The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1877-10-04
some observations OF a North
ern Trip.

some observations OF n North
n Trip.
During a recent trip North we were
surprised ut many things. The coun-
try is not as good as one imagines on
his first visit, and the longer he re-
mains the more is he Impressed with
the fact that IL is not the garden spot
of the world" In the cities every
thing looks active, and business seems
good; especially is this the case in Cin-
cinnati and Chicago, but in the small
towns of Ohio and nlirois, as much, or
more, dissatisfaction is heard expressed
than we have southwark.
In southern Illinois the greatest dis
satisfaction prevails among the people.
1t is rot strange that such is the case
for the country is nothing extra. 1t is
very broken, rocky and poor. The
farms are uninviting, poorer, if any
thing than those in our State. The
familiar log cabins and worm fences
are seen ON almost every hill, and the
stock ~is-scarce and lean. We were sur
prised at the thriftless appearance OF
every thing, and regretted that old
Morton had never visited that section.
1t will be remembered that he came
South a few years ago, and drew COM
parsons between the farms of the
North and South, saying that the far>
mers of the South lived in small log
cabins, that their fences were old and
rotten, and every thing around their
homes bespoke squalid poverty or the
greatest Incidence. If Morton had vis>
tied his sister State he would have had
no reason to complain of the poor
homes of the Southern people. But
southern Illinois is a great country
for wheat, and the last crop was II OF
the finest that has been raised n the
war. The corn crop is not as good as
usual.
We also noted that in all of the north
ern States we visited the people, both
in the cities and through the country,
had a much better opinion OF the
South as an agricultural and money
making country then u own citizens.
There is a strong disposition to Mi
CRATE in this direction. Those people
seem deeply interested in our affairs and
express the strongest belief that u
is again destined to bloom and
blossom with plenty. Every man with
whom we c~onversed seemed glad that
the Southern States are again under the
of their own people. They do not
approve of our system of carrying cleo
tons, but believe the results will be
beneficial to the whole country. 1t
does Ole good to see with what conf
dence the people of the North look to
the South. They have unbounded faith
in our ultimate prosperity.
After a Southron travels through the
a few weeks he signs for the
scenes of the South and longs to tread
our soil. He very naturally concludes
that the South is the best country in
the world, and though dissatisfied with
his section before, he is happy to re-
turn home and there remain.
The North is full of people. Lands
are high and winters extremely cold,
and a large emigration will soon com
mence; and, if the people of the South
will use the proper exertion, thousands
of those honest, hard-working farmers
can be induced to settle among us. Our
country is inviting, lands good, timber
plentiful, climate salubrious and the
soil capable of producing almost every
and vegetable. AS before said
there is a sentiment North in favor OF
Southern immigration, and it should be
The western fever has
died out and we should take al
vantage of it, and use every effort to
cause a healthy stream of immigrants to
flow into our country.
The Democrats universally approve
Hayes Southern policy, as do most or
the Republicans. 1t must, indeed, be
fattering to him to see his administers
ton so warmly endorsed by both par
ties. OF course the Democrats have
doubts about Hayes being the
elected President, but that fact seems
to have been lost sight of since he has
his wise and liberal policy
of dealing justly to all men.
I A solid South for 1880 is expected by
the Northern Democrat and Republi-
can each acknowledging that in that
event the next Presidential chair will
be occupied by, a Democrat. So mote
it be. '
Hon. A. II. Stephens.