, 1875-03-27


z" The Editor of 7hs Cheaqo ytjbtnt.
6uMNfr. Pike Co., Miss, March Q0.-" The
south soema to 10 tho great question agitasiug
tho mi''d6 Of tho people of tho North. What
VIII bn dono With tho Suuth? What must, what
can, Congress do to pnt tl.e South tu Hltunsion
agreeable to the peopla OF tho NORTH? Corrc-
spondonts arc senk living o7or our Southern.
country, representing Northern Journals, souo
with good Intentions, no doub:, who from thp
worry limitoa ,noaua of ohsosvation-at tho ratio
OF 10 or 10 mslos MI hour-can Eiso but very I'M
perfect nccousts 10 the Nortborn roaof Of tho cou.
disoi Of tho South. ita peopte, Its p,litics or ita
finances. have hlus!cd with indignation nnd
modification Mt tllo untruthful REPRESENTATIONS
written by representatives Ut, and published by
some Of. yonr nniglshora In regard TO tho con.1i.
tion OF tho Houth.
THO Southern people htyc. timo and again.
l'eoh represented n dospcra lucs, baulltti, rob-
berH, aud murderors. Thi.,a
USJEsr A:'p ESFoGSy,p IN PACT,
With MI sho vtlo s,1dcrs a,,l csoutationp.
tllo leollo nt Mississippi to-day ayo AZ law.
abiding aii} peaecahlo al aro to bo io,t1d tu aoy
State In tho Union. Will, MI tloEr opnre4along.
Titl all their tnsrale their burdens their tlcst,-
lated llonea, thoiF poverty, aud tir,r auler;ugs,
there ara nome perhaps more foyboari,,g, lho
faw disorders anil rlufatio,s Ut lAw t,as wo hayo
had nre iso'ated, local, aud natural results.
growing out Of political rascall,y mud Official
dishonesty. I atm informed tl4as there
are thousands Of Sosshorn people who
would lsko to come South to ectt.e.
but. being constantly shocked with reports Of
lawlessness au1 murder, they arc I;cpt away, and
tue millions Of acres OF unculsiYatcd and forest
lands, In climato which scarcely has q parallel,
are groa.,ing for tho want Of Industrious l,,B.
banlry. 10 thoBo OF your .eadors w}lo wish to
come to Nil R!ssirpl to Bettie. Hss ,Come and
you eau bo oasilraa of tho same rrotuc.to: ~ III
my ut1ler State ~ t!1u Gnion. Welaye cltuats
aud . Roll Suitable to very large number of
prolurt8.
In Southern Mississippi ws haraa
0nIAr VARIETY or FRUITS.
M G sr,nes ape' r nSa1ss s gsas nno apIso
strawhlerrlca. aud biacsborrics grow spontaneous
ly and III great abundance. Utir cropa arc corn,
cation, rosntoca (awcet and friAh), Bnsar.c cano,
peas, b"ans. pumrki',J, rice oats, barley. other
products arc too numerous to 1nuntion. Sweet
potatoes aild Irish potatoes ytold from 200 to aO9
bushcls to tho nero (wortti from Si6 cents to "a
peg bushel}, and ground peas. or p!nders, Us
anj do vol on poor land. With propor industry
wo can layo good vegetable gardens ali
through tho winter. 1loro re can work
twelve mouths In the year. We seldom haro az
A1A1It tS IHHE NtEZb u 1TGHI{uE NDltUGf IN tho
winter. No lave moro rain III winter, which Is
about tho only htnleral,co wo lave to outdoor
work. 31auy Ut our people llavo good vegetable
gardens row. Ii,h POTATOES. ure planted, ami
many up aid gro ,lng, Lands arc very cheap.
ehcr inr rru, ealt. aud there Ii no difficulty
IN rrncutinE them, htis HOW in tllo tilno for
far.ncra ~ Lp ut wurk to mako crup tho present
YEA. would nisiso persons who wish to
move y slHarspp to como In tin Auti,nln
q winter sca.st in order to treparo for
.llc coming year ~ we'll Rs 10 become 1no,o
aec!imated for The Simmer Bea+on. Delegates
have bten here fran poEions OF tho North pros.
pretinE Tor 1he iH,rIh-c nt establishing c0lo:icr.
This, thinE. III nu n.lwiso combustion. Tho i.le.
Id oit-i'rotect!N' lcarl.. as II our rooplo wnrs
barbatiaus! Lot rs mlisy chAla ae Ni!l pro>urs
homes and s"ltlo anong our people ~l,nrcycr
they can get Suitable place, md my wurli fur
il they Will hava hetter PREDICTION tllhn iu c1.o.
nleH. TO know oar rropls, md 10 &c. t..cIr
ffiendhhip and their rrotsct.on. tho EatiIer,
from the North lnrAt g. s,nnn, tl,cu,. esscc.l,s
with slaeu1 and thon ah will prosper usld 1.-Two
happily; .l;'; noo,,, ,o,,,n,. . ox.,,..
States caunut Eos alung Independently Of os1r
old citizens in their tGttnlng interests. 6otno
might 10 able to do TO- but tho majority coaid
not. They will need n'lvicc about over5 thing to
iaai4S Northern. people among us hero. good
cttxens too. n,ltl
WE AnE PROUD OF THEN.
They are not treated contenpt9ously because
lily h4o 4aU4hAtsH sAdus AHGS IcEulJf kH1 BANJO
position In society they would III any other
country. Nearly oscry !ssmcr In this country 10
Z Granger: md farmers ,upvnc here frou. tha
Sortllsrn statea should identify themselves III
carly Us possible with them.
Our country doesn't neod muc1s moro 1essst1-
t'ou except to repeal many obnoxious and op-
psetsiya laws already cnncscd. Tie truth iA tho
Sontll has been lcsislatcd for 100 much, aud
Cungrc.H il tu Llaa,o for Southern dsanrhcra NOT
our poople. We aro nov what wo term poverty.
a!rickcu. In Other wo1us, we are without mo,,oY
aud without credit, and our country In juet Hl,cl
condition that If ynu wero to withdraw anil
cut oil from IN the supr!iea wo rccelvc
from tho Went IN Tho way VI
flour, meat etc., aud leave III naw
oxciuaivoty upon ous own products, We would
starve. Tint Ia tle tix We aso in hut our ruo-
plo fec, that tho worut III over. and thsy gre now
r1,akii.g preparations to raise something to cat
allotllcr ycar. The credit Bystsm las ceased
almost altogethor,-Ho much 70, at least. that
people 10 not pretend to ask 1t. Ihs will 10
Tho redemption of our country. have not
fwolt ~ fully as would wish at this Time, but
may have OCCASION to do 30 before auotlicr fort.
uight. JEEws.