The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-11-09
A Triumph to the North and
70 the south.

The nominal triumph in the late eieetloh Is
,r,t,, Tho North bpt the real, substantial fruits
of victory will, after ALL fall INTO the laps OF
tho conouered The South is poor, apathetic
and almost hopeless A pause of seven years
in the agricultural and industrial life of
country must be most seriously felt by all its
people. The North has never desired this
thing. The North deplored the suicidal poll
the ire-eaters both before and since the
No hatred of Southern slavery or South
'ebellion has ever put it into the hearts oi
the masses of the Northern people TO des'r'
the impovershment and the industrial pros
tration of the South.
There is no tonic for the debillty OF the
South, but Northern emigration and the IN
vestment of Northern capital. The importa-
ton of the raw material of citizens from Eu-
rome "a contemplate by the Southern Emf
grafton Societies, is a quack medicine, which
does not aft ,rd even temporary relief. Now
Northern men toI not live and aoM not invest
their money where they cannot enjoy COM
plete freedom of political opinion and action
Just before the election John G. Stanton, wis
Is heavily interested in Alabama railroads,
wrote to the Governor of that State as follows:
MOneYeQ men IN the NOrun Tell me tDdC tueN
would be glad to unite with me and assist me
pecuniarily. If the election of President had
been decided; and that they most certainly
will unite with me if General Grant is elected
President. We shall, therefore, postpone ac-
tive operations until after the election; when,
If everything is favorable, we shall commence
upon our railroads. and push them forward
with all possible dispatch:
About the same time Judge Force of Gin
cinnati wrote to Gov. Scott of South Carolina,
showing why Northern men do not care to put
their money into Southern railroads:
They do MT look favoraby on a region where
immigrants are threatened with death or ban
ishmenJ for mere opinions sake. This ban
ishing OF people because they do not conform
their oplnous to a certain standard seems
childish to business men, and seems to Indicate
coalition of people who are not to be trusted
with large business enterprises.
The election of Grant, hope, will introduce
change. We look to that to bring about
peace, order, moderation, acquie 'cence in law,
and consequently increased attention to indus
trial pursuits, and hence prosperity.
The following extract from letter to a
Northern man from a citizen of Houston, Tex
as, discloses views identical with those of
Judge Force:
J think the permanent welfare of the South
especially, and also OF the whole Union, de-
nees at the Presidential election. 1t is felt
here among prominent Democrats that the
election of Grant will give more confidence to
Northern capitalists in the permanency OF
things South, and will induce them to make
Investments here, and to aid US in pushing for
ward our internal improvements
Gen. Grant has promised that he will so ex.
ecute the laws that in every part of the land
men may freely think and speak as they will
and, as Colfax said at Pittsburg, Thursday
night, when Grant says thing he generally
means it."
The barrier to Northern emigration and to
the investment of Northern capital is remov-
ed. These carpet baggers," odous as they
are at the crossroads of Secessia, carry
wealth, enterprise and civilization with them.
The South will have free schools
The South will have railroads
The South will have an increase of agricul-
tural products
The South will have freedom of thought and
freedom of written aud spoken opinion.
The South will be part of the American
Republic in something more than the mere
geographical sense.
Mason and Dxon's line will be abolished.
A man who crosses the Potomac or the Ohio
will not find himself in foreign country.
Secession becomes impossible.
The paramount authority of the general
government will be universally acknowledged
The troops will be Withdrawn.
There will be no need of Freedmens Bu-
reou.
Congress need not remain in perpetual ses-
sion.
SO 1t appears that the typical Nasty who
stood scowling in the crossroads Telegraph
Office, as the returns come in on the evening OF
the 81 inst, has of all men in America the
most reason to rejoice, except from the great
fac. that ..
Massey Is DEAD!