The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-05-19
WHAT THE SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS
WILL DEMAND.

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tertained by the Northern and Southern
Democrats as to the policy OF partisan
agitation In the next House, the New
York Times says:
The Southern Democrats. however. are not mn
selfish In their resistance TO action ef this sort
| They have purposes Of their own tn be served
They have no heart for the barren contests d
partissnship, but they have lively apprsci atiot
oil the yalne of the opportunity TO their own sec
ton. The governing conviction Id their minds i
this Thst the North and West have derived
much OF their material growth and prospert,
from lavish gifts and disbursements from, ths
national treasury. and that to put oil parts Of The
Union OF, an equality similar grants And espendi.
lures must row be authorized for the benefit 81
the South, Az a. matter Of fact. the opinion ID
untenable. The North IL indebted for very little
70 the bounty Of the national government. Il is
wnst y y as result Ct the energy, enterprise
and thrift Of IT, own people.
The Pacific Railroad, which lie cited BY soutb.
etn journalists ne an eKempliGeaten Of sectional
Injustice, IT, o. 81 the enterprises aided by the
uoveFnment, the least open to objection Oh the
ground Of sectienslistn. The South desires to
secure the nstoHtinental route. and had all the
help which Den,ncratic Administration and All
,nlnssefupul?as Secretary Of War could furnish,
The middle foHte was selected In order That
neither North nor South could complain Of being
placed 81 disadvantage.
Bio far as subsidies OF this character are con.
eefBed. then, the Bouth has no real grievance.
1t Jared ae we'll ~ the North and West before She
war and since. For what II Lost, relatively, dur
lug The war 1t has no right to ask now for com
pensaion.
But this is what 1t does ask f,r, distinctly and
peftinaeionsly I'VE need actual help says
representative southern journal, Tin the shape uf
government aid, bestowed In sale and prudent
manner toward putting us Oh our legs again"
Passing from genera tiles to particulars, we are
furnished with partial enumeration Of the OBJ
iaee for which national help is to be sought. ahe
Texas aud Pacific Railroad Job invariably heads
the let. The whole South IL intent upon effect
ing that, and does not pretend 10 be nice about
The means.
Another cherished fchems IL one for sfforf1ina |
aid TO states on the Mississippi for constructing
levees and retaining ovei flowed lands. Then,
there are canals TO be dug tn bring the intefios
south into communication with The sea. board. |
abd ports 10 be built up by calling into existence
ny the public coat, lines Of steamers with the |
view of oativatnE direct trade, Euuh are few |
of Tie burdens that In store for us II the pol
ley OF the southern Democracy be successful.
We print quite lengthy extracts from
tho article Of the New York Times, be.
cause, with large adnixture of error, IL
contains great deal Of solid truth,
though presented In q rather surly
spirit and unhandsome manner. The
Southern Democrats have undoubtedly
great purposes to serve; the Times says
'of their own" we, too, say of their own,
but we further affirm that those purposes
,oint to the advancement and pros.
,erity of the whole country. Our very
lble but sectional and partisan con-
temporary sees everything from q
and Republican standpoint;
could readily, and no doubt oonseien.
iously. for the region In which Ii ID !
rinted Ia, In It's narrow view. the whole !.
ountry. advocate national aid to New
'ork street railroad or Hudson
liver line of steamers. or to clean !,
ut q New York creek. But 1t !.
an see only jobs. steals, rings
nd plumber of the public Treasury In
hose great national schemes advocated v
y Southern men, designed. IL IL true. (,
, restore the prosperity and build d
p the South, but which are at the same s
me calculated to benefit the trade and b
'crease the wealth Of the whole Union. b
The Times .truthfully says that the Ii
outhern Democrats have no heart for r,
10 barren contests OF partisanship, lie
1t that they do "have q lively appre. RI
alton Of the value Of the opportunity h
their own section" It Is also correct
enumerating among the schemes for tl
htoh the South will demand national tt
q, the Texas Pacific Railroad and oil
branches and the reconstruction and al
pair of the Mississippi levees. lie
But these are schemes which are 50 pt
sarly OF national character that they ar
We always enlisted the support OF to
lightened and patriotic statesmen.
le Times can see nothing In the Pacific 90
'ilroad but job. because 1t does not r,
verse New York territory and ter M
nate In New York city; 1t condemns wi
D proposition to accord national aid az
: the construction Of the Mississippi vo
tees as q raid on the Treasury, be- no
use New York has no direct and i'm Ne
'diate interest on the Mississippi; a In
&c number Of Northern Democrats, fre
fear. are too much addicted to the mi
mes way Of regarding these national 1t
preparations; and yet the Texas and SCI
cific Railroad Is the grandest SCI
rk ever projected by the govern tn,
mt, and large number of great w,
ties, with millions of people, are as
ectly, and every foot OF the Ameri- ma
| Union incidentally. Interested and on
scted by the levee system. No
, works could be more national ]
their character than these, and no ove
, could be devised or planned which will
lld bestow wider and more general pri
lefits upon the country. And yet, A
ause the Southern States Of the we
ion are TO be the first and immediate a b