The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-03-19
"The Great South"

1--WE characterize portion Of onr national
domain as THE Great Wes.' The Sout9. oS
its extent of territory and the magnitude Oh
significant lille. With an area OF nearly
million of square miles-an area more tnan
seven times larger than The whole Oh Greac
Britain-and with list OF tropical proaucls
that play a grand part in the commerce VI
the world, 1t demands the largest recosni-
tioE."
SO say the publishers OF Scrtoner'S
Monthly They might have added that lot
its history, political, social and military as
we'll as for it's area and productions Tue
South better deserves the title "Great
than the West. But this would have been
beside their purpose, which is, not to ara"
lnvidious comparisons, but to call the al
tention of the world, and especially OF the
North, to the resources Of one grand Sec
ton, and by showing its value as an lmpor-
tant factor OF the national economy 10
stimulate the restoration Of those close
commercial interests by which all portions
of the country must ultimately be organic
ally united.
To this end they have enlisted the SER
vices OF Mr.. Edward King, we'll known as
the author OF My Paris and graphic de-
lineator OF life and manners, to prepare
series OF twelve articles to appear In twelve
successive numbers OF Scribner's Monthly,
on the Life. Condition and Resources OF the
Southern States. This Is justly regarded
as one OF the largest and most important
enterprises ever undertaken by an American
magazine.
Mr.. King has been engaged, during the
entire winter, in preparing material for his
articles by travel and personal inspection OF
the Southern States The first OF the series
may be expected early this spring. These
articles "will be brilliantly illustrated, and
&" will be written with no other object than
"that OF representing, by pen and pencil,
" one OF the most interesting, fruitful and
picturesque regions OF our common coun-
"try. While they will aim 10 convey re-
"liable information on all the social, indus
{" trial and commercial topics suggested by
" personal survey, they will be written in
"the graphic style, and with the quick in
sight into character, and ready appropria-
tion Of incident, which have already given
ito Mr.. King the title Of a born Special
&" Correspondent Mr.. Kings contribu-
tions alone will make book OF two hundred
and fifty or three hundred broad magazine
pages, equivalent to large duodeclmo VOL
ume. In conclusion, the publishers OF
Scribner's Monthly say truly, that "many oil
"the features OF Southern life and land
{" scape are as strange to Northern and
Western eyes as if they belonged to an
"other country; 80 that in painting the
"South to itself, and giving it fair show
{" ing for it's own satisfaction, we open a
"most interesting page to the whole coun-
"try, and reveal our people at once to them
selves and to one another"
In giving 30 prominent and extended no.
tice to this enterprise we are not "pufing.'
Scri6ner's Monthly has no claim upon US.
It's editor, Dr. Holland, Is genial and hon.
orable man, and the magazine which he
conducts, 10 that it has kept aloof from par
tisan politics which have made 30 many
Northern publications On offence, is entitled
to respect. It's literary and artistic merits
are beyond cavil But in calling attention
to the articles about the 'Great South" we
perform an act OF simple justice to on en-.
terprise which deserves hearty recognition
at the hands OF the Southern press. So far
as our observation goes, that recognition
has been scant Shall kind word be re
fused to Scribuer & o., whose object is to
promote the welfare OF Southern people?