequently make th'
GO feel that they could enjoy with
,.n not merely advantages Of clim'
ON and soil, but also full advantages
tn good government, strong )usti
Ill, and low taxes, within decade .
: scr eral thousand, representing no
n Or considerable amount Of capi
own would follow. The most import
,,ar means of turning immigration
,hole way 10 not TO preach about tho
W., ries of our climate, the luxnrit
nnd ness of our vegetation and the
sHO developed riches Of our soil. but
80 prove to those who settle among
," ,'.n. that they will have the benefit
,ead. laws as good and wise ano We"