Year: 1867




One thing brings on another -
Now that the opponents of the South
have no reason for repi csenting the
negroes rs being badly treated, and
are engaged in an ondeavor to get
their votes, they admit that all the
cry about the oppression and perse-
cution of freedmen Mt the South was
all mistake, A Northern lady,
who has been living South for n
year, writes to Forncy's Philadel-
phia Press: 81 would, if possible,
reliovethe minds of the people ofthc
North with regard to the miserable
condition of tho negroes. | know
mono such; all who will can get
work it is only the idle, and those
who will not leave the cities and
| their attractions, but prefer stand
ing on the sidewalks, with nothing
TO do and little moro to eat, who
suffer, There is work for all on
plantations, where they will be
comfortably housed and fed. The
condition of the black man in the
South is far more comfortable than
that Of the poor white man either
South or North at the present exor-
bitant prices of all nccessaries, p
That this lady is not prcjudiced in
favor Of the South is pretty evident
from her remark that "no words can
tell the contemptuous manner in
which Southern female treats
Northern lady when she meets her"
But one error eXplodes only to make
way for another. All the mistakes
that the North has hitherto made
about the negro are scarcely worse,
combined, than the present selfish
attempt to make party politician
out of him. This is alike injurious
and dangerous to him and the coun
! try; but that is nothing when COM
pared with the designs Of party
We are looking for this radical cam
paign at the South to do great dam
age to our planting interest and all
others dependent on it, by increas
ing the idleness and neglectfulness
of negro laborers. Employers eve
rywhere should warn their hands
against running off after politicians.
Whether it accomplish any good or
not it is a duty. Meantion the
prospect is such as to stimulate
every endeavor to bring in white
laborers, as well as to induce our
planters to prepare in every way to
make them as useful as possible. 1t
is certain that the negro cannot
stand such electioneering as is COM
mon at the North. and it appears to
be equally evident that nothing can
prevent the politicians from trying
the experiment. Consequently, it
would be foolish for us to set down
and wait till the harm is done before
making some provision to meet it.
We repeat that the attempt tomake
radical party at the South, chiefly
by means of the negro vote, ought
to be the strongest possible argu-
ment in favor ofwhite immigration.


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Business reports from the great
cities axe still full of complaint. In
Philadelphia and New York the
volume of trade is steadily decreas-
ing. Prices are falling, although
rents remain high, and retailers are
pretty nearly as stiff as ever. The
best face that can be put on the mat
ter is that the stagnation of trade is
owing to the necessity of stern econ
omy, consequently upon the pass
age of the country from the unnat-
ural imitation incident to war to the
sound basis of supply and demand.
Referring to this subject the New
York Price Current says the num-
Der of failures, so far, has been re-
markably small. During the week
ending April 20, an oldtirm engaged
in the Gulf trade, who had made
large advances on Cotton, were
forced to suspend by the heavy de-
cline in the staple, which has fallen
20 cents per pound within a few
months. We understand that the
firm in question held considerable
Cotton in New York and Liverpool,
some of which stood them as high
as 621 cents, the current price being
% cents for middling Upland"


In a late money article the New
York Times says the events of q few
weeks past, chiefly as relating to
speculation in q. s. stocks, should !
recall to mind the pointed remarks
of Secretary McCulloch about the
difficulties of resuming specie pay
ments before the Southern States |
are brought back to their normal
commercial as well as political re-
lations to the Union. Whether the |
present troubles in Europe issue in
war, or not, we believe the state of |
financial affairs is such that legisla-
ton adv rse to the prosperity of the !
South cannot be much longer. toler-
ated at the North.