The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-12-10

SO2us ScIlSc- anu IDdIIlOLlSHls Wv IllSc
graVely inform us that they constitute
the Union party-in their hands rest
the destinies of the republic, and five
wish to perpetuatez itSIblessing, we
must ascend their platform-and fra
terniZe with all the dilapidated politi-
| clans that have gone to it as an Asylum
IA political Chelsea Hospital This
new born zeal for the Union-this
eleventh-hour devotion, is an idle,
transparent pretext for agitating q
most dangerous question. For politi-
cal purposes, they are willing to open
wounds that have newly healed, and
build up, if possible, a"Union' and a
"DiSunion party"-and perpetuate the
agitation of this long question. 1t is
no subject for boaSting that we are Il
! Union party. 1t is not so trange that
I'VE should love the Union as t) make
our devotion subject for unceasing
legislative and newspaper glorif. cation.
This love of the Union is common to us
all-3nd we would as soon think of
boaSting of common honesty and
respect for the truth, as to be Indulging
| in loud and theatrical defamation
about our devotion to the Union. As,
! however, our opponents are determin-
en- to make all the capital they can out
lof this unfortunate question, they
should not be allowed to play the
part of accuSerS, The history of the
agitation Of the slavery question, since
1917, demands of us as Il stern duty,
that we Shoull show up the unbluShing
impudence and ridiculous pretensions
of this party They have Staked their
all upon the agitation of this question
From motives of cold and calculating
policy, they have, contrary to the de-
sire OF every honest man, attempted to
make the questions of Union and dis
union practical questions in the State
We have been arraigned by this party
as diSunionistS, in every portion of the
State. In the late canvass, which ter
minated so disaStrously Tor The Union
party, the charge was hurled at us
In every contested congressional
district. The people saw through the
shallow trick, and rallied to the support
of the good old National Democratic
party.
1t is known that we did not seek the
agitation of the question of union and
diSunion. But since the wings adhere
! to their old charges in spite OF their
recent defeat, we shall no longer act
upon the defensive. We shall show to
the people of Virginia icho have been
the actual agitatorS Of the question OF
Slayery-and to aCltose dishonest policy
from 1917 to The present time, the
| dangers that have recently threatened
the country can alone be attribu-
ted.
We have received of NIessrs Lowe,
Pattison & Co., of New Orleans, "A
Circular from which we take the fol-
lowing extract relative to the cotton
crop.
The present crop, from all we can
see and learn, is likely to be large,
and doubtless the largest ever seen to
market. 1t is needless to review the
course of the past growing season. In
! July and August, however, even up to
the 1st of September, the drought and
stunted appearance of the plant crea-
ted serious alarm, and on the 1st OF
September we could not estimate the
crop at over 100000 bales. But
since that time the change has been
surprising, SO that now, with the inn
proved yield of the middle and upper
bolls, the absence of frost up to the
last few days, the protracted fine
weather for picking, and the excellent
outcome of the Seed Cotton on gin.
ining-added to this, we may say unu.
sualIy strenuous efforts of the Planters
individually to outdo themselves in
gathering all that it was possible to
save-we cannot estimate the crop al
under 100000 bales, and as quite
likely to reach 2,SO0,O00 bales with the
following distribution, viz: gre.h ha
New Orleans and Texas, 1,25000C
and 100000 bales. as aaf !.
Mobile, $4,000 ba1es,n a-asr I8-
Atlantic Ports 100000 and 100000
bales: I FHew III uuo T 5efi
Florida, 175000 bales: +. rr sdf
Of course these figures are not Civ
len with any tolerable degree. of certain
ty, but as an approximation as close al
we can now justify: Reckoning OF
these figures, some parties, seeing til,
great reduction in prices, last season
with less increase ofcrop on the yea
before, say that prices, with a scarcity
of money and an infacility of Exehahgl
must be very low at later period O.
the season, when. the bulk of the crOT