The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-12-30


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c0ntineutal ialeEcsks fkr more than II aeps The
sagncify Of Cur statesmen and Foresight or car
fiaancScss that IN the regiou 20 lnqE hnrasssd
and desalAted by war md kepi hack 6y p051sical
BauFeouimn and unsetlled qaestio1s. the South
has been making such gigantic strides IN the
"tiiversifczfion " and development 81 her indus
tres and Ia r4ilwsy consfT1ctisn, without the
realizing consciousness Of she maghtiness OF tae
movement by the overwhelming MAJORITY of
the intelligent people Of the North and West
Nothing less than Worlds Fair. immense In
he dimensions scientific in as plans, with long
sighted purposes, and 90 original and peculiar
rs 10 he the talk and wonder Of the civilized
world before it was opened-Bofhing less than
this could bring 10 the adequate attention and
comprehension Of the world, the extent aad the
power Of the forces OF intelligence and enter
prise that Constitute =" the potency and promise
Of g The New South.
The New South" has been the inspiring mot
10 Of the wise headers al this New Exodas oat al
the old Egyptiau notions OF dominant class ct
shareholders too blind 10 see the inevitable, io~
proud Ia surrender anything and too stueoorn 10
weld even after sorer punsshments than Fharaoh
resisted 10 his destruction. Bat fron his time
henceforth The New South" will be The one
great and glorioas new feature OF American
progress, creating new business, opening new
felds OF investments inviting the most enter
prssiuc Northern and Western men. outgrowing
all The evils and repairing all the wastes OF war
increasing more and more the business, Social
reIirious and family ties between the South and
the North and West, bringing new health,
strength yicor and friendness te the whole
Union, and making that Union hnndredioad
more cordial and CLOSELY knit than it ever was
before The wal.
In this hit al very clever composition our
Go,bamiiish contemporary City giorihes the
great Fair" and throws off brilliant sketch oi
THE New South which is sufficiently grs'i-
fvinc 10 Southern readers. and We presume
10 many of the NORTH II is true that wonderful
progress has been made during the last few years
IN most paris Of the South. but that this devei
cpmeut did not begin sooner WAS moi due tn
political Bourbopisn' among S"uberDers, hut
was because of The unrgheous political measures
al ,he Reconstruction period, when the Radical
government, sent down a horde Of carpet baggers
90 govern and plumber No sooner had our
States regaine1 the right oi self governmentthan
they began that remarkable career OF prosperity
which has been sustained and constantly iDcreas-
es under Democratic sway No sooner were the
shackles removed than our people spraDg fnr'
ward in the race Of progress which has achieved
the New S.'utb greet 10 the present, and with
t.oundless promise in the future.
II i sal that the dark spectre 81 the slave
holders should for "a moment dim oar csn'en-
T,orarv's hrigh, vision Of the New Son'h hui
only for a moment. as II ceases L. exist IN The
light Of The signal epoch of the great Fail =
from this time henceforth ~ heBcef"rih he
and the MANY may mol sharpen their tniit"r'a
yrs tn illuminate aiairtes arains the old slave
ocrats who. their simpie-minded readers might
well believe still held the negroes under iron
rule If not by properly right, in many dlsma
SECTIONS aud black belts > Of the sunny land
The light Of the New South" beams upon ever
these dark places, and happily dissips'es THE
old Egyptian notions al 81 dominant class Z"
Shareholders ''-wli0 when they really did exis;
were as refined upright benevolent aud pnhllc
spirited class 81 men ever existed in this o
anv other country OF course there were fnd'
vidual exceptions, IN all grades OF society.