The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-11-18
iG.IllAll EXCHANGE
THURSDAY. HovR IS, 1851.

THURSDAY, N0V'R IS, 1880. /
N.,tu-s aas made the south greet.
a "a i..remaias for the people to de-
vslop her ,yealth Of resources. lie |
wbe yei to reversss in fortune, and |
MAKE. 49, fort to rally is miserable
craven sni drone in the hive Of hu-
nauiiy. It is the man of iron nerve !
aud stubborn pluck who cannot be
kept under and who wins in the bat
tx Of lie. The elements Of national
succe.s and prosperity are based upon
the ssm principles as are those Of the
individual. France sstonished the
World ly retrospective energies after
feree var, Ike cyclone, had swept
oyer her territory, laying waste her
feds, destroying her commerce, and
e,nytyiag her treasury. Had this no
lie people folded their hands in idle
nes. aud spent their time in silly re-
LINN IS, the enormous debt levied |
ucois them would never have been
houidated. There is lesson Of
wis1tuu in the example Of France that
sAo.il be thoroughly learned by the
south. We DO not complain at the
progress inside by the Southern people
s;ace the ravagss Of war swspt away
Their property, not tai, for the Won
ds~Iul strides toward a renewed pros
perily accomplished By US, viii APP
pear in history, one of the grandest
achievements Of any age. Our endea>
VOC is 10 urge upon our people the ne
costly of continued and more power
fiil exertions, and toe employment Of
more active methods for making the
sjuth independent. IL soil, climate
and mineral wealth we are more
greatly blessed than any portion ofrhe
country. There is no product, indi-
ceneous 10 the United States, that can
not be successfully cultivated in the
south, while at the same tins, cotton
tad tobacco, the most remuner&tiye
crops, cannot bc!proftably grown any
where else. Oar saiubrious and de-
lightful climate is certainly preferable
70 the rigorous winds Of the north
and weat. Diinerale IN enormous
quantities and rich in quality are
sleeping in our hills and mountains.
Now then since we have all these ad-
vantsges and such vast sources Of IN
developed wealth what mus be done
to place our lovely south land oa
higher plane Of prosperity and happi-
nss? The answer to this question Is
to essubiist manufactures and pGtToaizs
those nc hauc. Bat says one VIC have
no capital. 4 greater mistake was
never made, capital is abundant for
sagh enterprises, provided it c@n be
obtained. The real difficulty is taat
many OF oar wealthy men are too
rhick headed and .imii 70 invest ron
ey in anything, except in bank-gaula,
u. S. bonds or in note shaving. Oar
school, should give more attention to
instracting pupils in finances rather
thsn in, Hebrew and Syriac, and then
capital wcuid be more active, il
"would breed aud grow" and become
q blessing 20 The l4boring man rather
than curse, as it Is now. Numbers
Of people, even in tins section, don't
appreciate a ploa unless it is manu-
featured in the north. & cotton gin
or press, evea though it does its work
vel, il refused when another from
the norh en- he bad. There is
deep-se-tsd prejudice among southern
people against articles manufactured
in the souih, and 1t ia only lase
thing that our merchants would bay
cotton goods IRON Southern mills.
These are facts, and cannot be suc-
csssfully csGroyertsd. The state Of
Georgia, comparatively lsaa ia her
agriculture has outstriPped the other
f5outhera states, and ths reason is be-
cnase sic took large stock ia manu-
featuring enterprises. all Of Ehich have
proven pro6tabls aIm successful Let
Us, with other southern states, follow
the example Of our thrifty sister state
ofGeo-gia, and the new south viii De
power in the land, her Toice viii be
potent in the counsels Of the nation,
and We shall be financially indepand-
ent of poverty stricken New England
and the Western States who "vosod
as they shot"
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