The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-12-25
A Warning to the South.

the South that Should open the eyes of our
people to opportunities lost in the past but
still possible in the future. After discuss
ing the different theories Of finance in a
mastery manner, Mr.. McCuloch boldly
declares that every device Of the economist
must fall so long as the Radical method of
reconstruction is persisted in. He plainly
insinuates that the vast fabric of Federal
wealth, built up by toe war, will be dissolv-
ed and shattered, if The South is not quick
ly admitted to the Union with all the rights
and privileges Of other States under the
Constitution" " .4s.
Here then, is distinct admission that
the Loyal Fragment of the Union is in
dissolubly bound up in the fate OF the Pro
vincial fragment, and with the destruction
of the one, the overthrow Of the other is
inevitably involved. The Secretary does
not say that any kind Of reconstruction
even the mockery Of rRadicalism7-will snf-
fce 10 preserve The credit Of the, country;
on the contrary, he insists that the method.
now being engineered is suicidal to the last
degree, and subyer5ive Of financial, as well
as political, order. TO rescue the govern.
ment, then, as a. solvent power, the South
must be restored not as a negro province
or Radical pachaic, but with all the rights IT'S
and privileges of other States.
From this exhibit, illappear that poor
and despised as the South may seem to be,
she really and substantially holds, and has
/ held for years, the keystoneo OF the arch that
supports the dome Of Union and Property
But in order that there. m1y be no mistake
about this matter, the Secretary enters into
demonstration Of facts which may well
Estrke terror to the North and cannot but
prove OF wholesome effect in the South,
We earnestly invite attention to the, follow
ling paragraph, The Secretary says; sa
i "1'he great staples of the South have Tor
hmany years constituted a large portion Of
Eour exports, But for the cotton held in
altlat section at The close Of the rebellion,
1.-The foreign exchanges. Wou' d have been so
Ilareely against The United States that a
commercial revulsion would have, been i'm
/, Imineut, if not unavoidable. Even in the
!. deporable condition of these, States, last
! year more than two-thirds of our exports
/ consisted of their productions, and it is the
crop of the present yeai---.small though lf
/ NAV be-tllat is'to save US from ruinousl IN.
debtedness to Europe. 1t is Of the great
i est moment. wherefore, that the productive
1 powerofthe Southern States should be re-
! stored as rapidly as possible. "os sl!i g
/ When34dil the financial minister of a
great government ever mike SO Illuminating
4 a confession as to the influence and potency
!; of u suhjugated territorya When did the
yanquishpd yer,frel SO miserable as aoul
people must aieel when reading this con
deinnatiena of their ayariee and want o.
sagacity Ri Here. then.swe have an explicit
acknow Iedgemept thatwe have helped save
the universal Yankee nation trem bank
ruptcy, during three,awful years; and thus
I performing tthe part OF a redeemer ofsou
nj pnemy.ss credit, have received from tina
glrescued Notwithstanding but oppression
alinsult, taxes. degradation and dishonor
81 Three times have we had itin our grasp t.
5 fdemand our, own terms, and three time
i l,llaye we biipdly stumbled into the trap s!
3cupningly devised by the astute Puritan
q The. ,deRen of.ezclasiTeeotto culture pa
1IWitb Els Yankee ally, led us3iptoi a pit o
ID ruip, itremainst to be seen whether we hay.
e4any sense left, orare madaened to the es
1 tent ofutter annihilation., !, Had the South
9lern planters listened To- the words Of wis
/ dom that came frem.athonsand' adm6nitof
Il souices, tbegwould not now be redacedft
Il The desperate need ioffhese. unhappy days
b Badytbeyliyed within themselves, divers
glfiei 1heircrops,i ofresistedn the temptatio
'dfbfthecpttea9feser inihe moderate deree+
q the reaetinn that now spreads over the Ian
fsf would have come a tWeYemontf sooner, o.
t, |ip The Ereekaof the shoddy nshipeof, State
fconseqaefie upon ag )retnsalgt0 dfurnlshel
al1 ports, they would have bad premiums le8s
s0fed for the, Mltirationfof cotton, and me
. 1the,imposition Of outrageous taxes. alI9 81
= A. New, sipeethe Secretary ofthe Treapsfn,lF
has felt it. his duty TO VAIN Congress tia
= restoration of The .Sopth i;.arah gil q
( riga@s md privileges, ces. ottAer3 adies,"'
necessary TO The preservation Of the sssn'
IA, tionat credit, hat such restoration failln;
!. 1.-The GoYsrpmeat itself must, go into han I
= fuptcy7Wi1 our people be guilty OF I'll
~: folly Of the past thlee, years; Will they coFl
ffEtinn,es co ton culture that saves the, final
: cial life Ola people who have slain our CHI CHI
drea and parents in npholy warfare, az
Eiow design the, Introduction Of Haytie
I'd anarchy to pollute and ravase the little thi
stiEwar has left?s Never did a people exhlEb'
- such base ingratitnde to those that STAY
= for them, as the people Of the North
10 flNever did slaves ever toll and sweat
or tllanklessly for their inhumaH driver, asst
s,lpeople OF the South! "a tlaiIab 'IlUa.
,sL IL the ,Secretary's report is trne--:and
would not have revealed SO terrihlela $
~ cret unless compelled by the eXigencies,
re Ethe caserEwe had it in our power any TIN
q ldurilg The. last, three years by refusing
20 grow cotton,t to. state terms and not supp
= !, cate them. The opportunity has not "
10 passed away We still possess the meal
dti of reprisal. Ifour, planters will sow smi
,e, grain and attend to Their, gardens; j, o
Il sons will abandon their foolish bird hun
= :. ing and take, hold Of the pillow handle;
re our daughters and wives will perform son
is, household dulles and wear homespuD;
| in a word, we give the. Yankee. nation ia
=, ~, chance 70 settle their financial and poll
cal middle at home and BY themselves,
~ our word for it, the days OF 1868 will "
~ ness aouprlsing in'the North littlesdream
IL 6fby thelahafins-ofi Conerees--an uprIsi'
r!o that will speedily undo all their iqsaal'
:. ~ and make the South a place pleasantne'
~. Instead of an organized hell. -.
lef If. however, the confessions OF Mr.. y
in't Culoch are of 10 avail; if the terrible Il
,tv sons of che last year, bear no Arultsh Q
- people are, so besotted. as to work ior "
ny KEGS, whose rewards are universal bar
Mt ruptey, positive starvation 3aad negro
ID plemaey--Iet them hug their deusios,.
rt-A they prefer it. and die. II is1not oiten I'll
!, she proper path Of redemption Is ,lndicat
az TO a stricken race SO Enthusiastically. y
V-Ihave had a notable warning. It will PR
in. ably be the last Georgia Constitute
utalist.
aaib 7--~->--sss '-T>>rrr-c-c~s sy
aol s. esa, The London Spectator, IN referer
di- to the proposition fof one Of our ieadl
lat American politicians that 10 the 4paynis