Holly Springs gazette., 1845-03-15
oVER-PRoDUCrIoN OF COTTON.

his subject continues to attract much
attention al The South. The papers in the
COTTON growing States are suggesting many
remedies, among the most prominent of
which Is Convention OF planters, to form
some plan by which reduction of crop
can be effected. thus TO diminish the growth
oil cotton, and effect an advance in prices.
Another and more sensible plan is, that of
building factories TO manufacture their own
cotton goods of medium quality, thus keep,
lhg their money at home, creating home
market for their cotton. and decreasing the
amount grown, by diverling part Of the
labor 10 manufacturing purposes.
A third method, aud one most likely to
be efficient from the facility with which il
can be adopted, is To change the articles
grown in the South to a moderate extent.
Instead of cotton alone. it is suggested that
in the culture of madder, silk, indigo. and a
variety OF other articles, The planters will
hnd d prohtable return for theirslave labor
The immediate profit of the new crops will
be mere than the present profit of the cot
ton crop, While the labor on the cotton will
be better paid.
1t Is also recommended that cotton be
more generally used for mattresses. and
comiorters. 1t is calculated that by new
means of consumption. tull 230 .265 bales
may be consumed by ten of the ave states
alone, In the article of mattresses and bed
ding. The general introduction ofcotton,
In the way proposed, can OF be accom-.
PlIshed' aud after giving due credit TO the o.
rIginator OF this plan for the consumption
OF their cotton, II must be apparent to every
one, that some other way must be thought
oil 10 got rid ofthIs surplus, besides sZespfng
on 1t. A division ofIabor and more ex,
tended list OF articles grown, is what is wan
ted In the cotton growing States. The peo-
pie OF the south are beginning to see and
feel. that the exclusive cultivation of anv
one staple Is not the true course of the ao-
ricultrrIst. 10 make money by aericuI,
ture, II mus. always be borne in mind. that
1t Will not do to buy what can be better raj
sed at home. The agricultural Southern
States must practice this p.inciple in rela>
tlon 10 their manufacturing neicbSors in
the North. The freight lists of the vessels
from New York and the East. look wrong
for the pockets oft South. There are
too many cotton goods shipped there for the
wear OF slaves-too much woode,, ware
agricultural tools, and all the infinite vavie.
" Of small manufactures, called I,v the
South in derision, Yankee Notions' II
IS bY the manufacture of fthese notions. that
New England has become rich. 1t needs
notnin9 but moderate effort on the mart of
the South, 10 take the manufacture ofthese
things from them. The South is full of wa
ter power and meteTias for manufacturing
pur rfoses, which have only to be improved
TO De The source OF wealth 10 the South. not
only by keeping their money at home bat
oy diveriing the slave labor from the pro.
dac'ion OF cotton, which from a source of
wealth to the South. appears in a fair va v
10 rum them. from the great facility with
winch Its production can be Increased. -
AN evil like the oYerproduction of fcotlon. is
gradual IN effects. and In remedied with
| much care and time.
SALTPETRE On SEEDS. AND PLAsrER
oN FLowERs.-Hart Musy. Esq, of IN &
village, took small portion OF corn with
winch he planted field, soaked it in a so.
luton of salts of nitre, comonlv called
saiipetre. and planted five rows with the
seed hus prepared. Now for the result
The five rows planted with corn prepared
with saItpetTe. yielded more than twenty
five rows planted without any preparation,
| The i've rows wer untouched by the worms
| while the Remainder ofthe field suffered
seyesely by their depredations. We shoEls
| Judge that not one grain saturated Ritl
saltpetre was touched, while almost ever,
! hill in the adjoining rowsufered seveFeI