Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1867-02-23
DIVIDE aud Prosper

~ "N'"hSSS VIC flCWS tIluG We UguCVC 10
be the true policy of the plantation States of
the South:
The South must divide to prosper Whcr.
ever practicable, plantations must be divided
INTO farms of small area, so that every acre of
the soil may be cultivated. Every man in the
South must be encouraged to spend his,mouey
IN the South. Direct trade must be Sstriven
for. Increased population must be sought
steadily aud patiently; and full prosperity
will, in time, return.
Slavery, with all its advantages, always ten.
dcd to keep the wealth of the countryIin few
hands. The fortunes Of the South were DO.
sesscd by small number Of persons These
persons made good use of their ample means.
aud knew how to enjoy the intellectual and
social advantages which spring from wealth
wcH employed. Those who held the property
spent the money: and the vast majority OF
THAT money went to the North-to build up
Northern manufactures, Northern trade, and
Northern fortunes. The most triHinp article
required, rs well as the greatest, was pure chased
m the North; and the Northcrn States were
the great recipients of three fourths Of the
annual Income Of the South.
Now that we have ended an unsuccessful
war, and that the slaves are emancipatcd, the
whole condition Of things is chnnged Our
planters have not one. tenth of the ready mon.
ey that they had before the war They arc
unable to travel aud spend freely but there is
,loll,r th,t H., '"a;n os"'s ou' o' every
the Sonth THo n",,s ,os " spo". ~ 'o4'o III
Iiu), fyn,n th.;r l,L',.. r." , s"'" iu' WY
;,n,,rov;In,t l.,,;,. o"''''', az"
those whn lo.r,,nd >, ~, ,:' ""u ~
when thnv ,vnro si.n, ~ ''''"s '"u 'N'o'ui,
c,rrrn no,v ,hn, I".es' 'n'' are SAVING aho
er thrv m,v .,r, a,,J ,,I J'' .;, n'''' N"a'cv
RI. S,n,h ,n,, ,,;!l :, ~ ~ &c Nic"N u"
our ocncr,l t,,dn
one .rn,t rnsnit tho, ae a.,
l;t;,n IF ,M.,;rS :. 49,, ''o p'cScn' 90"
como Of TIM Snn,h . "omusei 'no.o:a, ~
more moncv Is rcllv snn,,t - III" IL 'sneu,
th,h ,y,s y,,, ~, ,t,, t.s ,'' VIZ '1ou,, ''o"
before the war. Thc ouns,ion G,r ms =, ",,'
slider. thcn ;s bny .h,1l ~, lnu;,, ~ . u
benefit from the money t,,t ;s .ro,, .uons. "os.
us. At this time the nro6t tI,t nmr uor"I"s,,'.
and business men mike ;s th,t nrou ','',a.,
which are imnortcd into or rn,,,,,,f.,n,r,aHJ;
the North and consumed here This ;s /, ,.,,
ur,l opcrution of trade hnt wn h,vn !, j., o,,,
power to gain more thap his
AS lone as New Eno],ud nxo,osos os ,o
tent AN influence at WnsLnot,n nc sho .,, p
does, it is useless to expect that W, shall havr
anything approaching To- free tr,In Thn
power Of New iInulnd IN ~. ,,, :;
great. and it is rs well to treat The subject rs rs
though protective tariffs were to be ncrmo-
ncnt feature of American policy If m.nn.
features arc to be protected, let us at lenst
have our manufactures in the South to mann
tacturt Southern produce. They vii, nav
well they will aid in developing our resour.
ccs, and the money paid the artizans. as we'll
us the profit realized bv tho nrnnr;ct,rS NH
addition tn this ,yc ,,,n.t nnnn,'.a
trade Wa mmst ;mrnrt J;r,nt "5o .'n'i u'l'o'
,vc,v w,v to rnt.;n tnr o,r,ol,o. No.. =.
Which ;s NOW nooln,,,I H., H., ~ .'S. P'o"'