The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-21
CHARIF 8 TON.
SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST al, 1859.
Tho Future OF tho South.

The South has more brilliant prospect
before her than any other section OF these
United States, and the fact is now begin
mag to be seen and acknowledged.
Tue wealth and power Of any extensive
section Of country must spring from the
soil, which 10 primarily the source Of all
prosperity. A nations wealth consists In
It's power Of production, and tho amount Of
its contributions to the wants Of the balance
Of the world England is an exception to
this rule, her great wealth being accounted
for by the fsct that she acts ss the broker for.
the world, with London IS the universal
exchange. Her wealth is the accumulation
OF centuries; every nation in the world has
become indebted to her, and she to none
The prosperity Of q country, as q rule, may
be measured blythe proportion f,ils pro
ducts to i,s population, and it may, there
1869 the twelve cotton srStes Of this ooun-
try will show more true prosperity than
any other section Of the world!
We have every reason to sniioif ~ q crop
Of about 5000 600 bsles cotton. which
valued at $10s per bale (ssy 455 lbs. AZ 25
cents) will give $s24,o00. 900; also corn
crop Of 2s5.O0O.OOO bushels, valued At
$3.50. 600 900; sad the sugar, wheat, TO-
oacca, and other crops, will yield $780,
100000 more. giving in all . product Of not
less than $704, 900 600. which, with pop
ulstion Of NO. over II. 0O0, 600 will show an
average Of $64 per head, which largely ex-
cseds that Of the Northern and Western
States. This State Of South Carolina, al
though under debasing negro rule, and hav-
ing her life blood sucked by taxation, will
this wear yield products worth $50. 900, 900
which, with her population Of not over
$4,000. will show an average Of $74 62 per
head. This average, as before said, is the
correct gauge by which to ascertain couo-
try's prosperity. The value Of real estate
.is NO true test Of . nations prosperity, as
iit may be il auenoed by q variety Of causes
unconneeted with solid progress. An in
a.ted currency will give real estate high
but fictitious market value; and this, in
stead Of being an evidence Of national pros
perity, Is an evidence Of national weakness,
as was shown at the North about the close
Of the late war.
The lands Of the sOgth offer as fine in
ducemeuts for investment as those Of the
West, and they will most sssuredly soon
increase greatly in value. In any portion
Of the South fine lands under cultivation
can be bought at from SIS to So per acre,
which in 3 few years will be worth i've
times the purchase money. Labor willsoon
become plentiful, aud ere another year
elspses Chinese will be at work In exFsy
cotton State, supersedipg the Africans
The climate is exceedingly salubrious, and
offers no hindrsnoe whstever to the manual
labor Of the white man, - is proved by The
fact shst there are now not less than 200.
600 whites culrivsting ootton with their
own hands. Aad another great advantage
Of the Snuh ID its educated and refined
population The main objection to the
W-st is, that, like all new countries, it has
no society and little culture, and it will b.
many years before it can have any which
will compare to that Of the Southern
States.
With all these advantages it will not be
long before the South again rules this ooun-
TT for it contains moncy and b'ain power.
which all the Radicals Of the universe can
not control -,