Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-01-06

consequent upon the withdrawal of
force bit threats and Republican sec,
tlonal machinations. For the South
errn people the most precious fruit of
Democratic success is the liberty to
work out their own material aud DO.
litical salvation without restraint or
interference. OF course, there is a
corresponding responsibility imposed
upon the Southern people, of which
we have no fear that they will fail to
be mindful. This winter many, if not
most, of tie Southern Legislatures
will be in session-many of them
elected in. November. Upon these
legislatures will be imposed the duty
OF milking the most of the opportuni.
ties for progress and Improvement
which the result Of the November
elections throughout the Union has
opened to them. The true policy of
the South is H. invite both capital
md Immigration from the North, and
to offer every inducement to both to
come and take up Il residence in the
South.
The Northern immigrant who set
ties in the South today no longer
comes with sentiments antaSonistic
to the social institutions" of the
South, for the social institution"
which provoked his antagonism has
disappeared. He comes to identify
himself with the people and with the
soil, and to bring with him not only
his haoits of industry. of enterprise
and thrift, but also the ideas and
rabits of IL law-abidine American citi
zen. He is II settler infinitely to be
preferred to the class of immigrants
from abroad, which certain European
governmer ts are only too glad to
dump upon our soil, and whose COM
ing it would seam wiser policy to
than to invite.
The practical legislation in the
South which is needed to foster and
encourage tho right sort of immigru
ton, and with it the Investment of
Northern cnpita;, should have for it's
primary objects the establishment of
good roads, good schools and tho
prompt and orderly administration of
justice. More than any other three
things within the power of State
to foster and promote
thcse three things are necessary to
build up and secure tho material
prosperity of community Good
and good churches will
follow along, and will do
the rest without the help of the legis
lature.
1t is to these practical objects that
the Southern Legislatures now, or
soon to be, in session, should nd
dress their efforts rather than to such
and crotchets in legisla-
ton as unfortunately seem to have
been engaging the attention of the
''populist" legislature of South Caro-
lima 1t is somewhat curious ut this
day to see the Legislature of what
was once one of the most conserva.
tive and old fashioned States in the
Union endeavoring to improve upon
the most extreme Erohibitory laws
ever concocted by Maine or Kans-
MS legislature and the widest crotch
cts of granger statesnlanship in the
For Southern State to try to be
mere like Maine or Kansas than
Maine and Kansas are themselves. we
are sure, is not the way to build up
Southern prosperity, and will not in
site capital or Immigration even from
those States. But for sober, sensi
bic, practical Legislation, such as will
nssimilaie business and social condi.
tions aud advantages in the South to
those which exist in the most pros.
perons and best governed Middle
and Northern States, the next four
years offer an opportunity which has
not existed since the war. And the
cool work Which can be accomplish
ed during these four years may oe
made to stand Observation-Disclosures
Sun.
A LIMITED EARLY SESSION.
Speaker Crisp is clearly right in
thinking that an extra session of