The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-16

give practical effect to the reconstruction poll
cy OF the President, which can be most effect
ually aided by attending to the Industrial re-
sources OF the Southern States, is 10 bring the
land as rapidly as possible under cultivation,
and by every means to make up for time
lost during the war, in raising cotton, sugar
and other staples, and restoring all the appli-
ances of industry and labor which have been
dormant for the past four years. That the land
owners and leaseholders of farms and planta-
tons in the South are awake to their interest
have established agencies here to divert the
labor and capital of European emigrants to
Southern farms. Several of this class, it ap-
pears, have been recently sent to Memphis,
Charleston and Savannah. The States on the
border Of the Mississippi river afford good OPP
portunities for this kind Of enterprise. Num-
bers of capitalists in the West have recently
leased cotton plantations on the Mississippi,
but they have been heretofore deferred from
working them from one cause or another, the
principal difficulty, 1t would seem, arising from
fears of negro Instructions that were threat
ened, but which never took place. The fact is
that the negroes in the Southwestern States,
such as Missouri Kentucky, Arkansas and Mis-
sissippi, as we learn upon excellent authority,
are well disposed to labor at fair price, and
are actually working more zealously than many
of the white race.
There can be no doubt, we think, that the
South offers fine opportunities for the invest
ment Of capital Before the war the resources
of this section of the country were never half
developed The distractions presented by the
old aristocratic prejudice against labor, and
the milestone Of slavery which hung upon the
neck of industry, have both been removed by
the results of the war, and the richest soil and
the best mineral deposits probably to be found
on the continent are now open TO all who are
entcrprising enough to develop them. It Is
essential, above ali tAings, that the cotton crop
snsuad DO cuitfv.ted I'M ss,as< t.--s~tsre xssllh.
to the Southern States. The war has established
this. among many other valuable facts, that no
part Of the world can supply the place Of the
Southern States In the growth of the indispen-
sable staple, cotton. We recognize, then, in
the movement on the part of the Southern
landowners to invite industry, labor and capi-
tai to their section, an evidence that they COM
prehend, and are ready to use, the very best
agencies whereby they can build up the South.
Such means are Of vastly more importance to
vigorate itself than anything which the poll
ticians con accomplish. One acre of Southern
soil redeemed from Its four years barrenness,
one railroad put in operation, one cotton mill
set to work, is worth the labors OF dozen
reconstruction committees, or six months Of
windy Congressional debates, and we are glad
to see that the Southern people are beginning
to understand that fact.
The Mexican Question-Do the French
Intend 60 Lcavct
We give to-day letter from Paris and an
article extracted from the London Tines on
the Mexican question, which are worthy of par
ticular attention. They discuss the probability
that the French troops will be Withdrawn at an
early day. There has been lately quite posi-
tive modification in the character OF the express
sions on this subject that come from Europe.
II was not great while ago that the express
sons OF European letter writers, of the Euro
pean press and Of French diplomacy, though
smooth and flowing enough on the surface, were
much less satisfactory il subjected to analysis.
Late in the last year Mr.. Seward said in an
official letter." No communications, formal or
informal which have been received from the
government Of France seem to justify us in ex-
pecting that she is likely soon to be ready to
remove, @ far a. may depend upon her, the
cause of our deep concern for the harmony Of
the two nations" This was his acknowledge
mcnt that then, though so much had been
written, France had never said word 10 JUS
tify the thought that she intended to withdraw
her troops. Neither had she said any such
word In the last French Official letters made
public. On the contrary, she made positive
declarations of quite different nature. She
informed US that she would not withdraw her
troops until we did what, In the circum-
stances, Il was absurd 10 require-thst IL, sur
render the very pith Of the principle that led
rs TO demonstrate against the occupation Of
Mexico, and give up our whole position in the
dispute. This is the only Interpretation that
can be given to the note In which n. Druyn do
Lhuys states the only condition upon which
France WIN leave Msxico--that condition being
that the United States should recognize Maxi
milan and guarantee the stability Of the impe.
rial establishment. "Should Ne Cabinet q
Washington" wrote The French Minister, "de-
eide 10 open diplomatic relations with Ne Court
Of Mexico, 10 would zee no dih,oalty in entering
Into On arrangement for The recail Of our
koops'-fseosniss Maxinllisa asd ~ Wfll
isays - eou,txy. And ~ Inevitable inssrsoo
lea W. M tAsy vsa11 1ssvs h q - ~
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