The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-09-08
Ncn.IhIe MorIs rrom GeorgIn.

Mr.. Howard tells his readers:
"All is not lost. We have relninc,
our self respect. No humilinting con
ccssions have been demanded Of MS. W
have been required to pass under II,
yoke. We have been defeated not b.,
equal, but superior, even OVerwlclm
ing numbers.
sour Bibles, our churches, on
schools, our freedom Of thought an,
speech, our civil rights and immuni
ties aS citizens Of GGOrgiH, are left I'm
disturbed, saving the comparativcly
few excepted. When before has thcr,
been conquered people, in amy age o
in any portion OF the globe. left in I
condition so favorable? Think Of th'
yoke Of the Romans, Of the PW ricijS
Of the middle Ages, of the SpOlinti0I
and partition of Poland, Of crushed anC
ruined Hungary, of the miserable fat,
Of the conquered in the successive rcvO
lutiOns which lave scOurged France, o
the more than century of lrclnnd'S deeI
humiliation, of the doom Of those who
suffered in Scotland in the rebellion oj
Ills, and Of the COnliScntiOn of property y
and punishment of those in Georgia
who, IN the Revolution, had taken NJ
arms against the colonies. Contrast
these instances with our condition. But
n single step is required Of us to place
us in Il position quite equal 10 tho most
| favored citizens of the United States.
That step is to swear in all honesty thHt
We will 6e hereafter loyal to the govern
mGnt with which we have been ut war.
Could less be demanded? Is there any
teaching Of history which could hav"
induced MS to expect SO little as con-
ditiOn prcccdcmttO our restoration to
our rights and ilnnuniticS?"
lie then answers the question, What
can I've done without money? He snyS:
"ThiS question may he asked hy one
who is the owner Of five hundred, or II
thousand, or perhaps more ncrcS 0t
land. a European and mUrthrrnmmn
would be amused nt the question. II
either OF them owned So much land
without Ownimganything else, hrwOuld
consider himself rich. We must do rs
they have done, or would do, in like
circumstances. We must rcvOlutiOniZc
our system of agriculture. We must
give our land value independent of
labor. We must make II work for IL
self.
ais il asked how can this be done ?
The reply is easy. Sow large portion
Of these lands in permanent grasses
suited to the soil and climate. From
them thus laid down make butter,
cheese, hay, AMI raise horses, mules,
cattle, hogs and sheep. The wool crop
Of Georgia, in II few years, can b" mad"
to equal the former value of its cotton
crop. II costs less to raise Il pound Of
tine mcrino wool than II does To raise
II pound of cotton, ms tlIGinCrcaSc Of the
flesh covers expenses, and the wool is
clear.
ais it said laying down land to grass
costs money and We hive none? The
owner of Il thousand nCrcs Of land can
sell five hundred nCreS TO put the other
five hundred in order. II there are no
purchasers now there soon will he. II
il better 10 make 0ne-half Of our pro-
pcrty profitable than 10 whine over the
prOiitlrSSncSS Of the whole"
As TO other enterprises, which require
capitHl, Mr.. Howard writes:
eve need the development of re-
source heretofore comparatively idle
the immense water power found in al
most every section of the State. indie
pendent of its value otherwise, the
farmer requires that there shall hr II
proportion Of COmSunIrrs to afford Il
home market for his products. This
development demands capital This
capital can be obtained in Europe. |
have found by personal inquiry that
the objection Of both capitalists and la-
hOrrrS in Europe to the south was
founded on the existence Of slavery.
This objection Is now removed, and
both capital and labor cnm be procured
by proper effort. | would venture to
suggest To the Convention soon to as
Scmblc, the prOpricty of sending Il
commissioner to Europe To secure the
Introduction Of foreign capital and
skilled labor from I.omb1rlyAnd other
cOtcrminouS States, in which the eli
mate is similar To our own, in which
the practice Of irrigation, so important
to us, is best understood, nmd in which
the people are industrious, used 10 II
hot sun, and accustomed to low wages. y
Finally, Mr.. Howard remarks TINT
President JOhnsOn'S intentions for the
southern States are good, and his mca-
surcs wise, and he warns the people of
Georgia to support the President in the
only way they can support him.-by
proving to the whole country that his
reconstruction policy is the best and
most effective. lie asserts, mistakenly,
that "thc radicals" in the north have
the purpose to "thwnrt the Presidents