The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1873-01-02

vile Advocate of the 18th ult. iE-
dulges few speculations and sug-
gestions. general and special, some
Of which are peculiarly appl cable to
this locality. We hope they may
serve to arouse and interest our
readers. The Advocate says:
No one will deny that some. hing
must be done TO rebuild the material
interest Of the South, bat we are
stiIl 10th 10 recognize the rsal fact.
that the late war revolutiouized the
country in every respect, and that
we stand to-day upon the threshheld
of new epoch in our history. For
instance our labor system has
changed, with it cur SYSTEM Of labor
should also change. To accomplish
such a result we must have new
and vigorous population. A popu-
lation who will labor and recognize
the dignity OF their high calling
What is said above applies with
great emphasis, so to speak, to oar
own country. and our own city or
all She people in the South, we are
most favored in respect to climate,
soii, refinement, and beautiful scene
ry, but these are a mere cipher ia the
problem of humanity in an Integral
part of the whole. So sare as tho
whole is equal to all Of its parts just
so sure viii our prosperity be com
mensurate with the prosperity Of the
whole community. Let us then app
ply the argument Individually as
well as in aggregate. Yes, you say,
reader, we admit your premise, but
what is your remedy? Let US pre-
scribe one for the other. Shall we
forget the past with all its glories?
No. But turn your back upon the
past, array your faces in Iouble
column, and BY proper maneuvre,
avoid distractions and press on to
the goal of prosperity and succe8,
Do not look back upon that dead
past and philosophize upon what
great and happy. people We once
were, but letting go those things let
us press forward to our high calling
in the glorious future that awaits Us
if We are true TO ourselves.
The South was once luxurious in
wealth. 1t is now robed in tattercd
garments, It was once a Inagnif-
cent palace. 1t IS now a miserable
hovel. Shall we rebuild tie palace,
or shall we rather consent TO grovel
lin our poverty2 Unless the remedy
is quickly applied it will DC too late,
and ali viii be involvea IN one com
mon vortex of ruin and decay. To
the casual reader, observer, and
thinker this seems to be mere fustain,
but to those whose habits of life
lead them to reflect, it IS as clear as
the MONDAY sun. That this is our
condition no one can deny who has
over reelected upon the subject. To
put the question in practical light,
90 to your business men, your pro-
fessional men, ana inquire how las
your business been, comparatively,
for the last three years,-duIi, is ths
stereotYfiad snonosyllabie reply.--
What does this mean? 1t means a
volume in a word. We are retroga-
ding, rather than ascending the
scale of advertisement and prosDeri-
/ ty. Upon what should our energies
and enterPrise be expended? Upon
/ Railroads, Factories OF all kinds,
Foandries, &c, until the very wclkin
shall sound With one loud acclaim
OF prosperous and happy people
who will be disenthrnlled from THE
stup6r into which We have fallen as
peruicious as that into which, the
demon of the Catskill Iulled the
reckless Rip Van Wrinkle.
tits these enterprises that Induce
'emigration, and none of them con
tribute as much to 50 desirable an
end as railroads. FOR population fol-
lows railroads and do not induce
them.
A glance at the map should satisfy
the most skeytical that HantsvilIe.s
position demands further railroad
communications We have nodoubt
the road to Rock Spring will be con-
structed within the next gear, but
while this road will subserye the
purpose Of fts construetion. It be.
/ ing intended merely as \ feeder Tor
the Southern Secursty Raii Road. Il
has no local siSniacanee. and The
unjust discrimination in favor Of
Memphis and against huntsville
will Still be pursued. The roads.
which II built, would be the great
arteries Of cur city. are the Hunts
vile and Nashville road The Hurfs-
I vile and Guntersyille road, and the
road projecting from Huntsville
Southwafd il tie direction 6f Tus-
caloosas -as aE
II is onr orinjon after. a searefni
survey Of the fieid tiat the local
7 road fyr Huntsville Is the nsrro1f
4 gauge road in Contemplation ofF.eh
stFuctiofi. ard which is kba ~
she name OF tlle fofIner.f "a HINT
vile merchants psffie0isfir. snd
/ business men geDeraliFs should nefer
rest IN peace until s5ss road IS eom-
pleted Whth lffIls is done a aes
ers indeed willsiassn upon us. IN
OnE next sc DfeIssse ausplifYine Che
argument as % the necessity for
this road.
". E9Hiehien, in a recent speech.
. pays E most delicate tribste 90
Greeiss, with regard 70 his rafils
as.f Al. a