The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-02
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Mississippi are ignorant of the excuses that
is practiced upon them in the article OF cotton /
shipped to New-Orleans, and believing also,
that remedy should be applied, and the /
Press being the sentinel flour rights, have |
taken the liberty Of giving you, for insertion
in your paper, a few items from my own OBJ
servation upon that subject, thinking that it
ought to be read with interest by all those
who are interested in that great stapel.
Inthe month of February last, visited the
city of New-Orleans on business, and was
much surprised TO see Cotton in the situation
that found a large quantity in; believing that
the owners of it had different notion Of
its situation. The Cotton above referred to,
was exposed to all the inclemencies of that
season of the year (which you know was
rainy and wet for near two months) with
no other covering than the dark and cloudy
canopy of heaven and no other footstool than
the pavement or the sidewalks. In this
situation think, that there could not have
been less than .Jtty or eighty thousand bales,
some, from appearance, seemed to have not
| had a short acquaintance with its cold-bath
station, for it was literally rotten on the out
| side and seemed to be denied of that cover
ing that was necessary for .health-bagging;
the balance likely to be not much better off
in a short time. The injury, from this kind
of treatment, must inevitably fall upon the
Planter; and the iniquily of the matter is
this: That while he is undergoing the hard
labor necessarily attendant upon his planta-
ton, either in preparing for a new or gather
ing his old crop, he reposes such confidence
in his Factors honesty and integrity, that
he does not suspicion such, and of course
does not put himself to any trouble to see il
all things are correct as to his cotton. See
A. e ~r 4 81,
is charged for storage-and that enormously
high-(toO high some people say he takes il
e for granted that storage does not consist in
e pieing his cotton on the streets, exposed tt
rain and mud and foot-way for all passers.
vi BY and the thefts of clan Of people whom
4 have seen pilfering from bales Of cotton land
> | am told get their living in that way). Blu
lo the horrible tale remains to be told him
His Merchant sells his cotton, makes out hi'
J account sales, adds up his charges, anC
:. among those charges he finds Storage thu
q most prominent charge, and perhaps thu
II charge for picking, when the planter ha
q taken the greatest pains with his cotton ant
% the manner in putting it up, so as to equs
II any in fine appearance. Yet, sir, storage i
il charged. Storage for what! For pileing hi
"A cotton in the dirty streets of New-Oreans
: subject to the above opportunities. Is thi
= i
y none but will condemn such proceedings
"a Such is the case, sir, for | have see it,
e. This "is not the most unkindest cut of all''
s. for the planter upon comparing the New
le Orleans weights with his gin weights find
le that there is difference of from twenty t
is forty pounds against him. The reason
n. plain, that being thus exposed to rain, mu
a and pilferage, the weights cannot be asceI
tanned and there is certain TO be deductio
for the condition of the bale required who
|, the factors are ready TO admit, perhaps, fror
le good intentions to both parties. But, is thi
le right? Ought it to be done! You pay storag
ne for this bale, and that charge ought at lea'
in TO protect 1t from the loss in weight. 1t
)r. also plain as daylight, that bale of cotto
nd put up at the gin in good order and dry an
ne fairly weighed cannot loose between this an
az the city of New-Orleans forty pounds by an
- fair play or honest doings Such has bee
~ the case with myself. All that do say
ne from personal observation, not with vie
be to iniure, if could, those of New-Orlea1
tt who are honest in their business operation
Of with their planter; certain it is there are son
nj honest factors in that city 1t behooves thel
ne the planters TO ferret out such as are hone
49, and give them encouragement, and do Il
like with the other class and place the
- t"Snyder's goats". / cannot say who Il
ie street cotton above referred to was consigl
ny ed to, but expect the poor planter may kno
Ct by referring to his weights and price; tn
slO will be pretty good presumptive evidenc
'e- By way of concluding, l. would call the q
,ss tention OF the planters 20 a communicate
from Mr.. Joseph Dunbar* to the editor oft
n Natchez Free Trader, on the subject Of no,
+. iron in place of rope for the binding Of &C
ton. MISSISSIPPI.
a. Yazoo County, June 26th, 184l.
The communication Of Mr.. Dunbar W
Ios appear next week.-ED. WIG.
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