Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-03-28
VOL. %.
oTEE GREAT SOUrH,o


its exact location is undoGned. and the
character of its inhabitants. and It's eli
mate and its soil and It's resources arc
matters OF 90 profound ignoraDc.. as
they are the subjects of little Concern.
Even the masses OF the people of the
Northern States see IA and Judge OF us
F. and OF ollr country through their pre-
/ ludices only. Too frequently their
/ hatred of us as people turns their
! very ignorance OF us into fruitful
! fountains OF abuse and contglsncly.
The ravenous horde ot :..iycnt,lrcr.
! who have come amongst lis to prey up-
or us, end the contemplate natives
who have Joined these p!uuderera and
vlltifers for peii-meu who are not
worth the miserable pittancss for winch
! they have iargaincd their soula-have
+. given grounds for the falsehoods which,
have done 50 much 10 prejudice the
South IN the eyes Of the world. These
people have not only stolen our means,
but have robbed us Of our Sooinamcs,
which has done infinitely more harm
The South suffers not so much from
! the worlds ignorance of US. ns from
its prejudice to us. In order, there
fore, to get otLYr people to learn some
thing OF our people and OF our country,
VIC must first overcome their aversion.
It viii be in vain to talk ard write Of
the law-abiding character Of our citi-
zens, Of the sai,tbriets OF our climate.
the frUitfulness Of our soil, and the
wealth Of our mines, so long rs peo-
pies hearts are closed 20 lis. Our
appeal must he made IN their feelings.
Their hearts must frs. lie opened to u.s.
Then We may hope. by better ac- .
quaintHn:c with us, to overcome long .
standinc and bitter preiudices. !
But a tine start wa can do little for :
oIr7eive=. We .an aid others, and tlle !
successful effort u:ISt he innugg1rated .
elsewhere What We have to say II
our own behalf is received with dis ,
trns:. and frequently with disbelief. .
It is for this reason We always hail ,
with pleasure every ho n st endeavor to .
enighten the world in regard to our
people and section We know that III
everything which makes a country
great, we are richly blessed with in
the South. Not only in its extent .
of territory and magnitude of it's in
tarests and capacities, but in its
political, social and military history
the South is essentially great. And |
we are glad to know that the publish
ers of .>cJiGncr's .HonMIy have under
taken to make known the resources
of our grand section, and to call atten-
ton to its advantages to the world and
especially to the North. To this end
they have enlisted the services OF Mr..
Edward King, well known as the author
of iIy Paris, and graphic delineator
Of life and mannars, to prepare II series .
of twelve articles IL appear in twelve ,
successive numbers OF .Ncribncrs 8 ,
IOnthiv, on the Life, Condition anu ,
Resources, Of the Southern States.
This is Justly regarded as one OF the .
largest and most important enterprises
ever undertaken by n, American iuags
zine.
1Ir King has been engaged, during ,
the entire winter, il preparing mater.-
al for his nrti"les by travel and per
sonal inspection OF the Southern
States The first of the ~erias MAY he .
expected "ar:v this spring These .
article, - ..iii he brilliantly iliua;ratei. {
:. and VIII he written Will, 40 other :
u" object them thai ~ representing. by !
q ppil and pencil. ot.c nf the most in !
- terestiug, fruittul and picturesque /;
:; regions Of our coramor country. ,
- Will, they VIII ain, 20 convey rcll, .
. able Information Oh III the social, !
:. industrial ard commercial topics
:: s,,@ge@tatl by personal survey, they
'' will H.. written in the graphic style,
- and With the quick insight inso
:. character, and ready appropriation
:. ~ incident. which hay ve al-eady give"
i" :. Mr.. King the title nt a born
= Special Correspondent. >" a1f. Kings
contributions alone viii make d hn''i.
of two hundred and fifty or three hun
dred broad margarine IoaCos. e4u,Ea-
lent to :. large duulecimo Volume. IN
conclusion. The publishers of .ScriInCrs
.Vc!1sItIy s..y truly. that many Of the
* features of Southern life and land
- scapc arc as strange to Northern ana
:: Western eyes as if they belonged to
]" another country so that in painting
&. The South to itsnlf. and giving it "a
" fair showing for It's own satisfaction,
I'VE open a most interesting page to
the whole country, and reveal our
people at once ts, themselves and to
" one another.
We can only hope that Mr.. hing
j will do his work well. We are per-
shaded that the enterprise has been
: undertaken in good faith and for a
good purpose. This monthly has
always kept aloof from partisan poil-
tics, and for this very reason can DO
much good in the direction to which
it's new efforts are about to be turned.
We shall watch the publication with
much interest.
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