Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-16
RICHMOND WING.
FRIDAY MoRNING........JUNE l6, 1866.
from the New York News of the l9Ih-
ENTERPRISES AT TIE SOUTH,

ENTERPRISE AT THE SOUTH.
Tia Richmond newspapers inform Us OF the
f,rur atom of a new company, called " The VIZ
ginis EmlgratiJn aud L aud company. Inc on
Iects are 10 inVi the immigration OF Whlls lADOli
and develop the immense agricultural anu llns
raj resources VI that splendld State. Othsr inul'
cations also, are occasionally appearing Oh an
awakening all over the south, tTUIn the 3eSAuef-
inc. slupnlug blow which was inflicted Oy TIE
sudden collapse Of lhe COniederacy let IL ~
hard 10 understand how the genuine southern
people can have the heart-Sith the cruel am
IN NV active pToiects Of usefulness iOr the
future Northern men, Who have uOcAed
tnither, like yutures 10 battle neiui ana the
.Ulion mem at the SOuth who are not only
sure Of keeping undlsturOed pOsAess.Oh OF their
own but have good hope also II getting share
of What Is 10 be cOnhscated IRON Others, may
indeed form companies, aud buy land eheaplJ
from ruined planters, who apIrenend eonhscA-
ZION, ana will not beg special pardon but one
must Ieally doubt that much energy or activity
Tor the recovery OF southern prosperity can DIS,
play themselves whl.e the country Is stu ruleu
Dy military law like a country sun IN insnrree
ton, and While The principal people oil those
roIumE mites the persons OF most CULTIVATION ana
pu bile spiut still nnd themsel yes under the pan
of authority, are still d HOunced as rebels anu
dislOyal, and still threatened with prose- u'lOhs
Tor treason, OF at the very least with eonhscaton
aud distranchisement
Ne doubt HI the baleful effect Of this state Of
things in GetardIng and making impossible the
regeneration Of those eXhau steu restOns Is sum
cieutly UnderstOOd; nor how lnJuilOusy u Ope-
RATES against Northern interests well as south
err. The national debt We have reason " be-
Ieve, is not yet paid, although the gentlemen
who lately advertised the.r twenty % their lOriy
thousand dollars have ceased 10 send M theh au'
yertisements. and II II Is ever ~ lie paid, IS Al
MT plain that the vast ami fertile regions 0i the
HHIgHa MT a WnHf
peace confidence and security hen tie WhOie
land Is lerlecuy passive ana submissive, why
does Presidont johnson feel II necessary still 70
threaten it with the scOurge Certainly Il would
be unjust 70 attribute 10 ham the design Oi Keep
ing southern men ia this state Vi uncertainty
about TIER tate in order 20 make them crowd
their lands into market sell them cheap, and ice
the country leaving new population Ot North
ern farIers in their stead. 10 the measure has
not n Il intention II will certainly have this ef'
tecL The best aud most high spirited OF our lei
tow-ci.iZens OF the south, class OF men Whom
we can M spare, will assuredly leave their native
land IN despair, and tue place that Ahe" 'hem
will know them no more.
IL may be alleged, indeed that Firgin.ans or
r CarOulians, in order to make themselves secure
have only 70 come forward As they are invited 70
do specially and Individually crave pardon IOr
their crimes, and pardon Will be accorded 70
them. We cannot tell whether the President
late members Of Congress and late general ON,
Gers OF the south will indeed crawl 70 ms ieet anu
solicit pardon tor having defended their states
when invaded. lie ca1nOt surely imagine thal
thousands upon thousands OF proud southern
seutlemru WA expose themselves 10 be taunted
al the remainder VI tier lives as "pardOneu tIal-
tors The next worst thing 10 being hanged AS
4 criminal mr.. Gerrit smith has well said Is 10
be pardobed as a criminal and If those men have
committed 10 criminal offence al all, then par
dous" and 'amnesties' are not only utterly out
of place. but the offer OF them, the eommand 70
come in and crave their benefits, Is singing
and cruel Oatrage.
N that policy Is persisted in, and SO long as Il
sbau be Que can put no faith IN any statements
or any symptoms, Of revival OF energy and pros
,.arity Al the south. SOutherners can De brought
no doubt 20 endure patiently their signal pohti'
al defeat the overthrow OF their whole system
and the waste OF torrents VI their best blood shed
In vain. but 70 brand On their brOTs beside, the
brand OF felony, Is more than they can bear. And
tbsre ia no necessity for il, with view either -
ia mast or 70 the future. The whole land Is
ouiet. no arm Is anywhere raised against the
Fsierl Government none will be raised, al
Last for generatlons-cOuld we not afford 70 re-
storr the regular government Of the laws