The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-01-11
"THE SOUTH is THE GARDEN OF THE
GLOBE"

WHICH poi puiaClOn mas so multiplied
as to be crowding upon the space
and resources around it. there is all
the time a growing movement in the
direction Of America. And it must
continue to be so for many years yet.
This country is pre- -eminently the
objective point of the migrant. for
various reasons: II holds out to him
the great inducement of lands 50 i'll
tinltelv cheaper than those to which
he has been accustomed that be at
iirst finds it difficult to credit the
story as told to him; it presents to
him system of civilization and a
state of society so old in appearance
IN a country so new, that he cain
hardly realize the fac5 as he finds it
fully established by proofs which he
can not controvert it bewilders him
with the charm of that civil and religi-
Gus liberty, practically illustrated,
Which he has been taught by tradi-
tion and trained by experience to re-
gard as really having habitatinn,
whatever may be it's name, nowhere
outside the realms Of romance and
the chimer rical theories of political
philosophers with more philanthropy
in their hearts than brains in their
heads. And. with all these attrac-
tions to draw him in this direction.
and all the repe)ling infiuencies of
hard work and low wages, oppressive
COVER lment and crowded population
to break the hold of his native land
upon him, it is no matter of wonder.
with all the access to ihforma ton
afforded him in these enterprising
times, dissatisfied with his surround
ings. should find himself turning to
the new world as the lard of promise
for him.
Every year, every month, every
week, almost every day is adding to
the population Of this country by i'm
migration from foreign countries /;
and the tide Of this immigration flows
mainly into the western States and
territories. Why is this so It is
because the lands OF the West are
lower in price than those in the older
portions of the Union; but this,
appearing to be satisfactory and
sufficient reason. is not the only one Z:
The migrant landing on the shores
of America goes West because the
capitalists of the North. who own the
the lands in the West, induce him to
90 there; because he is told that
there the population is sparse and the
lands cheap; because every ign-post
he sees in the North directing the i'm.
igrant as to the way he should go,
points in the direction of the West
the South by men with financial in.
terest in the South to be promoted
by immigration the South would soon
supersede the West in the migrants
estimation, and have the tide turned
from that section to this. Measuring 9
their value by the value of their p. o.
duets after they have reached the
markets, the lands of the South are
cheaper, much cheaper, than the
lands of the West. And if the for
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search of new home could but
be truthfully informed and advised as
to the commercial facilities of the
of the South as to the soft and health
full climate Of the South. as to the
peacnfulness, the established order
the tole-ation, the security for pesron
and property in the Sonth, it is un
reasonable to be asked to believe
that he would prefer to go to the
wild West Notwithstanding its dis
tance from the great markets Of the
East, Notwithstanding $ harsh eli
mate. notwithstanding its new, un-
certain and often unsafe state of so
ciety. AS to the inherent advanta
ges of the two sectious, in all thai
makes one region of the earth more
South is SO far superior to the West
that to determine the choice Of any
foreigner between them we would ash
nothing more than an impartial ex
hibitioa Of the physical characters
tics Of each of them to him.
AS the heading of this article we
quote the words The South is the
Garden of the Globe The quota
tion is made from prominent edito
, rial in a recent number of the New
York Herald. 1t is a strong phrase
but it is literally true; there is no ex
aggeration in it. The South is,indeeC
the garden Of the globe. he quick
shrewd eye of eDterprising capital il
the North is beginning to see the Soutf
in that light. The annihilation o1
the institution of slavery was like
the removal of curtain that ha6
/. concealed from the world the grea
, resources and capacities of the States
in which the institution existed. Ih'
r world, too, had been prejudlcet
: against the South on account of sla
: very, and even of those outside wh'
| We're to some extent aware OF tht
S vas and varied resources of the Ole
: slave-holding States there were no
few who, in the bitterness Of thei
f hostility, refused to recognize or con
n cede them. In truth. the South her
s self. with all the intelligence of he
] wealthier classes, under the soporif