Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-06-24

Our Western malignant contemporary,
the Chicago Tribune, devOies a large
smouut OF the valuable space Of its issue
Of Tuesisy last to the discussion Of the
effects Of Reputation in the South upon
immigration TO ibis section. 1t takes for
its text the fact that there is an amend
ment 10 the constitution of Arkansas,
now PENDING before the people. which
Il claims practically repudiates the State
debt And though 1t admits that "a
strong minority" Of the Democrats Of
Arkansas oppose the amendment and
that the Republican faction Of the State
unport il. il concludes that the amend
nsut viii be adopted, and it therefore
proceeds to give It's readers homily on
the subisct Of reputation in the South.
L ssys,
During the last ten years the hand Of
the scaler Of State debts has been busy
Al The South. South Carolina. North
Carolina. GeorEis, Alsbams and Louis
isrs hsve 'psid' their debts TO large
extent not even with the frsnkness OF
Nicswber. They have simply rendered
the creditors new bonds for proportion
Of their debts. declaring the rest OF.
II viii be noticed that no mention is
here msde Of Virginia, and this,
coming from an svOwed and ultra
Republican organ Of the North, is, in
this day and generation, TO say the
Iess, decidedly cheeky" Admitting
that the seton Of certain Southern
States which, like Georgia. refused to
acknowledge the legitimacy of certain
/ pieces Of paper printed without shadow
Of law BY irresponsible Radical rulers
during the days Of csrpet-bagism, and
called state bonds" is reputation,
The Radical supporters Of Mahoneism
ia the North are forever debarred from
using that as a text from which to hYpo-
critically prate about the sacredness of
Obligations. Apart from the fact that
the South, impoverished by the war,
after the conflict. preyed upon and
l feeced Of what little was still left her by
I Radical adventures kept in power over
her by Federal bsyonets alone, was fur
nished with ample excuse for not paying
her debts, IL must be remembered that
loyal Minnesota deliberately repudiated
I her iast obligations, and that the whole
I LOYAL Radical party, and the loyal sd-
ministrstion Of the United States, sym
/ psihized with and lent their aid towards
accomplishing actual Reputation in Vir-
I cinia, though the true Democratic sons OF
that commonwealth favored settling hel
obligations on the basis of honor and
/. Justice. For 8 Radical organ, then
which sympathizes with Mahoneism, t
attempt TO fsssen Odium upon the South
/ en- States because Of so-called ''repudia-
ton, Is indeed the climax of impudenc'
snd hypocrisy.
Bat our stalwart Illinois contempt
rsry takes occasion to say that becaus'
OF this refusal on the part Of Georgii
ana other southern States to recognize
I the personal and Illegal obligations of Mr
[ Bullock and others Of his kind, immi
I grants are afraid to settle in the South
and ihst is why the vast tide Of immi
4 grafton. which has flowed into the Unite,
I states % late, have not sought home
within cur borders Nothing could b
/ more fsrfetched or untruthful. Tn
main. indeed the only, reason why i'm.
migrants have not turned their attention
10 The South in greater numbers IS be
/ cause Of the villainous and malignan
/ fa'sohoods with which the Radical pres
4 and speakers Of the North have made /
business to poison the minC
I % the incoming stranger against
our section. II the fear of Reputation
l - legal obligations had any weight will
/ foreigners seeking a happier home
/ than Their OWE land furnishes them, then
+ they would keep awsy from the United
] states altogether. Since the Federal
or. as the Radical press delight to call it
I TIE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES openly in
1 d1-sCd reputation in Virginia, tn,
/ odium % Reputation has been fastened
/ upon The General Government, and a
4 that government is about all with which
! the foreigner in his home knows of oul
/ RepabliS. he would be very careful, if b.
/ fCared TO settle in a country regardless o
4 its honor, how he entered the UniteS
states At all while Radicalism hollis sway
I 70 Is not that he cares about reputation
/ uut because he is influenced by Radica
fslsehoods that he is deferred from SET
I ting in the South.
Bot such Radical journals as the Chi
/ oago T15une need not worry themselves
We can assure them that the South i
T perfectly complacent on the subiec
g immigration. Misguided immigrant
. usy avoid her now, but her genial cline
sersIle sol and the immense advantage
/ she possesses over sll other sections 0
I The country must. when their ignoranc
Is dispeiled, attract them hitherward
In the meantime the South is gaining
wisdom BY experience, and is learning
how 70 improve her advantages
and 10 render herself truly indie
pendent Of the world. She is realiz
ING a. last that she possesses within her.
self the means Of self-support wlthou
4 longer paying tribute TO either East o
West. sad when she pisces herself il
he position Of independence which i
hers BY nature. and becomes once NOR
wealthy and powerful. she viii lack TO
I neither friends nor population.
We notice that an interesting insurance
I case has Just been decided in New York
a Some twenty Eve or thirty years ago (
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