New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-30
LETTERS FROM THE SOUTH. mo /.

to kDow beth sides And although there are many
things in which DO lot eye 10 eye, an much like
certain Professor OF Greek in your State, who is ac
cusomed give you coed many raps over the knuck
es in he Princeton Review Conservative Magazine
for your New LghI-i.m;" but still says he " would
rather DO without bis breakfast than his DAILY Tribune
Now, if you air-unded enough tn agree with me to
disagree have mind to give, as well AZ get from you
somt thing 10 read.
observe that several of your NewYork journals
not little stirred up about the Southern Interior; e.
the WAYS and dongs Of people and their servants
And skng it for granted you have no disposition to be
left aseTB propose by your leave, to give You an oc
ca.onsl column about modes of life opinions, talk
in and acting OF course shall write S0utherner,
but trust as fair minded one not believing that ell
tie honesty sense and nobeness ON the planet south
Of The PotoInsc that all aud,ct,, meanness and
vsiy have taken up their abode in your neghborhoOd
l. not tine that this question of Slavery had ceased
10 BE- merely parzan one and that those whose inter-
est in it, is at best, mediate and relative should meet
these whose hearts homes ancestry and p0sterty their
condition 10 this world and their hopes VI the next, are
all involved in IT, face in the spirit OF brothery
kindness impart aud receive each his share OF iuor,
nation Wsdou, and help Are We, OF the North aud
south gsdiaors met tor mortal combat or worse, Tor
uockD pIotense If fight is the word out with your
tools and We will whip you! But if peace is better than
war. wisdom than arrogance, candor than 0igory leu
us tslk like brothers, and together work Tor the
better time coming.
But il is not 60 defend nor even discuss Slavery that
! am here pen in haDd. My object is to give You pie
lures Of home life with here and there 1t may be-
a reckon" instead of notion" or guess inter-
spersed nyou ike the plan publish not, send back
tie sheets.
Tie season has been brilliant one. At the opening
itlooLed lttle dark The last years unprecedented
crop; Iumors of large one this With fears ON the
ether side made onr merchants and planters little
down ina the mouth The price was low 10 start
with and No one felt Ike holding back-sO many had
been injured or ruined by the trick the two fsrmcr
years 80 the factors sold fast as the cotton came
IL Prices went up gradually and steadily, so that all
PARTIES cleared handsome profits, planters commission
merchants brokers aud buyers, aud we trust 1t VIII be
none the worse for the manufacturers and consumers
S lew prices are better than high oues in cotton as in
fares 9" railroads and the postage OF letters Ia the one
Gaze the dependence is upon industry, prudence and
cconoEy while the other enhances to lnordnate de-
gree The price OF labor aud provisions, the ouays OF
SPECULATION and trayagance-supernduces disregard
Of the minor and often of the major moraitles and IN
eytably entails ruin upon hundreds and thousands
The season has been 81 extraordinary prosperity
Every one Las done weidnd of course they are all on
70 Saratoga Cape May, the Crystal Palace, or tor
tle run to tie other side Iheayerage expenses OF
cur Nortbe going citizens with their and little Ones
ur the trip viii be iron 500 O. 81 600 month. This
viii about $500 for the eight months spent
BeIe-not including tOusereut or servants hire-whl
give you tie annual sUmtotal for family expenses OF
"Tr,tty good liver" OF course handsome per cent.
must he added when the Is that OF quite fashion
able people
Would you ike description OF the classes engaged in
tie Cotton tisde between the planter and the English
fpecutor manufactured OF the planter and his lie
| slab Hereafter speak.
Tie cotton j. hauled 10 warehouse on the nearest
river bank and here awaits shipment The warehouse
man charges small Fee say - cents bale, Tor ship
ping In addition he receives about the same amount
iof every barrel Of freight landed from the city The
beat cones down % the city with from 800 To i,JDO
bales tip Her manifest is hung up az the clerks Of
fee when the boat lands. that every merchant may
Instantly Learn bis cOnsignment. The fret town man
through whose HANDS the staple passes IS called factor
or cor il ion merchant II his Office desks for the
principal partners, bookkeeper, receiving. ourdOOr
coIls in cases two or three Ofeach The outdoor
Gle b.ad te steamer on her arrival, " see what We
"laye' ush.- r. minute and reports to the head, by
uftstItibg the lls Of adug The sampler Is Informed
Vi..e business 1t is--one being connected ~th each
L,ls,--to , zee each b..c with borer aud
raiu Tie condition aid quality lLis he notes and r.
ports beside bringing flc samples Tor Inspection 20 the
,iit.fum. Tie vei.ler then commences operations
With rwo portable scales aud banos Of negroes
Tie weights have already been marked upon
eacb ia'e BY The planter and tA- Is simply test
oi DIS scales ard fair dealing The weights are taken
down md had upon The receiving clerks desk 20
Do conf irec With tLe bin nj ladng aus entered IN bis
te,ff accoIdu-.y Tie draymrn then begin nauag TO
ife vaI,ltu.c storage Zach mans pile is put by
itself auairiug sae meanwhile flr number OF bales is
inferred H fi merchant open O.c! oil insurance II
tIy oi them damaged, they are cent to the Pie
corr vI 20 ti.t lre fprci. carefully picked Out. the
uiur,d ra,f,d o. i-set 70 De disposed oi as 10 best
Il w. 81 ;ie sound. vh its diminished weight, sem -
no remainder The article ITSELF thus safely stored, lts
.,urlcs are exposed for le inspection u the brOker'
lice are the enietWteus al buyer ind factor. who
ua4etle Purchase. a broker !, connected With the
,' cr oi esch buyer aui sometimes one manages 10
,tsu De Dr. -iur.- of ro Three ~ Hour large concerns
Whom such ..fle c6se that mans fortune is made.
Hf ssc, rtsfr. ta. rT amount and price 81 cotton
ie scc ara reports 20 tle buyer II these ur Dee
dudes tle ia--air ty -itl- the buyers d-it i0r me
.rrt l.c.t.at'e u -e ciry banks. Tl.s Is sight.
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