Smyrna times., 1875-12-08

IHE SOUTH ON ITs FEET.-For tho frs,
tline since that great galaxy Of S+otos
attempted to draw out from the RennhI;o
Ihe south has representation in ono
oIaheh OF the Government founded unon
i'S lhte,ilgence and not upon its Ignorance
Hoiiestiy chosen and not elected in fran i
anu InJustce. The gavel that fell vester.
uay at noon IN Washington called aca;n
INTO being what was for three-ouortnrs ef -
century the dominating influence in tba
mon: The South is itself again
But 1t ls not the old self. Its nowcr hoe
Deen sadly shorn by its own suicidoI aot
Up to 1860 the South proudly wore two c'.
Ihlrds at least of the highest honors of tbo
republic. Of Southern Presidents tboro
were 6O years ;fof Northern. q: of Sontb
efh Judges Of the Supreme Court tbero
we're 10 OF Northern, IL: of Soutbern
SSpeakers OF the Senate there were d of
nnorthern, n, ii OF Southern Speakers of the
IItouse, % OF Northern, II: of Soutbern
Attorney,Generals there were IA: of North.
etI' .. Inc South furnished Sc foreign
ministers, the North 81. The same Ironer'
e.oh heid IN the higher positions in the
e anu navy the North furnished most
J..; i. tne men who did the fighting and the
,,:a;s y';ls; "nlIe the south was given a great
IT, cH HOTe important officers
oou5h mad two-thirds of the clerks
ka,ii;.y k,i;.oy gu uhaef the Government. thouob
having only one-third of the wbite r,n,',,fl ,IIn
tIoh OF the Union. During the last ,,on,' ''-" ,e
the Old Union, 1860, the expenscs cf r',a;i ~
transportation in the Free Sat. ,,,, 'i'''' ti@
SsSgO,OOOj the receipts, $lq.O0OOO. IN tLa
1iaFe states the expenses were SIA 600 600
lhe receipts $S,OO0,00O. So that H.. n 'G'';i
III the one devOurcd the .,r,N.
3ther. Iwo-thirds of the -..r.,..... ,...,,,.
es.lg eesaages came from the South, though four,
=, nuns OF the business of the courts 9rosn i,
Iee e North. Three-fourths of the revenuos
~ ~ tne government were collected from the
Nofth. But these mere statistics of goror,'
1Ieht ~ 90 not convey an adequate Edaa nf
siie overwhelming political influence Of the
oouth. 1t was this influence that conn1
Ielea twenty years extension of a.
save trade that exacted a tbreo. Gel.
representation =, for slaves, but refused 90
aliow them to vote; that demanded tbo
enactment @l OF the Fugitive Slave law. &c
=. Jot one OF the States which rebelled has
.2q-uay ~ representative in the Cabinet or
Sles ae oa 'feme Court or Foreign Minister
l;i.aIy "1y Importance, and no one of them i !
10y 10y % put forward a claim to the Presi.
,snoy - aos, or VICE Presidency for many wears
baao,,as i. ~ Ihtil the whole country Shall
o,is t;o,, = satished that the period of probo-
~ 1;oil - = past. But it would be giving the
~ 70 .ne grandest lessons of our history ~
asly - ny. '.laI The South is stronger and better
to-day than ever before. It has I rid DI ;,seIs
o. IT'S great weakness that seemed n no % ;ts
Ereas stength. Whatever influence n |
!, exefts ~. now Is honestly its own, represents
y sne Voses o. iFeemen, not the ownership of
nesh and blood. The North no Iopger ~
LOOKS upon the South as an enemy t5at
must De watched and resisted both striLe
,'ahas IN good will. The reign Of the car
l.s.oNggeF rs over, and the South Is reprc.
leu least once more-in the Lower House al
,at e@ai7-es Z, men elected by the people, and
ibe Vort, oonsPa:acy OF adventures from
dupes.-N 7, Trl5uus. ''s'oes 'of 'neir