Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-05
The EaeCtsFthe Climate en- Sab.
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It is interesting 10 consider the great
anxiety felt by some Northern journals
for the Treasury Of the United States.
These journals think that the Govern
ment should not grant subsidies TO any
Southern enterprise. However, If
there is any talk Of granting aid 10
New York harbOr, to the New England
coast, to harbors on the Northern lakes,
10 long lines Of Northern railroads, or
to anything for the Northern, the
Northwestern, or the Northeastern
States, the principle OF granting subsi.
dies seems all right. ItiS well.known
that the Government spent vast sums
on the railways that cross the continent
through Northern territory ; It is we'll
known that she has spent millions on
Northern rivers, lakes, harbors and
canals, and II is well.known that these
very conscientious journals thought
this was oil right. We have not the
exact figures before Us Of the amounts
thus spent, but we know they amount
In the aggregate 10 hundreds Of mil.
lions. The interest on these vast
amounts is not wholly paid by the
Northern portion OF the Union. OF
course not. The South is q part Of the
Union. By g very great stretch Of the
Imagination the Southern States are
supposed even to be equals In the Union.
At any rate the Southern States are al.
lowed the blessed privilege of pay
ing large portion Of the in
terest Of the debt created for the
benefit Of our Northern, North
eastern and Northwestern nelghborS.
Or course the South doesn't complain
at this. Our people have become 90
patient that they rarely complain at
anything. They endured negro rule,
SANDER, theft and hypocrisy, that they
might enjoy the fiction Of being called
equals in the U0ion. We don't mur-
mur abou, tribes down this wsy. We
endured Ola Wells, Anderson,
Chamberlain, Ames, and hundreds of
other just such scoundrela, and we even
submitted 70 The very kind and Pc.
tronizing visi! Of the statesmen who
came down 10 see the sunny South jus.
81 the time that the Returning Boards
we're getting IN their bes; !!cks. We
endured al these things, snd deter.
mined 20 submit 10 the great fraud for
the sake of being allowed TO pay the
interest on bonds spent 20 improve the
North, snd bonds issued In many IN.
stances when gold sold =, one hunared
per cent. Above National money. We
DO this under a sort Of forced impres.
sion, as II were. The North mus, be
right. She licked US during the war
and therefore she can't be wrong. /
is true she had a great deal of help il
the shape Of Europeans and Africans
bu; iha. does not change the result
We understand that che 10 right, and
that she can't possibly be wrong
Governments with plenty Of AiricanI
and Europeans can't err, bat we wOult
like for her leading journsls 70 explain
this subsidy business 10 us little NOR
fully. Why 10 II that il is perfect!
correct 20 grant subsidies in very arg
amounts 10 sll Northern enterprises
and very wrong o grant them, even il
a small way, 10 very much needed
Southern enterprises? Is this Phenom
enon an efFec. OF the climate? Does
cold climate purify the subsidy prilcl
pie TO such an extent that the principl
is right when applied 10 the North, bu
very wrong when applied TO h
South!
We have seen 50 much about South