The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1871-07-13
From the Keosvee Courier.
The South.

Under the energizing influence of good gov
ernment, the material prosperity of the South
| is assured. Atsno distant day, without argu-
ment.cr proof of ftheirrelnuneratiye characters,
manufactories and machine shops will spring
UP and prosper, bringing increased capital and
labor to enrich this favored section. Our peo-
pie understand that manufacturing is remuner-
atiye, and the want of capital is the only rea-
son why they have not engaged in it. Prior to
the war, the entire profits of Southern industry
were invested in slaves, and had become in
value an immense amount. In the course OF
nature, these died from disease and old age, all
their earnings being represented by the young
generations, which, likewise went the way OF
all flesh. There could be no increase of wealth
Save BY che increase of that class of population,
which in reality, consumed three-fourths of its
own labor The slave owner was always hard
pressed for moneyysand in consequence CON-
tinued to cut down and wear out his land IN
order to keep his head above water and prevent
the. sale of his;slayes. We;can all now see the
folly of slavery, and all willingly testify that 1t
has been curse to true prosperity AT the
close of the war, all the earnings or preceding
generations were swept away, and we were lett
without money or banks, our stock thrice de-
cimated and our farms in bad condition. Not
feYyears, and the many difficulties our people
have been compelled to meet and overcome, no
one can deny but we have made rapid progress
towards a new and permanent basis of prosper
ity. In the fall, our cribs and smoke-houses
are filled with the staff of life, our depots and
railroad stations are crowded with cotton, and
our cities and towns are. supplied with n,er-
.chandze Nearly all our citizens have some
spare money to employ in improving their
farms and educating their children. We can
not but hope for a prosperous future, when the
last few years have exhibited such vitality and
energy on the part of our citizens in the face OF
so many Smaterial and political difficulties.
The establishment of manufactures and the
opening OF new avenues to wealth will come OF
themselves. Already, in: some portions of our
State there is some surplus capital. This must
and will increase annually. = In what way will
it be employed? First7in improving our lands,
which will add to their products, And then
howl There are no slaves to be purchased
and, necessity will prompt other investments.
Does not naturs in this section suggest the
choice Look at our water powers, our tim
Der, the finest in the world our mild, but saiu-
brious climate, permitting labor every day in
the year; our fertile soil yielding, not only the
staple, cotton, ,ein abundance, but equally ia
VoraOle 70 tle SIo~tn y. Soi l., uoeo' o".,.o
and horses amply sufficient for twenty times the
present population; our railroad connections
branching out and connecting us with every
portion Of the civilized world by land and wa
ter and who can doubt but the creation of
capital will insure the establishment of manu-
factories and general prosperityin every branch
of productive industry. nour present disor-
dered political condition, capital will be eau
tions Of any investment, but as peace and
security become more sure these results must
follow