The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-11-21
BY COLUMBIA 8. Q. SUNDAY MORNING 21

railroads have Been rebuilt. She has
added to the, wealth of the world from
the product of the soil, hundreds Of mil
lions OF dollars; her exports iii, the past
yonr alone amount to millions moro than
half the expectations of the whola ooun-
try, and stranger than all else, twas her
arm, paralyzed though it be, That: has
saved the Federal Government from na-
tional bankruptcy.
May not the people OF tho South we'll be
proud OF these wonderful results, accomplish
ca by their ihdnstry, their will, their energy,
th1lr intellect, and their honest and manly
toll? And have they not eauee to be profennd-
Ily grateful to that God WHO has bestowed on
them 30 many blessings to comfort in the
aeep sorrow ana heavy trials he has seen fit
to bring upon them?
Besides this SNOW OF Southern summers
which brings moro Of wealth than the golden
showers that feli in tho lap Of Dapp, this fair
wards the labor Of the husbanafnan with
abundant harrehts of sugaf; rice, tobaceo;
hemp. sorghum andiall the cereal crops while
aeep IN Its bosom lilo hid boundless treasurea
OF mineral wealth rich as tho mines OF Col.
conda or tho aurifcrous sands of California.
All these prolific sources OF wealth need but
tho application of labor, skill, and science for
their fpit development; and that our, peop}6
posees9'all these qualities in q degree sesond
to nener Ahe history of the last few yesrs-hllt
proves. For proof, need only refer to the
extraordinary e mechanical activity and ingenu.
ity displayed by. them during the war, when
they not only fed and clothed our armies but
made tho arms, which on ma nv bloody and
Glorlous held were crowned with brilliant vic
wanting to call forth our noblost energies 2
Look around, and wo shall find them ON every
edo. Wo have to organize anew tho govern
mental policy of tho whole South, to establish
a new system of labor; to place the means of
education within the reach OF all classes: 10 de-
velop to their utmost capacity the almost ILL
mita1le resources OF that wide and ma agnifi-
cent domain which is our heritage
The most pressing need Of the South at this
moment ls large accession to her white DO
pu,at,on' and it should be her policy TO open
wlue nor doors and to welcome cordially the
sturdy Englishman. the canny Scot, the gall
Iant lrlshman, the gay Frenchman, the thrifty
GERMAN, tho laborious peasant from the
shores OF the Mediterranean can all find here
congenial skies and congeniai occupation:
while the artisan, the mechanic, the manufac,
turer and the agriculturist of the Northern
states nave here an ample field for the exer-
else OF their callings, with the assurance Of
much higher remuneration for their labor than
they can possibly obtain amid the sterile hills
OF New England, or tho crowded cities Of the
Moith. Extend to all who come 10 make this
tnf.r nome, with an honest purpose to become
true and peaceful citizens, that warm South.
ern hospitality which belongs to our people
and has become proverbiaI
LUZ
immigrants have reached the United states.
and it has been computed that they bring. on
an average, $50 apiece in coin. From this
source o dn alone, then, we have the enormous sum
OF $SO, ,OOO, GOO in epecie added to the wealth of
tho country, while tho labor of these sturdy
sons OF toll. by increasing the productive ca
paclty OF all our industrial interests is worth
annually millions more. There il scarcely a
grain, grass a vegetable or a fruit grown in
the Northern States which cannot be made
equally productive, il not more 80, at the
south; Even hay, which ID 80 valuable an ar
tlcle OF consumption and expectation with the
North can be made with greater advantage at
the South. Here, too, flourish, besides the
plants already enumerated, tho tea of China.
tho vlne OF France, the olive OF Italy and the
orange OF tho West Indies, all Offering golden
returns for their cultivation.
am aware that the quick and large profits
held out by the cultivation of cotton, tempts
our people to devote themselves exclusively
to the production of this great staple; but is it
wise to continue under the new system of la
Dor policy which WAS injudicious even under
the old? That it Was mistake for us to en-
pIoy, as we did formerly, not only all our
available labor, but all our capital ia the cot
ton-growinK states, in the production of cot
ton, admits, think of not a doubt. for we
ana so at tho sacrifice OF all our other indus
trial interests. We did not even grow grain
enough to support our laborers and work AMI.
mals, While Tor all supplies Of food and CLOTH
ing VIC were dependent on others. II this avs.
tenn was mistake, when We owned the labor
doublyso now, when the labor is hired: for
the only profits which can now be mado by
planting come from the product of tho soil
and none from the ownership of tho labor.
TO make this labor moro profitable. we must
give it greater diversity than hitherto. This
is necessary, not only to prevent tho NY
healthy EXPANSION OF one branch OF iudustry
at the expense OF all others, but i'm order T.,
open every source Of wealth to the country
itis doubtless desirable that the world .hnuid
have an ample supply OF cotton to keen itr
mills at work. but it surely is not the interest
OF the planter to furnish an unlimited unsi,.
tity OF the raw material, and thus bring down
the price OF his product His object shuuld
be to make cotton enough to drive all comne-
tition ont Of the field, while he keeps tho nrir.,
at remunerativo rates. The pelicy that wonId
INDUCE us to throw all our labor into the nro.
duction Of cotton would be suicidal. for vhiI.
we should be doubling our expenses in doub-
ling the crop, we should be reducing the nr;ce
in an inverse ratio. The present crop OF cot
ton Offers striking illustration OF this. tor
while it will not exceed two and a haif mil.
lions OF bales. it will be worth more to the
South than the largest crop ever proHn-thaf
OF 1859. In that year $685., ,354 bales wero
made, which. at the prices then ruling. vonld
have been worth about 5000, 600, 900. While tho
present crop will command at least $3.50 00O
600. When tho South is able, and trust she
may be at no distant day, to manufacture ali,