The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-10-18

The following compliment to Southerners will lose
none Of its force, coming, as it does, from the New
York Times. Speaking of the Southerners who are
now in that city, it says:
ssThere are great many Southerners in this city,
irving to make arrangements for resumption OF bus
inoss AS general thing, their conduct is manly,
frank and sensibe-c calculated to win the confidence
and respect of every generous and jast community.
Nne ii every ten of them, have been utterly ruined
BY the rebellion Most of them cast their fortunes
into the struggle for cause which they believed to
be right but which they see and acknowledge to have
been fatally and finally defeated. They have lost pos
ition influence property children, frendseveryth
which makes life desirable. Under such crcumstan-
ces weak men sink down into abect despair, or drag
out the rest of their lives in the safe Obscurty OF for
eigl lands. The defeated Southerners meet their cal
amity in a more manly style. They show in their de-
feat az they did in their struggecouge, desperate
tenacity Of purpose and that highsprited readiness
to meet all the responsibilities of their conduct which
never fails to command the respect Of the world"
SoUTu CARoLfsA-It will not be surprising to our
readers in and out Of this State to learn that we su
fered greatly from the recent Of $1j,000,000in
bank stock all lost. 0f$5 100000 bills in circulation
the market value is not than twenty per cent
OF three insurance companies neither can continue
business. OF 100000 600 in railroads, no dividends
can be expected OF five thousand houses in Charleston
fifteen hundred have been burned and others almost
irreparabY damaged Of estates of decedents and
minors, anu Oh property III AoA 90
representedby Confederate securities and are therefore
valueless.
Of our many merchants, lately Of large capital and
unblemshed credit few have assets to pay the small
debts against them at the beginning OF the war vi
the many large and valuable estates in Beaufort district
and the adjacent islands, alhave been abandoned and
many have been sold for taxes. Of the large cotton
estates, still further from the seaboard many have been
desolated. OF the cotton on hand at the beginning,
and raised during the war, amounting in value to at
least $40 the larger portion has been taken or
destroyed Of the stock, horses, hogs cattle, farming
implements, utensils furniture and sFerware all but
| an inconsderable amount have been consumed de-
sroyed or taken.
OF the money in the hands Of our citizens at the
commencement of the war; accraing from the sac
Of property the practice Of professions o. the pay
ment 7f debt, All has been invested - sacarte5 OF
which nlse-teoGas have no possible yaine " the
debts uncolccted ew aro expected E2 be PAID et the
funds Of Churches colleges cAaElta8ie sl5alioas ana
societies ali also Or nearly aI, base 0een s4EE vi
The lands OF she State not held BIZ te gogernment,
little has ang mag<et vaQo u0 ais Erightful gulf OF
ruin las also been swept tho valve ot 10000 saves
estimated few years since at s29189Q@93 And
thus therefore of the $500 o9G worth ct property
Ii this State III 1880 Bag i8 more taen $50 o90 0oG
nov remains
/ oAr.-Positige 59t5s comparatse 6osfe1.
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