The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-12-24
The Good Work Goes Bravely On.

The movement for Southern independence
from Northern vassalage has commenced in
earnest. We are continually chronicling in
stances which give strong evidence that the
people are aroused on this subject. The la
test movement is such as to assure all that
Two hundred and odd medical students have
left the North in body and returned South,
and large numbers of others are preparing
to follow. We expect the silent "conserva-
tives' Of the North will now begin to open
their eyes, and see the guilt of their silence
which was so closely observed whilst the
mischief was brewing. They will now be-
gia to see that the "fun'' connected with
the underground railroad operations has got
to be paid for by the loss of the Southern
patronage which has enabled them to -four
ish heretofore. Well, we can only say to
them, as they have heretofore intimated to
the owners of fugitive slaves, "grin and bear
it,"
side raiload Company ON the 14th inst, the
following resolution was passed
Resolved, That the Board of Directors OF
the Southside Railroad Company, suggest to
the Presidents and Directors of the Railroads
of the South, the propriety of holding Con-
1ention at some convenient Southern point
at an early date, to take into consideration
the fostering of our Southern manufactu-
,ers of railway equipments, endeavoring by
hearty cooperation to sustain the manu- fac
sers of the South.
This looks like falling into the ranks. The
mevem ent commenced by individual re-
solves and action, such as the "homsspun''
movement, and now 1t has got into compa-
nies and corporations. There is an earnest.
ness in it that really delights the patriotic
feelings to witness, and whilst it is going on
so finely the idea of dissolution or secession
is fast receeding from the public mind.
s few years of such determined action
and the $40,000,000 which Virginia now
contributes to the North in the purchase of
manufactured articles will every cent be ex-
pended within her own borders, and be in
strumenta in adding three or four million of
inhabitants to her population; whilst the
same ratio of benefit will be experienced by
the entire South. So keep the ball in mo.
tion-get up joint stock companies for man
ufaoturing purposes, and employ compe-
cent men to manage them, -encourage
Southern enterprise of every desirable kind
wear homespun, Virginia cloth, or any
ching else-rather than be dependant on the
abolition governed North. Do this, and
the South will lhave plenty of the hard
cash to pay for all the codf and wooden
autmegs she wants in future, without sub
mitting to shave Of ten per cent. to pay
ner debts; or in other words, being gouged
every time the North gets hard up, in having
20 pay 'the difference of exchange sufficient
20 help her out of her tight place. Don't
forget the "crsis'' when every Southern
Ihan who owed cent to the North had to
submit to this shameful process, in order to
pay his debts The best way for the South
to keep clear OF another crisis Is to do her
own manufacturing and importing, and then
let money panics effect those who bring
them about. Hurrah for homespun! hurrah
for the returning Southern students !! hur-
yah for the railroad convention for the en-
eoaragement of Southern manu- features ! 1!
Roll on the bali.