The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1871-02-18
Why the Eastern Shore does not Prosper

day, showing what a trit1ing percentage of
foreign born persons were residents of the
towns on the Eastern Shore of Maryland,
and the corresponding fact that very few
immigrants went to these localities. A
newspaper published at Cambridge, in
Dorchester county 1.-THE Ne,cs, remarking
upon the decrease in the valne of real
estate, is led to consider this question of
immigration, and it assigns the reason
why real property is declining in price
twelve reasons, of which the chief are the
following:
FGrst-We have no immigration here to
create competition, nor will we get it with
out making a proper effect to induce it.
.Second-No inducement is offered to
Northern capitalists to invest their surplus
funds in manufacturing amongst us. If
one desires strip Of land, whereon to
build factory, We ask an enormous price
for it, instead of giving it to him, which
ought to be done.
Ihird-We are altogether too selfish,
unfortunately viewing the new corners as
interlopers who are dependent upon us,
when in reality we are somewhat DEEPEN
dent upon them.
F6urth-The old aristocratic idea that
man who tolls is the inferior and not the
equal of the professional lounger-is still
FyM-The ladies of our community, it
is avowed are so reserved in their calls
upon those of their own sex who are
brought hitler to reside, e., they do
not extend the right kind of welcome to
the wives and daughters of persons from
the North who have bought lands and set
tied here.
EighM-We are always endeavoring to
devise means whereby we can live without
work, which is an impossibllity. History
proves that any people who abhor labor
become beggars.
Ninth-We undertake to farm large
estates when we have scarcely the means
to farm small ones. We should only
attempt to do what we are capable of
doing.
These are remarkable explanations
They challenge attention. They are given,
mind, by an Eastern Shore newspaper, and
by one Democratic in its politics. 1t is
fair to suppose, therefore, that they are
candid uterances of truth, and they afford
an easy explanation why it is that so few
immigrants have located on the Eastern
Shore, and why real estate is depreciating
in value in Dorchester county. 1lliberality
towards new corners, ostracism and dis
like shown to those who come from abroad
to locate, will he sure to bring poverty and
depression into any community. -ADserican.
The reasons which we publish,
selected from twelve, showing why the
Eastern Shore does not prosper, will apply
to the greater part Of the State, outside of
Baltimore city, and to the entire block of
Southern States. Wherever the institution
of slavery fostered a spirit of pride, which
in turn created species of aristocracy,
this dearth to progress and enterprise exists,
resulting from the causes pointed out in
these 1t asons. This class, for political rea-
sons, assumed the name of Democratic,
name their most intelligent and leading
men always despised, and sometimes ven
tured to openly denounce, but by necessity
were compelled to wear.
By the extinction of slavery that caste
lost its pecuniary power and political intlu-
ence; but this has not deprived it of that
immense power it always welded to work
social evil and check, almost entirely, all
efforts to build up and infuse with life and
health the effete communities, which have
lain dormant or dead, for the lack of vital
ity and enterprise, so essential to live and
prosperous State. In its repelling and
ostracising influences the pride and AFRO
gance, which survived their parent, slavery,
though clothed in poverty and rags, have
exerted power almost as effective as slavery
with all its appliances, in keeping the lands,
cursed by its trace, like the 'trail of
serpent" from taking the road to prosper
ity. Till the social and moral corruptions
of slavery in the master class, are extin-
guished by the paralysis Of poverty and
death, in the generation which drew its
first breath from that tainted atmosphere,
no universal and untrammeled prosperity
need be hoped for to those regions south of
Mason's and Dixon's line.
Pride never leaves the human heart till
death claims the casket; and that pride
which is born of dsspotic sway is the most
vengeful, unrelenting, tenacious and I'M
yielding of any known to the heart of man.
1t asserts its divine right to rule alike in
prosperity and adversely, and yields alone
to death, This is the curse which denies
new life to the Eastern Shore and all
lands south of it, for which there is but
one remedy-time and death. These, year
by year, will work the redemption of that
land BY gradual extinction of its old ele-
ment The poverty and want which the
spirit of its old chivalry insists in creating,
will hasten the new life which is boun
eventually to bless.
B At the cor. of Sd & Orange sts., in
the City of Wilmington Del, there is an
establishment from which issues weekly
thousands of pounds of an article which to
every housewife is like "good news from
far country" That establishment belongs
to Moore & Bro;-that article is Whining
ton City Soap"
eB # you want to be IN good humor
all the week, get your washing nicely done
by 10 O'Clock Monday morning and have
the clothes ironed and put away before