The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-06-07
Speaking Tor tho South.

An 1ntercStlng lecture III O0nau OF
the South was delivered at the Cooper
Institute, New York, or last Friday
evening, by the Hon. John W,
Fowler. His subject was sCotton
Growing, in its Relation to the Inte-
rests Of the North and the Induce
ments now Presented for the Invest
mcnt Of Capital in its Cultivation"
We extract from the report of the
lecture published i'll the New York
Daily Neaos:
DIR. Fowler, during the course Of
his address, remarked that planta-
tions, once the seat Of wealth and
fashion, were now abandoned to the
undist,lrbed possession Of rowing
beasts many of the most princely
mansions have been left dilapidated
and tcnantless by means of tho late
civil war. Southerners themselves
told them that the dcsolation is fear
full, and they were without the means
Of effecting change. The freedmen
would not work without assurance of
ample compensation. Therefore, the
South must receive sustenanee and
support from other districts. The
South was crippled, and in view Of
this deplorable condition, what were
the duties of the people in the North
ern States? Some people would say,
let them raise themselves now that
they are fallen through their treason;
but ours was q Christian, not q Pagan
civilization. Itconstitutcs reason for
passion rs the. guide Of human con-
duct. When they took the PROSTATE
foe, and raised him up and blessed
him, they threw off the mortal and
pnt on the divine. But he would
base his appeal on the basis of inte
rest. Patriotism also demanded that
the North should seek to raise up the
South from its present position. TO
sacrifice pecuniary advantages to sa
tisfy feeling Of revenge was not the
besetting sin Of Uncle Sam Ap-
plause. Under the operations Of
the manufacturing interest, the coun
try had become ten times richer than
when she was almost totally an agri-
cultural power. OF all manufactures,
that of cotton was the most profitable
In the process of transforming the
cotton into fabric, and in the manu-
facture of machinery for that pur
pose, how many persons received re
mnnerative employment? Was there
nothing i'll this consideration to in
cite them to restore the Southern
cotton growing States to their former
prosperity? Any other policy was
simply suicidal. The Southern States,
in their ordinary condition, exported
5000, 600 bales Of cotton per annum,
for which they brought into this
country Sl20, 900, 900. Under the
present condition of things, it WAS
far different. Surely, there was not
Il person in tho United States who
was not Interested in the condition Of
the Southern States and their i'm
mediate amelioration. Cotton was
gold. Duty and interest were
powerfully combined therefore.
The South were at one time purcha-
sers of Northern goods to the amount
of S14O,0O0,0OO per year. Who
would turn their backs upon such
customers. In the past the South
had looked to the North for goods,
and if the North was wise the South
would do SO again. lApplausc. In
the disposal of our manufactures the
East and the West, as we'll rs tho
North, were interested in the re gal
vanizing of the South. There were
other considerations. For example,
there were taxes which the South at
present was unable to bear Uncle
sam had his hands on tho public
pocket with an iron grasp. and if they
refused to come to the relief of the
South they would have to bear the
burden Of tho debt and taxation
alone He then proceeded to refer
to the condition Of the freedmen,
aud demanded that they should re-
ceive opportunities of employment
by the North creating demand for
labor. If to redeem Southern terri
tory it was necessary to sink our
floating capital, its compliance would
be q sagacious policy.
The lecturer then enunciated the
following propositions, viz: To restore
the South the North must: lst
Supply the people of the Southern
States with pecuniary means to carry
on their agricultural and cotton grow
ing pursuits. %. Buy and cultivate
cotton plantations. Sd. Encourage
emigration from the North and else
where. DIR. Fowler then concluded
his lecture in few remarks upon the
glorious future before the country
consequent upOn such q wise and