The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-01
A .s,,.d south VS.. a " Sold North.


Fer nearly forty years have /, as Vir-
gilman and true soutberner, been an adyo-
cate OF the Souti's inherent right and duty
Of exercising its independence Of the
northern and eastern portion Of the United
States $50 caled). and OF ostracisng them
commercially, as they have teen attempting
to ostrscise us politically for the last twenty
wears or more. Had we lived~witbin our
lselves, 90 we could have dope, aud pro-
duced and manufactured, instead OF pro-
ducng only and barte,ing with the northern
fanatics -enriching them and Impoverishing
oUrseves-our nterneciue war would never
have come. We bad everything within our
grasp then, as now; and il the South has
not learned the lesson since the war, IL Is
high time that she should now begin TO
learn, and the sooner she becomes MOI only
solid, but exclusive, the better for her.
The recent political canvass should con-
vince every true s0utheTDer ihit the North
loves US only for gain, and will ever keep us,
or endeavor 10 keen US as " bcwerS Of wood
and drawers OF water" so long a. we ale
fools enough TO buy from and sell 10 ibem
to their Infinite profit aud gain. We are
now boldly told by the northern press and
people, since The close OF The presidential
election, that the North was solid against
the South. We should be thankful for this
admission aud take courage. Have we not
been yiltied and sandered enough since
the war 10 convince the most Obtuse and
careless southern mind that 1t Is the deter
mined policy and design OF the northern
States TO mpOverish ADD bumilialP Us' Row
long are we going to initiate the poor canine
by licking the hand that smites us, with The
hope and expectation OF being recognized
as the equals or peers OF the northern states!
AZ celebrated European divine has re.
Gently said: Hope and expectation are a
poor mans income" or rather, should
say, foors incOmP. Would it lot he bet
ter for us hereafter TO invest our means aud
energy in something more substantial and
independent than Yankee sympathy and
Yankee politics?
Then let Us bencefOrih and forever cut
loose from all intercourse with the northern
States, socially, commercially. and politl-
caliy, aud we will soon bring them to terms
OF our own dictaiion and humble them to
their proper level. We can do IT. We can
live without them, but they cannot live
without our assistance. We are the Nation
with a big n and they are mere depend |
encies. By ostracisng them in every par |
ticultr in less than another dec ide the North |
will become barren wilderness and the |
South will blossom as a rose.
Now, how long viii the South permit |
herself 10 be robbed and impoverished by |
the North when she can prevent il! How |
long will she play second fiddle 10 northern |
politicians who, under the guise OF Demo-
Gratis, care nothing for us only so far as 10
build themselves up, politically or other
wise, at our expense and 1etrment?
Messrs. Editors, | am not recently con-
yinced CT any OF the abOve-stated facts. / |
have entertained these opinions, as before
stated, long before the lite war, and have
acted individually, so far as | could posi-
bly, do So, in accordance with them. The
South's interest and sef-respect demand
that it shall hereafter be "sOlid," and it is
high tiEe that it should be recognizing its
duty by abrOgatlng all commercial, politi-
cal. and social relations with the "sOld
North" We can 1--we without the aid or
assistance OF the North; but the North cam
not live without our trade and commerce.
Then LET us commence at once to show our
OF the "soIld North" by
becoming not only politically solid but eX-
jluslyely solid, by trading aud barterlng
directly with foreign nations. The hatred
)i the people north Of Mason and DiXOn's
inc towards the South is intense, but is
only partially exhibited lest their private
interests may suffer total wreck. The
course pursued by the people in the North
n The hate presidential election ought to
lamn them in the eyes Of every southern
born citizen. ]. for oGe. nave never voted
or any natIve-born Yankee for any Office,
we're he called Democrat or not, and
nope that my tongue may cIe,ve TO my
mouth If ever | do vote for any man, for
- |
ION. am a Democrat from principle.
I'M Virglnla-borD, and shall never stultiiy
myself by voting for any Yankee, eSpe-
tally one who raised his hand against the
south in our late war. Never! No, new
n! G..
BALTIMORE, MD.
We agree with Kelley, not with "G."
But we let him be beard.