Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-12-17
Absenteeism-Its Evils In the Sou,h

The following able article from the New Orleans Creole
is directed against the system OF Absenteem in vogue
with the wealthy and landed propretors OF the South The
editor denounces severely aud justly The practice OF
Southern planters going North annually leaving the,
plantations in charge of overseers and squanderng
places Of fashionable resort in the North money that
ought to be devoted to improving md developing their
own section. We quote some extracts:
"Ds men conc hher from Boston New York Philadel-
phia Portland Brooklyn and five hundred other localities
build up the interests OF the Souh-of New Orleans
Charleston, Savannah and Mobiles No. They come to
build themselves uP put money in their pockets
cumulate wealth. and when that is done ego home "
they truly call IT, and settle down for lfe Why are
Southern cities far behind the cities OF the North
in all those enterprises which build up and beautify and
adorn? Why does New Orleans grope along like blind
giant with cords upon her wrists and mapaces upon her
ieeti Why she the somnolent and impoverished Dublin
of America, with all her tremendous aptitude for COM
mcrce, instead Of being opulent commercial Tyre?
What keeps her from massng brick and together
until her streets line the margin of Lake POntchartraE
We write the answer in italics IS because Northern
men, hdriHg only temporary interest here Unrest he
gains gathered from Southern pHrSss IN real estate
| in Nee York, Boston, PhiiddelDhia aud BrooEIyp,
Then too they go :hther every squander mon
upon Northern watering places finding their heaven
Saratoga NeWport, the White Mountains and other MA
ces Of fashionable resort.
'These birds OF passage leave a midde.man behind who
like the middle-man in Ireland or Scotland stands a.
collector In Ike absence of the astocrac gentle.
bfIt
winter season, and whose persons there during the
summer aud part OF autumn What they whether
New Orleans Mobile, Charleston Savannah prosper
They regard teir residence and their interest a snpy
Temporary and hence Is that manufactures are unbu
products sent to the North only come back TO
In another shape with costs aud charges and immense
profits for factors and immense depletion Of purses
SPLENDID residences surrounded by all that furnish
and uxuran vegetation embeish, DO spring 10 In
the cities Of the South; mercantile huts the place oil
mercantile palaces, and in fact, cities do not look a.
/ aluaaug L.. .. IL. HI.
/ homes.
There at this moment who have anasses for
tunes in New Orleans preparing to leave and reside per
minently nj the North The money accumulated hero
by the profits Of business aud the amounts 20 be realized
by the sale Of the real estate which they hold only until
eonreHicHt season, will be invested beyond Mason Dix.
ons Inel Aud these men, Southern planters aud South
ern tradesmen have made wealthy We could spin out
long st-and one Of these days may do it-of these
Northern with Southern prneplesl" Howard Hen.
derson here accumulated his hundreds Of thousands which
enabled him two years ago to play the Filth Avenue fash.
ionable james Foster great patron Of the opera in New
York. was formerly connected with line Of packet ships
between here and that city John Egeron once President
OF the Ponehariran Railroad Company, and Of the Sou.
thern Bak, but latery better knoWn Spectator 10
the New Orleans and Mobile Railroad stocks has but late
~ followed the footsteps Of bis 'ustrous predecessor
sud IL nov banker and bondb buyer 10 New York Gen
r. ShPnan, once commission Merchant in this city and
Osborne, his in business aud host Of other
men, have put their fortunes in their pockets and gone 10
The North 10 enjoy i'll Hos many will loilow suit Who
tht utAs W bttlpeutf W. tuOu bun0 aud stupid
South bow long will you permit tho Phl.tnes to spoil
Thy Israel, and enrich Phsa With thy hard earnings?
shall wo submit 20 this vassalageg win Southern
men continue TO vitaize Northern cities aud roll every
season into the Northern lap ngots Of gold that would
ssaro even Cfssd5y Shall this system OF absenteesm &c
on? Is The South be drained every year of on ri
dollars which ought to be invested and circulated At
homer Are men who accumulate wealth amongst us-
men ThOm the planting interest Of the South s9tsins-
men who her pretended friends but her real oncni,
to be upheld iu their foolish absenecism3 We saw po
and thousand times no.
| Every man whose pockets are filed with Southern,
gains, who buys Of land NJ the North instead -.
Dyng AZ The south, improving H. and permanently re-.
siding mere and becoming identified with u.s. no friend
o. ours People have the right do A. they please IN
inves, their money IN Patagonia II they ike We do M.
deny Tho right, but We denouncc the policy and The in.
tee Of those who do IT, IL Is moral reason IN de g.
muny, or 70 che section, the generosity and n,t,on.g "a
which gave them every dollar they possess ~
We want no petty disciples OF Irish and Scotch an
snteeism 10 The South The system ought TO be depopr
ed, and the persistent absentees and Ioson aod RLt
buyers Of real estate for future homes should he d
20 cover under the ffown Of jus, and virtuous ins
ton" "''B'"
TRUE EsouoH-Tbe New Orleans Bulletin sugg.,,. A.,
iolouing wise method of defending the South IT,
Bulletin says The best way defend the RIGHTS nj 49,
South u 10 make vigorous and extended ass,uh no.
old fields and dlapidated fences The enemy 4 s, !,
enter Al every gap and 10 I've concealed In every re-
patch and acre Of weeds be may discover To ron, hin
horse, foot and dragons is necessary set The poul
and the spade going, and then 10 oyervhelm him nj
mountains OF manure Notbnglike manure for ,be ,;,
Of the South, and the expulsion Of lie encn,ies r.,
can't stand Il Al ALL The "Vrginia and Kentucky r.
lutions nothing IN comparison with H. Tbey ,,s h.
attacked In front and rear and terribly shattered blu