The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1847-12-04

culafions 10 show how much ssere .pn,ftabls
slave labor Is, In the South thap In Vagina
There again Mr.. McDoxoueH's success led ms to
suppose that the blight had not as yet tnuehed
OF tainted this fertile portion Of the sunny South
But we find letter in the Era--(copied from
the American Agriculturist-Page BAD carrsnt
volume,) from, citizen Of Louisiana, which
tells the same story. Its headed. "Hinis to me
South"
ain looking over the pages Of the Agri;uite1
rist and other journals Of the day, oiisn -
articles respecting the improvements OF tho
South. notice the different improvements IN
planting, rearing Of stock, and agricultural i'm
plsments; like them all, ana wish these I'M
proyements could be brought about; bHfthere Il
/ Is, tuken loot around and see 80 much, speskiHg
of desolafion and decay, my heart fails nae, sad
6sgin to be fearful that the South ns1er uiH %
redeemed from its state Of thraidom- IL you
speak to the planters about raising so much cot
ton, and not turning their attention to other
things, or at least divide their labor they VIII
say,
ourselves, but IL cannot be helped. We are in
debt, and must make cotton to work ourselves
| out t
ave have TO buy our own meat, both for eui
/ tables and our negroes. This takes the work Of
| five or Elk hands. Then we have corn often to
buy, and taxes to pay, which, with US, are en-
tremely onerous; also, negro clothing, Piows
shoes, medical bills, horses, mules, and store ae-
counts 10 pay and at the end Of the year, Il there
is no interest or instalment OF some bank DEBT 70
pay, the remnant of the good old times Of le5o-fi
why even then, out OF a crop Of $4,000 oil
900, zoe have hardly enough I.ft to pay our
opsrseer. This 10 true picture Of the South
/ To be sure, some of our most enterprising plan
ters land among them | will name Col. ID. j.
Fluker, Of this Parish) are raising small Por'
\ ton of their meat, but not 1.-THE Of what they
use. This is 4 very important item, and one
which would save many thousands to the South
l 81 would be obliged to some Of your wsll-in.
formed Southern correspondents, if they vouis
give page or two Of advice respecting the rear
ing, education, and management Of hogs, IRON
The time they are ushered into an unfeeline
World TO that period when they are destined L
grace the table of negro We can afford 10 b
dependent on the West for our table meat, bu
we should raise ihat on which We feed our ne
groes, and not be forced to pay from SD 10 81
| per barrel for pork. There Is one difficulty II
the way. Our negroes kill off the pigs as fas
as they appear. We should, be able to raised Ou
own wheat here. 1t has been cultivated success
why We cannot -four 1t ourselves.
ain regard to negro clothing, l suppose VI
must be content TO be supplied with LOwells AM
Linssys from the looms of the North, until w
have a mandatory Of these articles in tn
South, which is well able to support several
Do you know why cotton bagging, and bal
rope, and Irvine, cannot be made at home, an
thus absorb many bale Of cotton which woul
find il. way to the North or to England, tn
II IL an.
re-ship it to US with a thousand per cent. added
should also like to know what is the bes
method of taking care of stock which have 4
depend on what nature provides for them How
disgraceful IL is TO a planter to see, all throug
the winter, his stock, both old and young, stand
ing, thin a shadow, shivering under the le
Of some fence corner, and starved, turned out u
root OF die on a scanty winter pasture. This
what has killed all the fine Durham and Othe
stock. So il is with mules and horses. Is
not possible to build some kind of shelter 70
stock to shield themselves from the cold Pisrcin
blasts Of winter1 II appears to ne that the ma
nure which could be collected from the shelte
in the spring would, in one year, pay for erect
ing it. ). >. PEAcocKE.
"Belgrade, E. F., La, July %, ls47.
Where is it that slavery paysl Where does
give fresh life to any State1 Where make
people prosperous and happy We don't knO'
how these facts may affect the minds of plant
ers; but this We are sure Of, that they ought I
rouse them-to rouse all clssses-to the necessi
ty Of removing the cause Of this universal de
cline and decay. What young man will sta
with US while this Is sOl What body Of enter
prising citizens will be content to IAger ami
scenes where decay Is written upon everything
We shall lose them all-shall sacrifice this IN
counted wealth, and means Of grOwth--if "
ID not set decidedly and soon for emancipation