The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-03-05
WHEELING DAILY INTEIGENolR TUESDAY MORNING. MARCH

Injured 10 particular classes or sections
II the question became In any sense, o
at any time sectional II was only becaus
slavery existed In some Of the States
But for this, there was no reason why
the cotton producing States should no
have led or walked abreast with the
New England States in the production
OF cotton fabrics. There was this reason
only why the States that divide with
Pennsylvania the mineral treasures oil
the great South Eastern and Central
Mountain ranges should have been so
tardy in bringing to thesmelting furnace
and TO the mill the coal and iron from
their near opposing hillsides. Mill fires
were lighted at the funeral pile otslaVery,
The emancipation proclamation was
heard In the depths OF the earth as well
us In the sky, Men were made free and
material things became our better SER
wants. The sectional element has hap.
PLY been eliminated from the tariff
discussion, We have no longer States
that are necessarily only plantilg States
none are excluded from achieving that
diVersifcation VI pursuit among the peO-
pie which brings wealth and content
nent. The cotton planters will not be
less valuable when the product Is spun
In tue country town by operators whose
necessities call for diversified crops and
create home demand for garden and
agriculture products, Every new mine,
furnace and factory Is IN extension OF
the productive capacity OF the State,
more real and valuable than added terri
tory, Shall the preiudices and paralysis
Of slavery continue TO hang upon the
skirts OF progress? How long will those
who rejoice that slavery no longer exists
cherish and tolerate the inCapaCities it
put upon their Communitles2
A BRIGHTER FUTURE,
l look hopefully to the continuance OF
our protective system and to the conse-
Quent development OF manufacturing
aud mining enterprises in the States
hitherto wholly given to agriculture as
potent influence In the perfect uniliCa,
ton Of our people. The men who have
invested their capital In these enter.
prises, the farmers who have felt the
benefit OF the neighborhood and the men
who work In shop or field will not fail to
find and to defend community OF in.
terests. Is 1t not quite possible that the
farmers and the promoters OF the great
mining and manufacturing enterprises,
which have recently been established in
the South, may yet find that the free
ballot OF the worklngman, without dis.
tnCtion Of race, Is needed for their de-
tense as well as for his own? do not
doubt that II those men in the South,
who now accept the tariff views Of Clay
aud the constitutional expositiOns OF
Webster, would courageously avow and
defend theirreal convictions, they would |
not find it difficult by friendly instruc.
tons and cooperation To make the black |
man their efficient and safe ally-not
only in establishing correct principles
in our national administration, but in |
preserving for their local communities
the benefits OF social order aud econ.
omical and honest government, at least
until the good offices OF kindness aud
have been fairly tried. The
contrary conclusion can not be plausibly |
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