Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-03-12
lCOMMUNICATED
Debts Of the Southern States.

lCoMMCNICATED.
Debts Of the Southern States.
At meeting Of a humber Ct DISTINGUISHED
gentlemen Of! the northern portion of The c1ur.
try, held, upon call, at the "Clcariog Ilous,,"
10 New York city, the stated object o.! whj,!.
was to devise some plan to relieve "ccrts;n RI
the States which compose this U1ion from
condition of dep!orable insolvency." in the la,
guage Of the venerable and celebrated Hon
William Cullen Bryaot, who was unanimousIv
called upon to preside, aud who, ,r0n t2Ei,.
the chair, made, as usual ,oDe Of his most beam.
tltul, practical and chasto addresses in trrtl,r
snce Of the object Ct tho meeting. The sootrI,
that most attracted my attention, from kn.;
ness standpoint, among the many br s.i
eloquent ones delivered there was that O. NJ,
Edward Atkinson, Of Boston, which tli'a,.
below. And is 1t not high time, AMI cr2oyj.}lc
so at this couiu1cture, that %e should turn "a,
attention, as good cltIZe1s oil this old $!q,a. Z,
an earnest and honest eDdcavor to cffacr 9, ra,,.
promise with cur houdh0llrrs, which j. hain.
so handsomely, and | may sag ph.l4nt!fa,
cally, rendered to lis? Oar l..e-ntlirc. | an
glad to say, is alive to this subjac', Al! ia.,.
they may make all proper Grraug2mnats (, en-.
summate it before they adjourn. h.. IL Is,
natlonul politics. itr tie present. at !r;.-i.
wide berth, aod set ourselves ipduStrou-ly az,
sobery to work to relieve our S;:itc from e..
financial embarrassments Then We will be- ov
the high road to prosperity. Thnn-hut TIC
not eypatiate. 1t is seIl.cyidGnt proposition
l..
Mr.. Atkinson said :
1T is only within sn hour that knew O. tsia
| n l. tt,ut, yn'ii
plo Of New England are interested in 2ou.4c,
bonds but no section OF thu country Las .ct...-
interest in the prosperity of the South thor ,,a
England. You can find III the South i:sc.i:n
example Ct PROCESS, oI prosperity, %! energy
and OF enterprise in one State, u which -.
might we'll invite the attention Il other Sta!
The State to which | relor Is the state .. Tex.
which. within the decade mex. ensuing rlHy COL.
| test with New York tho title 81 Emp!ra &l....
increasing from $4,000 population ~ I>.G ;
over 100000 now, and Vt the tate e b.lEr..
600 O0O and 400 0CO annually. There - ~ .,.r
! in this Union showing such productive urva.
and such i)rca. Nov. if We would 90. ~ o..
| real worth Of q country. We mUst Remove t..
| distractions rom production n"i tao WOE.
| obstruction that can stand in tbs wAy a pr1.
| ductive force is this burden oi debt ioweyo"
may have been incurred; aud the rcaj goo! @"
/ the community. tho real good OF tho boaiholIe-
| himself, will lie in starting again the force. g..
|
they shall pay.
ITO one who studies the SouthccE s3c,IJl 80
| this country, there Is nothing more Stsr!.'aG
than TO observe underlying al this polite, t!:-
MOL. all this disturbance ard ~. this burden %,
! debt, the Industrial reconstruction g0!a4 - 90
such manner that although you may say a..
South was never SO poor III accumulation h: :. ::
| to-day yet as whole, never SO r!ci! II ir1l1-'
! ton. When, before, have tho Southern &ta.e.
! ever yet made their great money crop the.
| cotton crop-their SnlpLuS product. Whoa,
| before, have they ever subsistcd thcln:c.vc g.
the extent that they have in tho!as. two Q: tAc'
| years? And it is true that even having sAbs!=;'
e1 themselves to q greater eXtant than tH"y c'yl
did before in this last year and the year bti'F"
they have at the same time increased thci: g!2'i
| cotton crop in the last seven years l.yoJLpha"'
| beyond the seven year, preceding tAo ser
Every element exists there 70. activity and eli.
terprse and force and vigOr, such ~ could MrI''
have existed under tho old days OF slavery ':.I J.
| needs only this measure-l won't Say tuSj 3
| needs something more, Git needs Tor Us 10 o!s."
| the example ofToxas) two things 1T 80 reno"
| from tho Southern States tho iMcuHltrn.,s. -
| debt, and "a, to remove from tho nation t"'
contamination Of bad money. VITA thoi' t"'
things combined, ono can sos such Nh era 81 pro-
perity in the South that il will give lHr .f";ti .
| nard strain to keop up with it,
| ANOTHER Becchcr case IS agltai:n4 !Hdl'.
! uapolis. Rev. W. t. Black, pastor GI IL
| Christian Church, was accH52i i tr9nlng a"H
to St. Louis with young lady /. VA II.
| mitted that he travelled with her, >A' t~I".
tho daughter of au old friend ami ryt1r tt.
| same way that he was, but all guilt vas .c"ia i
| MIR. Black was investigated tya church CON.
mittee and two reports we're made, OF" alI!h.
| tiog aud the other couyctng hn. "A"r
| they were 10 be read at church meeting
Thursday evening several OF the c!t:r- :" '1t..
| to read papers they had prepared Oh the 60.
offer testimony aad talk about It. lHrn t"Gf
was war, and Mr.. Black Was accu-eI b. IT,
| opponents OF all the hclnOuj crime: IN ~ "a.
endar. The female members Of The c'og're'
| ton we're his dcadiest enemies, aa'' T";.'
s0lIdIY against every resolution offered b| ar
| friends. As no business cOu!d be transacted i"
| the turmoil the meeting broke up w''h prayer,
aud Mr.. Black case j. eiIl pending before u.
church jury.
Ono oftho Washington correspoAi9A': '..''
| the following good story Henry "at!1r'''
promised Fernando Wood to support his T"z'."'
ton for the impeaching President Hrs'.t, -
when tho caucus met and Wood introduce b..
amazed, said:-"Why, Mr.. Wsuter.on, %":i d'.'
this mean? You assured me you would 81" ~"
this measure" "Why, blHn4l7 :sm.'' '''
imperturbable Henry, ''Mr., WG?d thn. wa
twenty -four hours ago. with which T@p!i g.
seemed to consider the matter fully "IF'n'' 80.
Watterson began his Congressional care" VII"
100000 volunteers, ard ended with ahahY rA-.h
has made good deal more noise thar liz i.o~
00) IL en-"
The President, it is expected, 'HtI @aGi S..
eral nominations 10 the Ser ate t,.mjrro".
Among them will probably be the name" &"
Asa A. Adds, Of FermCnt, James l.. iIo"..s
of Iowa, aud Orange lrrrj. Of Now York, T.
be Southern Claims Jop missi0a"i-.
IL is rumoreta in Off cial circles IN Wa$hIng'7n
that Judge Il. d. Spofiord, an associate ,ns:i'
Of the SaDrelnc Court OF Louisiana Is 70 +:
rendered the vacant judgeshp on the 'n9ie'n
Rench.
Died.
In Alexandria. March l2!h Mi5: - iI.i'
JOHNSTON, aged q years. gcF'" tnE2thl Ii".1
tbe,:asid ence Of Mrs. Ann Dobie, No II H'"'
st/,4nt. ut y o. clock To. morrow nycn!ug.