Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-11-01
the close Of the present year.

An arrangement could probably be maa-
with the proprietor and editor of The Southern
Agriculturist to remove that periodical to Co.
lumbia, and change it into such one as is
here proposed. Ifthey should consent to such
arrangement, and the preasart editor should
agree still to conduct the publication in its
new form, the only difficulty in the way would
be that of securing adequate compensation to
him for short time. This the Convention
must endeavor to provide for either through the
Legislature, or in some other way. Ift shou d
not suit the present editor to fall in with such
an arrangement, there are doubtless others in
the state of suitable qualifications whose SER
vices could be secured. Of those who now
occur to US to whom We should deem il worth
while to make application we shall name only
COL F. H Emore, late Representative in Con.
gress from the Columbia district. He is at this
time candidate for the Presidency of the
Bank of The State; which office he is well
qualified to FILL Blu: it is much easier to find
men on allied for the Presidency of the Bank,
important as that Office is, than for conducting
an agricultural periodical, as such period.
cal ought to be conducted. For the latter
Office Col. EImore's sound judgement and prac.
tical good sense, his concise clear style OF wr-
ting, his general intelligence, and hls extensive
popularity qualify nim so well that the Con.
vent.on and Legislature ought to consider it
an object 70 hold forth inducements to him to
accept it in preference to the Presidency Of the
Bank. ..-.--
- anurngr rfIrug wf1tCn rne Convention ought
to ask the Legislature 10 do, is to procure for
the college library few copies of all valuable
works in the English Language on subjects
connected with agriculture and managing live
stock. To these books the editor of the paper
ought to have free access with the privilege
Of using them in the printing Office to copy
from.
Although the appointment Of an Agricultu-
raj and Geological Surveyor,o Surveyors ought
by all means to be insisted upon, yet it will
ses ssa"S 40 s GsSv a 70 % prepared; ffo paffs
the state. In the mean time valuable statistical
information might be obtained through the
Tax Collectors. Each Tax Collector might
be required to keep book for this purpose
somewhat on the plan of his book for the list
oftaxable property, in which he should enter
the number of acres planted by each cultiva-
tor of the soil, in corn, cotton, wheat oats,
TURx1ps, POTATOES, GRASS &c. with the av-
erage production, number Of laborers employ
ed, kind ofIand planted &c. &c. These materi-
ais might be very pro6tably used by the edi-
tor of the COLUMBIA Agricultural paper in dis.
cussing the relative condition Of agriculture in
South Carolina and other places.
We close these desu':ory suggestions by
merely aludng to the anomaly Of an agricul-
tural community first electing members to rep.
resent them in legislative assembly, and
then sending up new set of delegates to en-
tighten and instruct these representatives in
the discharge Of their official duties. 1t is not
unlike employing physician and then hiring
another person to direct him in the perform
ance of his duties.
The arrangement Of the currency, the
scarcity Of money and the '!is,ress IN the
mercantile community was perhaps never
greater in this country than at the present
time. From 70 5 per cent per month are
paid in New York for money. The par.
tial suspension makes the distress much
greater than if The Suspension were general.
For it makes the premium on exc hange
much higher in favor Of New York, tho
great creditor, than it woukl otherwise DC,
particularly at the SOUTH west. 1t is oe''ev'
ed that The failures in New York WILL be
beyond all precedent, unless the banks al,
| ford more accommodation, which they can.
no, do unless they suspend; andsth's they