The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-17

enieuvored to procure brickmycrs. hut they
WEI" ti"n very sea- -. rnt 20 WIS AN skilled la
Tor. Myhrother, on M stan. had n young colorcd
servant namcd Munrop, VIM WIS an excellent
brick mason. Munroe. hcnring 81 NV diflculty
In procuring mnsons, volunteered his services
ana remained in The iurt throe months without
/ leaving save onc' and then Tor only Two or
tire. days, He IS nowCarning u good iiveli-
y'nr y ia wnrtho Conf .lern,r c lnpress Anniy
lnss " lay .4rnurs The flor'd popple tui
luuper AgiJUf ule south. grating them thcir
iirrdpn. ( =; lat bsf're q ",uld he earriyl into
tN''t trr 4 INtr'."rH'y cur.r t. an end which
nsiit have hr,u prof ngcd seyerrl years ii Tint
measure had hcpn adopted SOONER,
RepOrter-Do / understand. then, that you
Mhk thai Ne ilnal result Of tho war was from
the hrst inevitable md only a question OF time
Con B"ourcgarl-I am not one OF those
WI" i"''Nr tu"t nnglets and resources IA war
lI"W.N disciplined ana handled. viii grrpm-
1911 Itf Af'hi & r"sstn ihuu % much larger
l'r'' imp. perry prsunis'd aud randioi The
wars ut Alexander. tWEHr Charles MI. VI
Sweden. Fl, derrick the GREAT AMI Napoleon and
The cninpagns Of Stonewa Jackson and .oe In
our lutc strug,i" clearly prove this proposition
Reporter-But do you not think that the pn.
lticnl conditions, peculiar Institutions eip.
men's Of population. nnd.veloped Resources.
~ progression in modern civilization, but
above AL, the enslavod condition Of the cOOrcl
people OF tho South made Il mn itnDossibiity to
Southern Confectionery
Gen. Boaurcgarl- with emphaslsl 1fyou at,.
thewar. NJ! The people oithe sonth wcr, 10,
!ticuliY untcd t1rihc purpose - indapondsnc"
Their federation Of the nh-pa ~ tho AdmiuIatrn.
ton III rough Ill oi winch they continued making
Individual sacrifices To- The last shows that under
z wise director me power az the country would
the peculiar institutions and elements OF
population they were relatively an clement OF
strength. Our country produced in abundance
SvUvn sugar rice. aud tobacco. which are in
demand throughout Tue world. and the negroes
were needed Tor their production. The wants
81 elmer INDEPENDENTLY the great mauu-
occurring cuuntries-wOuld have drawn them 10
close commercial relations with Vs.. They would
have been euHer 10 exchange in our ports their
MANUFACTURES. including munitions and nrti.
Giles oi war. for our raw material. Through
common sggacity in providing, ap Immediate
navy. nearly as good as tnnt OF the Feieras.
md capable Of rapid increase. our ports could
have been kent ?len forsnch exchange with the
world. and this fact would have made our rvc-
ognition easy. with all It's advantages, includ.
ing an unolStrUeted facility for receiving wnr
suhpnss. tVen hltar neslcetlng 10 originate
In part have redeemed lie error Dy adopting the
means suggested Tor destroying the blockndlng
cial message to Richmond 10 request aid for The
construction Of efficient steam torpedo boats Tor
this purpose, After long delays the request was
refused. and tho material dsposabe for this
important Ubject WAS wasted on tue slow con.
siructoh 81 clumsy vessels that never did any
service The ELECTS OF tho offensive torpedo
warfare wrought from the meagre resources
could command proved clearly what might
have os"n dom. Tue lesson taught BY those
IN Europ" where the torpedo boats on the Dan.
uuc proved ~ fatal m enemy to the Turkish
ironcHd fleet thai the Russian bridges and
lines Of communication were maintained
throughout the war. Whatever may have been
our condition as 10 "undsveluucd resource1,
lack OF diffusion 81 knowledge and want oh
Progression in the elements Of nlQdern Il sup.
pose You mean MATERIAL civilization" II
Afforded no adverse influence. Ia the trial;
though education WINS not equally widespread
IN the South. the greut-r part Of lis educated
population was as highly cultured To- say tile
least; rs the cvrresp9nding population In the
North. Thus We had an abundance Of good
officers from civil life. superior. think, to
those % the North. while our soldiers In the
rlnkS had great personal intelligence
our economical resources. as have
Just explained. might have been ample II
right ADM nistered and all war appliances Of
the leHst kind. not producible at home might !
have been imported from abroad. As 10 the
African people. their employment in the
war ia such numbers ne we might have re-
duired. with the reward OF emancipation |
and bounty. would have furnished us q !
good military element. The prosperity OF |
the South would have INVITED immigration. both |
Tor military service and Tor settlement; while |
the slaves. II gradually emancipated. would |
have accommodated themselves more worthily !
10 their altered relai ions with society. We must
view all incidents Of our condition In their re- |
iiionship anl as q whole. And II may there |
lore bs said that. II favored with an enterprls- |
ing administration. no condition ever existed |
IN which people struck Tor Independence with |
higher advantages than tie South.