Baton Rouge tri-weekly gazette & comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1865-18??, 1866-01-06
Civil and Physical Progression.

sLrucLlOn Is gradually urlILlHS diouS
and fashioning itself to meet the
policy of the State and General Gov.
ernments, it behooves the people Of
the South not to overlook in the
meantime the physical necessities
and resources of the country, but to
push forward with all due alacrity
AID energy every good scheme and
measure tending to subserye the
public veal as well as individual in
terests in those matters. The genius
of industry, of talent and of capital
should be honestly and zealously
employed toward the practical build
ing up of our material and social
prosperity. The industry which
quickens into life the field and the
workshop; the talent to direct Alright
and give shape and cunning to II lat
industry; and the capital to lubri-
cate and keep in motion the wheels
of the industrial car-are impera-
lively needed these times to place
the South in position of prosperity
and influence, which shall command
for her eventually that liberation of
spirit and impartiality of disposition
which she is now vainly striving to
obtain at the hands of the national
Congress. By bold and steadfast
course of physical progression our
people may be enabled to accomplish
more effectually than by any other
means, that complete recognition Of
their civil rights and privileges, and
stand before the world as equals once
more in the great national family.
On then, with the workshops-or-
ganize the manufactories-"speed
the plough" Induce immigration
and capital-let every one put his
shoulder to the wheel and see what
magical transformation can, by
such means, be effected. sd.
The New Orleans True Delta of
the 29th ult., treats its readers to an
article unbounding in sensible and
iudicious views on "Southern I'm
provement." We copy that portion
of the article relating more particu-'
larly to the duties which the Southern
people owe to themselves and the
country in that connection, and to
show the important bearing which
those duties, energetically performed,
would have upon the future political
destinies of the South:
In the meantime, says the True
Delta, assuming for the sake of safe
argument, that our claims will be ig-
nored at Washington, what is the
clear duty Of the people Of the South2
Why, according to our humble con-
viction, to have as little to do with
politics as possible-to have as little
as possible-to make as
few public demonstrations as posi-
BILE, and to devote their whole time,
might, mind, cultivation and intellect
to the material development Of their
section of country. It is in this our
whole future safety consists. In this
we must look for ultimate solvency
and prosperity. 1t is by following
this course that we may become in
auential, afluent, powerful and res
pected among the peoples of the
earth. In this we have a surety,
positive and absolute. We have a
ooundless field to operate in. Let US
AXE advantage of it let us build up
'ur own part Of the country; repair
he devastations of war increase its
productive. capacity; to do this let us
invite immigration from all portions
# the world let us hold out the in
lucements we are capable of meeting
o the fullest extent let us employ
he home labor we now have to the
pest use we can put it to, not only
With reference to the immediate pres