The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-05-24

A correspondent of the New York Tribune,
who has been in every Southern State except
Florida, writes very interesting account of his
observations among the growing manufacturing
establishments, which are springing up like
May flowers all over the South. His experience,
covering a long period of time, and in almost
every section, must have struck the Tribune
people with considerable establishment. Instead
of witnessing scenes OF murder and outrage, or
wading through rivers of human gore, says the
Baltimore GGzstte, he walked peacefully and as
sweetly as a summer morning through. as tie
correspondent relates, most Of the mills, often
alone, observing and examining everything with
all the flllness and leisure that desired have
visited many operatives in their homes, inspect
ing their houses and surroundings, learning as
much as possible about sanitary matters, their
food, social and personal habits, use of leisure
time, their morals and general tone, temper and
character" Here is, then, gentleman evidently
fair-minded, sincere and honest, sent through
the South by q bitter and virulent partisan jour
nal, who comes back without the record of
single political murder or the shadow of a cloud
upon the picture of peace and contentmeni, of
confidence and affection, of growing prosperity
and tranquil happiness, which truth compels
him to draw of much misrepresented and
maligned section. 81 found il impossible" he
says "to obtain from any Of the hands with
whom l talked any expression OF dissatisfaction
with their employers. l could not observe any
where any indications of restlessness or discon.
tent among the mill people" No shot guns evil
IDENTIFY, no ku-klux war paint, no Kearneyism or
Schwabism In the South, for the correspondent
bears very full testimony that /" the Southern op-
eratives are more placid and contented and less
restless than people Of the same class in New
England. They are more domestic, settled and
regular in thelf habits and character. There Is
Ear less moving about from place 10 place and
from one mill to another here than in the North.
All, or very nearly all, the hands In Southern
factories are Sputherners, natives of the region
around the mill 10 which they work and they
all belong to q more primitive, simple and old
fashioned order Of things than IL now anywhere
in existence In connection with the factory life
Of New Finland" In fact, the whole article is a
very complete answer to the outcry against
Southern lawlessness and sectional inequality.
The men and women 10 the mills were mild and
sweettempered, and the general disposition OF
character anything but such as has been painted
to excite and in6ame the distrust Of Northern
people. A bright picture h found In the conclud-
ing paragraph, which cannot offer less cause for
qualification In the North than 1t will encourage
the South: /" II various parts Of the South see
signs Of the gradual accumulation Of capital,
and Of the work Of laying the foundations for
new or expanded business enterprises, coral
insect kind Of work going on ont Of sight, bat
which i sure tp Be manifest By and BY" II the
1'S1uD would coptinus 10 pnblish more Of such
letters about tts South, to present In such truth