New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-10


settlement and Investment.
There is not to-day on the face of the globe a
population so industrious, so moral, SO law abid-
ing, SO generous to strangers, so true to all its
enjoyments, SO selfreliant, as the people of the
Southern land. They accepted the results of the
war in good faith, and intend to make the most of
them. The leaders of her armies, the heroes Of
a hundred battles, degenerated not into lurking
conspirators sullen insurrectionists, but, like
the noble men they commanded may be seen on
every hand counseliDg moderation and setting
bright examples of industry and individual effort.
And Others who have been stripped of posses
sions equal in extent and value to European duke
doms join the iostle for fortune With cheerful
courage and energy.
But the enemies of the South are vigiant,
active and INSCRIPTIONS. They wish to gain the
control of the negro by appearing to be hi5
devoted friend; but the negro throughout all this
season of trial has shown character that entities
him to the most favored consideration at our
hands He has seen that the true motive Of the
enemies of his country was not to benefit him. but
to use him as the instrument for Gripping her re-
sources, for stirring up civil strife, so that they
may the more efectually prey upon her remain
ing stores, and finally overwhem him and the
white race in one common ruin. He is fast learn
ing that his own individual welfare is bound up in
the prosperity of the country, and that the sin
cercst supporters Of his just rights and freedom
are the Southern people.
4 Fooled in their efforts to produce any general
disorders or to shake the guarantees Of life and
property, through their seditiOus appeals to the
negro, by his native affection for the old inhabi-
tants of the country and his own perceptions of
their dark designs, they have put forth superhu-
man exertions to prevent immigration and capital
from coming amongst US.
While societies have been formed on every hand
for the purpose of drawing population and capital
to US while agents have been sent to other coun-
tries to proclaim the extraordinary advantages of
our own: while individuals, through every avenue
of intelligence, have been urging forward the
great work, and every fact in our history and
present condition attests the kindness with which
the stranger is received, and how soon he becomes
one of us t: yet relentless calumny represents our
people as bitterly opposed-nay, ayowedly hostile
10 the newcomer, and only restrained from de-
stroying him by the presence Of military force
Bnt our destiny cannot be thwarted. The wal
exploded the notion even with strangers for il
never existed in the minds Of our native popula
tion) that white men could not stand manual labor
in our climate Never were greater powers Of
endurance exhibited many age than by the trained
lleeions Of the Gulf States and it was discovered
to their amazement by the soldiers from the Nortl
that they bore the heats Of our atitudes under the
. severest tests, with no diminution Of health OIL
yigor Never were such inducements held.out tc
the emigrant and capitalist, and it would be a re
yerga Of all the DEGREES of nature and Of all the
maxims Of political economy if both did not come
in great numbers. ....
Thus our future would seem to be reassured be
! yond all accidents. Unequal and unjust taxation
calumnious misrepresentation, the systematic ap
L pliances to excite discord that oppression nigh
! be perfected, and that the lust Of illgotten gain
and power might be gratified, may retard for {
: brief season, but they can never permanently
cranp the energies nor fetter the spirit Of just
Z brave and intelligent. people. American institu
4 tons graYiate towards liberty, and no portion 0
that great people can be held by another, for an,
I long period, in the shackles Of vindctve and op
pressye legislation: Sooner or later our self-re
I lance our good faith, our sense Of Justice, gu
+ reverence for law, our ancient hospitality, GU
|. energy, our intelligence will bear good fruit
a Already the great masses Of the Northern peopl
! are awakening to realization Of these facts, an
their hearts begin to throb with truthful and gel
e erous impulses. More and more it is becomin
e apparent that the principles upon which it is pr
J posed to extort tribute from the States OF Il
A. South, and to complete the ruin of their fberti
T. and interests, may in time seek application upt
those who have never felt the heel of oppressio
~ nor experienced the severe lessons Of adversely.