Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-05-07
THE ROSPERITY OF The SOUTH
rarasei alins ~ 90 ~ ~ g
seeking to depreaatsIt bsl tRsliLgti9n I'd aLave[y

THE MAFBRTAL,P R 0SPERIIGQ % TIE SOV -. |
FaiHak4 chin sissl 4 ga gtHs sei 9f
is seeking to depreassThs tRstilqti9n 1T slavery
BY false arguments as to therelstiFs :. prosperity
Of the 6opsksra aa g g beg so. .oI
the eupsSsftS32 The
IRas Is 5i Essit6 sgna
parstive independence AID sls6 VI. ~
,i+,,ts that popuFssi5hqa Fhss Starring PEleas s5
lo,r never ta sl aoa1t 50 afs
1,,on and upon tbs basis iOzsn Slassa'hoSstlJI
chimneysEsqgs 2sss1 ~ ssS 49, 40
the pittance necessary to pare
counted as equal TEA d9ESA i7 a SSzoi
,srous TENNESSEE HgriealtuEistsa eI. S4e0Hlfss =
Tn,ttsrBbt uirtthens hsEs many p PETTY 1I
there may be fhe i ass i0 3 Ssgis
bv the 4orkeo1s hpAsees Of wealth AND tAsss P9S5
and 5sgralissd masses ifo ths 9ee e5
that Soahsra slaY sset iO Isl Eiih then .3
and constitutes the gFsOt curse of the eenAyg .isH
Il has been with deep egtss e bst see en-
r,anv,,of tbe KnoF S6tHing papers cot ne south
eeboinE this cuckoo seng Of sAbOhhopisH IL ibs sIl
feet thai popu atop lSg srat 5lE9E Co. @
bs arrived At IN free goyernhent, as constituting the
true basis Of prosperity and happiness tA ms Pc
pie THE most prominent mum be+ sFetAs
NltioaG TatslgSao5r, the Ba!HasFt Ag'soaH,I II s2
,,,,-fF5ig- and Io,sisvills Journal, countenanced
and co1 Sj a from ~ the Baah'and} ether.
papers in TennesssE UakH M 25IK
The condition Of ''poOr old Virgins" IS regarueu
by these professed phaAtHlOpists deploEas-e N
the extreme, sslSshe has, theTefe1e, reoofVed tqs
largest. share Of their paEsB synIPatHhy They
speak in feeling terms Of her e1h9usted ana g'97It
landsii her unprogressivs popalstOR5 her heavy
debt. and the heavy tide Of emigration that is sets
tinraoa for the open territories Of the Vest 7athe
infgrenee deducibls from allthis Isl in eboLll0h
phrase, the curse Of slavery
The frank andsmsnly ceqrss of Ahes asBOcratlc
papers of the North. upon this subject presents
striking and pleasing contrast. National, bold anu
PATRIOTIC they ySd7p no trucking spbseFYiFeTpey e
anti-slaverv fanaticism.. but make fof the Sodth
defence against these assaults that have been en-
oopraged bv portion Of ouf own journals, as full
and tneonditioRalaHs could make for ourselves
Prominent among this class'o Northern democratic
papers arc the Cadiaada BhqaiTsf, the Boston to''
the Neg York-Day Book, and the Journal q Con-
zssrcs' erea =
We have been. led 70 these remarks BY recent
article headed .tSoutherh Ptogtess7 IN the lsst
mentioned AioaFnaI, defending tbeZslHye States
AGAINST this character Of assault, from (which we
make the following extTaott .s-l wa 20 .gaouao
leading element Of their aggressive plans e
dsaunciqaon Their maxim Is to s spare no aFroEs-s
There are Journals in this CITY, when take the no
arfv.of participating in this spirit Of ealumuyi and
tbGy axporr a. to Europe 50 that the people there
are misled false impression Is made,--we lear
We MIGHT add is sought to be made Touching the
material prosperityof the South The AboItIonlsts'
not satisfied y7ith inundatng the South with lncen-
diary -pubieatioDsy as they did some years a9o'
s.b.a false witness" to the world OF the INFERIOR
condition Of the Southern States. They have ao-
cused oldvirg inia Of eeFePitudS' ,EaHTaery1t was
customary TO venerate age, and at least ADMIRE II
Cor what it had done; but an the peerless statesmen
Of thatwonderful cUmmOnw ealth, who have lald the
country ana tie world under obligation to rhenLRre
TO pass for nothing, and their ancient mother 10
be yiruperateti as Il She had got mp the FaVe traue
instead of her English and Northern traduceTs,
whereas ia her colonial days she protested agalnsl
il bur was .overru}ed and tea tered. NolWlLnsta
iur All these adverse Influences virginia ls pro-
ressirr disclosing an amount of wealth truly sur
missing The ON eial records Of the re assessment
o beT lands show gliu nearly one tuEared anil.
lions oi property IN SIX years. The assessment OF
1888 ma9e lue Aggregate value OF rear eslae 70 Ve
STLgSs2-G That Of 1856 proves the value to- be
S6TS tUg5, showing an increase Of Sgo, So, soy
TAe-e. toos must beaconsIderea Iapderate hgures,s
be.gr,-e the heavy taxation for internal improve
rne-fs PRODUCED IN uuusHaIy low estimate GOT The
value of real estate. Farms estimated al 80 per
acre have been sobl fo5 pIore than double that hg-
ure; one as high as S6Oa Far Judges conIlqef
S45g,ts 600 a. not eGtraYagant valuation OF the
real estate of Virginia While other States freely
draw from he United states Treasury, she can al
ford-tr0m pride CT priRciPle-to look TO heaps 81
gold IL, ready for her, without delgmng 10 toueh
H. While Tree States come as supphants Tor grants
of lands for railroads. she relies her OWL resour
ces. and is going steadily forward in developing
these resources, .a...... ....-...... -...-.
H. AID TO NICARAGUA. .....r...-.. '.b
We are praihed to learn That those Of the friends
of Nicaragua in this country who hayO taken sPe-
ial pains and had the best facilities Of kBsEingthe
condition OF WALKERs forces, give credit to the
eceut reports of the distressed and hopeless condi
ton OF has army. .'.. So
Col KrwEs is making vigorous efforts in several
Of the Southern States to send additional forces,
and is meeting with fair success, Hon. PtEHRt
souLE and several other popular and prOminent gem
tlemen in the South are cooPersting zeaiousiy with
him. They hope in A. short time 10 add the addi-
tional number Of a thousand men, with proper am
nunition and supplies, to Walkers present forces,
Col KEwEy, the agent in this business, viii spend
the next few weeks in Augusta; Sayannah and
Charleston Letters addressed to him at either Of
these points Will be received.
.... SCH |a... CANDIDATES. ... .aa .E .e-
We Yesterday announced the nomination Of W.
S. MusDAY, Bsg,, as. the Democratic candidate for
the Senate in the counties Of Sumner and Smith. .
AZ the same time, J. J. TUBNR, Esq, of GallaGn,
Young Democrat Of the true stamp, was nominated
for Joint representative for the counties Of Sumner
Smith and Macon .5-s-- .. ....-. - D. .
Our friends in the West are bringing out their.
best men. ". T. AVERY, Esq, has been nominated
for Congress in the Memphis district q. KSox
WALLER, Esq. for Senator for Shelby and Fsyette
and H. r. Bate, Esq., for joint representative Of the
ounties Of Shelby Fayette, ana Upton: Such
ticket is invincihle ... -satatf.s hers
TIE PACIFIC RAIL ROAD. B." -a-.-
The most able and influential Democratic papers
North and South, so far as We have seen any ex-
preston of opinion on the subject are decidedly OPT
posed to involving the government, in any way, as
party to the construction Of his mammoth enter
prise They take the true ground that individual |
enterprise and capital are equal to all practical I'M
derrakngs Of this character. The n. Y..Nato8a2 |