The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-05-24
S. G.
Wednes lay Morning, May "a. 1871.
Southern Development.

4aO cuBSCotAOh oJhuo Ill ouE COluu1u6 u
few days ago, as to the policy Of the CO.
operative associations for the purpose Of
establishing cotton factories throughout
the State. is an admirable one: In cot
ton. which is The leading staple OF south
Caroline. we have means OF great in
dustrial development. Every one recog-
nizes the utility of factories of wood and
iron and cotton in our State, but tho
complaint is want OF capital This difll-
Guilty may be removed by cooperative
effort and CO operative factories. closely
and intelIigently managed. Especially
ought We to have in South Carolina more
cotton factories and cotton seed oil mills
the one to utilize the lint and the
other to utilize the seed Of our great
staple. As formerly worshipped, cotton
IL no longer the. powerful king that.it
was. Bullet the Southern planter. after
making the cotton, see to its proper
utilization ,at. home, and king cotton may
regain his sceptre. Consider the. effect
in South Carolina Of "a ., cotton factory.
eveia' ii egery other COUNTY, And, this
is quite ,pnssihle, through The, medium
OF combined efforts. : To the cotton
planters Ina f4Thhrs Sf tile, State. we
throw out this So Suggestion, SO fraoght
with ady"nteee y themselves at'!' and the
Tie South has within its grasp great
power. Yhat power lies. in the proper
utilization of its peoulias resources.
Rhsapecial usiii8a.ion that We, ,JpSWifefer
fos is involved fn the moro Isxtended
manufacture into yarns and -cloth Of the
NV staple 1ght'on the ground ,ot it's
pfadpo,ion and for the benefit ,of the
cation pfodueers themselvss. Here.
fhs9. Is woedain behalf q the mills to
deal with the lint Of cotton. and also the
1mills to deal with" the seedSthereof. Nor
oans this subject OF industrial improve
fnant be we'll magniaed too greatly. Po-
litical reform ia. necessary. and political
etso1.. ..ais s:::::.@zane as.55, Pc. sced ei.i-
zenship demands earnest, ,hteady aud
persevering effort in the way Of material
deyelopment.a.-P Parties may come and
60, but after all, the prosperity Of South
Carolina must rest upon the basis of
wealth. and with this power born Of
wealth is linked the genuine redemption
OF the State. Whilst, then, we neglect
not. the duties TINT devolve upon us to
elevate the religious, moral and mental
character of tho State-whllst; we fail not
to stand BY the political tenets that com
mand 6ur support in the interests of
good government and the public liber-
ties, let the people bear in mind that our
regeneration and re-establishment must
Come, from those industrial forces that
give to4a State the powerrto enforce it's
policies, and the prosperity that leads
to oontentment' and ail the fruits Of
peace. XII
:, V1oroR HUoo's PROPHECY 1848,
Victor Hugo wrote prophetic article
on the subject of the two forms OF re-
public in France, which were agitated
by their respective partisans. His vision
OF the republic OF disorder npplics with
singular force to the present Commune.
"Two republics are possible" he wrote.
Zone will lower the tri-color beneath the
red flag; will coin large cents from the
column" e: "caaomo.; "will throw
down the statue OF Napoleon" (irom the
column Of Vendome.) "ereot statue to
Marat; will destroy the Institute. the
Polytechnic School and the Legion Of
Honor; will add to the august device
Liberty. Equality. Fraternity, the sinis.
ter option; or Death; will make bank
ruptcy, ruin the rich without enriching
the poor; y *+ will abolish pro.
perty; =. hll the prisons with
suspected individuals; destroy
the arts. and deny God" Has the pre-
diction been folhl1ed?
KU KLUx. Since General Grant issued
his Ku Klux proclamation, the Ku Kiux
= has broken out in the North ahd West.
70 Is reported in New York, Iowa and
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