The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-02
rHH PROSPERITY OF TIE STATE.
WHAT THE NORTHERN JOURNALS SAY OF
SOUTH CAROLINA.
An Encouraging Wow or our CONNER.
cial Situation. az

Deep attention is nov paid by oil tho load
ing Northern papors to oil statistical reports
which show what is the actual condition of the
Southern States, and we are gratiGol to SEQ
that South Carolina ia looked upon ne ono of
tho leaders in tho march Of Southern indus
trial progress.
Tho following leading articles, devoted par
ticulnry to this State, prove that our efforts to
mako our position known and understood, are
already producing nn cxcellent off.ct:
Picn for Dcbased Negro Nulo.
From tue New York Timos. Rud.J
A very striking stutoment. combined with
still moro remarkable argument. comes 10 us
from South Carolina. In 1859, says IHE
CHARLESTON NEWS, the twclvu cotton States
viii show moro truo prosperity than any
oihcr section OF tho worl1." 1t goes on TO cs
timato tho crop of cotton for the present year,
which it fixes at 8, 900 600 bales Tho ayeroro
value nf oil the crops will amount to $64 per
head OF the population. Every one will bo
glad 10 loarn that the States in winch we have
often been told oil industries wero extngu,sh
cd, are already making such rapid progress to-
ward recovery Of their former. position.
our contemporary carries his statistics
takon the necessary pains to insure accuracy,
thoro ls great reason to congratulate South
Car9lna on tao faisihcation Of tho melancholy
p1ed,;t ppedSGops thigh @ have long bean uttered re-
ducts tbs year worth $50. 00j. 600, or an avor.
age OF $74 ga per head In population oil 67O,-
ooo, and all this, he adds, disparagingly, "un-
that the State appears to flourish very we'll un.
der The indiction. 1t seems to suit her We
we're given to understand that thoIe would bo
No more cultivation going on in any part of tho
danoy. has this prophecy bcon justified by
eventsf II tho Charleston logic is worth any
thing. NO must all agreo that it ,uskes out {,
very stroog caee Tor tho negroes.
writer which must have taken most Southc IN
people by surprise. "There are now no less than
200 900 whites culiivating cotton with their
own hands," This statement is not qualified
less Is the fact. that the whites thus employed
IN cotton growing are at work on the upand,
But Tho time is by no means remote when we
were positively assurcd that white labor never
cou!o DC extensively used III South Carolina, To
argue against tho assertion was to expose
onosoif 10 unlimited obloquy. What do VIC
hnd now That onc-thrd of tho population
OILS, Oh Sontn Carolina are actively engaged in tho
very work which 1t was beloved the nogro WAS
speciaiiy created to perform. Tho negro alone
md III an enslavod condition, was deemed
equal to the cultivation OF cotton. Ho would
never work aa n freeman. Every ono OF tbcso
anticipatlons hos proved orrouoous. Tho white
can grow cotton II ho likes, aud the negro is
very willing to work if any ono will paw him
proper Wagos. South Carolina will settle tho
cotton controversy in England il sho continues
to advance at her present rate. rhe ipforior
staple grown in India will not hold the markell
even. against the "short saplo" Of South
Carolina, and, in tho Taco OF such competition,
worth whilo to expend money for the eneonr-
agement OF cotton growing in their Eastern
Empire. :
Southern Prosperity.
From the New York Commercial Advertiser, Rad.l
Wore the question to be put to tho white
people , OF the Southern States today whether
fhsy 9otS Ses asSg ts slasesyt ls.
ishment by an overwhelming IL not almost
unanimous minority. Such was the remark
made TO us yesterday by o, Southern gentle
man, who occupied a high position in the C7n.
iederate army, and whose opportunities for
knowing the changing views of those who
judging from tho general tone Of tho Southern
papers, and the speeches Of such men asHcnry
A. Wise, we inter that tho remark is founded
on fact Though fiye years have not passed
hnyo become thoroughly convinced that FREQ
labor ls moro profitable than slave; that the
former system finds them With much more
money at the end Of the year, and relieves
thom from great care and responsibilities
We were struck with another observation
made by this gentleman, viz: That the South
ern people are really richer now than over be-.
fore Property in slaves could not bo rogurd-
moro tho people, prior to the war, were al.
ways ln debr, no matter how'larg tbe cir landed
9 itntes. While tho bulk OF their staples wero
"mortgaged" in advance BY the factors, the re-
mainder was consumed in paying store bills
contracted ut tho North. aud III supplying
slayes-the old and worthless as we'll as tho
otticient-with clothing and tho necessaries OF
life. After the war, however, they possessed
no credit, wore unable to effect purchases on
time, and consequently now have no debts to
pay. What they now have they own them.
selves. Furthermore, they are not obliged 10
support, during the unpIoductiyo season, on
rule. = :, -
Many OF our Southern cotomporaries very
sensihly concur in this Wow OF tho oaso. For
example, the CHAnLEsToN News afirms that
the twelve cotton States will this year "show
moro true prosperity than any other section OF
the world" 10 prove its assertion THE NEWS
shows. to Its own satisfaction at least. TINT
this years cotton crop will amount to 5000, 600
baleB, and ithnt tho average value or all tho
crops will amount to $64 per head of the pop.
ulation. South Carolina is doing oven better
Than this average, and will yield this year pro-
TEf.a Hsa GOO Or ao average 81 about
Us. that oil this Is being accomplished .'uuder
debas,ng negro rule !"
II tho Palmetto State is able to accomplish
sush wonders under negro rule what o pros
porous future awaits her under a s.White mans
governmentl". ,.,I,
Wealth and Trade OF tho South.
, From the Bsltimere SUM- aa,ii ii
TnE CHAaIEsroN. NEws predicts that for
1853 the cotton States will show more true
prosperity than any other section of the
world" 1t goes onto estimate the crop of
cotton for the present year, which 1t fixes at
5000 600 balos. The leverage value Of ali. the
crops crops Will amount to tN per hoad Of; the popu-
GasolinsSil o yieid products tins year worth
q population OF 070.0o0. II tho necessary
means car e insure accuracy in this statement
have been employed, this uffords O subject Of
great congratulation to South Carolina, which
only few years ago vas apparently ruined
Another remarkable faot is mentioned by the
same journal: "rhere arc now no less than
2OO0o0 whites onltiyatipg. cotton with their
own hands" This probably reiers moro espo-
cially to cotton growing on tho fuplands. III
the old days OF slavery the fast might have
told as an argument. against that Institution $
but now that the negroes ar6 free, tho Wbite
man orltivatipg cotton is certainly dangerous
competitor of. tho BLACKS. 1t may, DO added
that while In all the near South there Is snoh
distress from shortening OF crops by the
drought, the tnerchahts. planters snd others
arriving here from tho far 1.-The cotton