Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-07-23
ADVERTISING RATES.
FRIDAY MORNING, July %, 1869
OUR MATERIAL INTERESTS.


Let us turn our attention now to
material prosperity, for there vas never
people on the face of the earth pos
sessing such fine opening fer building
themselves up. We have secured the
success of the "New Movement" and
that was and is strictly materialistie
movement from inception to IFS crown-
ng success. The politicians aud papers
North and South whose interests may be
threatened by the success Of that meas
ure will of course endeavor to throw OBJ
staole in its way, but all their efforts will
prove abortive. The work has been
thoroughly done, and Congress and Gen.
Grant will approve it. 1t is impossi-
BILE to do otherwise. It is tho law they
laid down for us to go by, and we won't
by it as true as mariner ever steered his
ship by chart. Weeven went furthers
than they expected. We took northern
man as our candidate to prove to the
people of the North that our submits
sion was thorough and complete, and
that we did not make war on northern
men who were trustworthy. We took
a northern man whom we could con-
hde in. We took republican, also, to
, prove to the republicans of the North
that we had completely conquered our
former prejudices, both as to sectional
and political matters. They cannot
help seeing these facts; and we there
fore say to our people, let US clear the
ship of State for action--for action is
| what we need now. Our political
status in the Union will almost take
care of itself, or it will be taken care
of by the party in power under whose
banner we have enrolled ourselves.
The war has crippled us badly, and
it will be to the interest Of that party
to favor our section in order to build 1t
up and make it powerful ally to their
own party. This they can do, and Or
binary caution will suggest to them to
do it speedily. The war broke off our
connection with the two great parties
of the North and LIFT nre'>t' ~-'--' " NJ
o4,Io ho oil
with that party now that is able and
willing to help us repair the damages
inflicted by that sad event. That party
is the great liberal republican party OF
the country.
So let us give ourselves no uneasiness
about the matter. We are bound to go
in with flying colors. But let us now,
like wise and prudent men, turn to our
business occupations and endeavor to
show the world that we are not lgno-
rant of the great advantage nature has
bestowed upon the soil and climate OF
old Virginia. Let us turn our attention
to home manufactures, the great savings
bank after all to an agricultural sec
ton. Let us look at the great West,
and see how she manages this thing.
When she opens up State the plough,
the loom and the anvil march along II
line together. The cities do the manu-
featuring and trading, and the rural
districts furnish the pabulum. There
is the secret of their wealth in money and
their wealth in population. Money
saved is money gained, and where you
gain money population will flock
Then let us take a lesson from our young
and giant sisters of the West and attend
to our material prosperity hereafter In
stead of devotipg our talent and ener-
gies to federal politics