Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-11-22
From tie Soalh Carolinidn.
WHAT WILL THE COTTON
PLANTERS DO?


which is to he pursued by them in pitch
ing their next crop. We hear the cry
of less cotton and more grain raising
from one end of The Stale 10 the other.
We are not surprised that many plan.
lers who plant heavily, shou!l say their
presen, crop will bring them ia t"bt II
The ruinous prices continue much longer.
No planter can make both ends meet
who receives only fnul OF five cents for
his cotton, and has to pay the present.
exo,bien prices for bagging, bale rope,
pork, mules, sugar, rollnr, salt and iron.
Mules are 'ign, pork is high, bagging
and rope are up 10 the prices OF the
Twelve and fifteen cent times of cotton,
and sugar, coffee, iron, and salt steadily
stand at The old Iates. If to rxpendl-
lures for these necessary articles, the
planter has 10 add his negro clothes,
shoes hats, and blankets, he will have
nothing left 10 Iemunerate him for his
labor. THESE are really matters which
they should ponder over, and system
Of planting which does NOT repay for the
labor and investment Of capitol engaged
in il, We reasonably think would soon be
abandoned. Bu it will not be-. Our
planters a:e taught no other systems
they do not know. how they will supply
the vacuum which would be made by
an immediate abandonment Of the cot
ton crop. 1t would take several years
before they could perfect, with the
slriclest economy, those arrangements
which would render them entire y inde-
penden, of the marketable crop. There
fore the step taken should be wisely
considered before adopted, and the ut
most caution should be observed in max.
ing, what we sincerely believe would be,
if once begun, a radical change IN our
system of agriculture. We therefore
would advise for the coming year,
reduction simply Of one third Of The
colton crop throughout the State. devo-
ting at the same time, the land thus
thrown out of the cultivation Of this crop,
10 the production Of grain; and the
increase of labor which would thus be
given, to the proper manuring and i'm
proved ,illage Of the cotton planted, and
the general Improvement Of the planta>
ton. By this process the cotton lands
~
would be increased in fertility, and The
increase of grain which would follow,
would greatly facilitate the rearing Of
mules, hogs cattle, and sheep; and in a
short time the whole State could render
itself Independent Of the exactions -oi
our Kentucky neighbors, who kindly
supply us with all such things, simply a,
the expense Of the prosperity Of our
agricultural population; for ie practice,
they annually sweep the country Of all
the surplus cash which Is anosr, in pay
Il hi System WUTu, ,au5DIpu: we wUu1uue
able 10 procure as much cotton on fifly
acres, as we do now on one hundred,
and the investment of the agricultural
profits OF the Stale al home, although
they might be small, would have won>
derIuI influence on genera! prosperity,
and build facilities throughout our now
desulale and almost unapproacI,ahle
State, which would not only enchain
our own sons 10 her borders, but induce
capitalists to come into our midst, TO
make their dollars tell, by giving us a
lesson of enterprise. We say to the
planters, raise less cotton, more grain,
mole mules, more hogs, make your own
negro clothes: raise shcep-make your
own blankets, erect tanyaTds, encourage
shoemakers and llallers-in fact, artisans
of all kinds to settle permanently
amongst you labor at making your soil
rich, and do not devote all your energies
10 wearing it cut, and sorn all things
will 60 well with you. You will not
make so many bales Of cotton; you
may not Gu, such swell OH your factors
bo"ks; but take our word for it, you
will have happier slaves, richer lands,
more thrift and fewer debts, and sleep.
Ices thoughts, to harass yours hours Of
rest.
EXTRAORDINARY CAsE.-There fell
under our eyes today, says 'h~ Kingston
iUIs,er Co. Journal ,he most singular
case of disease we ever witnessed. The
subjcc' is a man named Snyder aged
thirty five ears, residing in the trwn Of
Warwalsins, in this county. -Four
months ago he had an attack Of sickness
but reco sered and was to all appearance
entirely healed. About Il fortnight after
his recovery he was seized with drows
ness, and for some time after, slept
nearly ,wo>thirds Of the day. This dis
ease continued to increase, until he
would sleep two or three days wi,hou,
waking. When we saw him Yesterday
he was continuing an uninterrupted
sleep of five days. His pulse is regular,