Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-23
What Can be Done for the sOufh

M uAL IAN " 0NAN Ava 49, W
Hinder this caption the New York World pub
Hshe, the following interesting editorial on the
pressnt prostrate condition Of the South, and
some of the remedies therefor. 1t shows more
clearly than anything we have teen how com
pstely the goose has been killed to get the golden
egg. and how futile will be any effort to revive the
trade Of the South without the repeal of those uni
yer,al corfscaton laws which are now suspended
over our estates. How much to be deplored, il
IS that the Just and sensible views which con-
troll the conservative press Of the North do not
control the nat on2
From the New York World.
All the powerful reasons for lighting through
the late expensive war 10 keep The south 10 the
Union, are equally strong reasons TOR making the
south prosperous nov that we have succeeded
The gr.nd reason OF the West Tor lighting
Was commonly eonuensed into single ten-
fence VIZ: mat tee West would never
.ehnquish It's hight TO the Mississippi
The Mississippi is valuable only a. anording
y cheap and eOmmOdivus route 70 market
WhAt market? Not mainly the West Indies; for
the consumption Of Western products Is compar
alvey small in those isl.nUs. hOt 70 EurJpe,
most tLinly; for tie route - too circuitOus.
The best malket The West ever had 10 the south
i self Tie products OF tue West are TOO heavy
aud bulky, in proportion TO their value Tor ais
t,rt expectation. The natural circuit OF Ameri-
cau trade Is 10 coayeIt the grain ana pork OF the
y est into cotton, tOOacCO, and Other outhern
,taples by teedl.g the population which grows
these staples, anu tLeI exporting the fruits OF
Western agriculture 10 this less bulky form
which not Ouly saves great expense Of frsight
but iusuTes the certainly VI market. Mhethsr
grsia " M be in demsad IN EUROPE depends upon
harya.f Iha AmealCaQ cotton
will 4. ways lie in demand; and Western products
are sufe ui q market as lcag es they are used 70
iced COt.on-groWtrs.
Inc IN. st important s1d urgent interest Of the
West is that tue south shall be r,Leyed OF It's
embarrassmeats at the earliest day possible.
Wat The West aoUve ali things needs Is u mar.
Ret The marke; whicu, Tor iUur years 1t LIST in
the Soutu, has been Temporarily supplied by the
var The Nest his led Uut vast armies, and the
multitu.es emplUyei IL the manu-. acture Of ar
my supplies. out this make. - about 70 dlsap-
ne y Western agriculture all! sink into Tow
ana feeble lIndItIUn ul4ess It gets back tue
southern marEet; Of Which lhe,e Is NO p0sibill'
~ except b. the revival OF southern indus ~.
Re great difficulty Ia the south is the cOndi.
ton Of utter lmpON ershmeut into which that
81. ton has been bought ~ war, The Pc ouniary
p.ostrauvn Of the SO4th lssO absolute that It's
lndusLy cannot be set ggO!ug without great
i.iux OF capita! iIOm tie Nurthern states. All
-
lated. lie property which las been destroyed
oy the ravages OF arGl es enl gosc into dilapida-
non BY the absence ami ucgl-C. OF owners, can
not DO restored N.thUu; mOI,y ~ buy nate
rsls and pay wages. The country has beea
drained Of animals both horses, and cattle,
tai not enough are ieil 10 draT The pioW.-
Nobod. will send animals there 10 be sold
unless money is supplied. from some quarter, 10
purchase them lie North has money in album
dance and can easily supply this want, but in the
present condition vi things The South can give no
security. There has ceaseI 10 De IN the South any
Oasi, for such security except its real estate
Lend money 70 a planter and thele Is no longer
a lien upon las slaves; they have all become Free
men. Money cannO' be borrowed upon southern
bank stock or railroad stock; banks and railroads
are alike ruined. Northern capitalists will not
take the Southern railroads replenish their rolling
stock, bnd pat them IN running Older, because, for
aught they know, what remains Of the property
will he con6.c sted 10 the government. All real
estate in the South Is in precisely the same pre-
dicamsnt. Who will lend money on mortgage,
wien by an unrspeaed law Of Congress, which
awaits only execut en-, Tie property mortZaged
does not belong TO the reputsd owner And why
should . farme- or planter even II he cou COM
ma the means replace the fences, buildings i'm
pements, and animalS when it i, certain that
single wears crop would not refund tae outlay,
and uncertain whether, before that crop is gather
ed, he may not be ousted from possession.
Whie things continue in this state, Southern
industry cannJt revive. The West loses its best
ma ket; the East loses profitable held for The
investment u CAPITAL the Government loses the
revenue VIII ca might be collected from pros
porous community. hen the south IS impoy-
erished and the West uDprosperous, how is en-
moment 10 be found for the HUNDREDS Of thou
sands Of men thrown loose ny the cessation Of
the war; tefOr, We can employ the surplus Ia.
borers we shall pfeseltly have on our hands We
nust see a prospect Of markets. No sound busi-
ness man will manufacture for the Southern mar.
ket a. Ill he sees chance that the South viii be
abe to pay Ter goods nor manufacture largely
Tor the est till he sees possibility of the West
finding a market for its pork and grain. The
chief thing TO be done now, st this present time,
rs for the Government TO render it possible for
caUital 70 how into the South TO revive its indus
try. That Is 20 say, the property that is left in
the South must be put N such condition, as re-
cards ownership that 1t Will be an available Sc
curity for the loan Of money.
We hear, with much qualification, that meet
ing Of citizens is to be held in Richmond to take
into consider 4tion measures for removing the in.
cubus that now rests upon our people from the
conhscation threat aud, that indispensable relief
being secured then 10 obtain the capital neces-
sary to the rebuilding of the city. The plan is
to appoint committee Of leading citizens, such
a, william H. Mcfarland Wellington Goddin
and Others, to proceed first to Washington to rep
recent to President Johnson the psralyzing and
crushing effects of the exclusion from the benefits
of the amnesty Of persons whose estates are valued
at twenty thousand dollars-and, if they should
succeed in having it removed, then to proceed to
the chief cities Of the North for the purpose of
interesting capitalists in such financial measures
a, the condition Of the city requires. Due no.
tice will be given of the time and place for a
meeting of citizens to promote these objects.