The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-30
An Ausrup ooSOiUsios.

80"
GArn, ~ the Cincinnati Enquirer II not
reliable, IL always interesting, ana
We read most II his letters with great RELISH
In the New York letter Of the 18th inst
howover, we regretted TO notice the pubh'
cation ola statement by GENERAL HORACE
PoErrR, of New York, connected with yhrl-
Gus enterprises and stock companies, among
them the Northern Pacific, a new projected
road between the Metropolis and Buffalo,
and the PULLMAN car company, which ~ cal
culated, we fear, TO cast q dampcron the IN
tercst northern capitalists have been taking
in southern enterprises. The extract from
the interview, which Is otherwise interest
ing, to which we particularly REFER Is the
following remarkable statement. speaking
of northern and southern enterprises,
GENERAL PoRrEp said: 81 have some inter
ests in both the southern and the northern
lines to the Pacific. | suppose Texas is really
q splendid state, yet ! have more iaith III
northern railroad enterprises than in south
eru, not only in this country, but in Europe
and N Asia. You will find the railroads in
the north of Europe more active and more
PROSPEROUS than in such countries as Spain,
Italy and Turkey. feel that way 10
some degree, about the lines in Mexico.
All the railroads built in the far north have
plenty to carry, both in and out" 1t may
be true that both in the north of Europe
and Asia, and the United States even, as at
present situated, northern lines and enter
prises generally, are more ) success
full, but reasons have heretofore
existed but now are rapidly disap-
pearing, which have 10 geographical
or climatic significance whatever. 1T springs
more directly from race distinctions, and
from this standpoint the analogy of Europe
or Asia will not apply as to the United
States. The north of Europe is peopled by
a very different class of inhabitants NOR
ally, physically and intellectually from the
south of Europe, but the conditions here
are widely different. There the contest in
progress is between the Saxon and Anglo
Saxon, on the one hand, and the Latin on
the other, but here, north and south, it is
the same blood. The Latin races OF Europe
enfeebled by passion and indul-
gence, long ago fell behind the
other races Of Europe in energy and intelli-
gence. GENERAL PORTER is right in con-
Guiding that where energy and intelligence
exist, there is the best field for investment,
and there enterprises pay best. However,
it is absurd for him or any one else to at
tempt to divert capital from our own south
on the ground that energy and intelligence
and constant development and growth in
population, are not found with us. Espe-
cially is this so when we reflect that this
is the new south, with the weights
lifted off, and bounding forward in
a new life and to Il grand
destiny with a speed at present surpassed
nowhere. And the general should reflect
that the same blood as is found in New
York is carrying the capital and a new
population into Mexico gradually to sup
plant the Latin race there. Can it then be
possibly true, with the vast advantages OF
climate and physical conformation OF land
scape and soil that one can 'have more
faith in northern than in southern enter
prise.n 1t has been the universal
testimony of those keen-witted and
f~ar-sighted capitalists from the north
who have been in the south and
southwest, that here eventually will flour
ish the wealthiest and highest civilization
Iothe earth. Slavery and preiudices and
peculiar institutions have, heretofore, kept
us back, but now necessity and toll are
teaching us the secrets of success. The fact
u.s. ua RIAL PORTER is partly right, but to
aa -a1r lily and injuriously wrong, simply
p, ar uu' ortunate comparison and a false
, c9oeJr Ion from q good premise. We arc
usy beginning to realize our changed con
dition, Just beginning D experience the'ne'
Ultimate results of our intelligence anc
native energy, which have so long lain dor
mant, and the magnificent characteristics o.
a climate and section comparatively un
known to the outside world until within {
few years past. We want every Immigrant
and every dollar of capital we can Obtain
from the north and elsewhere, and it is
therefore, hurtiul to us, and to be regretted
that such representative capitalists ant
northern men as GENERAL PORTER, undel
the peculiar circumstances now surrounding
the south, should, by a lack of confidence
in our future success, as compared Will
other sections discourage and turn away
from us those who would come among III