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-. :.. ??. j.i." . ?.. . Saturd ly 5lormn?, Hay 7,1870. Tho Immitjiadon Convention. IUJPOKTS OF COMMITTEES. The Committee on Direct Trude, by their obuirman, Mr. Robert Mure, made the following report, which was received as information, and laid upon the table, subjeot to future .consideration : The Committee ou Direct Trade, ap? pointed by tho convention, havo (riven tho aubject oa much consideration ns tho limited tinieallowed them tu report, hut by no means aa much,as its importance demands. The city Of-New . York has for years been the great emporium and oentre of trade for all ceotionu of tho Union, of which abe is the metropolis. Thither "tend all the streams .of wealth, to pour their largesses iuto her coffers, already f?ll to overflowing. And it is a well known fact that tho South is, moro than all other ".Sections, .a . tax-payer to this exacting commercial autocrat. Year by year, as the earth briugs forth her in? crease, and the planter ia rewarded for his toil by au abundant harvest of the fleecy textile, by which humanity is clothed, a largo proportion goea as tribute to the Northern manufacturer, banker, ship-owner and importen The question ariB?sjw.why should this bb fio? Why should :the Sbuthei'n people, with tho spirit ttiot animates thom, thu? snpinely submit to a state of things so manifestly againsttheir. besV interests, when, by acti?h??!l?it/ed.,?eUrmiued action, they may cast off these .shackles. whioh have hitherto bound thom, and become iude oettdenl'?f thegfce'?t metropolis. The vo$mittee'on.p^*in^ation( f ully alive toj bo j in port aneo of the subject, will doubtless bring forcibly to view the many 'adf alliages to bo derived from an enterprise, looking tb the introduction into tho South of a class of thrifty nod industrious immigrants, sud will point out tho facilities abd ? perfect practica? bility foi such an epterpriefe. 'Such a sahorno as this will build up the waste places of the South, and fill thom with a numerous and happy population, and Co? equal With this enterprise in importance, is that . of direct, -trade with Europe, whereby.our produc? may hud a foreign market by the most direct and expedi? tious route, and our imports from thence to supply tbo wauts of our people be brought direct to our doors, without first paying a! tax to the banker, the importer, and jobber of New York. Wo would propose, therefore, that ? company be formed, having a capitu] sufficient to construct and equip foul freight and emigrant steamers, and that tho,shares iu such capital stock be placed atan amoUut which would bring it withir the power of the greatest number to par ticipate. Your committee have assurances thai not only individuals iu this couutry une Europe, but wealthy corporations, ari willing and ready to subscribo to thi. object. They therefore recommend the ndop tion of the following resolutions: Resolved, That this couveution recom mend that a company be formed for tin establishment of a permanent line o freight and immigrant steamers to a por in Europe, in abares of $25 each. Resolved, That a committee be ap pointed by the chair to obtain snbsorip tiona from the various railroad com pa nies and corporations interested in oom meroe, and ulso take .measures for tb establish ruent of .a sompauy, ou a per manedt basis, to form a line to consist o four steamers. Resolved, TL?* the ohairman of encl delegation be charged with tho duty o obtaining subscriptions in their section willi power to appoint sub-cominitteee who will report to the chairman of th committee appointed by the oonventioi the names aud amounts subscribed. The Committee on the Manufacture o Cotton, through their Chairman, C<>1. J B. Palmer, of Columbia, reported a follows: That it has beeu contended, for years by our most sagacious fttate.".men, that i was not the policy of tho South to es ?iort its cotton iu the Hut. Beujami franklin, writing from London, saitl "Here in England, it is Well known an understood, that whenever a mauufat ture is established, employijg a uumbe of hands, it raises the value of lands u about." Andrew Jackson, in 1824, ntl vooated, in a private letter, the takm "from our agriculture 600,000 men, wt mea and. children, to be employed i manufactures." Lord Goodrich, in th House of Lord?, speaking of France said: "If it wero freely to admit our mr nuf ac tores, it would speedily be reduce to an agricultural, and therefore, a poe nation, as all must be that depend es elusively ou agriculture." Waahingto entertained similar views. While then opinions have been stated by many, mo.' of our people have either considered i entirely.impracticable for us to undei stand the general manufacturo of ou leading staple, or thinking it praotict ble, have considered the period when i would be accomplished so far in the ft ture, as to demand no attention froi them. Your Committee will endeavor to catt blish the proposition, that it not oui can, but will be done at an early day. First among the advantages posscssc by the South over the North for mani faoturing cotton, and one that it wi never cease to hold, is that it is the plat of production of the raw material, would be no more unnatural to transpoi the crude ores of Pennsylvania to di taut States for manufacture, than it for ns to continue to send abroad ot Hut cotton. The Southern manufuoturi saves the freight and other charges c bagging, rope and other waste. Tb waste, amounting to.fully one-eighth < each bale, . eau be manufactured in paper at the South more oheaply than i tho North, and is consequently moro v luable, though it costs fur less here thu ? (??-r-r-iri-r-r- -irrn-'-rr jggjj there. Reclamation on false paoked or damaged cotton ie, with ns, oosy und di? rect, and we save the burdensome North? ern charges for storage, insurance, bro ku rn go, &o., and the loes from repeated sampling end thefts. Mofe or lesa cotton can alway* be purchased in tho lint, thus saving, to that extent, the loss by bag? ging und rope. Freights on manufac? tured Roods aro less than on bulky and hazardous bales of raw cotton. Another advantage is to bo found iu our climate. Fire for heating purposes is only requir? ed for from one to three mouths of tho year, according to localities. Wc have an ubuudunce of unoccupied wator power iu every Southern State. Wo have ulso inexhaustible coal-beds, easy of access. Wages are comparatively low. The mildness of the climate, the abundance of lumber, and tho cheapness of laud, enables manufacturers to provide opera? tives witlig inexpensive but comfortable houses and largo garden plats. The ex? pense of living must always bc lesa here than ut the North. The winters being mild and open, we must ever bo able to produce our provisions moro cheaply than they can bo produced in a country whero a great part of the six working months uro appropriated to raising sup? plies for man and beast for the remain? ing portions of the year. Our operatives aro admitted to bo re? markably frugal, industrious, cusily taught und controlled, and wo have au unemployed class of many thousands from which to draw in the futuro. Tho North and Europe will contribute largely iu operatives whenever there is a demand for thom, and thus manufacturing will advance immigration. The English, in manufacturing, mix India and other inferior cottons with the American, while ".ve use the best staple tho world produces. The consequence is, that where our goods have beeu in? troduced abroad, they are preferred to tho English. Tho foreign manufacturer has been known to brand hts goods drills, for instance---as American. Your Committee have had before them carefully compiled statements, .showing the cost of manufacturing cotton North and South. They are fully satisfied that yarns can be manufactured here, trans? ported to tho North, pny a commission of five percent, for selling, be sold at the cosi of Northern production, nud yet yield a net profit of five cents per pouud. And that certain classes of colored goods eau ho produced here and Bold iu the North, at cost of production of similar goods there, ami yet yield a profit ol over 10c. per pound. Eug'.isU manufacturers have admitted, after inspecting the books of some ol our Southeru factories, that we produced yarns moro cheaply thou they did. TY test this admission, the Saluda Factory, of this State, sent in April, 18(19, througi tho houso of W. C. Courtney & Co., ol Charlouton, some packages of their No. 20 yaru, to Manchester, England. Thest yarns sold at lt?d., which, at the thee rate of gold and exchange, was equal tc 43%c. currency hero. Tho total cost o tho yarns, including freight, insurance commission ou sale's, &c, wna SDj.ic. leaving a net profit bf -i \^o. per pound lu support of the positions assumed your committee direct attention to tin great success of the Augusta, Granite ville and otbei factories iu manufuatur ing plain gooda; of the Columbus, Ala mauco aud other factories in making colored gooda, and the Saluda, Ros .vol and.otlier factories in spinning and warp ing fiuo yarns, with profit at a time whet manufacturing at the North and ii Europe hus been languishing nod un profitable. lu further confirmation, tin following extracts, from a letter writtei by a prominent manufacturer ut th North, is submitted: "While I have only met expenses ii tho North in running twenty frumes 3,000 spiudles-tho retnrus I have frou sixteen frames of the samo machiner iu Georgia for the last six months huv< beeu 815,000 clear protit. Our compun; has determined to sell out their mu chiuery." * * * "The South enjoy the ndvautago of uot less thau tweilt, per cent, over tho North in manufactur iug." Tho writer of this ietter hus bine moved South, and bis cotton mill nt th North in permanently closed. A largo number of Northern coito mills uro idle, mauy of those in opera tiou have recently reduced tho wages c their hands, und some uro running ot snort time; machinery is hoing tram ferred to the South, und skilled labu und capital is begin uing to follow. Eoe. land is losing her monopoly. Franc and Germany are yearly importing lea of her yarns aud manufactured gooch Her manufacturers are becomiug alarm ed, and her operatives are turning thei eyes in this direction. There eau be u doubt that we will, before long, suppl thu North, and, to some extent, the We? an d East Indies, China, South Americ and Mexico, with manufactured good; and export yarns to the continent c Europe, and ultimately to England. Few realizo bow rapidly mauufactui ing hus increased in the United State.? Tho first cotton factory on the Arl wright prinoiple waa erected in Rh od Island, io 1790. lu 1812, there wet thirty-three mills iu Rhode Island an twenty mills in MuBsuohusetts, turuin tu ull 48,000 spiudles-an overage c about 900 to the mill. In 1850, ther were in the United Staten 2 500,000 spit dies; in 18G8, over 6,000,000, showing n iucrease of over 3,600,000 in eightee years- almost exclusively in tho North Ihe Smith having in the latter year on) about 200,000. The wages paid to fm tory operatives in 1838 was over $13,000 000. In 1848, over 827,000,000-au it creuso of 100 per cent, iu ten yean Thu increase iu tho South must, berea ter, bo far moro rapid than it has ice North, Attention is already directed I our country na tb? proper Meld for tl cotton manufacturer. Indeed, we b lieve no astute business man,will, engag iu it else whero, and within a few 3 eat most of those already euTDlcjtfiinttl Nortb in this branch of i nam some are doing now, dismantle their mills and either move Sooth, or engage in other brancbos of roana faa tu ring. It cannot tie I OD g before machinery for. working longistaplo will be introduced, and Savannah, Obarleston and Wilming? ton, with their facilities for procuring cheap, coal, mil vie with each other in the manufacture of our sea island cot? ton; and soon the busy hum of the spin? dle will be heard on every water-course, from Virgiuia to Texas. It is tho belief of your Committee that the planter* may, with profit to themselves, aid in producing this result, by combining together in joint stock associations, and erecting cotton mills of Huflicient capacity to work up their cot tou crops. These mills should bo ma? naged, not by tho .planters themselves, but by experienced aud capable business meu, who will give their undivided at? tention, with experts in charge of thc mechanical departments. Manufacturing comprises so many details, that its suc? cessful prosecution requires the most careful nnd systematic management. With all our advautnges, inattention to details and careless management cauuot but produce loss. From 82.500,000 to ?3,000,000 would be added to tho value of our cottou crop, if wo were to manufacturo it into yarus and woven goods. Of this, a large amount would be paid out for wnges, aud that to a class that is now not only unemployed in adding to the wealth ol the country, but for tho most part, a burden upon their parents ortho public. The enormous increase in tho amount of money reoeived by tho South would be the direct advantage derived from manufacturing. Thc merchant, the me ohanic, tho r.gricultnrnlist, the banker, the real estate owner, nnd, in fact, every citizen of our country, would be inci? dentally benefit ted. Busi ness generali] would be stimulated, and property of ali kinds enhanced iu value. What bat manufacturing not done for England' To come nearer home-what bas it nol done for Now England? Take tho towt of Lowell, for instance. Situated iu t cold, bleak, unproductive country, witl every drawback nnd no advantages, ex cept its water power, and the iudomitabh energy of its inhabitants, it has grown within a few years, from a mere hamlet with ono manufacturing company, (tin Merrimack, organized in 1822,) into ai active, thriving city, with fifty mills turning over 450,000 spindles, runniu) over 12,000 looms, giving employmeu to 14,000 operatives, supporting Bevel national banks, with au agyretrato ou pi tal of $2,350,000, and four savings banks with un aggregate deposit of about $5, 000,000, principally savings of operat ives. Of the cntiro products of the Uuitc States, exported to foreign cou ntrief tho South han at times contributed a high as fifty-five per cen*.-double au treble the vulue of our products by mani: facturing before exportation, aud w oatise a flow of wealth from the Nort anti from abroad thut must produc almost unparalleled prosperity. If we desiro to fully partic?palo in tbs prosperity and husteu its consummation there must be no folding of the urms o our part. We cannot afford to stan idly by, while foreign capital and euei gy, attracted as it will he-indeed, as : is-by the wonderful advantages wo pot sess, gradually occupy the field to ot: exclusion. Then, indeed, would tl sceptre have departed from Israel. Bi rather let us, while heartily we'eomiu tho Northern business man and capita ist, join in generous rivalry in thc grei work of developing our resources. A new era is upon us. The policii attending the institutions of the past n longer control our actions. Too indu trial pursuits to which wo were wont 1 devote our energies no longer claim oi undivided attention. No COUNTRY E: CL.08IVEL.Y AOniOCLTUnAIjEVEU OBBW PK] MANENTL.Y men. Wo huve shown tl world thut wo could perform tho fu measure of our duty to our couuti during a long, bloody and disastroi war. Property and lifo were freely BU reudered. No sacrifice was too great bo cheerfully offerod. Fathers and f<on mot hors and daughters, vied with euc other, early and lute, in Reason and oi of season, in acts of self-abnegatio Let tho bailie spirit actuate us now. L each ono of us rise to the mis-ion befo us. Let there bo no idlers in our street Let honest, manly labor be clothed wii tts propor dignity. Let agricultnr manufacturing, mining and com mer alike command our efforts. Let euerg method and careful, close mtinngeme attend us in our various pursuits. lu building up our wasto places, at in securing that prosperity a benefice Providence hus placed within our reac we are firmly couviuced that tho cottt manufacturer will perform a promine part; and we express the hopo that tl Southern people will givo this matt their serious attentiou, and do what tb can to foster and advauce this branch industry. Col. J. P. Thomas, Chairman of t! Committee on Immigration, read tl following interesting report from t Committee: The Committee to whom was referr the subject of immigration, with the E companying papers, feel the respon bili ty which devolves upon them. T Committee bave addressed themselves tho work of placing before this oonve tion a programme of action at once sii plo in details, practical iu character ai eiFective in operation; and they ho that tho scheme which tboy have ador ed, will be found to embrace these e ments of success. As to the paramou importnnco of immigration to South C rolina and the South in general, t Committee deem it useless to wasto t time in words. Wo see, wo know, ' feel this great need. Material devele mont is the great work of the day. Il the source of wealth, and wealth bric in its train power, happiness and all t concomitant!!, moral, mental and phy cal, of a solid civilization. As one the means to this great end of thorou -r ???......TTrr r-rlT^l.. -.-- j Development of all our varied resources, the" introduction into this State and tbe South of a hardy aral thrifty population ia a consummation ?f prim? importance. What immigration bas accomplished for the North and North-west, we want done for. the South and South-west. Tbe Committee aro not unmindful of the great vulue to this State, und the South in gnu ural, of its present and resi? dent laboring class. The lubor of this class is of decided advantage. They de? sire to recoguizo its importance, and uuite in tho general sentiment that it should bo fostered, and iu every way utilized for tho general good. But it is insufficient. It should be supplemented. We desiro to piuco South Carolina in the line of progress. Wo desiro to place tho prosperity of tho commonwealth upou a solid busis. But to do this, wc ueed accessions to our population, to the end that wo may surround the State with the enduring muniments of wealth and numbers. Cod, in his providence, h tu blessed us with n genial climate and ti teeming soil, and with abundant wutci power, and with varied resources. luv migratiou is one of tho means wherehj these advantages are to bo utilized foi the good of the citizens and the weal ol tho State. With these general proposi tious thus briefly set forth, thc Commit tee address themselves to a specific scheme, and have the honor to reporl that the various pupers and resolution! referred to them, have been cuiefullj considered, and that after ns full an in quiry into the whole matter of immigra tiou as thu limited time given them wooli permit, they respectfully propose tb? following, as practical measures, viz: 1. Tho establishment of direct steno communication w.ith Europe. The ports of Trieste, Havre, Liver pool, nnd Antwerp, hi?ve been suggested but your committee ure of opinion tba the choice of a Europeun port will de pend upon commercial consideration presenting themselves whenever tb enterprise is about to bo beguu, uni that the couventiou need uot now oute upon that question. 2. Tho e.-tublUhment of rates of rail way trausportution for immigrants frou Cbarlustoii to the extreme North-west. This measure will, it is represented show this to bo the ohcapest route fu immigrauts destiuedto the North-west it is certainly the plusnutest ronto i winter; hence if suitable arrangement aro made, it is reasonable to sup pos that a portion of tho great tide of im m gration flowing in upon tho contine: may bu led into this channel, providiil at once profitable employment fu steamers coming direct from Eu?*opi and opening tho way to such itnmigtuui as may desire to stop iu this or otht States. 3. Tho formntion in this city, und i the principal points along this propose route of immigration travel, of socielii ou the plan of tho German Society < South Carolina, now in existence here. These societies would be simply ben voleut associations, designed to give I tho newly arrived immigrant all nece sa ry information and assistance, to he his difficulties by honest and kindly a< vice, und to protect him from impositi?. aud wroug. 4. The formation in all tho hcttltl Counties of this and other Southe! States of "County Land and Immigr tiou Societies," having for their obje thu settlement of immigrants upou fr farms, embodying the joiui stock priut pie of Dr. E. B. Turoipseed. It is essential to offer immigrants good terms as they are offered in tl West; besides, the better the terms, tl better the class pf people we will get. plau for u complete orguuization of ti: kind for the State of South Carolina h been luid before the committee, aud appended hereto. It has beeu careful considered by tho committee, and is L liuved to embody tho truo principles practical success. 5. The establishment iu Charlesto upou the broadest and most liberal bas of a Board of Immigration, provo! with sufficient means to enable them disseminate abroad truo and useful i formation as tb the soil, climate ana J sources of the South, and with anthon to provide for the comfort, health ai decent accommodation of immigrants i tho voyage hither aud after their urriv Such an orguuization is ascertained, experience, to be essential at all ports immigrant debarkation, and your co mitteo are firmly persuaded that it w be moro efficient, and less costly, if ce ducted us a private enterprise than if h to be managed by the government of t State or city. G. The encouragement of pnblicatic aud ol tho widest discussions upon i migrauts aud immigration, to the e that our people, of ull classes and occ potions, may be fully informed ns to t immeuso gain to the whole country a to ull private interests of a large, creasing, industrious and rcspeotut population. Much has to be learned, too, by c people, before we can attract immigrai to us or retain those who may come. 1. Wbat will attract tho best cluss immigrants? 2. What will best satisfy the nee and desires of those who come? 3. Wbat occupations will bo I most remunerative for tho immigrant 4. What new industries should be tablished, or what modifications sboi bu made in our present industrial es blisbmeuts, iu order to fully utilizo I advantages of a larger and a iii fieri population? Those questions must bo answer and it would be a great stride in the ruction of having immigration, if ev< mau in tho State was to-day prepared answer them from his owu informatii lu connection with, this whole, subje your Committee beg respectlully to rect attention to a communication pended hereto, presented to the Ct mitteo by Mr. F. von Sauten, Chaim of the delegation from tbe German ! oiety of South Carolina, aud to reoc mend that it be published. 7. Tho encouragement of emigration from Northern States to this State. They recommend that the convention extend to Bottlers from the North a cor? dial welcome, and that efforts be request? ed on the part of the Central Bureau of Immigration, as provided for, to secure special rates of transportation for parties emigrating to the South. PLAN. 1. That in each County them should bo formed a "County Land Immigration Society," to bo organized in conformity with tho provisions of tho Act of the Legislature, approved December 10, 1809, and entitled "Au Act to regulate tho formation of corporations." 2. That books of subscription should be opened ut ail the cou ven icu t points in the County, and that each subscriber will be required to slate the amount of his subscription in dollars, with the stipulation that tho amount, subscribed may be made up iu whole or io part by a ooiiveyauco of lauds; provided always, that tho lauds bu taken at their valuation for State taxation ut tho time tho convey? ance is made. 3. That each County society adopt a constitution substantially tho samo as that appended hereto. .?. That tho lands received in"payment of subscriptions or otherwise acquited bj' each County society, be laid off in farms of convenient size und location with re? ference to druiuage, feuciug and commu? nication by roads, anti that alt?rnate farms bo set apart to be granted to immi? grants in fee, contingent only upou the continuous occupation aud uso of thu laud granted for tho space of ten years from the dato of the grant. Should any laren so granted be abandoned within the teu years, it is to revert to the society; if not abandoned, the proprietorship to rest absolutely in tho grantee or parties holding of them at the expiration of that period. 5. That the lands retained by the so? ciety bo held to represent the shares issued to subscribers, that they be farm? ed, leased, or sold by the society as may seem best for the common interest; that tho Society reservo tho right to convert the said lauds, by sale or exebuuge, into mouey or other valuable property as buildings, railroads, turnpikes, bridges, ferries, or shares it; such enterprises: Provided, always, That dividends may be puid out ot surplus income, and that at any time after the lands set apart for immigrants aro all disposed of, the so? ciety may bo won uti up, and tho money realized from tho sale of its lands and other property, divided among its share? holders iu redemption of the shares. 0. That each County society endeavor to obtain the good will and zealous co? operation of all the iubabitauts of the Co nu ty, both subscribers aud uon-sub scribers, to the cud that new settlers, under tho auspices of tb? society, may bo kiudly received, ?iud tuny obtain from all their neighbors good and honest ad? vice nud guidance. All interests in the State uro so manifestly united in the success of judicious efforts to increase its population, that it will need ouly iu ttdligeut explanation to u nile nil persons and opinions in tho endeavor to make that success secure. 7. That all tho County societies com? bine in the establishment of a common agency in tho oity of Charleston, upon the priuciple of a representative organ, each County society appointing an agent to sit ut tho Ceutral Board as its special representative, to bo entitled to as many votes as there aro paid up shares in the society he represents. The Central Board, when thus constituted, to bo iuvested with all necessary power aud authority for establishing foreign agencies, makiug speciul arrangements for the ocean and inland transportation of immigrants and their reception, shelter aud protection on arrival. The Central Board shall further be charged with the d.ity of procuring and disseminating correct and useful infor? mation as to tho special advantages of fered to immigrants in each locality, and that nf taking caro that all immigrants be fully and bouestly i ii formed us to all their rights, privileges and immunities, mid iii case of need, advised aud assisted in protecting themselves from imposi? tion. Lum Uuy'ri I*,acceding*. Mr. J. K. Vance, from the Special Committee on Chinese Labor, read the following report, which, after considera? ble discussion, was adopted: Your Committee ure of tho opinion that the introduction of Chinese labor would be of great benefit to a large por? tion of South Carolina. In tho lower part of tbe State and ou the islands, where rice aud long cotton is cultivated, and where it is supposed white labor cannot be permanently or profitably em? ployed, it would seem to be a great acquisition. Tho Chinaman is reported to enjoy almost, perfect health ou the low river lauds in t e most unhealthy regions of the South and South-west. Chinese labor is not au experiment, I because in Loiiisaua it has been tried with great success, and very much to the satisfaction of those who have procured it. It is important, however, that this labor should be procured from the rural districts, since tho labor brought from tho seaport towns is likely t > be very much demoralized, and not likely to give satisfaction. Tho Chinese laborer has shown him? self industrious, frugal, obedient and attentive to tho interest of bis em? ployer. Ho is, by nature, mild and pacific. His sbrewduess and wonderful imitative powers enable him readily to acquire the necessary information and to perform with facility every kind of farm labor. Admiral Semmes, who has had oppor? tunity to see these people at home, says in bis most interesting work-"Service Afloat"-that "the Chinaman is born to industry;" that "he is the cheapest pro? ducer on the face of the earth, because his habits are simple and frugal." The same distinguished gentleman, npeaking of a visit to nn English merchant, resid? ing in China, at whose country-seat ho dined and spent the night, says: "Bis household was a pattern of neatness and comfort-thero was ah air of cleanliness aud neatness throughout-which bue rarely ever sees in a bachelor establish? ment. His servants were all Chinese amt males. Chilli and Hu Chin, and the rest of them plowed his fields, mowed his hoy, stabled his horses, cooked bis dinner-', waited ou his guests, washed his linen, mndo his bed and marked his gu mo of billiards. If there hud been a baby to nurse, it would have beeu all the same." Wo thiuk thut the China? man cannot be surpassed, either ns B?r vaut or laborer, by any other, whether you place bim in tho house, tho garden, tho field, the work-shop, or on tho rail? road. It is gratifying to your committee to bo able to report, on roliuble information, that the Chiuese laborer can bo brought into our ?State at a price within the means of most of our planters. Say at au expense of uot more thau $125 per head, tho whole or a greater part of which would be refuuded hythe laborer. In one instance, when a number of Chi uese laborers have recently beeu brought to New Orleans, tho cost per bend was S05, all of which tho laborer contracts to refund from bis lirst earnings. Theso people have contracted for five yearns at fifty couts per day, and all lost tim? tp be accounted for at the same rate. They work from sun-rise until sun-set, alloW iug oue hour for dinner, and agree to obey, unquestioned, all orders from tho owner or maunger. Your Committe? thiuk that it is only necessary to use the same means to introduce thu Chinese as is employed for the introduction of other foreign laborers. Money and concert ot action will bring them. Aud they aro needed. A vnst portion of our lands are lying wasto and unculti? vated. Wo can give employment to all who may come; and while giving a hearty welcome to others, we hope the conven? tion will not overlook that source from which un almost inexhaustible supply of labor may bo obtaiued, and which, per? chance, mnydoasmnah towards devel? oping tho resources of our State as any other. Col. W. Ii. Trenholm offered the fol? lowing resolutions, which were adopted: Resolved, That this Committee is sin? cerely convinced of the paramount im? portance of foreign immigration into tho South, no only for th? sake of its direct result upon our population aud industry, but for that of its indirect effect iu leading to tho establishment, of direct trade. Ji'isolecil, That this convention earn? estly commend to all the people of the State thc subject of foreign immigration as one worthy of their early and most assiduous attention. Resolved, That in order to give effect to the report of the Committee ou Im? migration, the President of the conven? tion, ut his leisure, and after conference with representatives from the vurious County delegations, appoint a perma? nent Committee on Laud and Immigra? tion, to cousist of one resident hind owner in each County, and of not less than twelve residents of Charleston. The committee thus appointed to be in? structed to keep the matter before the public, to encourage, and advise the formation of County Laud and Immi? gration Societies, and to collect whatever information is possible for the use of all persons and corporations desirous of making a practical experiment. Resolved, That this conveution extend to ull persons in the United States or elsewhere, desirous of settling iu South Carolina, a cordial welcome, and the assurance of kindly feeling and neigh? borly offices on tho part or the citizens of whatever portions of the State they may desire to make their homes. The Committee then resolved itself into a Committee of the Whole, Mr, Wm. M. Lawton in the chair, wheu Mr. Seib les o tiered the following resolution: Resolved That the thanks of this Con? vention aro respectfully tendered to the President, General Johnson Htigood, for tho diguitied and impartial manner iu which he has presided over our delibera? tions; also, to the Secretaries, lor their very efficient services; and, also, to tho proprietor of this building for its use. The Committee then arose and Presi? dent Hagood addressed the Convention as follows: Allow me, gentlemen of tho Conven? tion, to congratulate yon upon the libe? ral, practical and earnest spirit which hus marked your deliberations-every movement going simply and directly to the purpose for which you assembled. Our principal object-the introduction from abroad of a thrifty aud hardy pop? ulation to supplement our numbers-is oue surrounded with many difficulties, and I um not prepared to say that the scheme you have decided upon will meet with unqualified success. They com? mend themselves, however, warmly to my judgment, as steps iu the right di? rection, and, us far as I can see, all that, under present circumstances, we can do. I trust that n success will attend them fur beyond that which the most sanguino can hope, and that the day is near at hand when our beloved State will resumo the comfort and prosperity wbicb ouco marked her condition. I beg to thuuk you for tho courteous manner in which yon have met my effort at presiding over your deliberations. On motiou of Mr. Seibles. the Con? veution then, at 4 o'clock, adjourned sine die. At au informal meeting of the mem? bers of thu convention and excursionists in the City Point, it was resolved that "our bincero thanks are tendered to Messrs. J. D. Aiken & Co., for their liberal tender of the steamer City Point, for tho pleasure thus afforded us, in our trip around tbo beautiful harbor of Charleston." To remove stains from character-Get rich.