Smyrna times., 1874-04-15

To SOMETHING MORE SUBSTANTIALLY
press is calling attention to the fact that the
Southern land holders are turning their atten-
tlOn to something more substantial than poIiti
cal wranglng particularly in the cotton grow
ing region.
A distinguished Southern gentleman stated
In Washington the other day that in the rich
Iazoo cotton growing plantations of Mississippi
the Old planters are attracting to their estates
thousands of colOred people by offering them
rare advantages in the cultivation of the soil.
They have agreed to give up all of their politi
cal rights to secure the industrious and faith
ful cooperation of the colored people. Con-
sclous that every new hand they employ adds
an additional vote against their political
opinions, they prefer the resulting personal
comforts to all party triumphs. 1t is said that
IN the course of another year some fifteen
thousand colorsd people will be engaged in this
wonderfully productive cotton country.
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The TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT inaugurated
by the women of the West has at last marched
into Delaware. But the crusade in Ohio is
dwarfed into mere protest in this State. The
movement in the East is as dissimilar to that
OF the West as if the two sections were labor
ing Tor entirely different objects The freedom
of action and fiery zeal of the women of the
West, which has nerved them for the prayers
and prlvations they have undertaken, finds a
check in the staid habits and prim propriety
OF the women of the East, until one might
imagine that we of the East did not see the
same evil effects of whisky drinking as our
sisters beyond the Alleghanies Only in New
York, Philadelphia, and few of the largest
cities have the ladies essayed raid upon the
dram shops, and in every instance have met
with signal failure. 1t would seem that, even
If the plan of the Western crusaders could be
inaugurated East, the result would be very
different, and prove a dctriment rather than
otherwise to the cause. Prayers in the home
circle and in the churches seem to be working
quite as successful result, however, as prayer,
on the street corners in the West In Phila
delphia it is shown that the applications fol
liquor licenses are one third less than last wear
and there will not be as many saloon by | roc
for the year to come. This falling off is attribu
table, in measure, to the results of trade
but much of it is also due, it is believed, tc
the force OF moral sentiment brought about BY
the ladies'
In this State meetings, prompted by the
movement now in progress, have been held in
Wilmington, Smyrna, Camden and Milford
but only in the first named have the ladies Ia
ken the initiative. In the other places the
gentlemen have had the meetings under charge
while the ladies gave their presence only. Nc
notion of" crusading" has gained the least ia
vor. The ladies oppose it as matter of taste
and as question of policy The parading Of
either themselves or their prayers finds no en-
dorsement IN any quarter, and it is quite evi
dent that it would detract from both to at
tempt it.
The shape the movement is taking in thi,
State is not in soliciting those who already sci
lntoxlcants to quit, but to persuade the court!
not to increase the number of sellers. There
VIII be strong effort made, particu larly in
this county, in this direction as it offers the
best held for operation. At preachers meet
ing IN Wilmington, last Monday, at which
Methodist, Presbyterian and Episcopal minis
teEs spoke, the efforts of the ladies of that cit,
were freely endorsed, and it was strongly re-
commended to guard the license question be-
lore the courts. The tone of the meeting il
tbs town was in a similar strain.