The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-03-01

East and westward the star of EN-
pire takes its way" What a country
is here Immigration has done good
in the past. Like causes produce
like effects. No one is so unreason-
able as to suppose that 10000, COO Of
people can develope a country capa,
BILE of 8OO,00O.OO0. Great plantations
need men and money. immigration
brings annually $4,000. 900. Records
show the vigor and intelligence Of
immigrants TO he above the average
of their race. This is composite
nation. Here is seen the ''survival
of the fittest.'' Herbert Spencer
thinks that here will be evolved the
highest type of man ever seen. Our
ancestors were Immigrants. Among
them are the great names of our his
tory. Public opinion at home en-
courages immigration. Some ns tions
abroad enact laws TO prevent it.
Restriction, not prohibition, is what
we want. Prohibition violates the
principles of this government. lso-
la ions is suicidal policy. Prohibi-
ton violates social and divine laws.
The vote was taken and the ques-
ton was decided in the negative by
III 81.
At I 80 o'clock P. NJ. the orations
were delivered by the representatives
from the Literary Societies. They
had for prelude the presentation OF
the "Magazine Medal to Mr., W. h.
Osborne, of Asheviile, with some
choice remarks by Senator II. r..
~ It. of Rockingham Mr.. Ed. S.
Alderman. Of " ilmlngton, Philoma-
thesian orator. SPOKE on The Home
less Race The history OF the Jews
began with Abraham. Their suffer,
ings through the centuries makes that
history pathetic one. Crosses and
crncifixes take strongest hold on hu
manitv. God made the Holy Land
| and the poet. the one fior the other.
| The Jews have never acknowledged
any hand but Gods. The greatest
filures in history are Jews. What
works they have wrought in art, in
literature, in statesmmship! We dis.
| like them and we KNOW not why.
We believe in equal rights. and yet
we do not accord this TO the Jews 1t
is 4 poor reason To maltreat man
now because his ancestors instigatei
! Pllate to cru city . hrist Is centuries
ago All manner of prosecutions
nave peen heaped upon them. We
should conquer our prejulices against
them What civilization is to lO tol
the Jews and what they are to do for
civilization, is the great problem ot
the aye. 1t may be that alter a train
ing of 1900 years Europe and the
world will find in them power too
great to resist. The signs Of th:
times suggest Il great civilization in
the East. The Turk feels that his
day is over the jew looks for his ir
the future, No people has more rig hi
to glory in their ancestry. They gave
US our devotional poetry, our Bible
our God American hatred towards
the Jew is paradox.
Mr. Thomas Dixon, OF Shelly, n
c., Euzelian orator, spoke IN The
New South The South. 25 wears
ago. was a land of beauty and wealh
War came and deluged it with blood
death, and desolation. She was still
farther cursed with restruct:on, anc
its offspring, the Invisible Empire
The South Is now recovering from
those blows so terrible in their re-
suits. To-day a new spirit is abroad
which is working wonders. Ii is de
veloping the country materially-hcl
agriculture, mining railroads, cottor
mills. tobacco interests, &c. She
still loves whiskey and will manufac
;ure and sell it.
Politics have been affected by the
new spirit-less attention given te
them and more to work. Sectiona
hatred is dying. The social worlC
has felt the new spirit-we are shak
ing off laziness. Education has re-
ceived new impulse The lovelies
womanhoOd on earth is develoDine
in the South. Our advancement ha.
been phenomenal-no nation of his
tory has made such progress urde
such circumstances. Still the New
South is grand I'd poetic. more il
what she promises to be. in what sh,
aciU be- We need more hard work
men, and money. The destiny of th
New South is inspiring. Her enor
nous territory is to be developed
Her boundless piarics and untitled
acres will be waving fields of grain
and cotton. The earth will Weld u,
her treasures. Factories will conver
our timber into lumber. furniture, ant
implements Of agriculture, and ever,
pound Of our cotton into the finished
fabric.
1t ts not undertaking the work O
others to say that this has keen, alto
gether, the most successful Anniver
sary in the history of the Literar,
Societies.
w. Ii. OSBORNE.
LOUISVILLE LETTER No 9