Year: 1866

in the world. taken altogether. We have water
power equal to any in the United States We
have as much fuel and more than the same mum.
Der Of other States in the Union. Our fields Oi
! Industry and enterprise, when properly aroused,
| our people are equal to any, We have as pure
| water as ever gushed from the earth. Our soil is
| of the richest. and so varied that IN abundant
| supply Of food for all the wants Of man can be
1 produced with comparatively little labor. In a
/ word, we have advantages for Manufacturing su-
perior to any and an the United States besides.
All we need TO compete successfully with any OF
the States in the Union, or wi h any other eoun-
/ try, are labor and capital. How are we to get
| these? With all the advantages before enumera-
ted, we will have no difficulty in obtaining mechan
| ieal and other labor from the North and Europe,
when can show them that it is to their interest
70 come We have already considerable NUM-
Der of good men, who have settled among US
since and during the war, who are delighted with
our country. and the country is benefited By
their presence. The friends Of those. both in Eu-
rope and the Northern States, are following their
example.


Ifit shall be seen that We are manufacturing
upon scale commensurate with our national re-
sources, the tide of immigration would be wonder
full. There will be no difficulty upon this point.
Those that are with US have learned that we are
not savages: that the charges brought against us
by disOrganizing slanderers, Of illtreatment Of
northern men are not true; and that We regard
every one who comes here with capital or to labor
for living as our friend and equal. We have
class, however, that We would part with, without
shedding many tears of sorrow. such seek to



unjustly against us; and who are seeking to com
plete fortunes which they had commenced to de-
fraud the Government out Of under the name Of
patriotism; but who failed in the accomplishment
on account (to their minds the abrupt termina-
uOn Of the war. But we are thankful this is not
considerable portion Of the aecessiOns to our pop
ulation.


But you say, this is all right. how about the
money! for without this progress must be slow, if
We succeed at all3


In the first place we have men in the SOnth
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if not to the extent Of our natural resources yet
to such as to pay handsomely upon the invest
ment, which would develop the fact that 1t would
pay. This would induce other capital and labor.
Again, all the people Of the North are not Radi-
Gals, nor have the Radicals all the money. There
are millions Of good men and women at the North
who are laH-abiding constitutional, Union-lov-
ing people, seeing US thus oppressed. and being
satisfied that goods could be manufactured in the
South, as WE'LL if not better and cheaper than
could be done at the North, they might furnish
the necessary capital to start this great nterprise
II they do so, and we can start Ue HttLiORs spin
dies, these will consume one million bales cot
ton; about as many as weshall raise this year. and
perhaps average yearly, for the next ten years.
So we shall use most Of the cotton raised in the
United States, and by this means save very on
erous tax on the raw material.


But suppose we cannot raise the necessary capi-
tai in this way Then we will seek friends abroad,
and pledge all our cotton goods for money, And
if this should fail, then we will spin ali we can
ourselves. or a suthciency for our purposes, and
ship whatl little we have, over home consumption.





Fellow -citizens have not the shadow Of a
doubt that if we attempt to establish manufactO-
TieS we shall succeed, not only IN cotton goods but
in goods of all kinds.


Slavery being now out of the way, and our
motto being peace and no more waB. must de-
veOp our hitherto buried resources, and show the
world that the South is no more dependent upon
slave labor than any other part Of the world
Acting in the strict line of our duty to our Gov
ernnent giving no just cause of ofense, so far as
we are politically concerned, we will do as Moses
commanded the children of Israel when PharaOh's
host was behind them and the Red Sea in front:
Stand still and see the salvation Of the Lord.


Fellow citizens. l have detained you much
longer than should have done. In conclusion.
allow me to say, that when the South
wrong, opposed it with all my ability. did all
could for the supremacy of the United States.
felt that our only safety was in the Union, and
while my heart was sad on account of the great
error of the South, could not consent to dis
solution of the Union. We parted here. Time
and circumstances have brought you back to your
old flock. You have returned to your allegiance 20
your Government. We know you are sincere
Your friends who stood with me in the great
struggle, many Of them here to-day. We
welcome you to our hearts, and all your former
rights. And now that you are right again, on
this line


"0ur lot in life is cast with them


It's good and ills to share"


five shall be Overrun by the power of num-
bers, and driven from the Union, and shall be set
upon by the blOodhounds Of war. and BROwN-
Lows plan of determination shall be carried out
the same graves will contain us all, and all who
are truly loyal in the South.


The resolution were then unanimously
adopted.


Judge GAUNT moved that the Convention
adjourn to meet tonight at the Courthouse,
at o'clock. Carried.