The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-05-08

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The Viewssofs a Northern Editor.
We make the following extracts from
letters written BY the editor of the New
erk Express, while iin attendance on the
recent session OF the Southern. Press As
socsiiation. Although primarily based up
on the; couditicn of affairs in Georgia, the
thoughts embodied in these letters will be
: found interesting to all of our readers:
: ArlANrA, rslii7.,, Ga, April le, 1857.
This ia called sthe aGate City" of the
South. and certainly nothing outside of
: th,s :regiocs has eqnaled its growth since
itssnreat disaster by fire; during the advan-
cling march Of. Sherman to the. sea. Inn
mense will and energy everywhere
apparent, partly to be attributed to the
ssnYigorating climate, partly to the mixed
character Of the people, partly to the Ia
: yorable ositionsof the town, which is the
focus. of trade, not only of Georgia, but OF
; the surrounding States: What Manches-
teris to New Hampshire, Lowell to Massa-
:. cuhsetfs: or the; North and East Rivers to
:, New Yorlk. Atlanta will be to Georgia.
$ There is mineral wealth all around, iron
near al; hand, coal not far of, granite close
,.by; aud every hing which: can give pros.
5,periitE to a. settled and; thrifty people
9hes bane of society springs from two
causes one the failure of the crops, which
makes provisions enormously high; and,
,secondiF.sthes disorder incident to the Con-
pressionals principle Of reconstrection.-
/. Bread and meat for. this section of the
country command enormous prices. Add
ed to: the disaster of half famine, has
come Is food the like of which in its de-
structSon off property, land, and labor, has
hardly been eaualed. The loss of a rail
road bridge across the Tennessee, has cost.
the owners Of corn not less than seven
cents a bnshef for ferriage alone and corn
sells here 81 so a bushel, and IS scarce at
this price. The food, is, not equal to the.
mouths to consume it, but + am happy to,
:saEV.they prospect is favorable for the wheat
crop 4Hor.1 s67. Not! only has asgreat deal
more! land been sown, but the cultivation
in all respects WILDE more thorough
!. While societyis, in many respects, turned
sipsid ssaidesdewn, there is. enough regard for
! ttf,atyiSriinciple of selfpreservation to appre-
ciiatetthe. fact thatsthe soil alone can prove
"a rYgHledV for the greatest OF all human
niisaeries. The negro is beginningto learn
: thar ;he. isE his own master and that to be
-, master even of ones self requires pro-
vyi;siion for all the necessaries of life. I'm
fortunately for the negro, his wants enter
butlitt!e into the consumption OF any
thing feyond7very simple food and very
indifferent clothing. AS, however, he be-
j comes. more civilized, he will think more
|. Increased comforts. Now he earns
!. from Eve toe6fteen dollars month. and Is
in. the main content The very. best SER
J vents. indeed, rarely command more than
ten or twelve dollars a month and board.
Many estimate that the labor OF three IN
dnstrious negroes is about equal to that OF
4woswhite men.
Onmy.way here saw many hundreds
: Who were idle, but this is in the neighbor-
hood Of the large towns. In the country
thevs are more; thrifty and more lndustri-
ons. but perhaps not so well-informed. 10
bestowsataonce the right of suffrage on
s,I1ch persons, is a nlonstrous perverslon OF
the ballot. tits, indeed, to give the very
life. and symbolic freedom to those wholly
united 20 enjoy it. Our sons and daugh,.
9ters-yes, the hunlblest and meanest OF
the white race--would exercise 1t with
more. discretion, more wisdom, more honor
ami profit to the country. Better, ten
t;mes better for the South would be 7di-
minishe1 representation in Congress with
out, the negro vote, than the larger number
Of representatives with it. IF. too, this.
ouestionzot suffrage could have been some
thing in prospect, and dependent upon
qualification, whether of property, or ed
ncation: or. both, the case would be di1er-
emit: but as it is, the negroes will vote, and
thx3pote will be divided. In the rural dis
tricts, it will: be mainly with the masters
In the interior, more with the Radicals
!. An intense sytem of proselytlng and cleo
tioneer;ng viii be kept up to the great IN
iury of the negro, and without benefit to
the white, In'.,tle ten excluded States
there are. according to the best estimate,
ZOO 600 whites, and 3, ,750, 900 blacks, and
tbn iatter.n the 1iajoritv, in the States OF
South Carolina, Mississippi, and Louisiana,
/. and with nearly equal numbers In Geor-
oia. Alabama, and Florida. Everywhere,
Sodsh, the negro vote. will secure the.
balance of power, and it needs no lmagg-
ination to foreshadow the result Of such
state of facts.
There is a constant arrival of these po-
Iiticat proselytes at the South. They are
jealous men, but their zeal is not according
to knowledge. 1t is the negroes vote that
IS demanded and not thenegroes' welfare,
and some Of the colored race are shrewd
enough to- understand this, and to cry
eshands off !' The old masters who were
kind to their slaves and who exerted
oood influence over Them during the war,
will find their reward in that return Of
confidence which will show itself at the