The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-09-25

GEN. TAYLOR AS FARMER AND MASTER
We give below extracts from letter written
by Gen. Tayler to his agent in Mississippi,
some years since, concerning the management
of his farm and the care he desired taken OF his
servants in his absence. The patriarchal, al
most fatherly care, with which he watched ov-
Ell his slaves, shows him TO be what he has ever
been represented, man of the purest, kindest
and most sensitive heart.
The kind and considerate libeIality with
which he directed so large sum Of money to
be distributed among his servants on occasion
of the Christmas festival, is a full and com
plete refutation of all the low charges of par
simony and stinginess, made against him BY
the most scurrilous of the opposition.
But we will not detain the reader longer
from the perusal OF the extracts. Rad them
attentively. The kind, alfectlonate, and con.
siderate soul of the good old man shines forth
in every line and sparkles in every sentence:
Extracts from letter from General ZACH
AIRY TAYLOR, 10 his agent in Mississippi, da-
ted
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, Nov. l3, 1915.
ii was pleased TO learn that the crop of corn,
in all probab iIity, would be sufficient for the
use of the establishment, and with the aid OF
the peas and mast, you would be able 10 fat
ten and kill about 80 hogs, which if good ones
and well lattened, trust will 90 far towards
feeding, with the pork you have on hand, the
old sheep you can spare, in addition TO The old
cattle you ought to kill, for the people the
coming year. 1t was gratifying TO me TO know
you were increasing your stock oil hogs, as
well as improving, hope, every other descriP-
ton, as very much of the profit and comforts
of planting depend upon the good management
of stock of every kind and description; yet IT
NAV be carried too far, or rather may be too
greatly increased, which ought not TO be be-
yond what chan be well taken care OF. Hogs
should be kept but one winter, and 40 or 100
is about the number we ought TO kill annually
but they should be made fat. We should keep
about l20 sheep, killing the old ones as fast as
they increase above that number, and feeding
them 10 the servants. Cattle enough should
be kept and raised to supply the establishment
with milk and butter as we'll as oxen, which,
in addition to a plentiful garden of vegetables
would enable u TO live abundantly; aud If the
food was well prepared would greatly add To-
the health and comfort of all concerned. lhope
YOU will moi let spinning and weaving escape
your vigilant eye, particularly as far making
your Llnsey is concerned, as we'll as anything
else that you may find it convenient to man
uiacture, not forgetting the experiment of try
ing the making comforts as a substitute for
blankets. lam decidedly in favor of making
everything we want as far as it can be done on
IN. plantation, for the adage is correct, that
whateSer is saved is gained, in addition TO
which nv motto is TO save every thing that is
made
II am much pleased TO learn that the cook,
house is answering so v,luable purpose /
WISH THEsERvANTs ABUNDANS FED, AND THEIR
PROVISIONS WELL COOKED.
AMONG THE SEft 'AiS Al
CHRISTMAS, in such way as you may think
they deserve it by their good conduct, 1--WE
DOLLARS, and Unnecessary, draw"
on our merchants for the same"