376 CHARLES M. HARVEY 



In this respect the south has not progressed far since 

 Appomattox, but even here there are evidences that an ad- 

 vance is in sight. With its farms and plantations far more 

 productive than in the past, its mines and factories busy, 

 and its ports getting a larger and larger share of the country's 

 commerce, the south can reasonably consider itself a favorite 

 of fortune. Its wealth growing at a rate never before equaled, 

 it is in a position to stand philosophically the ostracism which 

 has barred it from the larger prizes of politics. 



