Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-11-11

But in the new free States it was, for the most part
the immigrant from abroad and not the citizens Of New
York. who went there The immigrant landing in this
country and going West had to support himself by
or by labor its equivalent for at least year. and until
he could prepare place. clear the land plant cultivate
and reap CROP This including provisions fer himself
stock for his farm, poultry and for his yard &C.,
did not cost him the average less than 5000 for his
hrst year. Two or three thousand immigrants now
annually pouring into those States. They many
walking markets introduced into new country where
there has not been time to open roads, and in which the
settlers Of the year before find demand for forty
fifty millions OF dollars worth Of their produce which,
bat Tor these comers it would be impossible to SELL
The labor and the money which the Southerner takes
with him into the slave State labor and money
perceive, brought not from abroad in the Of the
new free States except California but transfer Of the
labor and property Of slave State for the be-
ne6t Of another.
Therefore, when you are twtted If ever you are about
want Of energy at the South and when in proof of
the superior enterprise Of the North you pointed to
the internal improvements there refer the States which
the South has reclaimed from Wilderness and suggest
not boastingy with excited gesticuation but kindly
and with candor, whether the original FIVE slave States
Maryland Virginia. the two Carolinas and Georgia. might
not with some show Of proprety offer the slave States
from Missouri down to Texas with the value of the pro-
pery in them, fruits Of their enterprise and
Offset to the value Of Northern roads and canals.
Let the Northern and oil other people, my son. have
at oil times and all occasions full and ample credit for
all their enterprise and for oil Of every thing else that
is patriotic good that they did but do not until your
own mind is clear join in with thoseand confess their
name is legionin comparing Northern with Southern
enterprise. and drawing contrast most Southerners
do, unfavorable to and in dsparagement of the South
In my judgment there is for dsparagement on
either side The people both sides Of Mason and
Dixon's line are full Of energy and enterprise. They
both know well how to manage their affairs They have
done and doing their duty nobly Together and side
by side they have fought battles and won victories To-
gether they have reclaimed wilderness and caused it to
bud and to blossom and expand into the eest and the
happest the greatest and the most glorious country the
world 1t is not the want Of enterprise nor Of
energy that has kept Virginia the South back. II
they have been back and have done every thing
is because their field large and their aborcrs
few and not because there lack Of energy want Of
heart.
This is quite much you win make yourself
Of in day. You can think over this while you and
Harry are trouting.
shall endeavor in my letter tomorrow to post you up
to the history Of the james River Improvement and
then you will be prepared to follow in the discussion
to the best plan for extending this other work
to the Ohio.
In the time you have ever the prayers ofyour
afectionate father, NJ. f. MAURY.
Master RICHARD L. MAURY.