Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-06-03
NUMBER 1871.

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" ns tree and to the rearing Of the silk worm:
out must be recoleced that the Of an
requires much manual labor and tbst the article IL sent N
countries where labor Is Infinitely cheaper than
with us Until We have obtained from se,ds vs,;.,. os
'ne sugar cane, more hardy and of opickr ,,,,;,,
snan even ne valuable o,ahete variety We NAV leave
our oou'hern neighbors our spy.r =. nj.
as 70 raise our coffee. The tea plant will yro i,h ~
nu' u ripens lis seeds during our winter, .nd ~,
o oo. ana expense OF preparing the article viii for
many Jears, prove an obstacle il extensive cuI,i
| Ta'ion. The grape vines Of Europe have "a e. :.
w, experience goes, only succeeded well in fs, 10
on, southern climate Our native varieties have
however, been greatly improved by cultivation and .nns
or varieties may easily he produced from seed w. hsv
suihcency OF delicious ernpes for table use h
~ % Europe rpen late in autumn, whilsI our ho, Sum.
mers iorcs them into maturity in Summer causing sr
70 ensae very rapidly, will be obstacle 10
% IN the production Of any other than strong
sconoc wines in our Southern States so long a. We con-
nne ourselves TO the vines Of Europe We reo,;,s 90.
.nat mature late In autnnnforcigu grapes suc-
ecu 'er 70 the west OF the Aeghanes and in CaIornis
and Northwestern Mexico. The olive tree can h, sasn
propasated and succseds we'll ST. Simous Island and
m oe ioahtes along our Southern seabo,rds but as
throws out its blossoms in very early Sprus bers are
ou e" localities in which the fruit not in hs
% VI "ue'e u 10 produced In sufficient quantities. to ad.
oa .e manui.etnre Of olive oil We know from eI-
petehce that We produse tobacco ipdoo and b.n.
OUT the second and former great exhausers of tho .
ana the latter would scarcely be profitable ON our L.
gounu as rice On the other hand our cotton pIant h..
become naturafzed and greatly lin proved hv onr - -
OF culture and Is nov fully adapted to our climate Rv
Ju;'ous CULTIVATION the product of cotton on Tho ...
nei can easily be doubled The may be aid of IN.
Indian corn sweet potatoes and the different v,,o,i. -
the COW pea. They own by copuuss, inha,i
lance ana adoption Let US cherish and nurture them.
S .ney deserve and they will amply reward our Iabors
The colder and elevated portions of our S,u,ben
country are "a well adapted the cultivation of ,bsat
rye, oa core, &C. IS the Northern and middle States
Dy the last published census perceive that Sou,b C.ro
una produced l,O6G,277 bushels of wheat and Georg.
loss,o3i These Quantities il true are not l,roe snd
oy culture the amount could be increased one
ia aafI Iaaafa ALL.
iuiy able TO raise beadstuffs need no, ada
that IN sktul culture aud productivcnes our C,ron,
ana rice heds are infinitely superior to any other on
e Gooe. nave remarked, in several in
CAROLINA that recently revisited an interval of ten
years that there had been marked improvements in the
culture OF their cotton lands attended by
increase OF production Our Sea Island cotton psa,ions
both In management and in their rich aud valuable sape
superior 70 any other need the South be alarmed
at tue empty threats OF England render herself nde
Oh our planters, so long few Southern States
can IN single year. produce alone to the yaue o
Sll2'Sl5,3F Withhold this staple from the ma,kets Of
England, Tor snss quarter and millions of peona vopid
oe throWn out OF employment aud driven 10 beeg.rv
starvation and nsurrection; and Northern bretbren
are oecomng uneasy at the strength of our Southern
institutions, IN carrying manufacturing estab-
nshnents ana we have au evidence in the success of
Granieve, that We cannot only compete with them bue
drFe their goods from their markets. what would be
'he result II by division Of this Union an event which
all true patriots and lovers of peace would depIore,h
raw cotons OF the South should withheld from n
nuac,oFies OF the Noth and become our own
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ductons-their soil is incapable producing ours Tn.
maple and the beet their substitutes for tho nrodpc,s -
ne sugar cane, which Is now naturalized in Louisiana
forlua ana Texas could supply q thousandh mar, of
the demand Flax as substitute for co,ton-abont
prose 9se SO 1ss m1ss has pee" onylnced
well adapted TO the cultivation Of the exhausng crop of
lax a. the North The idle threat exultincy her.ided
throughout the length and breadth of ou. and of drvin
our Carolina rice from the markets of the woi by means
OF the much vaunted Minnesota rice cultivated by free
must oe referred either to gross ignorance OF botan-
ical science, or barefaced imposition.
Let US be true ourselves the constitution Of thin
Union and to our God aud will secure the
OF our Southern land mer, the respect Of nations and
ceise the appreciation of Heaven.
Young address to hi, speak, thu,
OF his suthority
from ON and saying that another Of this
W. have not got territorial soyernmen am and will be
W GAN Spe sS S 1aasr g. fa re lord Alnfgaty
aa willing ,l to another. you The truth about
The Mormon elecns delegate to conxre.i,
as sSsn hs says unique Young as presiding Es
Il. into brother Bernhis. va, speaking
rate IS our dessa u nno n,sTasa a. he does at
send him next season, though IL S the Saba III day
W. IN e.and the; hInE. and other people say.
.hn The 'iIe comes for u, do them pot-
dom S s aa se St Ts.S
h. the ion ,h., Dr.
More hln two thousand once seen above the
teI IT, sos ao1a .sss GsIsi Asaa sa
sPAS-There something mourna decay Of oncs
mighty nation fertile theme Afforded by tho
sight OF people whose eubm.tc dignity
and 'Pendor Of power the land sea-sinins
'ady-ihough hausai!y into melancholy memorial Of de-
parted greatness Such Spain the present day and unss
some Important changes for the better oeur
her course Of empire" will be fulfilled the Moor
the population Of Spain thirty nions less ian
thirteen millions The camor PuSIeo, Madrid nsupaper
Granads before 1t, f, In i4s eOntsned 10000 Inhabitants
OF Nhon oov pore arms lt contains
a, eoun'ed Ms,sa 10 , ,th century contained
im eTnury eonisined 600 inhabitan,s It contains
oO Merida At the epoch, 80
possesses only 1900 In the 18th
cha hd one hundre and twenty cities
has thirteen sesoria l25 families
syt 10 the l'th century had population GEO. Of which
were tmpoyed In manufactures IL contains
souls all oi Toledo n the 18th had
noE his looo Naenee which In the year 1000 counted
popuat on Of now hardly numbers 90 900
counted 1 spain and the numb.r
has been Increasing from that day 10 this"
Sir Edward Bu~er Lytton, lately England gays
the follow history OF his literary habii