Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-12-29
SOUTHERN SKETCHES.
SOME THINGS THE SOUTH BADLY
NEEDS.
Talk About Peace and Harmony-fduca'
ton One of the Great Wants
A knt to Northern Man
ufacturers.
The sunny South" Reviewed.


The sunny South" Reviewed.
PHILaDgLpHIA, December 2S.-The
concluding letter OF the series on the
South, written by Col. Mcclure, is print
ed in tie Times 1t is general review
OF tae Southern situation. Among other
things the writer saws: 81 have diligent.
ly sought to understand the South as it
is and to present its progress aud pros
pects with the utmost candor. 1t is
now more than fifteen years since the
war closed. A new generation,
that had no participation i'll
the terrible conflict, has come
up and filed hall tho places OF
those who witnessed the most sangnina-
ry struggle Of modern history. and those
who yet survive must soon, at the la
es', give place to the younger blood that
is pressing in their footsteps. There is
a luli in the storm Of political strife. A
new administration has been chosen for
four years; the long paralysis in bnsi'
ness that followed the revulsion OF 1873
, is Just disappearing under the qnickened
industry and renewed prosperity Of all
sections; the most bountiinl crops have
been garnered during the last few years;
the unrest that disturbed employers
aud employed in north and south
has perishcd, and the nation
needs only that wise govern.
ment that governs least to assure
period OF uGexampled growth in all
the attributes of enduring wealth. The
new census of the South ends all dispute
IN regard to the substantial advance
mpnt oi the reconstructed States. In
stead Oi being tn" theatres oi thrlftless-
ness and disorders they have shamed
the demagogues of beth sections by the
harmony OF conflicting races AMI in
terpsts and the wonderful increase OF
industrial products. Free labor has
more than vindicated Itself, even IN the
experiment of the su lden emancipation
and endowment of equal rights before
the law Of four millions of untutored
bordsmen, and the master who once be
lisvcd that government and social OF
der revolved around the institution OF
slavery has learned that the freedom OF
the black race aud the unity of interest
that common citizenship inspires are
common blessingS IN whites and blacks"
TIE writer continues at length 10 ar
one ,ba, in. South needs civil service
reform and that IN. bl lcks and whites
are rso,ly b,oinuiny 10 understand mat
tors and ~. WORKING together peace
,ulIv ,n dr>cI3p the South. lie con-
chldes a. follows:
o,,,. s,r,h Nee,s Esc,ories aud SCHOOL,
49, t,...nl ,io .ohool ,,r., ha
i"o ." w. "a ,l'n ,sn,,,h ,rL 7
'i'e 80. ,"a, T-.,,,- ,,,J Snm,i,.
aI,l s."i 49, W S'e er. 80 ~ ,hn Un;,.d S,c,,s
cru S,a ,"G, =, na,;,na,;,;,., .Iurs,inn II il
na,.I,.l i, a.. Sr,,,h IN AN cxtppt far ba.
,orJ ,.ba, !. generally undprs,ood i'm
49, \,,,n and 1brre will. no material
..lar ,,,nn ~ ,be blark race mill fine
:,, ,l,ssas of Ln,b ubitas an1
- am II, adnrated There
!. c,r,]isl svmpathy. "a rule,
Ia,w,.n the Intelligent whites ani
,h. nj ,r.s ,,pch NOR. than there il b..
,,r..n en-. whi,ns ard bl,cks in the
nnrth I'm, tha ignorant white men
n,v.r inryiyes t,s black man for being
"a intelligent "a himself. I'm nine cases
ont nf trH thn black man will prefer in.
.pIl;y.u, wii,, I, Any sort of jurors, 10
trv IN. case in rour,. and ne prefers the
i,,,,,,- o,,,,o- nj Lave. IN any o,hers
s;,,nl,, har,usa IN. class is certain To
I'd 10, ~, ra',ro n,ost gensron.lv All
~ - rocanI'rnr,oi Sizes b,yr eou,}
oirc,,;on,i I,ril,,;ps for bo,b races. put
,h.,r n,var,v has nrevanted either the
number ri schools or the length OF
terms which should b. attained To al
ford proper opportunities for genera
schooling. The fact that the intelligent
whites have no difficulty in harmonic
ing with the blacks, clearly points 10
bsstenpd education oi both races as the
srras, means of their mutual elevation
and prosperitv. And next To the school
rEa factory ia destined Ia ne the great
civ;!iz.r i'm the ne south. Every factory
have seen looks ike a green spot in the
das.rt and il il steadily advancing every
LASS of neoplc about il. The negro ia
un, srcrrs,fnl .s All Opera,iye, as the
I,ho-.r who WAS but lately the listlcss
sIsvs ia in,apable of the little mental
conren,ra,;on npon his labor tha, is
necessary 10 the care Of the simples
ma .hinery: bat the ii Ids offer him
abnndan, employment for the present,
and onnth,r generation OF educated
bIscks will take its place in the factories.
tn. factories are now educating the
poor whites. and where the factory and
school ar. plantpi together, there will
h. raoiJ improyemen, in both races.
w.nu,,, prcrs snouId Go South
- r,,rri,c,pror. ri the North
ine ,".u", Sar,t Nth ,han co,,cn
'nHst ,,""n,J I,ono orI those who 90
sp',voi.s p,t. ,,';IT "i ,b, r'ches, harvest /,
eali.e't WI, 'oSp oa All ~" 80 ,aws "f ,,aic IN
Is Io'a' ga ,, " o., .,' ,nmS,nj n,;Ics m
transPort P; guy S'',JH nI;.n,.a whars wa,er il
an I"!S,Sip.'o' - - =" =, r.ar "r and who're
uhreid'h- -. - y, -" -, I,h,,
II necessarily o"S'N mus " ou' r.