The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-12-01
4 LETTER FULL OF MEAT.
The Remedy for the solid North Dis
cussed from % SOutherner's
Point of View.
Let the SOuth and West Deal Directly
WIN Europe where They Sell
Their Products.
CALIInON, Ky. Nov. ~. u

10 he Editor ~ The tOUrier:
DEAR SIR:-Having been reared in
Southern State, identified with South
ern institutions, imbued with Southern
ideas; what |, or as to that, any South
ern citizen might say or write, concern
ing the relations of the two sections to
each other would he likely To make lit
tie impression upon the Northern or
Eastern mind, because We stand pre-
judged by the sentiment of the New
England Yankee and Northern capi-
talists. Nevertheless, | am induced by
the occurrences of the campaign just
closed to venture II few suggestions for
the benefit of all who may not he so
deaf that they will not hear; or 50 blind
that they will not see. The Southern
people have heretofore treated politics
with over much sentiment to he Sue
cessful. They are much disposed to he
emotional, and have suffered themselves
to he divided by local, personal, or
other minor dissensi0ns to the neglect
of paramount isslies
/! They possess within their own limits
the agencies, properly applied, needed
for the correction of the evils under
which they have been made To bear the
burdens i'm great measure, and denied
their proper share of the emOluments
and benefits of Il common government.
] have been anticipated i'm the publ
cation of the plan by correspondent
of the Louisville COuricr-JOuTndi of the
9th inst, though the subject is 50 inn
pOrtant, so practical and 81 simple of
application that every Southern man
and every Democrat North who is an
ally of the South in politics. made 50
by the declaration of political warfare
of the Republicans throughout the
Northern and Eastern States in the
=, late Presidential election, that they in
tend To omitc The North against the solid
South. should not only fully understand
it, but agitate il. II should he not only
agitated, but acted upon; and must and
will he acted upon with such powerful
effect as to establish the mercenary ma
bObs of the gin edge Wpe in politics of
the blOated North in the future
+. The source of the national prosperity
during the two years past is admitted
by every honest man, with sense enough
to distinguish between an oyster and
an elephant, to have originated in the
bountIful productions of our fruitful
soil, under industry of the great masses
of our labOring citizens, the tillers of
that soil; and the major part of the
vast production in value has been the
cotton, tobacco. corn and stock of the
Southern States.
From the commissions for insurance,
storage, and fine exchanges based upon
its value have the money kings of the
North and East fattened and multiplied
their wealth, and the Government of
the United States drawn its revenues;
and what is left to the people of the
South and West? answer, simply in
suits and denunciation. We are forced
to inquire of our understandings
whether We are citizens of free repre-
sentative government or subjects of an
aristocracy?
Aside from their considerations, how
Oh
Disseminated against that we cannot
have equal civil and political principles
with the people of the autocratic North,
ought as prudent business measure to
So manage what we make out of the
soil as to secure our independence of
them at least i'm the transportation and
sale of our products. We have as safe,
commodiOus harbors, and as easy means
of transportation to and from them as
we have with New York, Boston, Phila-
delphia, and other Northern ports.
The carrying trade is all in foreign
bottoms, and as cheap or cheaper rates
can i'm time he established from South
ern ports rs now or hereafter may exist
from the Northern. We have demon
strated that in manufacturing we can
compete successfully with them. Let
us encourage that industry in the south.
AS prudent business would dictate, let
us utilize our home MATERIAL gricul-
tural, manufacturing and commercial
through the ports of the South; secure
our capital from the cheapest European
markets, and unless the North resorts
to what they have Hrashed us for
RecoiaiOn-they cannot prevent us;
but in this move the South will not be
alone. The great developing industries
and productions of the West can be
brought to the sea-board at Southern
ports as cheaply, if not cheaper, than
Northern.
In answer to these and similar sug-
gestiOns the cry is raised of dislOyalty.
Secession! Rebellion! throughout the
North. Are We to be forever deprived
of our highest, dearest and most sacred
rights, and the poor privilege of man
aging our internal business affairs in
our own way by this hypocritical delu-
sion: Who dares deny that the South
ern States are to-day practically dis
.frdnchised, so far as there il any COM
petitive chance for official position for
the great offices of President or Vice
President of the republic: No man
who is but imperfectly informed, even
of public sentiment i'm the North, stands