The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-05

rupartent of the industrial interests disturbed,
deterioratod, and menaced by that atroeious sys-
tenn of local misgoyernment originated and sus-
tanned in the South by the Republican party may
be seen by reference to the commercial status
tics of 1870. In that year the exports from tIe
ten chief ports of the United states amounted to |
something over $47l ,000, 900, and of this sum Inc
five Southern ports of New Orleans, savannah,
Mobile, Galveston, and Charleston exported 10
the value of 1886, 100000 New Orleans exported
more than three to one more than san I1lnclsco,
Savannah more than twice as much as Pnllaqel |
phia, and Galveston a third more than Boston,
With a good, cheap State government ana a iair
show for their back country these ports could 10
even more for our export trade, ,,,.ss..
The above, from the World, is fair
sample of Democratic argument. In striv-a
ing to prefer charge against Republican
administration of national affairs, it unin-
tentionally, but effectually, refutes, its own
charge. ras'a8 "a
IF the value of exports from the five
Southern ports above named, during the
year 1860, had been put side by side with
those given for 1870, it would show that
the so-ealled ''atrocious system of local
misgovernment" has neither deteriorated
nor menaced the industrial interests Of the
Southern States, to the extent of prevent
ing an increase in value Of exports, but,
on the contrary, production had been fos-
tered to a degree which surprises even the
most sanguine advocates of free labor.
Official returns give the following figures
for May and June, 1871:
Total imports and exports reported at
New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Bal
timore:
May, 1871, imports .46, 364, Sss
June, 1871, imports. lzo ot-
May, 1871 exports...
Tune 1871 exports 7,9lt
At New Orleans, Savannah, Mobile
Texas Cmainly from Galveston) and Charles
ton total imports and exports reported are
May 1871 imports $3.50 81
June, 1871, imports az
MAY, 1871, ooo -
June, 1871, exports.,;......-, iu'ofSo
The four Northern ports import in tw'
months to the amount of s27 ,056 ,9S7-
more than they export; the five Southern
ports export in two months to amount 0
s21. IT'S ,O71-more than they import; we
at the North business is active and none.
abundant at the South business languishe
ana money Is scarce.
The volume of production is immense
and shows that free labor is doing its worl
proftably for the country, in spite of al
'satrocious system" of outrage, terrorism
and agitation, pursued by the secession
Democrats; but there is clearly something
lacking to make this immense production
profitable as it should be to the people q
large in the Southern States and thi
thing lacking is not within the province
the government to supply-it is diversity Q
occupation. Merely growing and export
ing raw cotton, will no more make the pee
pie wealthy, as mass, than it has tn
ryots in India, or the fellahs in Egypt.
1t is conversion of raw material into tn
manufactured article, that creates wealth.
wealth for the employer, because his powe
of production is not limited to one crop
season, but is daily, perhaps hourl.
operation wealth for the employed, b
cause his labor may be prosecuted contin'
ously, whether sun or storm, burning he'
or freezing cold prevail. Savannah ma
export to foreign countries more than twi'
as much as Philadelphia, but no one is
ignorant as not to know that Philadelph
is wealthy, and that her wealth is create
by diversity Of labor, and selling the pr
ducts of that labor principally m the hon
market.