Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-10-05
What the South Needs.
WORDS OF WISDOM FROM A KENTUCKY
JOURNAL.

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lately opposed the rebellion l. hostile TO her
prosperity? TIE superstition is wholly UNI
! reasonable. A whcle people do not act
I without a motive. aud the North has no
motive for desiring the degradation OF the
South. but. ON the contrary. hasthe strong
est reasons of natural humanity aud OF self
interest tor desiring the thriit aud increase,
| of the SOuth.-Tcason> OF Kindred blood.
4 reasons OF natural ptiSs. reasons Vi dom-s-
| tic trade aud eoshange, ressoss ut natural
security asd revenge. i >tric5ly trse u
say that fhe Southern people have .he
hearty good viii OF The North in respect 10
their physical and mental progress. Not
4 an item of Southern news indicating loesi
/ improvement aud advancsEsDt fails TO be
/ cordially noted by The Northern ucwsps-
! pers irres pective OF party. The -raud uu-
nation OF the late GesrSc Peabody. OF N,W
/ England. To the schools 81 the south. Tie
( priEcely git OF NaHdeib ut To "a Southern
university. the thousands OF smaller donna
lions To southern churches aud schn-i>
from the extreme Nsrth. and the many
millions OF Northern capital invested Ia the
South are a few Of the more strAiu. evt-
dcnees that the North has Rome tut The
most kindly feelings toward the South ana
ardently desires her prosperity. Il NAV be
added that there Is not q SINGLE feature Of
Northern enterprise aud industry winch
Northern capital has not honestly tried To
reproduce In the South since the close Of
the war. despite many disconragrmcpts.
Is the South, thes, not prosperous be-
cause her labor system has bsrn over
thrown Facts speak for themselves; aud
The present marvellous year OF plenty attesfs
the truth of the assertion that southern Ia
bOr never worked 81 efficiently before.
The only complaint which comes from the
81 81. -.
and farmers are glutting the markets with
superabundant crops. Instances are TO;
uncommon where n single crop. ~. yeai.
has ensbed the farmer TO pay the lull price
oi his farm and keep surplus. In respect
10 Agricultural the South j. prosperous tuis
wear beyond any prCviou, season
But il may be sale that. although crops
are abundant IN the south, her nauuttctl-
ries langui-h. ON this point we haNc the
testimony OF the Georgia aud feunc~s-,.
newspapers that tn. only cotton AID iron
mills in the country which have declared a
dividend this year are IN those Staies--
Working up the raw material. which Is
supplied AT their doors. the Southern mill.
and forges have pruspered while those OF
New England and Pennsylvania have lang
uished and failed. says the Chattanooga
Tiraes. Democratic paper published in the
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has to-day more furnaces In blast 10 pro-
portion 10 her number than the North has
and very few OF ours are losing sny money.
while constant boss al the North !. the
rule. We believe the only mill IN the INT
ted States, running exclusively on railroad
iron. which declared ! legitimate DIV idend
for 1875 was the Roane iron Coiupauys
mill In this cN."
The Administration has taxed southern
manufacturers with no unequal aud unjust
determinations. The NATIONAL laws hAv,
protected all alike; aud II disaster ha-
uyerIaAen any enterprise II Ia. not pro-
Ceeded from any sectional prejudice or i'll
teryention. Why. then. Is the South not
- pros porous as the North. ADD why are
not her rich lands sought by crowds az iIn-
migrants: The answer : easily given.
Gov. Hayes SAYS IN his letter al accept
ance:
"Laborers will not 90 and capital viii
not be yeutured where the Constitution and
ne laws are set al defiance, aud di,tra,-
lion. apprehension asd alrm take the
place Of peace-lOying AMI laS-ab.diug so
cial life"
There j. the whole solution OF the ques-
iios; volumes could not state il better.
The vine and FIX tree Scar abuudAnily. but
The shadow OF violence troubles the heart
Of the owner a. he sit. under their friendly
sheltet. The local press OF the South
breathe spirit OF Intolerance which l. d.
rectly al war with the Thrift aud pescc 81
society. W bat man 2ntInE 10 exercise =
freeman'> privilege OF talking and voting
a be pieases- and OF bringing up h'. family
% .eouiHy' wants 20 puy l't'h and selue
III codi'h I"''E whose I"C"' ue"'PsFv'>
use such FuhAh sentiments - these
fDr any e1.ergeAcy. and II ;A.se hdat~53
hYs,.ds '7aht y.ova htey ga" h9es 40, MtT
"'u''S '''-'t"''
lhI7 sht tempt =" I'D Bili' or Texas
JACK, oul not a Ieaceab.e 'rrin4n Al.
oIher says:
There are but two parties, can b. but two
parties, w iih us-the whit and the black and
he who Is not OF The ioriher must belong 10 the
Nol very encouraging 10 thtly Eng
ishman or >cotchman who prefers to form
his own opinion * parties.
again:
II the n groes Of Pike county desire % con-
time the ainicable relations now existing be-
tween ihgih ana The "hiies; 10 hAre their rlshis
nrys,irin1 ne,aairsIir cint. ~ ryn,'r, a.,
Ti7Jsn 80 UsnJr,cI.,
Western farmer would he APT To infer
that as white vote sgalnst Democracy
Nod do a. much harm Is a black vote, he
wonld do wisely 10 Keep ont OF thar neigh
borhood II he did not happen 10 be Demo
crat.
Another newspaper noting the report
Of the United States grand jury, says:
The lesson we draw for our bepeht from
this report aud action Of this packed jury j..
! that there IS quite u margin naturalization
tettreeH u and The boundaries ~ NE td'r,
ana "e 'YrsrH o1rse9reS GccoFdh'g4T'
What decent man with the least pride
Of character would accept farm as a gin
in community which would tolerate such
an invitation 10 mobs and election DULLES:
Another newspaper gives u mint a. To
The proper djspos ition OF meH who come
from other States and think Tor them
selves:
sitting Bull the chief OF the souix Indians.
ha. a summary way Of dealing with carpet
baggers and military sAtrsPs. He recently
pot to death two hundred odd Of them
o. a murderous affair where seven un-
armed prisoners were turned louse and
then shot down in cold blood. the official
organ Of Mississippi says: