Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-03-13

Anlngs generally seem dead. In
whole south 10 in q transition stat
!. between the old and the new.-
The transition goes on very slowly
The old civilization IL dying an
must die. There can be no prosperi
ty until the new and broader an
more humanitarian comes in. Man
Of the old, rich and influential fami
) lies were palsied by the new order o
; things brought about by the war; an
have faded out aud disappeared, NJ
one knows how. Others move o.
; sullenly, even expressing regret q
the Gloss of the control Of labor" an,
, the great wrongs coming upon then
In the new order of things. A few
rise to meet the emergency-hav
! gone to work bravely, and though
] bereft Of what was, before the wal
, called wealth, are cheerful, hopeful
and successful.
il The colored people are not in a ia
vorable condition. They are practic
ally disfranchised; have many diff
culties in the way of education ant
suffer under many disabilities of slav
cry. Multitudes of them are thrift
less. Doubtless time is necessar,
factor in their elevation. 1t canno
come at single bound. They are,
think. making some progress. Som,
are getting homes and are making
money. Others will learn from theil
example. Some are being educated
They will 60 out to educate others
Local questions will soon divide thu
southern politicians and then they
will try to secure the votes of the ne.
grocs on their respective sides. In
this way they will gradually come
into the full rights of suffrage.
The South hiss never been develop.
ed to any great extent. Her resource
es await the hand of industry. She
Is capable of . much greater and bet.
ter distiny than she has attained
Her chief need is capital and the
Declaration of independence
These two, the first in liberal amount
the second in it's fullest import and
spirit, would start the current of q
new life and growth.
| Commerce with the south cannot
fail to grow in importance. The INST.
ural line of trade is across degrees OF
tastude, thus bringing about an ex.
change of the products Of different
climates. Nor is there any reason
why the trade between the west and
the south should be carried on chiefly
by the medium of the east. believe
in north and south roads. They do
not pay much now, but trade will
shift toward them in the near future.
Fortunate is that city which antici.
pates this and provides for herself
such lines Of commerce.
The Southern country in many re-
spects looks inferior to the West, but
there is charm about it that is ever
sugge1ting the appropriateness of the
title "Sunny South" The clouds hang
lower-the sky Is more Italian-the
the whole face of nature wears q
softer expression. This people loved
their own land with ardor. From
the negro hut to the planters mansion
her songs sounded forth the praises
or romances of Maryland, Ten.
nessee, an Alabama, or of her rivers
her cane-brakes or cotton fields,
There were some great beauties
brought out by their civilization
sweetness of expression, warmth OF
genialitY, abounding sentiment,
hearty cordially. If the viciousness
Of their civilization (Which was caused
by slavery can be eliminated and its
bloom taken up by the new, then may
the sunny south emulate Italy as the
land of poetry, love and song.
1t seems astonishing that there are
80 many great statesmen out of Con.
gress and so few in. A ride in the
cars will convince any one that such
is the fact. From the young mar
with downy lip who says, ''you see il
is just this way in regard to the silver
bill" to the heavy man who draws
down his eyebrows with wonderful
significance and says 'the bonds
should be so and so syndicated and
then prosperity would Immediately
spring up all over the land"-tht
questions of finance are solved oveI
and over again. The predominant,
thus far is in favor of imitation. It i.
easy to see how any one q Thousand
miles from home, with a rapidly con
tracing pocket-book, would ardently
desire imitation. Not only is the ques
ton Of finance easily solved, hut al
the great questions Of political econ
omy are discussed aud settled will
equal facility and profundity. By
hearing those discussions in the carr
one is impressed with the complete
ness of our elective system, by which
are culled out all those who are no
statesmen and sent to Congress. Blu
one thing il necessary to make thi
government by ballot perfection, snt
that is to have q seventeenth amend
ment put in the constitution, makin1
railroad passengers the supreme leg
islative body of the land. Ther
would the nation be profoundly gov
erned. Not only political but all 9th
er questions find quick and cleal
solution on the cars. From on,
judge all. A passenger complained
that he could not understand III,
brakeman as he called out the station
; from time to time. Quick as though
J the wise answer came-too quick Il
be other than extemporaneous-"I
you only knew the name beforehand
Iyou could understand him." 1t is NO
only certainly true that all wise mel
travel, but in the face of frowninI
logic the reverse of the proposition i
made true on railroads, that all VIII,
travel are wise. Aproposition which
am interested in maintaining.
j. w. MCDONALD.
Holly Springs, March Z, 1873.
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