, 1865-08-11
society and Labor in tile SouIh-
Northern EN- grants ~ snttti-t:ot.
ton n ce1pts Becoming Large aGd
Trade Active. -~

NEW OnIxArs, L., July 81. 1855,
It's generally conceded by all loyal mel
that the settlement Of vexed questions no,
at Issue In the South, would te greatly hus
tened md assisted BY the liberal diffusion c
Northern element among our population
The Introduction Of Northern enterpriee an,
Industry, Of Northern systems of arrfcultu,
as far as adopted there, the exhibition o
that success and perseverance which Is Pre-
verbal Of the smau aericui..uii.ss..s of Ii,
North AID West, but what Is Of more Irnnnr
tarce, the diffusion and e1ucgdst,on Of NOR
LIBERAL and practical ideas, would be attend
| nj u,'' The happiest results. When the fact
that these Soutns." Hta:es oneF equal If not
greater Inducements 10. the lauos.ag tuau,
and email! capitalists. than can be found up: a
the pra1iies Of the West, shall be fully and
faisly presented, We shall doubtless s.e some
portion OF The crowded and poorly paid lsbo-
1e's Ct our N1rthern cities exchanging their
| positions for home upon the fertile pla!ns
| Of tue eunny South. It was one Of the great
evils Of slavery to degrade labor. and to dis
courage agricultural efforts conducted On a
small scale. The slaveholding artstoc.a ate,
interested In nonopolics for the production
In their interest to discourage the formation
Of middle class Of society, composed OF
men Ct small means, who worked with their
own hands or aided By their SONS and one or
two hired 1abore,s. 1t is unnecessary to
stale how they accomplished this result.
thousand pisces, and scattered to the four
winds Of heaven. The fortunes that minis
tered to their pride have departed, The
charmed circle Of haughtlnsss, pomposity,
and ecorn that surrounded this would-be no.
btuty Of Soulh1ons, has been ruaeIg snapped
asuEder, and the chiralry have come dogn
to the common level Of humanity. The men
hat 1orded 1t over their poor chattels, CONC
batk defeated, crest fallen. and t1upoYerish.
ed, to share the ffeedmen's charity kindly
bestowed: There are many Of this class who
But these men are like one of their old blood
hounde, who has lost his fangs; paweslees
to bite, he can only growL Under thIs
change Of affairs, the destruction Of mouop.
lies. ard the loss Of wealth, labor has Be-
come necessity: And this necessity, COM
great means to restore prosperity.
II WAS eTer fayorite argument in defense
Of elasery that white men could not perform
manual outdoor labor in the South that
the 1niasma and heat, fatal to the white,
could only be endured BY the colored race.
Agreater fallacy has seldom been presented,
and many have learn: to look upon the
South with the prejudice desired BY pro-sla- |
very advocates. Some portions Of the South |
are noted for unhealthtless, but these are the
few exceptions. In the absence OF epideuics
the Southern States are healthy. Witness in |
proof Of this the opera lions Of the war. The ]
segss Of Vickshusg, Port Hudson and
Charleston were prosecuted under the heat Of |
the summers sun. The ratio of mortality |
among the troops eerTIng in Texas, Lop{sI- |
ana. Florida and the Carol1nas has but !
slightly exceeded that Of more northern |
States. From the Mississippi to the Rio |
G,ande the country has been settled by thou |
sa1ds Of poor German em'grauts who have /
successfully presented agriculture by free |
labor. They do not experience iuconyeni- |
ence from the climate, Or the performance Of
the labor required. There are no labots
more onerouB and ia iguing than those
pesfotmcd by the stevedores aud dfaymeu or
Mobile and New Orleans. The majority Of
this class are white men Of Irish and German
descent. Though their labors arc performed
are stloDg and healthy body Of men.
Business is leytvlug In NaW Orleaus, and,
under the stimulus given By the Increased re-
ctlpts OF cotton, activity is infused into all
branches Of trade. Over twenty thousand
bales Of cotton arrived at this part during
the last week The stock nov accumulated
IN the city ts between tltty and elx;y thou
sand bales.
In political matters there Ia but little
change. Tne opinion is generally expressed
that the present Governor Wella} will be re-
lnovtd, and Provisional Governor appoin-
t*d, preparatory to new State election next
The acts Of violence frequent in many Sec
lions Of the cScnt1y aye ,paral1eled here.
been committed.
Other thoughts upon em.e:ation to the
sonth will be presented IN subsequent letters,
MORLEY