The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-02-27
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naturally to the exclusive production Of few
great staples which can no where else be cult.
yatsd with tho same advantages Of climate and
cannol think that your entire devotion to the
Production ofthese staples while you totally neg
Of which nature has endowed you with equally
great facilities. b.. economically speaking. y
wise or prudent thing and as producers and
the representatives OF producers. you cannot,
and you ought not 70 avoid this question: with
what diversity Of Industries is n expedient that
your capital shall be- invested and your labor om-
ptOyed7 Undoubtedly your soil and c mate are
peculiarly and eminenty adapted TO the cnlti-
walton Of cotton rico. sugar and tobacco. Just rs
me western states nle PoculiarIy aHap1ea 20 @ ,he
West and tho South arc agricultural sections.
They will continue SO to be by Gods ordinance
agriculture for tho great body Of our wealth.
II Is not. and never can become good policy nor
sound economy to neglect an industry which IL
der to devote ourselves 10 others which require
unnatural and artificial stlmulants to make
them profitable. But 1t does not follow that the
Wes must be dependent upon the industries Of
other countries and sections for everything but
stock and grain, and Just rs little ought the
South 70 make herself permanently dependent
s.sf ssppss Gaare a hs has nG E
Gated far different design. The bowels Of the
I sah adG rsysa tss b her "s ws ss hg
distributed and almost inexhanstible. together
with vast stores of iron ore and many other
nnnts ,sbin r1st Dt brpn bnh %' ia1w and Ione
continued profits. Tho coal and ore In TeDnes-
see. Georgia and Alabama are sufficient to sup.
ply your section OF the country for thousands Of
years to come In Alabama. / am told coal and
iron are found side by side, close TO tho very sur
face Of the soil, with great auarrics Of marble
near Mt hand. and with immense forests of val
liable timber everywhere around, What more
could nature do IN invite mans industry. and to
assure the certainty Of its rewardf Where she
ia. hnt
shown that rich results may be compelled from
her reluctant hand; but it Is surely wastofulness
TO- disregard the u1exampIed layishness with
which she has combined gifts which even sepa-
rately are of ne5timabIe value.
But these are not the only sources and sug-
gestions of more varied industry. gentleman
Of large intelligence and great experience IN the
manufacture Of cotton goods in the state OF
Georgia. has given mo his opinion that that
6usiaes ean DC >, made t % ey1n Gfe ~ tSa, ill., ~
advantage OF the South lies in these particulars:
that the raw material costs on an average eight
England; that the mildness Of the atInosp phere
makes it more profitable for the spinning pro
cess that the climate makes the cost Of living 10
and an many articles Of food: and that q ready
market for the manufactured goods ts found In
the South and West. saving the cost OF double
ished fact that notwithstanding d constant
shrinka9e Of values during the past few years,
the cotton factories of Georgia have realized
luFkc pTpuES anu utsvt. 1Stst Vt ycot. e'T|totNt'
in this connection it seems to me proper 10
call attention to tho neglected water power Of
your section. I0u have an Immense number OF
streams and rivers flowing from the mountains
and highlands, tho running force of which Will
one day be mads the source Of vast wealth.
Many a man is living in comparative poverty
and by the hardest labor. who has iD the streain
that runs beside his door means ot wealth That
England and New England would 20 glad TO
chez, for example, near Columbus Georgia. IL o
natural Hallway over o mile long. and with fall
OF ty gas SGt w"na 70 % ia Enannd e wo Mi
that only one factory Is operated upon that par
ticplar power although II u IN we ,minedie ra
roads. That property is now under such intelli-
gent and active management as TO Justify The
used. Because Of the available power. this river
for several miles above CQlupbus, has been
described as the site Of the future Southern
Lowell"
A few years since | visited the Territory Of
Utah. II was with deep prejudice against the
established theoraey. and ths shame Of poly0a-
my that made some observation ~ the chAr-
actcr Of the country and the condition Of the
people. In 1st7 that Wiley was u desert. In 1869
! found many parts q j. productive and beautI-
the melting snow II the distant mountains. had
effected the change The remarkable leader who
had established the settlements had 2 following
as blind and devoted M that described in the
story Of tho Veied Prophet ~ Khorassan. His
judgment and his will were the law for the poo
pic Hereaai,s,.d useful industry o. eyery deyo, d
diversity of employment ~ made his people In
DEPENDENT They produced al that they con
sumed; and to that fart attributed the wonder-
fyl conversion of . desert country into the home
he M third of q century. Perhaps The Mormon can
teach US LITTLE else that is useful to aifh leafh a%a but
the means Of wealth can be accumulated by -
self-dependent people. One Of your own writer's
community can attain the prosperity Or the
wealth which springs from diversified pursuits
and the bIcnding 81 mechanical with agricultural
II Is true as I have suggested that even .
Iaudable desire ot self-dependeBce should not
carry any section into tho folly Of unprodnctive
mere variety: and many moral as well as mate,
rial considerations admonish us to avoid
commercial isolation. Trade and commerce
promote civilization. and with us fraternity; ,
am sure that from the suggestions which
haze made you will not impute To me the
Thought or the desire that any section Of our
even In the matter of it's own necessary sn pp'ies
from considerations or motives such az actuate
foreign powers in view OF 1nternationai exi9eh-
cies to which they are exposod.
In that respect, for all future time our lore,
thought and provision must and viii extend
from ocean to ocean. and from boundary 70
boundary Prudence, indeed, and SOUND econ
omy reatIire that every section should diversity
It's own pursuits. and seek such reasOnable indie
pcndence as may spare the Waste , Of needIsss
transportation and give pr0tectlon ron exorD- @
other sections; but beyond this even the com
mercial Independence Of the sections has been
made impossible by the decree Cf nature. Iht
great States and Territories Of the West ana the
Pacific are dest' d 10 have commerce and man;
~ so M Sed e. hs s' eat asr gIaa"s nas an
grain growing sions Of the whole land. The
Eastern States will till the soil as heretofore bu
their supremacy must still bettat ~ eofnmerc'
and manufactures. Pennsylvania will majntaif
nfacture OF IRON. You. too. may increase youI
| manufactures. and extend your commerce oyeI
the world and yet your commerce and your man
| ufaltures together can never Approach tue vas
| nrOpOrtions Of your agricultural productions
| And. fellow-citizens Of the South, hope, an.
| pray and trust that never more while time sinai
| fast shall any section Of our common cOuntrl
wish. or believe that it has Just cause to wish
| for separate Independence OF the resi- nop'
| and believe that the people Of this whole lane
| will ere hong pronounce q sOlefnen and iTrfvoca
| bic Judgment that the constitutional authority
yhe ITnfted States shall everywhere be respectet
and obeyed. and the rights and preroeativcs Q
| the States preserved and maintained In accord
anre with the Constitution and Union AM
| then there need be jealousy and distrust no
| where. but harmony and commence eyerywhere
and then every State and section shall feel jus
pride n the strength and glory Of its union wit
| every other State and section.
| II IL with this feeling, my c6untrymen Of tn
| sonth. that contemplate the scenes before u
today. value more than can readily expires
to address you. but / yalueit still more becaus
| Ttake It as a tribute of your friendship 70 tn
! commonwealth which has elected me TO its Chic
Magistracy. and the section to which 1t belongs
You were right, my countrymen, In countfB
upon our hesrtieea sympathy With your endes md e