Wilmington journal., 1875-02-19

what. He had to a great extent been
| tn" beneficiary of the Federal govern.
/ ment after the war. IL the genera
breakup OF industry winch TOOK plnce
and the Consequent failure OF all or
dtnary resources, tbat government had
} led aud III part ciotned him. He TAI
; heard Of those Acts while pending
and the rumors which were brou@h.
to him by designing men justified the
Widest hopes. 1t Is when popular
! creduiity hus been reused to the ut
most, that the ba4c and The vile fiud
! their richest haryos: Ii is III thI=
state Of things, tina. the men Of whom
/ Titus Oates and Dar gertield are the
types, live and flourish. 4 saar1H ot
! such invaded ald infested our ia4 i,
. and our own land supplied liz quo r }
the number
The passage of the Reconstructi,,f.
Acts lald open 3 wide career to thls
class OF men, OF which they promptly
avalled themselves. To accomplish
the object which they had III v.aw, 1t
was necessary TO obtain complete aa-
cendaLcy over the coloren man. IL
this end, they aGdre~Sed tneussfi wen 10
destroy the kluu relations eAls1ng o,
tx cen tho two races. IEty l!'s:.i tL,
coiore0 man, therefore, with every "a
eldious suggestion. Ia IOlItlcai al
fairs, osp' claiiy, they poisoned his
mind, and sowed Iii It. as tar rs pps1i-
bic. the setds % aGlnloHtty a44.il-t ~
white meD of the South TONEAT,ie i,ie
own race they inspired the black MAI
on 1hIs subject Hllh It spirit OF iraLct!C
intolerance any dissent was 20 So II
the peril of life or limb. They taugn=
him to think aud vote, inn :Icltiy, a.
directed. Iufurtherauce Of their granC,
purpose. they sought 10 seq erate the
two races, ILdustrJal:v, as iav 8. it. y
might. Ihsy arGed upon fhe ti"Ci,
mau that to be indcrendent they raTat
withdraw from the large plaEtutIc..a
and farms, aud settle to <heIt.&, iyt.,
That they must discard the position ~
a hirrd, AS we'll as that of co Opart'.a
labOrer. The result wRs, that 1bev
Withdrew IL great numbers fyc.- fhs,
trge and fertile pi.utat .Ons, and setJl~,!
Oh sterile tracts: " here, ygItiiOnt teams
without lmpieN.s-lsts UI any but the
most lnferioI hllld, tneIr lsbur was al
most thrown away. The etftctsuI Tia
movement IN una. rlniIIng our system
OF industry cannot Easily be estiIIat, =
Another CAUSE which cp4rat,d most
adversely was the emigration OF labor
to the Cotton States. Under the >tIau
ulus of high priC-s-tne agrl aI.sural
operations III Il g States, ntrrg
greatly mo'e speculative than anything
of ike kind here-n vsrv large pro
portion of the young and the eEte:pr5-
slug of the cuIured race sought !,o.nt s
III the South. Meantime the elderly
men who were left behind have i,
creased ID strength ami ,fticlealy
while the youth mhp have beeu grow
ing up hluce the wer, have been
brought up without payeE.tsl yest<Hlnt
aud without thos,s Lab1i, OF 3..lustry
luulApen.a bie To re.!Ab.E labor. .LeTt
was another cauae whIoh p7~cu"ed n
great migration of Labor. Ihe b.ncA
population Was TO be :cur! ~ greatrAI
numb Der III the rural DISTRICTS : bu, IL
was \ pnme object with tn,. carpet
Dagger to get tie political control Cf
the cities ANA to1us. 90 the ci-Its
aud towns Therefore. th"s were uGss
10 be,ake themselves, under the -pe-
clOus preteuce, that there they WDjI.t
be safer in their freed IN and persons.
To the cities aud towns therefore Ill, '
repair IN snch nu.nbers, that wi.lie
lucy oNti III u III mo ItHFt q h''
plantations were left com paratIy "
deserted.
Uud,r these combined causes, the
productions Of the state nAv- Gim.n-
Ished 4 and the q. cline IN the vaI;i> al
lands Is startling. Away from fsH
Localities. winch erioy e, ram d.
gree Of prosperity from exceptional
causes, lands Will not hrtNG one-t,nIr.n Il
oi tue price they would have brought
before the war In truth, the lands
have Ceased TO have auv exc1angAbIe
value. Tits little 10 say that th, re- axe tel
tracts tor sale where there Ia or, buy
er. The stete OF ugrIcultu-e n North
Carolina is sad 10 conteru late II has
sunk, from the causes [ have N. T.
toned, into a miss ia il vasSaiage. It's
operations are conjucttG manly by
means furnished under cnaitel ,u,u
ULiltI II,'E ts5'.n~l-,,.-" >'Ai'<,4 49, J----
and at r11InOUs rates OF interest. l.
extraordinary Yeas smali nurgln of
profit may be realized; in urdlnGry
years the planter is fortunate If he re
pays tho ad eances made u Is neces-
say that The state of agriculture here
should be uodc3s ood. 1t is ev,,Ieus
tlat If shy part of the debt, or the IN
sources OF agriculture. Our n2aoutrc-
turing and mining wealth is too III
considerable to he taken INTO accUunt,
with the object ROW III view. II j.
clear also that the STATE is IN nc con
dl,lon to bear any burdens. Oi
the Sill, 900, 0OO, 1T which the real
| a4d per-oi,ai prop 'tty OF the
| State Is a,se ,s,d. al least SO, ,0OI,
! ~ 4.E e
! arg prop y ton Of that amount rep
| ~eDtInE laro nncnl'Ivated, or. # cul
tivated, yielding a bare sub i, elce
Ine percentage of unimpruve8 lal,1:
is set dow IN the cehsus of 1870 a. .
! per cent. Mnch more shan that guam
tity, from the causes mentioned, ha:
been thrown out OF cultivaGlon sinc,
that census WAS taken. IL is plain tia
| the State eau bear but little taxatiOt
over and above what is necessary 70
the support OF the State. The up'nio:
Of the Governor in his lite message
and of the Treasurer iii bis recent 9
port, Is express upon this point. L.
it not be forgotten that tie Cover;
mnpt Of the State was framed, not b.
Nurti! CHrOlinlans for North Carolina
it's architects were for, igL"rs, as L
! uS-eue1uits nay, Ni' - W b'''N'
looks at the condition OF Mort
Carolina at that day and at tn
government which tn'ae men bal
1p-lts E1ult'phc!ty OF useless If
ices; the heavy tUs.icus imposes
upon US pnder the galse of p pst I'D
phiianthIupy-wlIi be constrained I
conclude TINT the objrct Was TO sup
pIemen'. by civil means, the ravagt
Of war, and postpone indefinitely til
recupt1 alton OF the State.
Ii we turn from this sad review {
the condition of our people, TO that {
he State, we shall fad 1t no better
$40 merged from the war with a raj
: + ,,,tl system which, though incomplet'
! was well devised; aud mincu, ln..l,
aUle fer Its proper purpose OF tra'
>portation, constitute d, by its lntrnls
/ .aiue, II fiird which would liavc q
B. | .tDied US to suS avn our CUt dIr, and
ICED were, to meet The whole or ii
! most of our liabilities. But our ral
!, roads we're cary marked tor piu"d.
. | .ri thu min Iptilcfe6 uDnD tia. s>T!t