Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-03-05

southern states, IN the nope oi hhuiis
opportunities Of entering into business OF
some kind, They know the need Of money
which exists there, They know how
heap lands are what chances there are
ior profitable Investments But the North
On man must 20 with his money. He
will not ,rus. il 10 other people. Many
have gone to try their fortunes, and they
have come back shorn, or deferred from
undertaking anything. They uniformly
state that they find the country poor, the
aeaiala- -diSheartened. hstless and not at
work, but waiting. Maeawbcr-like, for
something to turn up. They say speo-
plo want the Nor,heners' money, not them.
That those who 20 there are made TO feel
that they are, 10 say the least, in no friend
y community, That il is not safe TO talk
politics freely That the people will have
nothing to do with a Northern man. They
won't trade with him. They avoid him.
That il he purchases land he is looked
upon as one cnriehing himself by their
misfortune. A gentleman from an adloin-
ing village went TO Florida, full of orange
culture. lie tells me that he went there
lcisurely, enjoying the genial growing
climate; that when he arrived he thought
he hld never seen n country SO blessed Of
God, or SO glorious place TO get rich in
Tie looked about him for a couple Of
weeks, and made up his mind that it was
no place for him, and that so far from dal-
lying longer, he took the railroad to come
home, aud would have left by quicker
means if any such were to be had Now,
this man was Democrat SO little of a
Radical that he is called here Butternut
He is one Of the few men who, from his
ever present bon hOgtHiiC and cautiousness,
[ thought could live there if any North
ern man could. He told me that in his
opinion no Yankee could live there safely,
or that if he were safe, he would have no.
body but a negro TO give him kindly
SID S,- h.: ..AA-hsa ! %a-t -
Florida | was pretty good Copperhead.
Now, il any Democrat in town, having
sympathy for the South, will go there,
and will stay for three months, try
ing 10 get into business, letting the people
know he is a Yankee, talking in the mean
while on political matters as he does here,
or saying nothing about politics, if he
lon't come back here radical, SO black
that charcoal will make a white mark on
him, I'll agree TO pay him for his time and
eNpcuses'
Such testimony as this has a much
greater effect on public opinion than you
dream Of. II hardens the temper of these
Northern people Said one to me, to-day,
why. sir, there is no civilized country
5u the ftCC Uf the gtobu to which am so
little free to 90 and do business in, as in
the southern States" The temper of the
southern people must be changed, or, at
least. their conduct must, before the rigor
Of the North will be leSSened. The feel
in- here is universal that there is great
personal bitterness nutured toward them
There is but little Of that feeling here.
\ Southerncr coming here is treated as
nybaly Else is He may 90 into trade
whether hc gets customers or not depends
upon hi, personal tact and the prices he
asks. His political opinions wouldn't help
or hinder him. Hewould meet with no in
;cutional incivility. He would not have
politics showed at him If he came to
buy waste lands or TO start new enter
prise, 10 doanything which would add to
the gencralprosrerity. his sadyent would be
htiled with pleasure His social posi-
ton would depend upon his personal quail
i;ic-. He tould appeal to the courts with
out prejudice. lie could collect his dues
He could be as secure in person, property,
in everything here as one born here. Pub.
lie opinion not only yields this much to
him Is his natural right, but any infringe
mcnt Of such mans rights would he all
tho mere clamorously and sternly defend
ed, for the reason that he was IA stranger
among them. The love of law and order
is an abiding passion among these people.
The Northern man wants this condition
Of things to exist among the Southern
people. He wants the right-not the
privilege e-to go, and come, and stay in his
like good pleasure among the Southern
people. The practical want of it now ex-
isting touches him more than any sympa-
thy with the negro, OF memory of the re-
hcllion. 1t prevents emigration. and
whatever prevents emigration shuts out
capital. For, let me repeat, the North
erner goes with his money. He never
parts with the control or the management
of it.
You would be surprised to learn, as you
would " living here six months and talk
ing with the people, the number of small
tradesmen, mechanics and farmers, who
are steadily watching the movement of
things in the Southern States, waiting for
the time when they can go there. Now
no cheapness Of land tempts them. While
10 per cent. investments are almost i'm
possible to get here, while large sums are
loaned at 6 per cent, no man could bor-
row dollar on any Southern property at
30 per cent. These people dare not trust
anything in Southern State. They
feel their property would not be safe.
They dare not trust the justice of the
courts. They feel that the Southern peo-
pie couldn't pay if they would, and they
wouldn't pay Northern man if they
could.
These considerations have something to
do with giving the negro right to vote.
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