New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-18

saa5 ga az rhe Sonth exported BiS5.6297l7.
fnis is 22la cent: or a9n' R par New o York
81 per celt was cotton ,h, an verv little Of II was
moved by southern capital. All thai came NDr.hh
was handled by Northern capital inlt JA .,o
directly moved mostly by Nortner" anu ioi''S"
In 1879 TO June 30, 1880 our imports were er
1867. 0j3 3O2. The South imported pio'9of'''i'
ms is 2i3 per cent, or li3l part 400 zoo ao-
Exports and imports toG the! wereN o9
The share of the South was $50, jOflOS. lhis'S
| 49, per cent. or 18th. no--o 200 oo7
In 1879 October2l bank looms were $50; 2o3,ooI
Loans of southern banks $l6,36OOo7. ms Is
PER is7o fOciober State and National Bank cir
culation was $3l4 1o3,223. Southern DahKs
S23 17S. 1875 This Is ZIG PER cent, or liz y.
In 1878 six months ending Nav 81 latest re-
turns deposits in SAVING Banks were
In Southern banks, S2,OZ| ,lZ5. lnis 10 4V"' "
In 1879 cost Of railroads in the United states was
81 1915 33I 92f Cost OF Southern Railroads,
$55aGI 97I'g70. THIS /. 1913 per cent, or 18th.
The latest returns show weight or mans csIrIeu
on railways was J51,370, 1913 pounds On southern
roads, 9i39i.S53 pounds. his Is I|'s per oe"'
In 1870 our manufactures were S4.232, 1854
Southern portion WAS 277,72O,G37. THIS ~ o2
In 1870 production Of our mines was
$3.50, 59S. 99i; of southern mines Sl,190o'z'
THIS Is IL pc cent. or l3lst part: oo -, -,
From june 80 1870. 10 june 80, 1851, inc nun
Der of immigrants VINO came 70 the United States
was 2S12177 OF these 2,662 came 70 oOutn.ln
Atlantic ports. and 47239 10 ports OF t n1 This
is 1T7lOO per cent or 80 H. t,t
The latest report OF the Commissioner OF ,Enucas
ton states the income for the public Schools OF
the country mt S56.97S, lOl. The South paid ior
public schools 80 536,797 fhs IS 9ii2 per cont, OF
1lOth part. This item - presented mere because ~
belongs to the industrial interest
Looking INTO thus mirror of the cOuntrys business
we see lmpatially aud exactly reflected the respect
i've proportions aud features or fne Two sections'
BY analysts and average we see that production, m
dustrv commerce, capital and revenue, are found
th in one section OF the country and l3fths IN the
other sections.
TIE SOUTH NOT TAINTED WITH HER POVERTY.
These are hard, stubborn facts. They are not re-
cited with peasure-far from II. They are reeIted
with deep regret yet their recital will be denounced
as evncing spirit Of exutatlon, of hostile. invid-
ous criticism 1t will b. said the South was tainted
with her poverty All this will b. untruly, unjustly
said. As an American, profoundly do depl0re the
anguOr the misfOrtunes, and the wasted 0ppOrtunl-
ties of auy and every portion of our land The ruin
GUS course of affairs III the South comes home ID
every citizen of this great State.Wh0sa interests anu
whose grandeur so dear 10 me-. The welfare anu
interest of the South and OF the Vest anu OF cVerF
portion OF the country the interest OF Ncw-fork:
Sontbcrn raiiNvov. ? Who hollis the bonds and
obllgatlons OF Southern communities When
petitions presented III Congress praying some
action to stay reputation IN LOUISIANA ana othcf
Southern States, who sign THESE memorials az
holders of the dIshonored bonds Who sells Oh
credit TO the South! Who buys her cotton and
tobacco' Who would gaia by ner increase OF pro-
duction and wealth VINO loses BY her nertntss
and dlstractOnsi DO men wish 10 inJure or destroy
their own investments Whoever Will answer
these questions viii know that New orN ana ler
people, from love OF self and love of Gain, saying
moi hing Of other reasons, earnestly long that tie
South may be peaceful and prosperous, and ao.e 90
paw her snare of taxes and b ar her share OF the
public burdens. From the wheat fields OF Mime
sofa the pastures of Texas. there - not an acre
whose fertty does not benefit YORK nor c0uld
she profit by the msf0runes or pOYef!y OF htInlet
IN all our borders.
Ii is not needed TO the argument at this moment
even to relate the causes of the mi dew and steriy
of the SOuth. sunny fertile and blessed By nature.
as sle Is. Were | sp salIng TO Southern men, with
n hope that th"y I'D listen, it would De VOL IN
deed to beg them to reilecs upon these causes.
When the war was over. had there been hearty,
manly accept lance Of the most generous. inagnanl-
nous terms the world ever accorded by yctOrs
in any caSe-nOt In any Ike case, because there Is
mono like it III history had politics and thirst for
power played less part wasted less time, and done
less wrong; had industry, enterprise Thrift and
humanity ruled the hour had there been more
mendiug AMI building. and planting and sowing
had there been less OStTacSm and hate 10 rep,l
Northern capral and keep back and drive back
Northern men bad fair days wages been p1lu Tor
q fair days work had there been no persecution or
exodus of labor; had reputation been foathed ana
summed and not embTaced--hOw high in the iirmN-
of the Union would glitter the constellation OF
the South
THE MOTIVES. FITNESS AND STANDING OF THE
CLAINANr.
But, as already said, | deal at this point with
consequences and results as they are not with
causes. Depioring as we do and Is We should what
ever of misfortune falls ON any section. when that
section comes forward a claimant # control and
mana cement of our general affairs. II Is right 10
look-we are bound to ook-mto the scope and
ground Of the claim. and into the motives method,
fitness, 81 tuation and standing OF the claimant.
Ligh; IS thrown upon these inquiries by the facts
already presented, but much light may be gained
from other facts of kindred import. One thing for
winch we fought was the freedom Of tine Mississippi
River As some one expressed il. We were deter
mined the Father Of " LteyS sbOHld 20 unvcXed TO
the lhe building OF j,ttes at the delta Of this
great stream to deepen Il channel IN which sea-
going ships might reach NeW-OueinS has also at
tTacted wide attention AID stlnulateu the Deiiet
that NcwOrieanS mast b. vast QUITE, 10 the mar
kets of the world and port Of entry OF command
ing importance.
The river commerce of ths Southern Mississippi is
regarded as a great tie of interest, great safe
guard and assurance against purposes sectional or
nImcal. and large foundation Tor the claims set
up for Southern influence IN National affairs. The
canvass N some portions of the country already
blossoms with literature IN this behalf.
This theory far ii ever tTIe, belongs to the
past. The tread or man In all ages has been on lines
of latitude not OF lines of longitude. Rivers ana
mountains on this Continent run north aud south ;
men bridge and tunnel them, and move east and
west This is the ordinance OF power higher than
a south Carolina census taker. no enterprise
which in ITS youth and heplessness Heated tho way
the water ran, has changed It's course. Trade has
yecred from point of the compass 10 another
and permanently altered it, relations.
The construction of railways has revoutiollzed
traffic and transportation Four trunk lines of steel
roads, of which the ends are Boston, New YOrk
Philadeph a and Baltimore, now carry, each one OF
them, more freight than ever moved on the Alissis
sppi River Inc great companion aud competition
to this trins-cOntnental movement is the lakes and
the Eric Canal. Besides handling vast traffic this
water route act3 as check on railway frelghts,
keeping them down by force of competition. 70
this vast, comprehensive modern current of bust
ness tributary streams flow in by rail and rivers from
tho NJ. md no he
Mississippi bridges above st. Louis IS twelveiod
the tonnage to that city by river Twenty-Five
wears ago the commerce of st. Louis was all by
river; last year, as shown by the records Of the
Merchants Exchange, the railway tonnage was
69iS 79l, aud the river tonnage was only 1896. 10
The single bridge at st. LOUIS has capacity for
tcntold the traffic that ever Jated the Missis
slppi RIVER The actual commerce crossing this
bridge four times great as that of the river be-
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