Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-19
HEMPHIS APPEAL
TI-E>utf. 80: OCTOBER 10, 1919.
GOVERNOR SEYMOUR AND THE
SOUTH.

Take MIN 'fDT 81. lll aiif tiAoA
Borstfo Seymour, Of New York, may
be regarded Sc one OF the purest aud
sb,sst Of American statesmen. All Of
nls utterances are characterized by
greet wisdom. He seems. converssnt
with all public questions, and ne rs
wise IN council, discree. In action, and
POSSESSES a dignity that would adorn
auv % lsition. His bitterest enemy has
never dared 70 impugu his private char
acter. In that respect he Is unassall-
able. He has never been accused OF
wronRing human being IN person OF
pur7e. Governor Seymour is type Of
such men ~ SilRs Wright. Every WoId
that falls from his lips or bis pen only
serves 10 impress bis cOuntTymen With
his s.atesmanaiup and his GREATNESS.
We are led to these comments by the
following extract from letter. addressed
10 the committee inviting him to attend
the Georgia State fair:
In rye wears from this time the census will
sb4vv orlr n grub beers 20 he more than my mill
nom. Th- GEy, then, Is laWning when Tue
lands OF the south will be grealy III ca Up IA
value. have given much time and thought
10 the agricultural condition OF the Unlte9
states ] ave travelled extensively, ana
have examined with care into Jne lnuus "a!
interests OF all sections, and am cohnueht
Inzt lrIeaftsI the south viii gel large aAu
RrowiuE share OF those who are ke-b l. new
homes either from Europe or from tne oIueI
States 81 the Union I'M. nogu tlus WI 80
viii q EealLu aud varied indus rles. l pray
Tor The ay when the south snail be proper
on IA all IJs pursuits, Tor until II Is 80 tisLS
can be uu ASSURED lerFadlns "eLisie IL O'1i~-
sections Of our Union.
Thezs are the uttaTances OF wise
statesman. Governor Seymour is right
In d clariug that without the prosperity
Of the south There can be no assured
pervading welfare in the other sections
OF the Union The policy pursued to-
ward the southern people has brought It's
natural fruit-iDjuTy to both sections
II te ference with the intelligent tax
paving people, and the organizing Of the
blacks against the whites, have pre-
vented that prosperity in the south
which Governor Seymour says is indls-
peussble to the welfare Of all sections
While the north has bean march
ing forward, increasing in popuistion,
multiplying production, and rioting IN
the apparent strength That hsc been pro-
ducei, We Of the south were rerogrsd-
ing, dwindling in production, and de-
pressed in gloom by the destruction ofour
industries. One of the limbs OF the body
was paralyzed by the Radical policy.
4 b. n
the injury Of the whole country. No
where on the globe is there such field
for the production Of the staple commO-
dities calculated TO increase national
wealth IS is found in the south, and if
our people had been let alone their pro-
ducEions would have greatly increased.
The national debt can only be paid out
OF the surplus earnings Of the prosper
ous, and if all are prosperous the burden
is Iighteued TO both sections. Governor
Seymour speaks wisely in asserting that
the prosperity of the north largely de-
ponds upon the re-establishment Of
southern industry upon basis just to
slI classes, and the reOpening OF that
great market for our manufactures and
surplus crops. Take the three great
States OF Alabama, Louisiana and Mis-
sissippi, as examples of this policy Of
acknowledgement, depression OF indus
tries and deprivation Of local govern
ment and see the results. As shown by
the census reports there were nearly
three million of acres less in GUILTY. alton
IL these three States in 1870 THAI in
1860 and a decrease of three hundred
and fifty million dollars OF the
actual value thereof. Why so
euormous decrease in Vslua-
ton? What causes operate for evil
in so astounding a measure? Glance at
the came official documents. While
actual value had decreased by more
than one half, local taxation had IL
creased more than twofold. What q
comuseLtary on the substitution Of q
military for u civil rule! WHAT bless
iugs q personal government in the room
o. local and constitutional control have
brought as It's results! Look, now, at
the contrast in the production Of but
one OF the great staples OF these States
In 1860 Alabama proiucei 9S9,955 bales
Of cotton; i'll 1870 she produced but 429,
452 b=.es. In 1880 Louisiana produced
III, $50 osies, while in 1870 she produced
but $50 S35 hal :. La 1860 Mississippi
produced ,2O2 500 bales, while in 1870
she produced but 564, 93S bales. Thee
appslliug fiyuIe3 show the evils of Rad
zeal rule. The only remedy is in the
plan suggested by Governor Seymour.
The prosperity of the south secures the
prosperity Of the north.