New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-20
THE SOBER TRUTH.

From Our Special Correspondent
SAVANNAH, Feb. IA, 1861.
sits working" exclaimed The Mobile Tribune
the other day, as it contemplated the great de.
crease in commerce at its whsrves. Where
| are those shipsi Rotting at the wharyes of the
| North! !" Now, this sounds very much like Whist
| ling 10 churchysrd to keep ones courage up.
| There is q great deal Of this kind of whstlihs
done just now ut the South. l agree with ths
Mobile editor. in the fact that it's work,
ing" and that "it's working" down this way
pretty seriously, too. 1t is very courageous,
truly, if not very wise, for Southern leaders id
the programme of Secession to anticipate that,
/" in one, two, or three years, direct trade and
allied; that this experiment, IS yet untried and
very doubtful, will, in time, prove a successful!
and happy one. But the question arises, what ID
to become Of the prosperity of the South during
the uncertain interim of working out" Let
US see.
]. The impulsive activity of the month past
due to the sudden movement Of cotton has re-
lapsed as suddenly into the old condition of dis,
order, distrust and stagnation. Hard timel"
again appeal with all the fierce logic Of want, %
well as the suggestions Of common sense, to all
clnsses Of the community except that aristocratiq
one which heads the Secession movement, which
has abundant provision for itself and but little
care for the wants or woes Of others.
9. The corn panic continues to increase rather
than TO subside. A strong remonstrance was recent
" made against the advance of corn freights upon
the State Ralroad-whch advance was deemed
necessary to enable that road to pay it's expenses.
Another article on this all-importsnt subject ap.
pears in o recent issue of The Southern CEltirG;
tor-an article which deserves even more praise
for its sincere and right spirit than for Its emil
nent good sense 1t points out the real weakness
of the South so plainly that he who runneta may
read. IL ia the same weakness In KIND wnlcn
aAects every community which fails TO diversity
its industry and in consequence becomes aePon-
5ant unon others to greater or less extent Iae
ro.o,t condition of the South illustrates it. Hav-
s., dovoted itself 10 the culture of cotton, to tho
NEGLECT of even the neccssaries OF HE, nnas
;tselr now reduced to the brink Of starvation, OF
! time when il was preparing to make BOASTS
os NOT merely independence Of the whole world
but indeed of q sort Of lordshp' over H. iIY
discovery Of such utter dependence - pecunsr
SSortifyinp and detecting at such junc,ate 40 80
cuItisstor suggests, as remedy ""ha' Tsi ~, !.
.,wa,s been advising-a mixed husoahafy' -
.an,ib,e suggestion. But the remedy on',
martial. It may secure Southern subsistence, uus
pot Southern prosperity. The same principles
nh;.b pronounce it good for the former ,eas
;~ar;.ohlv to the conclusion that complete
s0vslonmspt of all branches Of industry are,
and letters is necessary to the genuine iadspsat
srce of the South. And to secure the ', ,.sar
;mpo.sible under system Of "eniorcea N.
Ths labor that ia free thinks and improves, 4
,.hor that ia enforced learns nothing .-"an.sa
cares nothing. The free labor ALREADY ,r . the
into the South is the Trojan hOr' s .msh by an
wall. Of slavery, aud is regarded as sus ta su.Ui
oaica Southern men, 1t is reviewed S,so. WIZ
.sn Nv the ultra advocates Of slav . onn"0sa,
sva BEEN and always wiz be- 1t Is the o,smsa Of
OS secession now; it will be INC :. y nscss,srs
rcsonstruetion" hereafter Y'. TIT IS obviously obviously
;, " Southern independence" most '''