The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-16
The New York Hsralds Vienna cor.

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respondent writes under date OF the
18th:
There was lead, iron, coal, from Till
nois and Missouri, sulphur and rock
salt from Louisiana; coal and iron, from
rich, unhappy Alabama; phosphates
from Vermont, and q noted contribu.
ton from Tennessee-of massive block
|coal, An. exhibition OF these useful,
ungainly stones is not winning even to
an Emperor on q morning tour of
observation, but Francis Joseph studied
them in general way, and was sur
prised at the richness and evident mag
nitude Of the formations of coal and
iron. cit must be a country OF wonder
ful resources" he said, "that leaves SO
little to be desired. except the means of
making these resources useful to man
kind" Nor was this wonder subdued
by his impressions Of the department
which shows the products of the South
ern soil. It seemed to your corres-
pondent, who was in the Emperor's
suite. and generally ut his side during
the whole journey, that whatever came
from the South possessed an unusual in
terest to him. ''We are curious" said
one Of his suite, "to see what has been
done in these States since the war, and
how their industries have sprvived the
war;" Here first to theeye came the sugars
and syrups; yellow and white sugar
from Louisiana; clarified sugars, through
which the sun shone; crystal syrups;
sugars made from various processes
from the open kettle, the steam pan,
the vacuum pan. as clarified by sulphur
and lime. The Emperor paused at each
display, noting every varying feature,
asked as to the methods employed in
each variety of manufacture, noticing
especially small collection Of tobacco
from Virginia, which he examined with
the air of q connoisseur, without giving
on opinion, and little shaving of cho-
coiate and cocoa, as prepared by Mr..
Lepey, of New Orleans am afraid he
did not dwell long upon the folr. al
though it was ready, from Missouri,
Ohio, Kentucky and Vermont, supple
monted by some Valley Junction Ohio,
productions in the way of hominy and
wheaton grits. and New York display
from Evys e Essell OF 'Imperial Scotch
oat meal.''
But while dwelling upon the South
ne noted the admiration and interest
which attended the imperial examina-
ton OF the trophy of cotton which
stands at the entrance of the West gate
Cotton in all forms, gracefully built up
and festooned and twined into cunning
shapes, forms this trophy-cotton from
Mobile, New Orleans, st. Louis, Lee
County. Mississippi; Linn@us, Missouri
and Memphis; notably cotton plant in
full bloom, furnished by q negro of
Charleston, who had been slave, but
who brought hither this tree as free.
man to deck the trophy which awaits an
Emperor. Here also we noted silk CO.
coons and expressions of moss and hemp
and twine and works froIn the South
adding to the trophy, and showing that
war, however it may have channeled
and furrowed the fair fields of these
noble Southern States, did not deaden
the life that dwelt in their soil nor the
energy and genius OF the men who
cultivate their acres. All this profound
ly interested Francis Joseph, who stood
for some time examining the trophy
the banner, SO it seemed, that pro-
claimed to the world that cotton was
again king-a king no less because
these, her tributes and harvests and
tokens Of strength, are the work Of
freemen and not of slaves. Consider.
ing all things, the South should be
proud Of her share in this American de-
partment. II all States had done ae
we'll as Louisiana and Missouri many
American cheeks would not have
bIushed. as in following the Emperor
to-day they saw what America had done
and knew how much more grandly and
proudly she could do.