Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-09-10
t'tom ttc National Ga .rite


Tin writer OF the letter from winch we mike tho
following extract, Is ono of the most considerable
cotton planters IN the state OF hlssssppl--n high
y respectable Intelligent. experienced MN of bus
ness VINO speaks as S'leh, and not rs a politician.
NArc''rz, August @ ls32
y have carefully aud elo5ty examined the bear.
my OF the 1aii on my interests aa deiioa p1ouer.
aud declare socmnly aud conscicnilously. belo,c
God and the world lhal | have hot been aLle IN se.
wherein am opptfs@dby II On the contrary | 10
most cmphaiicey declare my belief INV firm ne,-
sh'sioh thai ! pm essentially bene fitted by il, and
To nn Uncomfortable extent hcliese my inieres,a
az cotton Plnntee nfc tmmediaicig promoted bv
the protective policy, aud that ihero is every pros
pet o ITS remote and ultimate influence bfina ain
more behehelal ! say this uheorneetod with NV
Poft1ay OF p''iefehce iot any poliiea, hspirant
any II from thorough cenvitilun of is trnta aud
befansc fear When II Is 100 Int. w.of,hr sout,
shall all zee low mach we have host hy conn,lt,ng
OR pfeludlees and ON iears instead Of our rcoq,n
una Our Judgment If Mr. M'Du1ie aul Others ol
'he It best cotton planters ~ Carolina mnke In.
three bacs Of cotton weighing 300 pounds each 10
the Bcofite hand, they cannot hope ~ cnnp,te
WIN shc planters ot Nlisasspp and louisiana !
do not cultivate the bcR 1antisaor the co,,,r,,,,
scarcely believe my lands would rank hrber linn
= second rhte cotton lands "nnd isuu,y NV snyea
are mol worked too hard bnt thar they enpy
greater 5hnre Of comfort than vast mnoty Of the
poor hl'r(aor whites Of Finlndelphli do and W.,
II the SEASON continues favourable, hope 10 make
an average Of eight bales 10 the effective band
weiehmg loolbs on all my estatcs On one Of
them, nnd possibly two, mny make Ar syernrc Of
over nine bales to the effective hnnd On t..o Of
ihcti, ~ 1880 made m average OF ten bales To tha
effective hand Ga, bales hfc hlwava estimated =,
lo0Ib3 coeh do notlank my sllf nnone the best
plnn'era IN tbs country know thai IL Louisiana
| more ,hnn eleven bees ofi00ls each hay, bee,,
made ny each effective hand & Oh more plantations
than one, in 1880 From 1871 til 1916 or 1917
when our crops suffered 50 musl ON The 70, ",
dId not average more tiut two and "A hall To ,hree
bales, weighing 330lls., 10 the effective hand and
we NIGHT with as much pfoprieiy attribute our SUI.
trlngs hcq 10 the farm, which was NOT IN cxia-
trnce, MS the faronnns can now attribute their nm
prosperous condition this soarcc. Our iieb aud
ieftle ln'ds--le ehrrgy, industry ,ond ccd,emv of
our ponct'--eni nbcge all 'he Introduction o> tho
M1tcGr oet'on red, constitute tie tariff Of wIcl,
they have most right 10 complain Since the min
ducion ofiie MEXICAN seed We have had 10 ri
and The product Imf mere has not only beer doubled
but onr han'!s have been able 10 pick nearly donb,,
I Mo quantity Up 10 is92 used 70 make an I'VE
rag II MDlbs 10 the picker ytod days work. I
very frequently average now I50Ibs, and do not
/ think i any great achievement The p,ekl.s, i,
nov depc viii one half the hage.ng il i,rnai, re
qlifed md the condition 81 or D.ets ba, been
7 much improved