The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-10-20
The Prosperity Of the South.

opacity OF the SoutneEA -h;.hl II
prosperous population 10 'A0, reg
,ay be relied upon. This subject nAs p rem
ented a question Of eonsiderao'e oouoS cir
many persons under the new aspect " ces
airs. They thought it very uncertain ~no. da.
NJ white labor could profitably encounter 'u' Gig
.,;n,.te Of the South and bring out its re- Or
.orrca. The fact that the only two reaiiy de-
,ro.naroua Southern States OF the lower ev
/. t;tndes ara also the only two where 'ne M,
white race clearly preponderates' woe'u 70
.,rear however, to settle the ques'''. tit
.at;sfactorilv. We refer to Georgia anu eli
Taxae. There can be no question OF 'no al
rrooress and development of those WV
states. and especially in Texas, where 'no R
rronortion of negro labor is particularly tt
small, are prosperity and progress n' p
striking. . ~. soutb T
-. nod .everal most serious difficulties 70
contend with. The principal OF these were t
nov.rtv and grinding taxation. Inc ""'
i.et n. ruined financially. There was no
mo,ev and no property in the south-no-
.h;.o INIT the soil without means and aP-
~,;.n.e. to cultivate it. All this-iooa'
implements, mules, CATTLE etc..nar ~.
gotten ON credit. Labor 'tse.. 'o
!. be properly controlled because ~ 'ouN -
he properly and promptly paid NV. va
va could not control means 10 carry o"
GENTLY q little simple, prim'''ve as
re- tnra. what could we expect TO 90 HUE w"
n 1900 and manufactured Yet it ID wen
In ,,o,rn that no country can possio'S ee'
h. h.-o,a thu frat rudiments OF prosperity
~ wItf .orioulture alone, unaided by an &C.
mr. a.. .ommercs and q Thorough syese" VI
In manufactures. orn.
"A. I7,o, .ha hack of this skeleton OF coon-
Al. ..r roaa the monster Of taxation. ine
,lv ss,.h v.s handed over by ruthless con-
raj ..,-s to the control of a set OF hafPles'
ds. Tha c,rnet-bag tribe swarmed like iocus's
her over our land, devouripg everything snes
md .,,a -a.rh. Enormous taxes were ieVie'
oks on the population to be DIVIDED a"ons ~,
me- e.holders and their supporters a"on'
vbom they had distributed franchises "A'
nublic bonds with lavish manu.
Now how do we stand. Seven years "o V
,.,.ad- and our county is stocked wiz
Aoel avervthiug necessary to agriculture q.
" al Maid for. 1t teens with 1000 supp''>
fseS' nsda at home. Its crop for exportat.'n
JOE .ohoh,v more valuable than ever III
eaitn p.,n,;est dav of slave labor, and "h@'
ty OF e.. ora ioportant, it was made conpaF
leans - v;thout advances, and belongs
'earo 49,. ohio made it. This year the soush
anity .. of aabt and independent; next yes
with the same system anu resu.'''
-. he rich. In the meantime 'nefe n"' 80
sns change in politics almost equaiiy as 'n",
n.ts ed. The day OF the puoiic roooe' 40 w
80, the negro has always been tue ihs'' ~.
nv means of which the thieVing seounu'
49, 49, ohio ruled us gave their proceedings %
- 40. b,ance of legality, and the negro Is
y ,onoar their slave. He is andefgo'n'
800 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS time, ratio
"a s ,,oral one. The election IN Geo
iuenoo ~. o;vas publicity to a fact which
!. 'o' $50 before. The negro electors arc
u ~. ,o,n.r q so,id phalanx. They begin 60
1'in ttot avery citizen is interested In
'ea"'S' 800, nrosperity, and that the poe
Papacy genera p'o'p
g. anu Tha burden of taxation being lighte
70 '''0' the country filling up with money
o.r keen back the establishment o'
manufactures and the Development o.
~ W. commerce through a growing sys.e
'ek' ous ..;,ro.as. barges and steamships'
sVpone" uo,arons. public spirited action OF oui
Ja of smali means in taking stock
ro.ds tn Shreveport and Houston,
IT Burke, roaos W IA u;,,inoness in G
which is their ineehige"0e m.. I,oroa lin
Louis CO. transporting grain has finally it Is
been put upon a footing Of successful
alton, and new steamship lines are 1
taches of us additional channels VI uiie
whistler, ton with foreign ports. We have no
on o can their. "a moneyed facliltiee muislP'
energy and lately learned thrift
neople will take shape in thousar
DR.. G. Ls- Pr e...,;.. for those common fab
ferring to 49, ,,r;oa IA materially inhuenG
T planters ""'S-- 60 far from bein
lille others SfansPO1'"S ..;.L soutberners on
The same. coursgeu' w" a. ,o,rtrv has
7ery good, be convlnce0 Two. ~ IT. ~ true