The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-05-08

That the white race is both intelloctu-
oily and physically the superior of the
wonderful Mongolians of whom we have
been speaking, has never been doubted.
If in their hands the climate of China
can do such things, in tho hands of the
white race, the similar climate in which
we live can do much more. The differ
ence lies in this, that in China, increas-
ing density of population has created in
dustrial diversity by necessitating it,
while we are striving after diversity of
pursuit but are foiled by scarcity of pop
ulation. 1t may be laid down as O uni
versal economic principle, perhaps with
out an exception, that 10 scanty peopled
country, whatever it's advantages, ever
exhibited really diversified industry.
The problem we are striving to solve, if
it is not insoluble, is at least one of the
most difficult in the whole circle of hu-
man endeavors, and if we do solve it
successfully, we shall be greater than
success In war, however glorious, could
have made us. Being without that
density of population which could of
itself create diversity of occupation, and
which our Northern neighbors have had
so long, we are striving to exhibit such
diversity of resources and capacity of
development as will attract capital and
the streams of immigration poured out
year after year from Europe into eli
mates more like than is ours to that of
the home of the white race. Your COM
mittee do not mean to report that the
thing Is impossible, but to point out its
true difficulties as the best preparation
for surmounting them. If ever we sue
ceed, it will only be by the union and
concentration of all the intellect and all
the capital there is among lis upon the
one great problem. And it is this very
union and concentration which is SO
hard to maintain, when the few thou
sands of our population are scattered
over so wide an extent of country.
Your committee would then suggest
that there is no way in which our people
can so we'll provide for the future deve-
lopment of the almost tine1haustible re-
sources OF the climate, the soil and the
waters, bestowed upon them by Provi-
dence, as by providing for consistent
and permanent unanimity of purpose
and concert of action, by frequent gath
erlngs, like the present convention, by
forming and sustaining local clubs and
societies, and by maintaining periodical
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the industrial resources of the South.
The attrition of mind against mind, at
thlned by such means, while it tends to
produce unanimity of purpose, conduces
also to division of labor, and diversi-
fed industry is only the full develop
ment of division of labor. They must
also learn to value those scientific
methods of Investigation which alone can
bo sure of eventually reaching precise
and trustworthy results. They must,
too, be willing to risk something in the
Investment of capital upon experiments.
knowledge and money are two different
forms of power which go on accumulat-
ing much faster when they work together
than when each is left to toll alone. We
must learn to organize for n common
purpose the administrative skill of the
successful man of business, and the skill
IN research, which ia tho gift of the sue
cessful man of science And for this
purpose we must combine scientific cdu
cation rs far rs possible with education
in business.
One of the waysby which people may
be forced into full development of its
material resources is by foreign conquest,
shutting out from it every other avenue
OF progress-and it may emerge from
such snhjnSation the coudueroT Of it's
conquerors.
ANOTHER RADICAL PROP GoSE.-The
conservative character of the United
States Supreme Court is sustained by o.
decision delivered by Chief Justice Chase
On Saturday. decision so manifestly