The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1882-1884, 1883-02-08
NORTHERN INTEREST IN SOUTHERN
PROGRESS.

.reasing prosperity for the North. al
lie same time. 1t is true that tn,
establishment of q great system o
manufactures in the South must nee
'ssarlly establish 4 strong competi-
ion with the North as manutactur
ny section: and it is true that de
relopment of the material resources
If the South must necessarily attract
md absorb vast sums of money
which would otherwise continue to
re invested in the North. But the
North is powerful enough now to
ford to take broad views, and to
"ok to the prosp Gritty of the whole
onntry as the surest guarantee OF
,ermanence for her own swelling
ldes of good fortune.
During the times of slavery, the
farmers and planters of tie South
ohtributed millions of dollars annu.
lily to the markets Of the North as
ahe process of reorganization and re
operation has gone ON since the Ter
| ininatlon Of the warthat contribution
las been all the time proportionately
ewing: and, at the present rate Of
p,ogress in all her departments ofin
iustry, millions will be added to the
original millions with the lapse OF
out lev more years.
AS long as any great country is di.
V'ded into distinctive sections bv
local interest the feelings of tbs peo.
pie OF each OF those sections must
nee ssarily be affected ov their re-
'pec'ive interests, and influence in
the Legislative department of the
government must naturally be cx-
pectei to take direction from the
same selfish motives. A manufac.
turing section favors a protective
afltf, while an agricultural section
l"vors the importation of articles of
forelsn manufacture at the smallest
practicable cost. A section with
"ater-courses that need deepening
iavors LIBERAL appropriations for riv-
efs and harbOrS, While a section with
no means of water transportation at
It's hand is opposed to any such ex.
pendlture of The public money. And
SO we go,-with States and sections
as with individuals. judgements are
nlased by inter St, and feelings are
colored accordingly, All this is shall
low ana narrow ; it is false economy
ana a mistaken assertion of selfin-
terest: Manufacturing sections and
2llculta"al sections are recibrocally
dependent upon the other. Each in.
d'Vltual in every community is de-
pendent upon his neighbor. The
North Is dependent upon the South.
and the South is dependent upon the
North.
The immensely of territory that
characterlzcs this country is inevi,a.
bly, productive of varied interest as
Will as varied industries; but, with
'ne people under one government it
IS The very acme OF unwisdom for
'ne section TO DE virulently antayu-
nlziny another because the Immediate
interest of the two are distinctive. in
'nelr separate provinces Of labor,
Ana even If The South we're exclu-
slvely ali ultural AID the North ex.
;luslvely Il manufacturing section.
lie interest of each would be adyanc.
"a 10y such spirit of generosity on
HE bart OF bolh as would, without
IreJudlce. recognize the welfare OF
Every portion OF the Union as ipyo,v.
I'd III the welfare Of the whole Union !,
ASIDE, however, from those hiuh
ma comprehensive considerations
which should iniuse into the lo1r-
'olitlc OF this country spirit of i'm.
ID tial PATRIOTISM, there is another
sason' less refined. more direct. and
more generally appreciable.
vi maintaining that northern inter
ST III southern progress is a powerful
actor In working out to all it's great
nus The development of the re sources
u 'he South now SO actively uoino
Vi. Thin tile last decade northern
api'al has been brought iato the
'outh In unnunbered millions if is
I'LL coming. aid it will continue to
ONE until all through the old slave
7fti.ofH OF The Union, in every State.
NJ Il every county, there will be
'ch a Judgement both of men and
.oiey IRON the States on the other
we OF The TO Omac that the interest
the North on the soil of the South
Ill be such as to be interviewer with
verything southern.
Frogre>s in the South means addi. y
ohal progress in the North: that
eopie and this people are tile same :
lat country and snls country are the |
alne: ihey have great common in
'res's between them and amoncf
le,o; and the lesser interests oil