Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-11-02

"Scvcn years have interviewed since the
close of the war, and with some few excep-
lions we have not bulged an inch in this
respect-while the great territories and
States of the Northwest have known no
check-town ms, cities and railroads are being
built ~ IL by magic-what Is the cause of
has not sufficiently changed to give them
confidence In us"
We clip the above, from CORES
pendent Of the Nashville Banner. 1t
is important as shedding a food of
light upon the present conduct and
ultimate object of those who are ma
king war upon every form Of organi-
cation that can give efficiency to con-
servative effort to beat back the tide
of Radical corruption which is fast
washing away the landmarks of con-
stitutional liberty. The reasoning of
the writer is more novel than ingeni-
Gus, but is quite thin enough to make
visible the point it is intended to con-
ceal. The Northwest has experienced
no check to its growth because of the
war, for the reason that it is Radical,
but the South continues to suffer, be-
cause it is not Radical, and the remedy
for all the ills it cndures at the hands
of the North is to out Radical Radi-
calism. To get rich, we must band
ourselves with the thieves who have
stolen all we had and steal it back
again. This is glorious reasoning,
glorious patriotism and glorious NOR
atty. If the disorganizers have no
holier ambition than to Radicalize
the South, they can carry their point
with less trouble, by conccaling their
infamous design.
We would suggest to that correspon-
dent, different explanation of the
continued poverty of the South, 1t is
not poor because its political COM
plcxion" has not borrowed the Radi-
cal hue, but because its unwiso
commercial policy makes il a miser-
able dependent upon those northern
rings that have grown up under the
fostering care of government whose
policy is to concentrate the wealth of
the whole country in the pockets of
northern Radicals at the expense of
the South In view of this palpable
truth, it is far wiser, more patriotic
and honorable to admonish the South
that it can regain its former wealth
and influence by creating all it needs,
producing all it consumes. This rem
edy is certain, safe and quick, besides
involving none Of the dishonor at
tachlng TO the prescription furnished
through the Banner.
To iadicalizc the South might en-
courage the dominant party 10 hasten
forward the coming despotism, but il
would bring no relief because the feel
ing of the North towards MS is that of
inveteratc hate aud longing for nm
dying vengeance, aud 10 turn Radical
now, would have no other effect than
TO make us endorsers of tho vengoful
policy of which we are TO be victims
until we learn to protect ourselves,
through the commercial policy indica-
ted above. The almighty dollar is the
god of the Radical North-it is the
idol Of their worship wherever found.
Put that idol in the pockets of the
South-not by turning thieves as the
correspondent suggests-but put II
there, If We wish TO secure Yankee
sympathy and relief from Yankee hate
Let us exhaust all honorable means OF
relief, before degrading ourselves 10
the level Of those who roll aud OPP
press US.