The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-13
Tnr "sourHERN QUESTION

1 ne NASHVILLE A"'ftt"' NaiiS "'tN"'40N
to the progress of the Southern States
under the disadvantages Of abuse and
Misrepresentation and thinks that the
great newspapers that send explorers TO
foreign countries would be just If not
wiser. to explore the truth about the
South. Quite correct We know Of
newspaper men Of respectable rank who
20 through the South and view II criii-
cally from the railway car windows, and
20 back TO write about the New South"
The fact Is that the Southern soldiers,
after the close OF the civil war, went to
work. and the cases Of idleness were rare
exceptions Out OF the wreck they
achieved livelihood and founded tie
present prospect Of future success on the
same adapiability TO hard circumstances
that had taught them TO make an army
and navy during the war.
One thing in all this history is espcc-
tally remarkable and particularly over
looked by superficial writer's, and that is
that the South at the close of the war
lost ali its banking capital which, under
the old planter system, was the slave
property.
Tho planter could get the money he
wanted from year to year by as simple
and quick process as hypothecatlng a
marketable bond, and the transaction
could he indefinitely renewed, as the
property was increasing at compound
interest
After the WAT the vast planting in
terest found itself with nothing but
almost valueless lands and nothing TO
make the wheels turn The character Of
the people had happily been hardened
aud strengthened by the hardships and
trial. OF wal, ami they tackled the diff
culties with the same courage that had
inspired them 10 maintain she unequal
combat against superior forces
Under lhe old regime the gentleman
held class standing above the com.
mon man, but after four years Of fight
in side 10y side, the veterans Of the war
recognized csch other AS brethren,
and they pulled together in
this new battle against adverse
fate. II viii be remembered that some
of General Robert L. Lees own family
hitched their horses to the pillow and did
a. honest daily work as the hardest
handed lsborer and that overa period of
years
The number Of Colonies and Generals
who did the same thing. aud the mum.
Der of men of rank who did other sorts
Of manual work, gives an example of
the courageous character of tho South
ern people
Now, we do not want TO be ps'ronired.
We are anxious to be helped by the
North in this age OF commerce and bust
ness, and TO see our trade relations
opened thoroughly. The causes of strife
are done, and we are akin in The two
great sepls Of the Anglo-American race.
Interest and sense point the way to
periec, reconciliation, but we do not see
why an ignorant and blind conception of
the Southern question If it must be
called so, would be tolerated in the
South
We recognize the fact of war and It's
results. and believe that 1t is better for
the South TO let the Northern Democracy
take the leadership of that psF'y.
But for any trucking 10 the fan
t,s,c impudence Of patronage by our
Northern brethren we have simply to
say. "Plea.e let us have the protection
of the Constitution of the United States
as other States have il, and We can take
care Of ourselves