New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-10-16

A CONSERVATIVE VIEW OF THE SITUATION.
IPRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

d, 0coNsrpyATIvEn VIEW OF THE SITUATION.
IFRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT
MONTGOMERY, Texas, Oct. 4-Twenty years
ago while student in one Of the States OF the Great
West, l regularly read THE TRIBUNE. and, although
never an admrer Of its political teachings, the ability
with which il was conducted commanded my highest
respect Since war; have had occasional oppor
tunties seek and find OF yore its columns filled Win
matter Astounding In food for reflection. Approaching
the influence IL upon the masses North East
and west and in view of the fact that your columns have
ever been open free discussion L confidently SUBJ
init this letter. and that it be placed before your
readers the merit of truhfulness and hon
esty II none other The writer engaged with what
Of ability had and with earnestness and sincerity in
the Rebellion and is now the class DISTINGUISHED
For the late Rebellion" there causes
which lay beneath the surface OF things, and
which were outside Of the range OF political platforms
causes which moved deeply the hearts and feelings OF
large portion Of the population OF the Southern Stat
aud OF which they scarcely conscious OF these,
may Indicate prominent one. The Southern people, by
instinct taste, and habit Agricultural and pastoral
their pursuits To these interests they conceived an
.ntagOnisn the Mechanical. Manufacturing and Com
mercia enterprises Of the North and East Legislation
calculated foster the latter was, in our judgment.
equally calculated 10 hinder the former We thought we
discovered manifest intention the part Of the Gen
sra Gov crnment by subsidy, bounty. tariff and taxa
on develop these interests and that section Of the
country wherein they obtained at the cost of the inter
ssts claimed peculiarly incidentt TO the Cotton and
sugar.growing States. Not loving Caesar less" but
Rome more" we made effort to establish for our
selves a government which should be homogeneous
with the great interests of its constituents We believed
that the interests Of commercial mechanical and man.
ufactunC people and of those devoted to Agriculture
and among whom the appliances OF Mechahics ana Com
were only incident to the preparation Tor ana tne
transportation TO market Of the great staples OF the SOIL
diverse, and with these different interests such
widely different habits instincts and sympathies OF the
people they both would be bettered and improved by the
Separation In this were held TO be mistaken, and the
result of the effort for Government is matter OF
history and perhaps in future ages may be pointed to as
monument of Southern wckedneSs of Southern mad
ness The issues real and apparent patent ana occu
far practical relations they may have ever haa
or exercised have been decided by that arbitTament
which Is the last appeal OF men or nations Inc ~ on.
fostering of the Government they may receive are
now disposed To cultivate the arts or peace WIN tho
surrender OF her armies the South surrendered her
active antagouiSm TO the General Government. and
spirit of generous Cancellation the part OF that Gov
ernmeut would have tended greatly to the restoration OF
The reader history knows that an increased amount
ofawleSsess violence is incident always TO state
and prOportonate TO the extent OF It's deoraz
The hue-andcry of lawlessness and crfme which has
been borne on every bTeeZes distorted and magned
that we who Know the lacts can sCaGeS t
that the accounts gwen arc INTENDED 70 represent
the truth TIe annals OF crime are large Dut VIII COM
pare favoraby with those Of nearly any other state
we may judge from the newspaper accounts with tins
difference there crime is attributed 10 tne ordinary
10 hatred of the Government. Here executive judi
cal and ministerial Ofcersare required 10 take test
them OF such recent importation that they are un-
acquainted with our penal CODE and unfamiliar win the
are wanting in the force OF character and business ap
tude or are so far removed In political anu
constituents that they fail to elicit the cooperation OF
The great mass Of our people, almost bankrupted by
the late war-prOperty and credit both gone.haye been
10 this end men and women who, IN other days, com
manded the services slaves toll for Them have
become hewers OF wood and drawers OF water, daily
tOileT5 In the corn and cotton neIds.
The great demand and necessity OF the South Is &C
tive trustworthy, productive Agricultural Labor. The
freedman, producer is deteriorating In value an
nualy; while the licenses Of bis new condition are ever
developing his habits OF Incidence ana thrl1tessness
Wages, whether of money or in KIND are large ana
he has long been accustomed the negro fans to pro
duce under the old regime With extravagant habits
and little thought Of the morrow, his efforts are
SATISFACTORY to himself when he enough supply
present and pressing wants.
but personal clothing whose paid monthly in
coin VIII. the end of the year. have nothing All gone
spent IN gew-gaws and tinsel fnery.
That the soil and climate even so far south as this are
adapted to White labor is demonstrated by the fact that
hundreds and thousands OF White men, women, and
children every day so engaged IN Texas Lands are
can assure your readers that any disposed 70 try
country and by the sweat of his brow 70 earn Ia,
daily bread viii be heartily welcomed and that he VIII
he IA safe IN life and property though he dwe on
Plymouth Rock in the Hub Of the Universe" Once
the question asked, Can any goodthng come OUT OF
Nazareth g. a wise man wisely answered, &" Come and
SEQ There is here now no hoStlty 10 the i
emigrants from the North. The men VINO IN the
days OF sworn TO eat ten Yankees as an
appetizer for breakfast every uay arc now 80 lhOI
oaghy ron-elud at least the most dangerous Of heD
gaantly met the boys in blue tented fields were
honest in their surrender and as heartily as they fOught
them heartily will they now, side by SIDE contest their
skill in use OF pillow or hoe. Respectfully,
JOS BOONE.
[Mr. Boone informs us that his Southern
friends went into the Rebellion because they
thought the Government favored Manufactures
at the expense of Agriculture. He must permit
US to remind him that those Southern gentle
men were the Government, so long as they
chose to he. They had aided to elect success
sively Presidents Pierce and Buchanan, and to
shape the policy of their Administrations
They might have chosen another Democrat in
1860 had they seen fit to do so. But they
broke up the Democratic National Convention
brought out Breckenridge against Douglas,
and thus connived at the success of Lincoln.
Not being fools, we presume they meant what
they did. The fact is, that theirs was the
most wantOn and foolish rebellion ever heard
Of They might have ruled the whole country;
they preferred to fight for half of it; and they
lost even that. We do not care to revive
these recOllectiOns; but Mr. Boone will not let
them slumbcr. Ed Trib.1