The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-05

| tnOuean0 seven nuD0re0 anu nine, and Of all I'M
States together at thirty-four millions five hun
dred and i've thousand eight hundred and eighty
| two. According TO his statements the South haS
very nearly the population Of the United States il
| 1870: and what was the value Of the exports o
1 domestic products? The whole country in 1870
| exported ffty-one millions. The South in 1866
! recording to the same authority, exported two
| hundred and feventy-two millions, or more thar
Eve to one. In 1850 the population Of the United
Btsfes was fwenty-three millions. and It's domes-
| tic exports amounted to one hundred and thirty
SIX millions. Now the South with not half twenty
three millions population had exported twice a.
much as twenty three millions did in 1850.
Notwithstanding these facts, opinions, have
which IT Is essential to correct Mr.. Adams, a
few days ago, 10 his speech ct Charleston, told
the Southern people what massachusetts, thinks Of
them. The prevailing idea Of the Southern man
cigar in one side of his mouth and g guild of to.
bacco in the other; indolent and domineering, and
intolersnt Of all difference of opinion. North
ern gentleman, who has established himself in
South Carolina, and discovered what a goodly
land II is and how peacefully disposed the people
are, writes to friend thus
81 had been taught to believe that Il was
dangerous for Northern man to travel here, and
that robberies and outrages were common II
would naturally be supposed that the officers of
the freedmen's bureau were peculiarly obnoxious
to Southerners; yet find that Major Stone, the
assistant commissioner of the district raverses the
country not only without q guard. but without
even pistol to defend himself from attack; and
Major Walker, the commandant of the post, states
that, in his opinien, life and property are e.
secure here as in any of the Northern States
Now the town of Aiken Is partly In EdQefeld and
partly In Barnwell district, than which none were
more thoroughly secesh in their procivities.
This winter and spring. hundreds Of Northern
persons, of all shades and grades of political
opinions, have visited this town, and have vet
to hear OF the first who has been molested or in.
IN ted. -. 7. ~.
The physical character of this section is very
different from our preconceived notions. The
phrase down South raises picture in many
minds of dense swamps, outrageous woods, trop.
ical plants, sluggish streams, venomous reptiles,
yellow fever and miasms. How much this idea
is due to pictures usually found in school-books
will not stop TO inquire"
The North entertaining these opinions of rs did
not fail to impress the European mind with them.
Accordingly you hear Vernon Harcourt rising
man Of Europe, who was the author of the cele-
brsted papers during the war over the signature
OF Historicus. on the rights of begerents and the
duties OF neutrals, saying, before the Social
Science Congress: "Gentlemen who have tray-
eled In the Southern States of America might have
often seen persons cit down to peaceful dinner
with revolver in each coat-tail pocket. OF
course, it was for self defense only, but { very
frequently happened that before dinner was over
two or three we're shot"
doubt whether there is a gentleman here with
pistol In his coat-tail pocket.
But We are 10 expect another SANDER We are
to expect to have it said on the other side of the
water that the large amount Of surplus produce
sent abroad from the South is owing to the su.
perior labor of the freedman. But gentlemen who
assert this forget that in turning four millions
blacks Gus of the fields they have put Ia six mil.
lions of whites. Now hew comes il that the i'm.
presslon that the South was lacking In energy aud
enterprise got abroady Twill tell you The gentle.
man came here from New England who could
understand and appreciate the value of our water
power, but knew nothing of the agricultural re.
sources of the State, and naturally said, what
would this water power. which is wasting, not be
worth in New England? 1t is true that we have
water pvwer running to waste. which. if ut lized,
would worth more than all the coal and iron O !
Pennsyly ana, and because we do not utilize it, it
o taken las proof Of lack Of industry and en-
.rgy. Again, gentleman from the mining dis
riots of England would appreciate the vast veins
II minerals which now lie undisturbed in our
and tell Of fabulous sums thew would
be worth In England and because they are not
Utilized. say We are want ng in industry and en-
'rgy. But We knew that agriculture was more
'rohtable to US than all. and we devoted our
'nergies to il as the most remuneratve industry.
This water power and these minerals are our
alings. tits very profitable to work talings some
mes. as we all know, and we want slabor from
lelp us 70 turn these sources of wealth to account
'so. But as for our land overlooking with the
counties of nature, we have not time to turn to
,ther sources of wealth.
Did you ever reflect that Virginia is in the lati-
ude of the promised land that the same skies
pon which David and Solomon and our Saviour
,szed are garnished for Us as for them that the
'leiades, Orion and Arcturus. rise and set and
hiDe on rs as they did on Job, and that every
hing that lie grown there, from the fig and vine,
,orn and olive, grow here as well, and other
hings besides! Did you know that Virginia and
Worth Carolina have given the greatest gifts from
he vegetable kingdom that have been given TO
nany Indian corn, potatoes and tobacco were
Tits from this part Of the world. Did turning
heee to account and showing the world their va
ne show lack of industry or enterprise? Who
mt the sons of Virginia and North Carolina cross.
d the Alleghanies and drove the Indian and wild
'easts before them, encountering hardships aud
which those OF the Pilgrim fathers bore
10 resemblance to! After they went. your enter
rising Yankee followed.-Let no man hereafter
eproach you for want of Yankee enterprise. We
ont want it. What we want are Yankee thews
nd snews, the hard-fis,ed immigrant, the man of
ieans. little of the industry and good husbandry
or which the Dutch and Danes and Germans are
amous, inspired by Southern enterprise and ener-
y. Give rs that, aud we will show you on the
Ills and wales of our dear old Virginia such |
Gene of prosperity and happiness as the world |
ever raw. Bnt how to get immigration?
The Virginia Military Institute has undertaken
, make known the great natural resources of the |
tate, but after 1t shall have published its account
them how shall we get it to those abroad who |
ish to know the truth. We have no means.
outhern papers are read by a few abroad but
e want the millions to hear of these things and |
can think of no better means of doing 1t than |
lat the farmers Of Virginia exhibit public spirit
milar to that displayed by the farmers of Angus.
! in regard to this fair, and raise a fund for the
aDsation into German and other languages of |
urope these reports and circulate them extern
vely, and that these reports shall convey the in.
,rmation desired by and useful to the immigrant.
Is desired that the farmers of the State furnish
nswers to the questions propounded from the
lice of Physical Survey Of the Institute.
The Dutch are already alive to the importance
this subject, and are talking of line Of steam.
9 from Flushing to Norfolk. Holland is situa-
d with regard to the center of Europe aud the
q as Virginia IL, and offers at Flushing the best
aport 70 all southern and central Germany, ex.
nding as far back as the valley of the Danube,
'ecisely as the tide water harbors Of Virginia do
the center of the Mississippi Valley, st. Louis,
ID all The landings on the Mississippi river.
Virginia furnishes the ports which are furthest
the North and which are never obstructed by
Q in winter. 1t is the same case with Flushing
the other side; it is but four hours steaming
ON England. Already line of steamers is in
,eration between Bremen and Baltimore. The
ntch government. approaching at last the i'm.
)rtance OF flushing as seaport for the center
Europe, is extending lines of improvement
ON IL TO the back country; and our Dutch
lends say give us q second, and we will bridge
e Atlantic with line of boats: between Flush