Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-27


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The Rec1perasten sr the south.
The radical papyts. and prs.inent amen z
them tie y. y. fimes aud 7r,Su..., are di.
rec'iog st'sn'io9ts the rapid rssuperation
ef the South. fhs las. n.msA takes sd,
vantage Of the occasion to ssn,ras. not only
she condition. but the 4ns ana temper Of
the two ssctisn s. WIFI pNsr,b, as j,
says. il raanin g a c.re Of sxhAvagancs
aud social de- be South chas-
tened By iss ttisls and the terrible ordeal
sAssseh whih il has pssssd. has risen 10
the wsrk before il with an energy and rsso-
,usisa that rbst eventually restore il to .
greater pswss than IL has Il possessed. A
ohsssias prs(pscs, certainly, fer the down.
srsadss and oppressed Sasrapiss. Despite
the 6esdish policy Of the Radical party,
asspi,e its infamous snac,usnts, its sotjss-
ton Of ten States 10 mongrelizsc Provinces,
ito aasrsnt violations Of the Constitution,
ito broken pledge that the ,doment the
South laid down its arms it4shsuld be ad-
United to the Union with Al its rights un-
impaired, despite its aSidspt .ss,ermina>
ton 70 RUN ,ls people POLITICALLY, socially
aad financially, i, is not becoming pvidsnt
,bss.ts Efforts have been in vain. The
Radicals have been defeated Va their inhu>
man purposes. and the confession 10 now
mate By their own organs that Tho South
Is fas, recovering from its pros,ration, that
The day OF it's prosperity 10 Fastening On
with gigantic strides. aud that the North,
an the vices and corruption which great
wealth and extrAvAganes sngsnder, 10 now
swssping along the full tids Of dsmoraliza.
ten. What an admission I What . hu.
initiating eonisssisn for the expenents Of
great "msral ideasj' And this 10 the re-
suit Of fsur years Of blesdshsd and dsvas-
ta.on this IL what the North has gained
sy yokics itself 10 Tho great JAsgernaut Of
9aiicalism What has become Of the
''gsod time" which. Vas to b sshsred in
..sh the rsstsrasiob Of the Unisni II i,
likely tina, the miIlseiun ferssslAby Radi.
cal rantsrs and sastsrs will da&n upon
such corruption, ep( such syss.shiug, s.s
ssring mass - thsl to wkeh 90 large
portion Of Nsrtssn ssc..y istsduesds And
the 10 the progress o. (which Pc have hoard
% much-ths progress shd ,bss opened
upon the land the dssdga,.sis f evil. NJ,
we prefer 10 turn 70 the brighter side Of
the picture VI The reeupsratsn Of the
south there can " no longer any doubt,
for. ss stated, ~ bsve il on Radical au-
thsri,y. The N. j. Tmes has referred
more than eucs toi the subject, and to 70.
move all doubts as 10 ,hs correctness Of il .
statements. II sus,Slns those sta. ments ! '
facts IN the following style:
kvsr since the close OF the war a few
rrnts an acre wcrsar thai could he oNt.in.
Cd for choice tracis in Aiabama. Georgia
and adDoin ng States, aud even A. thes price
buyers were far between. THIS condition
exists no Longer. A general advance in
vslas has taken place. Lands which six
mon,hs ago might have been had IN large
quantities. for dollar an acre arshow held
"a, i've, aud tbs prospect is ystcady nj
vance toward The zeal value! which is -
much beyond The present lsarss as they
arc beyond those Of recep,sPsriod. south
Carolina fully shares thsTbSheti, Of the rex
csnt change. The rapiiisy snd extent OF
li-aur Charlsaton corfssposdsnt writes -
can only 30 fsllv appreciated by those who
have had opportunities for observing and
contrasting The presens condition of eli
classes Of the Southern people with their
condition twelve nonths ago.
And for this the South is indebted, sndsr
Heaven, to the undauntsi resolution Of ito
own people. 10 their brave and heroic Of.
forts in the face Of the most depressing,
most discouraeing circumstances. While
Radical hate plotted new schemes for their
degradation aud ruin, they worked quiet
~. steadily. psrsistsntly, stimulated in
their lsbsrs by the glorious hope that ths
day Of redemption was near And it is up
preaching. Tbs South has seen IT. wcrs
days. The black shadows sispassing away
aud the fair aud fertile land is once nict.
pcuring iSrth Of its abundance and wealth
Wei. may Tie Baaser Of fhc South address
!" 'he slOsing languagf Of hope already
"a part full.td. Well amay it, in the irui,
ial promise oil the present., rrsdisa glori
Gus future for it's sactiop. Jays ID,
GaaRtr
There IL n very pretty classic fA5lc which
apply illustrates the pressat condition q.
The south. Ii is related tina. Asiaus WI,
asiant, whe gathered new strength in b.,
csmbAts every time no Was dashed 10 the
earth. Ibe earth WAS his mother, and a.
her son ripped upon her bosom, shs in
fused sush strsngth in his veins that be
became tnviucibls TO every foe. Sc with
the South Crssl war laid her prostra,s
She was 3evslsd with the earth, but tbs
earth th3 grows the sugar che and the
cstesn gene her frssh powsf and, to day
thanks = ths dear old mother, her youth
10 rsusve like the sag,s's, and she rise,
from huu{(i lien like Anfeus Of old. Tire,
nandrsd piilisus 10 cotton, . sugar CT o.
such - - net been kss<til in Years
weld Of ooeaeeo that is seuAelhipa suepris.
ing. are tie jabilans notes Of that tidinl
which reaehss us Of what hes been done il
The SsusA In tie rear just pact Starting
With no debt, or but very little. wsrkins
literally ffsm the ground up. the South i
ss-dag fArius her bod aasv sosne ths
psSpass; md, - her brow gres.s once mere
the hght III mso cAn sss that the chisfsS
stare in Ser diadsn are yet lustrous with
hope. With glssy, and wjkASswsr.
The illasarasisn jtsdnissSly chosen
Tns cert, is, indss she boua,sssa -..h.
Mt the South. and = its wsndrous fertility
sreopls pssssss jhs elements Of ! great
ness aud prssPssii that shall ::amsss TIL
world. their e1sa soil and their s6enl
right ARD lie the Assns Of their libsA.isr
from the thraldsa of . dsspssie ana per
jursd fad on-frsh the power Of tayey
which. wAile profsssine to act und(s Ii,
Constitution. wsss according TO the ifrApl
ssOwalsfi.s dead lrader. acting ou,sid it
4 few more such crops Of Gotten and iuSs
as ,hey have raised during the pA4 yeaf,
and the policy q isccnstruciicn w, have
received iss qnietus When, secs16iag "a
the n. Y. Tines. Ssush Caroline }ksing
from her prosirAAion, surely yb{re can b,
no dsua. Of The futnrs.-
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