The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-30
Florence.
Florence.
Correspondence Of the HERALD
FLORENCE, (Alabama) March 10, 1913.
n e,llar Times in the South Cotton Comet Hal

Correspondence
FLORENCE, (Alabama) March 10, 1913.
Sin gular Times in the South Cotton omet-Hail
Storms. &c.
Cotton, the great staple of this country, is worth
less drug in warehouses; l say worthless, be-
cause the planter is not repaid the actual expenses
incurred in its cultivation Every arrival from Eu.
rope gives it "Paddys lft," and it is now selling
in New Orlerns at 81 cents pound. Here, in our
deprecated currency, twill command four and four
and half cents.
What effect this state of things will have upon
The country it is impossible now to determine
One thing is certain, we must husband our re-
sources and trust to coming events. We must pray
for deliverance from the greatest curse of the age:
appreciated paper currency, and if we are not a
doc med nation, shall eventually burst the
shackles which now bind down the energies of the
State, and become prosperous, if not happy,
people.
But the future looks gloomy-the signs of the
times are indicative OF great events, some OF which
are even now forcshadowed in the Heavens in cha
racters of light alike brilliant and portentious.
Our S. western sky has been Illuminated tor several
evenings by respondent Comet, careering through
the planetary regions, with tail of light as bright
Hesperus, though not sparkling, and an outline
as strongly marked as Is the circle OF the moon
Whether it be forerunner and a witness to The
prophecy of Miller, or a fragment cast oil by the
Great VI am" to run its course through space UNI
checked by the laws that govern the planetary
world, is a problem which will not pretend to
solve. Whence il came whittier II will go, are
questions which do not feel disposed to examine
II the stranger will show his coIors and give us the
windward berth, we shall keep on our course re-
joicing-happy that we have seen a world-a new
world too--far greater than own; and happy
that that world has passed us by without deigning to
lash us with his fiery tail
But spoke of signs, other than the Heavenly
vistant We have been transferred by some
strange process to hyperborean regons-to n land
where frost and snow and chill winters winds reign
predominant over all things. We now in the
midst of an Iceland winter The earth is covered
to the depth of twelve inches with snow, and the
piercing winds of the Canadas are sweeping over u.s.
and actually freezing up the very vals OF the people
The thermometer on the morning OF the 18th was
down to zero, and now it is 20 degrees below freez-
ing point.
Such state OF things was never before known in
this country have conversed with those VINO nave
lived here Cor rather IN this country forty years.
and they all aver, that they have never known sucn
a season as this. What does II mean is pars0h
Miller's prediction be reversed, and are we 10 De
frozen instead of being burnedf is the world 70 De
broken asunder by frost, and the fragments thereof
70 he formed into a constellation for new comet
If so. "where will we got" II the fountain be de-
stroved what will become OF the beings who de-
rive their existence from it Parson Miller should
examine these questions, and give the result of his
Investigations TO the world II we are to be called
hence from this sublunary sphere, to act in another
cspacity and for another end let that fact be made
known TO uslet us be prepared Tor the great event
But enough Of this Were TO continue, should
soon find myself wandering in the labyrinth of pole
mic theology. 81
write, as heretofore, under nom de guere
Yours, LAUDERDALE