The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-05-20
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We observe in many Of the Southern pa
pers very curious anomaly They publish
editorials Of an ifhfainmatofy acllafacter Oh
1.-THE impeachment question, the mosta disre-
putabe assaults OH loyal menrat the South,
openly endorse the Kuklux Khan, and i'acite
: Northern immigration We do : not think
their appeals likely to be very "a successful
mo doubt the substantial portion of the COM
jmunity South desire to invite, ,noneyed and
industrial immigration, but unfortunately
for that section there is class of men there,
mostly young and irresponsible, who gener4
ally manage to speak for and oyerawe the
entire population. They are the bane of
the South They dragoohed her into the
rebellion, and they are now deliberately de-
priting her Of the last and only hope Of re-
cuperation from the effects of herifolly. ~
p The country offers material inducements
for immigration, such as perhaps no country
ever before did. A fertile soil, cheap land,
and plenty ofsit, aadelicions climate, the
best natural system of water communication
J, in the world, mines of mineral treasure and
mountains of ore-her, physical attractions
are unparalleled, The conditions of q civil
cation, moreover are all at hand. The setq
r tier has not to abandon the comforts of the
world and isolate himself for, life from his,
fellows A ready market is, at hand: comsI
municatlOn is open with all parts ofthe land.
The main mai trunks Of her railways are atIleast
surveyed, Buff, in partial operation; her for
ests are cut away and tile malaria of new,
countries dispeliedi;; churches and schools
are built; tile framework and machinery of
~ civil government is provided. n In short, the
South offers to the settlers the advantages of
a new country without the drawbacks. Com
sidering alb the things, the question is asked
nwhy is it .thatogei have o il surfeit of capital
/ thatiwill notcross Mason and Dixon's line2
,i Why is it that immigration and Investment
II force their way through the passes OF the
Rocky Mountains, rather than enter the lnylr
I ting fields, of the South z There can be. no
prejudice or political feeling il this thing
It is. a matter of business. The, answer is
simple. 1t is not pleasant probabili,;
ties are that it is not saie-for Northern
men to 90 into the Southern States to live.
It'they do not practice 1t themselves, the ma
jority of the people 'Sbnth encourages, 2 sys-
/ tenn Of prescription which srevoltiug To men
and wofnen whogo among themSitoilive as
neighbors and1ffiendSo sIig'95 In 7on 9's
1t is not from timidity orfear that Northern
men refuse to go q South ITO dive The bulk
|pofthemhave b faced Confederate steel and
heard unmoved the roar of Confederate arti
tillery, But they are unwilling to- live in a
land where they must suffer implied q insult,
if nothing more, from morning till night
They are not willing to expose a wife and
children to tie chances Of Southern civiliza7
ton. Most young men Of ordinary. means
and manly impulses would rather take, 2
woman to the frontiers than to a Southern
plantation or d Southern village More
than this. Northern young MEN are unwil-
ling to expose themselves daily to a street
fight or tavern brawl. Such encounters iii
their eyes and under,our civilization are dis
graceful, and it is folly to go in the way of
them. Of course there are many places
where this would not occur. But until there
is some earnest demonstration on the part
of the whole South against such atrocities,
they must in the common nature of things
be received as indications of the condition
/ of the country, When this fact is under
stood and appreciated at the South differ
ent course of events will follow. IA ,,o
If Southern editors above all others would
realize the force of what we have said, we
are quite sure that they would do their coun-
try more service than they seem to be doing
it at present - eW York Times bod ''''