Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1866-06-23
s7,OOO,OOO,oOo

Total S7,O00,00O,0 900
This loss falls upon less than eight
millions of whites, who have, moreover,
in addition, to contribute largely 10 the
suDport Of the four millions ofbIackS who
have been suddenly turned loose among
than. and who, fer the present at least,
are incapable Of caring for themselves.
This R7, 100000 900 Of money was the
ocenmuIa,sd wealth II centuries it cons
stituted nearly the whole industrial plant
snd capital Of the South. go
Can the present generation OF SOu'h'
eynevs, or their children, reasonable ex
nact 70 recover these lssses, OF 10 regain
iheIr former prosperity Some South.
eru politicians, and most Of the Northern,
seem to think they may, but do not see
how they can.
Come what may, let the Eesto'ation Of
the Union be as complete as Nj. Seward
aays the late speech of the President mas
made Il. or let the separation OF the South>
ern States be accomplished "a is"s whlch
/ suDpose no one thinks nf attempting but
for the sake Of the argument suppose 1t
werel and that their Independents were
guaranteed hy the whole world. neither
Ss.uniob nor separatioA will restore these
| losses There they are. and there 'ney
must remain. Common sense teacnes
and expe lence shows that one lte time
or even two are not suftieeu, for eight
millions Of people 10 create and lay by IN
store a capital Of seven thousand n'lh0nS
Of money.
Viewing the matter in this light ! can
mot nee how the Southern gentry, espe'
calIy those who were the planters ana 'he
well-tO.do farmers Of that region, and u
whom. this capital chiefly belonged can
by remaining in their native land exPec'
for themselves or their chill treB, Sny olhe'
LOT bul that which befel the WHY h'n oas
sndors Of old, with the dry and nOulaI
bread. .
The professional men Of the South sh'
mech anirs, and all that class, whose cAp'
tai did not consist Of lands or other mate
rial possessions, but rather Of 6raiHe AM
braWnv arms those men who had no mon
1 ev 10 Lose, and who require little or non
n to set them up again, may manage TOT
S while 10 live ia the South, despite IN
e prievous burdens they will have to oea'
!. But your platter who has lost eVeTylhln
EXCEPT his broad acres-as most OF tnel
have who has large family to support
who, perhaps, is himself on the down'h'
of life whe bas never heeR aceustone
to labor M the fed; who Is 20 hand
The plough, and IS a hsvies With tho s'cE
how can he expect 10 Gompiste WIZ
his former overseer, who Is Injured to !
Dor aud is nm adept with all the iuPl
ments OF husbandry! The aaboring class
Of the South may, as ID have said, manal
to rough it along for a Mtls while ~aS
IT. thew are, but as for Yonr Virginia gen.l
It. men" aud "Sou;hern planisis," % th'
e' were knswn 10 former days, their Faes
It, he South IL run and those ct ahem wi
remain in "Dixie lane" are, ! fear, dooAn
he thew, their wives and theiF daughters
be hswsss of wosd aud drawers OF wat
10 khsir eonaasFess aad the stranger 81 Y.
= those eenpueross will assuredIy sasab'l
among them.
With these Impressions strong upon
undertook last spring, after the ia!l
;. Virpiain, the self,nnpeaed missioa OF IN
y y ing a country and hsmes for my Co
~ patriots and fellows 10 misfoftune' 10
search fsr this the map Of the wOFio "
y" examiaed, and bnt Ior the voyage; ~
: strnEa wo.ald have been elected. The
NE guage, the psAEae. he institutions:
soi climate and productions were ii'
viting bot Australia is antlpodai, the "
= lenC, and the passage songh, 90 it was
Of The question. The SpanisA Amsr''
,epubiiss were passed over. Anaschy
! missstlA we're rampant aheres aWd we
enough af repuhlics Braid was
: caisideEed. I lad 10 foE@eF years %
The physical geography VI Brazil aS
: sial study. lls soil nd clsaaees' =
y Of then al least, aEe dheS hut BraHlI
10 the Innd of insect liz. The setlaes u
ins eAAa "a Aaasls aae, are a4Hsssn "pastei
~ 81 Ggung VI aaAih By filss, ssesaAl
A ~ anita. slacvans eensipedsS, snoTpisns, shs
~. sns ana thOusaGA aud Ode flying things
mn crawling ,crsaAaAtss 6f ne alf, earth
ion- wasSr lRAs SwaRR there. Moreover,
oil xil L slave coaassy. and for the SO
aess esu paapIe Ao 90 there wsald eimPlJ
I alsabine Eam he Ere badk ihlc the Try
psn again. t.ast 81 MI, ASt bV no -
least, cans Mckee. Asxiee = se,
mlneas with the South, and I5aay o
people could make the jougney 70 Rls
bv land. I visited lhe capital, and
kindly received. The Emperor va
:, rsady 60 ssmplaling The wreck shlel
= Southern Hsalss had suasssa. and
curt once gecognizsd among the lsagmenh
ana veFy tiateTiala that are required 70
aoxs ,rless ana mahs asAble the emplee whls
J V kaa - nObly kagap Ha asaeeRl,sn.s
have these massfiais, and 0Ormasaz
ts make AnS6n, usk Rnly y the SsRl
peapAeghaE asAtt 1ssEgfaass lsem ala' I
- igiss. iFFsspprllva Af natlsnality, Ahes
w would be kindly Feeslzsa 80 hsspa
entertained u hGs donlnienp. -.
At fass was AisaERaiAgsa As ~
4 aas a whieh ihla inyilaliens vas Eec'
u tlss South. the deelsiHs belle
shIly d VIFalnla, Carellnas and Ge'
nd sssssysae@ sAsassss.ss.sss.s ~.,-T 81
especially ~ young zen, were sol9
~ llnlefsst afld noaoF, duty and deyolls
~ aalsa sAsh man D siisk w BE
ssaas - sepalF 80 breaches. - aaiae VIII
] vlesors, snd restore The pnlan. asa
sAlsates dlsllhet % the blllows. eas
htfL. a.. -. y a. haln Awaia tO rtFo b