The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-05-31

become impatient for the attainmert
of that great prosperity which they
see so infallibly promised, on every
hand, in the immense resources and
capacities of the South. These are
the bonyant, sAnguine men of pro-
gress who. in the strength of their
energies and the exultation of their
triumphs, find it hard to restrain
themselves into a willingness to
wait, but are chafing and fretting in
unreasonable eagerness for that over
flowing frultion which they know is
sO'.ner or later to bless the South, in
the fullness of her fortunes not only
restored but immcasurably improved
beyond the highest prosperity she
ever knew in the past. here are
other men in the South, however,
who are not to be clas sed with those
Of our people who are thus so reso
lutely impelled to cheerful and un.
wearying exertions by the inspiring
radiance of the hope that gIows in
their hearts. And these other men
are the men to whom we would espe-
ciallv appeal as we would appeal t,
brave veterans still fighting ON, from
principle and sense of duty. but with
little expectation OF success in the
end. We refer both to those who
have never straitened themselves up
to the new necessities around them
but have never lain down in indolent
desponcency, as we'll as to those who
after few years of sturdy effort
have permitted their shoulders to
droop and their manly enc, eies to
ahate because their own individual
reverses arc not yet relieved and the
promised day OF deliverance for the
South has not yet come.
Even in full career CT assured sue.
cess, men may be so extravagantly y
elated with overweening expectation
as to be Obliged by confronting facts
10 recoil in disappointment; and they
may become SO distrustful too from
the long delay of rewards for which
they are working as to relax their
efforts for the attainment of the great
object eagerly desired. In the his
tory of the southern people during
the last eighteen years these two
TYPES and conditions of men have
both ieen illustrated in every south
ern community. We would say to
each of them, wait and work on the
the South is moving forward now
with a giants stride; the time is
drawing near when, in the full utili
|zation of her elements of wealth, she
will lave giants strength.
| Look at the southern Snates as
they were when the war closed ther
look at them now, after less than two
decades have intervened, At tina,
day they were little better than a
wilderness at this day they are
everywhere showing signs Of won
derful vitality. and the covetous eye'
of capital in Europe as we'll as in th'
r North are attracted by their amazing
resources. Railroads are running
, in every direction mines Of almos
: every dcscr,pt on are in active oper
alton; manufactures of variou
+, kinds, and in many instances of ex
traordinary capacity. are aourishin'
IN every State; forests are disap
pearing and millions Of money ar
coming back in return for them; az
riculture is all the time improv in
o and advancing; men without wOr
e are exceptional the old cities an
, towns have generally grown, som
}. Of them greatly and prospcrously
n new towns have sprung up and ar
). rapidly expanding into cities
!. farmers, mechanics merchants, pre-
q essional men, are not only livin
It but laying mp surplus in many il
!. stances and indeed aim 'st every
: where and in almost every thin
8 throughout the length and hreadth I
d southern territory there are indies
v tions of a much greater degree {
r, progress and prosperity than ha
a ever been known by any other pee
j.. pie emerging from such sit ,atio
Ie in so short time. And all this, "
d must remember. is but in the lnlti'
e. era of the industrial reactlOn unde
a. which the South is just beginning
" tremble with the dynamic agencit
a. of her inherent powers awakened an
D. at work for her rehabilitation.
e Every day, every hour is impartii
y, new strength to the new impet,
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