New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-17
if 1t hould admit negroes on equal terms with the
PROSPERITY ppryrFrrp TO POLITICS.

PROSPERITY PRFFEGEED TO Pc 'ITICS.
huntsville. Ala. is beautiful town. 1t has
wonderful " Big Spring which everybody must
see and admire. very dirty streets. and, rs was
assured an excellent hotel. though happened not
to go there. There are some excellent and admir-
able people There who were leaders in the old order
and on the Southern side during the war, but who
have heartily accepted the new order of things in
all its essential features found these gentlc;non
unusually intelligent, and in a way, public
spirited, but not greatly interested i'll politics.
They are hopeful regarding the new Adnilnistra-
ton, hut say that the for the South Is 10
let National politics alone, and give all her strength
TO work. education the development of her own
Resources aud the improvement of the condition of
her own people. | ind such ideas and feelings
very general and decided everywhere. have seen
many young men, twrnty-three or twenty-tour
years OF age, VIII" have never voted and they are
among the best and most intelligent young men
that have seen. Outside OF Virginia there is 10
interest in politics, among any class of the people,
outside of a small number Of politicians and office
seekers. The people generally do not talk politics,
nor do they feel Interested in hearing about public
affairs from side another. The conversation
is of cotton raising and picking of horse-tradng OF
experience IN sheep of fights. personal adven-
| turc everything but politics.
l think l have really heard what the people say
/ among themselves and 10 each other have much
OF the time travelled AMI lived among them IN the
toughest way, hailinG sometimes from Richmond,
or Chattanocga, or huntsville or jackson, or any
place recently visited. Nobody will say anything
against the North. few things are everywhere
cndlcSsly repeated: " This country will never do
nothin till we have some Northern men and
Northern capital. There wouldn't I've any trouble
bctwecn the North and the South il it wasn't for
politicians and few editor both sizes Politics
| won't do us any good the South needs more
money and more enterprise" Those are the things
| which bear among the common people, and from
nearly everybody, indt eel, III slSwcr To the HSlal
! Southern inuuiry-among the masses: Well how
ar We maxim it in this par; of the country" One
other expression hear from people OF oil classes
| alike. SWhcn say that am Northern l@an and
WAS Union soldier, they appear t. feel new IN
| trrcst in ine in Il social way. The common people
here never tire of stories OF the war and al ahErn-
turc and they appear to be quite indifferent as to
| which side WAS concerned. SO they always ask
| where was what saw. etc. and when | >ay that
| [ wish TO see the south and tine people, say with
! great carncs.nrsS OF manner: That's lust what
| we want. II the Northern ~ oplc would only conc
down here and See for Themselves there Woald ' 10
| more trouble" And when | say that wish to see
all Classes of IN, people here. ard talk with th'h'
| 80 ur,In.s and all ami hear what thcE VIII say.
| Tin, answer is alVay2: GUrycFN where. iAik viIh
! ry.rv Body. Talk with the E"Toc.. yet every
thing ont of tlln yuu can; ana il"u ten ' l' pc
| nj lrmc what lou hear Lcatlng sou 'H' m ln'h
and i,yuoc!ats have taken much iHtctrS; N having
I.., ,rr he Ii .Tur- and til" poor WHIT pri' G't
| conditions m"hi 'a'"rh9r III III! %Io'''"+r ~ 90.
! GuaIutrG with then i'u i''IIH> an "' ~ .'H
Of. II "Il me-: G.tt look a. cattI'" or n toiui'
| or tIaYrl Il hu-in's - nan. or SO I"i, III lAr
cyulli. L. lrl.r l..G ash "a stay al ultht. Ihh
! you can stt them t. tdhlu-. lh.ft i t'l-
G.utly no reluctance ~ H"ii''itV'H'N' "h' N''t'
! about my taking WITH the u'pi'cs. Noo"IF aP-
ltri1 If lG
! thing IncculiArT or EXPLOSIVE
THE COMPTON on rRrr MY.
! When frs; 30 30 q new pace | am aH 20 be
| taken for q man wao WISHES to blN lard S"n'
most extraordinary Inducements and bargains rave
been offered 10 me, uhd II Is some Tunes "'lhrnt i"
refuse these Wonderful opportunities Tor the
| rapd acquIsIi Of wealth. Ohe MAD
druggist, vciy dcsironS that S""n'd
,e' tie people oi The North that hr wonld take
! 81 $50 for lis stock. or even Sl.Iun. ~ r"'dV
money, and that tic business has increased 80 2'r
cent in . wear and - I'LL rapidly increasing and
:Ga, II H., ac fruu. 20 10 200 pr cnt. AN never
| able 10 understand why these people wish To sell
| and abandon such chances for coming money Here
| IN Mississippi ia" usual formula Is: " hi7 ~ TIE
| finest climate in the world SOL VIII P"iu'r
neutrality-suspicious., corn wheat, rcci lrnil, oil all
| kinds, prlch,s. nrIlrs. hgs grapes, al S'ris 81
brrr,cs garden -iuii-. everything that ANYBODY can
=. ]
! r,.,,uty If -urc,,v opu'cic tor all who VIII buy
land .r, and cnr q. IN ANY OF these lucrative Inr-
s,ts II great sheep country. II Is grro: caitI"
| c,uutrv a great country for everything The iuin
* there Is large amunnt Of rich land ~ M'~Ni'"I.
| me great Nazop D'iia contains hei"''n s'A anu
! .rycn Thousand 'qnarc mli's 81 very
! frr,,lc land; tnai ia. larger tract than
,lc Whole OF tie great plateau OF last IrnnrS-
see. There is also excellent land IN IA" central
rr,i,io region OF the state, along the M"hi.c a'id
Omo Lalroad. Bat there l., great deal 81 poor
land N the northern ruriion 81 if' HiAi'' Nh'h :"
# ,ryrr WAS str,nV and large tracts lave ht'' *
l.,,-,rd 6y b,d mtt!luis Ol iHiHEt. ~ event OF
fbr rcii.s land winch has been ri'c"V-
rrqbiy m ned bY b'lig w3S'rd away ~" arc"
| rn uio the streams Hnd l'~Iinh7 }. A'I"&h} -"P-
pI'hnG and il l. i2"nN h,r'"ri. ". ''m Nv I
r.u !" generally srrn I" d-llNc Z" q" "hNl"'n' WIZ
! mamie tut they WI hUv the manufactured i'r.'-
ils,, uinlr Hey waste and rc2iect iar better ma
! trIia!- on ih"r own irn' cane ""Wu me al
stopping ut yarions po,""' "nl fnhE '|r"
ma the couh.rI. | C'," ,,., t'Ic c,n',
| ri VI .,,issp,I axe in great nnanrlal .lais. saw
hnn,lrrd. Of prniic packing COTTON last w'rk' ana
.Iss, han il shcuh Gc crplOyrh u"w III r''r+El'g
for inr Nc" o.. p large pnrh%n "i last year cox
Tom crI, N tins stat tulir'I" lost. and l"urh 81
! What has bera Tick d Is 81 ihlcil"r quality an"
| hr,rgs no prof to tAr producer
| DyV.,rIrN 10 KING Cn:TuS.
rho nconlc T., re- Iuus Of them. persist IN glowing
,,., 81, Utmost ever, acre OF arabic land, ~ # il
,ycr,. tbo oi,ly thlnc tho land VIII produce. They
luv .hc,r nour. corn. meat and c!rth'nG from ia"
North. When there is good ciop they receive
much non.y for their cotton bul mnst nay 1t all ont
far s,,,,pirs which they should produce On their "|h
t,nna. This oxgms We cott,h farming - most !l'ln-
d,c;ors and unpcl,ablc Many Of the
rluteys confess It's mrInV;dencc, but persist
in the practice nevertheless. There nave been many
husiness failures through thu country north "i
Ia. man ult,T | INK lp-
rr ia. cad of tLr wear II there is - bad crop this
vc,r there vail Br pretty general crash have