The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-06
CHI A r LIE S TON.
TUESDAY MORNING.. APRIL s, 1869.
Forney I'm "a New Light.

the South has any faith in the new born
love and gushing admiration Of John w.
Forney.
i This person was our bitter and unsoru-
pulous enemy. The columns of his two
papers-the Washington Chronicle and
Philadelphia Press--were filed with SLAM
der and abuse. Facts were garbled and
twisted In every conceivable way. Every
foible was magniied until it became crime,
and every merit was hidden out Of sight.
The whole aim Of 'my two papers-both
s'daily," vas to spur on the Radicals to
greater excesses by declaring that South
ern man was q deeper dyed villain than
ever graced the sosfold, and that Southern
society was one sweltering mass Of impu-'
rity and corruption. Each new enormity
received his cordial support. OF every de-
fender of the law and the constitution he
was the implaoable foe, and the profusion
OF Billingsgate which year after y ear was
heaped on President johnson is not all
forgotten. And yet within the last few
months Forney has turned over a new
Leaf, and now cannot say too much to cheer
| and console the South.
In q leading article, Que Of many, which
lies before US, Forney says that the South
will start next year upon the career of gen
eral prosperity which is in store for her.
The superior intelligence, greater energy
| and increased motives Of interest Of the
former Shareholders, will carry the whola
section forward and upward The people
says Forney-have awakened from their
lethargy, their energies have been brought
| into vigorous play, and they seam to work
under the inspiring conviction that they have
brilliant future before them. Romantic
tendencies have been cast aside and the facts
Of every day life taken up The surplus
profits of the year will reach sixty or sev-
entyf millions, it'and the extent Of lev srage
"that such sum can afford il past our
'spowers of approximation, when placed in
"the hands of q people who are determined
''to succeed end willing to diligently work
'for success"
This is the strain in which Forney writes
at this mement, and this is his picture of
| our futures: ln ra
| ''But the inevitable result OF this success
'mnst be Southern independence OF the
"Norsh to q large extent, and this the North
''must expect. The South, under the new
"order of things, will soon manufacture for
"herselG. She will also cut loose from
.Northern ports, and establish direct steam
"interoourse with Europe for herself Even
"now this has been done TO great extent,
i SSo,,H 1oio In <co oho -
"fort is capable Of doing. We know that
'just as soon as the business Of the section
"will call for and Warrant the increase of
"the means Of European communicative,
"the necessary capital will be forthcoming
"Let plenty Of cotton and breadstuffs bs
produced, let railroads multiply where
"they are needed, then steamship lines for
''foreign ports, will follow, and the hum OF
"busy factories will soon be heard in local
'iities where deep silence has reigned; and
"the result Of all these will be ,oyerrunning
prosperity. This is no exaggerated pic
"ture. The signs Of the times are signifi-
'scant; and there is q deep prophecy in
''some Of the changes now. going on that
"most Of us will live to SEQ fulfilled in the
"brfght future Of one section, destined 10
"shsd benefit over all others embraced
"within the national domain. Let the
southern people be not discouraged BY
.sany temporary drawback!s Patience, per-
"severance, we'll directed industry and
s'time--these are agencies which, when
combined, NO drawback can withstand.,'
This is no more than the truth, whatever
the source whence it comes, and It is Sig
ni6csnt in this instance, because it proves
that Forney is oonsinoed that more Is to be
made by praising, than by abusing the
South. The prohits Of his land agency are
more to him than any abstract idea. Wha.
! he desires is to be on the strong side, be-
cause it is the strong side which controls
the almighty dollar. Aud We need NO IA ore
satisfactory evidence that the shire wd
Northern M Radicals begin to see in the South
ern sky tho harbingers Of an uuexampled
prosperity, than is found in the circum.
stance that the most thorough and psrsis-
tent OF them all paints all things roseate
hue, and predicts for the whole South a brill
liant and happy future. 4sss,
| We care but little what Fosnsy's notions
may be. We have NO fenr shat No v,ii,
throw dust In the eyes Of our people. All
that concerns us 10 the fact that, for enoe,
| what he says 10 trus, and that our goal 10
and shall be Southern oommerstal inds
pendence. Whether he is guided by self.
interest or unmixed philanthropy, Forney
y nslping rs on. The glowing words whisn
ne utsers will'be heard where our voices
o0u'a mot reach. They will aid In convert
.as 'ne North from its pet theory that the
ooo'nernsr cannot aud will not work. and
they will 30 far to convince the radioa, r.
puolosns snss honesty is. after ell, che beat
policy and that nation which boas.s ~
two thousand millicns OF debt aapro. .9.ss