The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-06-07
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is, that he has out lived his prejudices: knowing
tha, the greatest stumbling book to mis- progress
onward. has been removed, for he, from whose
eyes the scales Of prejudice have fallen; has
gotten power of vision possessed by few; for
however much we may long for such state of
things, and know it. to be the only position from
which the cbb and flow of circumstances cali
he rightly estimated and taken advantage Of yet,
from so many sources do our preiudices come
that the taint will rise, and impercptib!y spread;
"drspile the most that VIC can do aside its weight
10 throw" 81
These associations OF mind with mind arc
calculated more than any thing we know 10
upset the dcia ofthese false prophets of our own
creation, though OF long Standing. and of deep
root; such is certainly the result of mngIing
men one with another in all other affairs oflite,
and suppose holds good in this. How much
benefit then, must be conferred upon minds
brought up under such influences; who have not
had their own way long enough to set up a molt-
EN- image OF any description, to bow down be:
fore and worship. They will benefit the old
and most hardened in The error of their own
way; as water weareth away the rock *-s
= "not by The Low that breake,h, but
by much dipping that weareh away" But
the Young mind they must build up. the raw ma.
terIal can be fashioned forth, cut and hewn into
exact and proper proportions: with such shi.
ming lights as we can collect about us, there
will he no cause for Stumbling; let tnem but
come forward and expourd the deep anG varied
mysteries of their past experience, unto Ill men
who do, or would kill grass; and ,e, all those
who iain would leap, but that they fear to fall,
take advantage thereby; and with ears erect,
and gthened-lard their lean brains, from
the (atness thereof.
Leaving the special details of planting i'd
those who are able iogive instruction upon them
as well as willing 10 do SO, the principle Of guam.
'i'y versus quality in all plantation operations;
may well be brought in question, from the euan.
lIly of cotton raised to The extent of land put
under cultivation to produce it. As regards the
quantity of cotton made some curious calcula:
lions, have brought to light facts worthy of deep
consideration; they are no douh, familiar TO you
all, but on an occasion like this, may well be-
repeated They are that the crop of 1914
was 100000. bales and sold for 81 millions
of Dollars. That Of '45, 100000 yielding
81 millions. That of '46, 100000 paying
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oflhe smaller crop. That policy " hich lead I
The Dutch, when masters OF all the spice islands,
10 burn beyond a given quantity, however
grea, the amount might be, is here fully shown:
By SO doing, they kept the whole world open
to themselves as a market; set speculation at
defiance; never allowing large quantities of
their staple, to collect in foreign por,s, TO spring
with paralysing influence against the regular
course Uf:rade; speculation must ever injure the
regular and Legitimate dealers in any article,
tie produces and consumers. The evil effect
OF this has been fully shown in the history Of
the cotton trade: when from large crops, and
consequent low prices, an immense surplus was
collected in all the coilon huying ports of Europe
and lay like a dead weight on the marker, kept
hack by capitalists to make profit on by re-.
sale when advance eh. take place; whereas,
ifit had been sold off TO consumers. at the then
market price, it would, in all probability, have
been worked up and the incoming crop relieved
Of this illegiIimate pressure; the stock lying in
the hands of spectators, three thousand miles
from the point Of production having more in.
uence upon The market, than The cotton field
OF the planter itself.
One disastrous crop year disastrous. as would
appear, to the cotton plant, mol to the planter,
has removed the incubus Of surplus. This old
man OF tho mountain, that has had his legs en-.
twincd around the planters neck Tor so long q
time. Why should there be surplus cotton,
and surplus cotton only! We seldom hear af
Surplus corn, ofsurp!us Bacon never, or surpli;
of any Of those plantation neccessaries, which
have in fact to be bought from the proceeds Of
Z fbutr ttDu ,vlich hoe ln,,,,o i,,t tb,.
markets of the world. This policy has pro.
we'd two edged sword. 1.-THE proposition was
gravelt slated to planter, and shown 10 him
clearly, that by making an hundred bales with Il
certain amount Of labour, he would put mnre
money in his pocket, than if he made an hun.
drrd and fifty bales with so per cent more la
bour, would he hesitate moment, in pursuing
that course which would result in the most
profit and least work! Or il he did, would any
one hesitate in calling him by his proper name?
Yet this is the true state OF the case; is even it
more; for not only is the absolute amount of
income greater with positive decrease Of Ia.
bour, bat large sums are paid to create the over.
plus, tor, OF course, every dollar that is spent
from the proceeds Of cotton, Cor the purpose
Of buying amy necessary that tho time aud
ldDllT VI iHc pidI'tT CHI aCCpnlp!lSIy is nut
premium paid To bind him the helpless sub ject
o: the cotton buyer and specuator, independent
of the positive gain in making these things
within himself
But no one thinks that cotton will ever La
treated as the Dutch did their spices, nor would
it indeed be well, for under the pressure Of
low prices it has been working out destiny;
has travelled the world all over; forcing itself
into The camel's hair shawl Of tie Arab; and
under the sheep skin JACKIE, of The Russian pea.
sant; tho brigh, patterns of Lowell and of
Manchester. clis,rn in every land, from Guinea
and the Gold coast. to the far off Islands Of Ocs
anica. Though cotton is mol thing to be burnt,
it is scarcely the business of the planter to