Year: 1872

Ol Floriua. klHDaH ID Deleved TO be In AuStralla,
and Bullock was Tor a long time in Londen, Can
ada where he got up fictitious Board OF Trace
and addressed Governor Smith several letters,
London, England and to be the expressions OF mer-
chants and money lenders there.


REPUTATION.


The better Southern States, like Georgia, are
sadly disturbed between the growing outcry for
Reputation OF the carpet-bag debt and the larger
mercantile necessities of the States, which are ex-
pected to be supplied to some extent by the iedefai
government. The movement to build what may
be called the Southern Erie Canal is a favorite
thing in the Georgia mind. This canal is designed
to connect the Cumberland River and the Atlantic
in the region Of Savannah. In Georgia almost
everybody iavors 1t, except that extraordinary
dialectican, A. H. stephens, who is accused ofeyen
dlsdanng to take United States land scrip, because
the acceptance OF this gift would violate the prin
clple of State rights. 1t is great pity that
stephens did not plough himself under before
these latter days.


RAILROAD TYRANNY.


The stability of many spirited towns in the South
is subject to check because OF the arbitrary meth
ods OF our Northern railroad managers, who have
picked up the Southern highways and turned the
current OF population as they wist. For example,
what was called the Blue Mountain route between
New Orleans and the North, and had acquired
much celebrity, received an unannounced blow
two or three weeks ago from the Pennsylvania
management. Palace cars which had been put on
at New Orleans to run through to Lynchburg were
unceremoniously taken of and the quick connec-
tions broken up so that people had to ride around
by the Jackson route TO Louisville and Cincinnati
and be bothered between the greedy and un-
Sat roaa wch cross the snowy ou1 %
tains and have Just left number or
congressman day or two behind time. The
Pennsylvania Railroad seems to have carried
everything before 1t in the Southern region. and it
will soon control both the seaboard line and the
Danville line Oh the East as well as the Cincinnati
line southwark in the West. All that the enter
prise OF the southern States can do is to build
pieces OF road which the big corporations come
along and gObbe up or worry them until, In self
defence, the road built at the expense OF the Com
monwealth bonds is surrendered to the master Of
which, long ago, did the great business OF the
southwest, is now cut OF In Mid Virginia, while
been tapped below its point OF junction with the
southwestern system, and its future probabilities
are not considerable, Il Is marvel that with the
men of actual capital are competing for their man.
agemcnt. The South has built an enormous guam
tity of road during the last fifteen years. but the
great majority it is merely tributary to Northern
adventurers, who are accused in the South of hav-
ing ilred the Northern mind with statements of the
disloyalty Of the Southern population, while they
in the meantime gobbled up the impoverished rail
roads and constructed their own systems to bur-





SOUTH CAROLINA THE WORST OFF.


The debt OF South Carolina before the war was
and the State claims to have had better credit
than any State in the Union. Its bonds were always
sold abroad and were the iayorite bonds there, gen
orally negotiated by Barring Brothers, The interest
Hn IN 'nsss %asy 0Sa Il SSk S a sas


pesi W a Ge he cose Of & u war ~ the arngs s
intmated that they would find credit for the State
on the security OF its superb Sea Island cotton, put
cfrrpnf I'm ha hnc fhnoA
chances, ana the State Of all others in the South
which had the brightest society and stood most in
ana beaten, and the conscience OF a large part of
country is satisfied by making the remark that
the state deserved all this for Its lreclpitate action


THE STATE OF ALABAMA


is apparently IN very fine condition. Both
parties democratic and republican, assured me
that it's debt was no greater than its capacity. anu
that 1t had sufficient railways and public works to
its railways were paying from the start. ! will
presently consider the material condition OF Ala.
bama. At present it will do to take look at
It's public men. The Governor elect comes from
Huntsville, nearly at the Tennessee line. He is q
TALL slow motioned Yankec.like radical, VINO came
into Office fully aware of what his relations were
TO be to the dominant party. lie was on 0stensi-
bly, good terms with the retiring Governor, Lind
say Lind Lindsay u,o was loguaciops, @ semi-scrnpulous
ceptions in advance OF his associations sufficient
to assure him that nothing Yss TO be counted upon
with the republican ADMINISTRATION. Botn the
Governors, incoming and retiring, were old Ala
bamians, and yet there was marked difference
between them. II Governor Lindsay had moved.
into New York witty city from Ireland and be-
s and ONE had % called po upon him 0u' ossiay sHal
he would have seen fair presentment
OF the retiring Governor Of Alabama. Neither OF
the men would have seemed to a Northerner to be
a representative OF Alabama-Lindsay. black
haired and foreignooking, is devoted to good
living and penteous speech; Lewis the CARPET.





THRIFT about HIM. / formed the opinion in Mont
gomery that many OF the better democrats would
prefer to see an Outand-out radical administra-
ton IN power rather than crisis in affairs.


PARSONS AND SPENCER.


Passing the judicial candidates and coming to
the great men who are supposed to be Of influence
in the United States, l thought l saw that
the prominent politicians on both sides fell
lican side the chief men were Parsons and
s IS i ,oe sHps nq he
Provisional Governor Of the state at the close
of the rebellion, although during the rebellion the
great fcod mad compelled him to hide in some
official position under the C0nfederacy Spencer
was man VINO seemed to have, no natural or ac-
CURED aniy i1r M Alabama Ine highest Sc rank ne
the bodies OF the Iowa Legislature. He went into
the war in a tradesmans capacity and came out
bagger in this that he rOams about like cosmo-
politan and almost everybody will speak to him.
lie is not a bad man in any sense, ana might make
under fair encouragement sufficient senator for
Alabama under existing conditions, doing equity
to both sides.


Parsous Is a man of less popularity, inferior
power to organize politics and larger mental and
manly heft. He would have made under the old
conditions OF Alabama capable public man; but
they hate him there on account OF his ability more
than they hate Spencer on account OF his adapt
ability The organizing rebel was a failure In war,
and he is now u failure In peace. His advice Is
worth nothing, as his military capacity avaied
nothing II he would only stand aside his section
might be revived; but In this country nothing
stands aside-demagogue or failure.


TEXAS IMMIGRATION.


Texas Is the only State In all the South which is
receiving steady and reliable class OF immigrants.
or these very small portion comes from Europe
and the rest Is nearly equally divided between the
Northwest and the Gulf slave States. The
great wave or Southern immigration toward Texas
starts in North Carolina, although some Vrglnians
from the bottom OF the great valley and from
the Danvie country have taken up the same line
OF march. From both Carolinas the impulsion has
been remarkable, and when the traveller reaches
Georgia and Alabama he finds marvellous move
ment OF the best and freshest blood In the South
cutting loose utterly IRON old CONDITIONS, and go.