The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-05-05

ili.H7Hf fHE THSNE IT-F5 N|TIg
the Southern States. The guardian.
ship Of the latter having been with.
drawn, the former will rapidly lapse
into semi-Dlrbarism aud gradually
disappear. No two distinct nations,
even of the same race, ever lived
peaoeably together, as equals, under
the same government. Suoh an in.
stance is found nowhere in all histo-
ry. If this be 80 of nations of the
same race, how must it be with nations
of differeut races 7 It has been taptly
said that the Saxon race would always
exterminate those whom they could
not subjugate and the fate of the
American Indian illustrates it. The
negro race is doomed. It's ultimate
fate is but question Of time. Is it
desirable to increase suoh q popula-
tion Would we gain anything but
mere numbers, whose moral and intel
lectual degradation woula be but
food for corrupt politicians3 II it
not vastly better for US to populate
our waste lands with class Of whites
who will have some pride of race and
some regard for their political rights
aud duties2 If the South is to be
peopled with millions who are to be
our equals, in the name of Heaven let
it be with men of our own color aud
race. 'H i"#'
Though grossly outraged, the South
is not yet ruined for it is difficult
JOB to ruin country so blessed in
climate and soil, and having such d
population as ours has been in oil the
changes of tho past eighty years.
The sons Of the men who honored
Washington, Jefferson, Henry, Madi-
son, jackson, Clay and Calhoun, as
their models for patriots and states
men, cannot long be under the rule of
such adventurers and charlatans as
now curse both North and South. A
brighter day is dawning. During the
past thirty years the South has never
been 80 little In debt as she is to-day
and, with political Kindness, she will
soon bs on her feet again. During
tt past FIVE months, we have traversed
dozen counties in Mississippi on horse.
back, and constant and free inter-
course with the farmers assures me
that there has not been so much mon
ey in tho State for many years. ,Rioh
planters used to belong to commission
merchants of New Orleans. This has
mostly onaod. Hoonop,y is tbs yoftisr,
of the day, and overy one is address
ing himself to its necessities.
With the money Of the past crop
they are buying mules and farming
implements, and are planting about as
much land in corn as in cotton, thus
insuring an abundance Of food. The
proceeds of tho cotton crop of this
Joar GSG9) vii! &c almost entirely a
surplus, and in ten years tho South
will be much the wealthieat portion Of
the Union. But time, in its steady
evolutions, will soon come to her relief
in another way. Look at the sub
joined tables. They are worth study
ing, for they clearly indicates where
even now is the seat of political pow
er. With the ability to raise an
abundance of food, and keep cotton
above twenty cents per pound, we
may look upon the future with high
hope.
Below I contrast the population and
wealth Of the whole Union with the
population and wealth Of ths States
of the Mississippi Valley. These
States are Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowl, Kansas,
Nebraska, Missouri, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Arkansas, Alabama, Nfissis-
sippi and Louisiana: -" ''""'
'1'< 1860.
Population Of the Unite States 81 500, 900
Population Of Ire Valley Stnies 14,5OO, 600
Wealth Of the United States h.. .,.,
$4,000, 600. 600
Wealth Of the Valley States 100000, 900
s. it seems that ten years ago the
fifteen States named above had nearly
half the population and wealth Of the
whole Union; although three-fourths
of them we've o wilderness less than
fifteen years ago. Can any one doubt
that the tendency of political power is
Westward7 But let us look at 1t in
another and still more suggestive
light. ''i """' .
The ten most prosperous and pro-
gressive States Of this valley are Ohio,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Ten.
nessee, kentucky, Arkansas, Missis-
sippi AMI Louisiana. Contrast them
with ito four most, prosperous and
! progressive States of the Atlantic sea-
board From 1850 to 1860 the in
creae Of the former in population,
was ixty-nine per cent, that of the
lattr but thirty-two. In the former
theincrease in wealth was 800 per
cert, in the latter but I10. If ten
! " ofsthe Atlantic Statee bad been
seeoted, instead of four, the differ.
eice would have been still greater,
sd, in or der to present the question
p the best light for them, but four
States were selected, they are the
most Aourishing. If this be true Of
The period between 1850 and 1860,
what must be the increase of the Vail
ley States since theri2o The growth
since 1860 has been m6Ts marvellous