The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-11-23
Products of the United States, 1855.

According to the speeches Of Hon. Ed
ward Everett and Hon. Mr.. Winthrop there
were raised last year in the United States
400 million Bushels Of Oats; IT'S million
bushels Of Wheat; 1000 million bushels Of
Corn Is million Tons Of Hay; 1000 mil
lion Pounds of Cotton. ...
At presen, prices, twill be perceived that
cotton is Of minor importance when COM
pared with various other products.
The value Of either Oats or Hay Is nearly
twice that of cotton wheat three times,
and corn eight times the value Of cotton
And vet with the cottonocracy Of the north,
and the slaveocracy Of the south, everything
must Weld to the cotton interest The free
domain must b, free no longer; the rights
Of man are as nothing when weighed with
the sham democracy. cotton and the Union.
Hay AGAINST Corros. Gov. Wright says
that the grass crop Of Of the country Is not
properly appreciated. No crop; he says
,pproaches so near q spontaneous yield, and
none yield so large profit. The Hay crop
ol the United States in 1850 was over H..
0OO 900 tons, tina, for 1855 he estimates at
! $4,000. 900. which was worth $l5O.oOO OOO
while the whole Cotton crop is valued u; on
lly Sl2O 100000. or this crop more than
one hall is produced by the four states. New
York, (which yields one fourth Of the whole,)
Ohio, Indianana and Illinois. The grass
crop which Is used for pasturage, is at least
As valuable-so that this single herb Is worth
annually over three bundled million dollars
\ Few people believe that the grace OF New
York is worth more than its wheat, and yet
statistics show that such is the case
N,park Mercury
If these statistics are correct, the grass
crop of the country Is worth $1,000. 0OO
more than the cotton crop II Is therefore
in reality, much the largest and most iln.
portant interest of the two. The only dit.
ferrnce is that one is tho product OF slave
labcr and the other Of free. We see no
reason therefore, why We should not have
an aristocracy Of hay Lor sas we have now
OF cotton. There is nothing more respecta-
BILE IN producing cotton than 'nere u n gtoM'
ny grass. Both are the productions OF the
soil, and The latter is as necessary to the
comfort OF man and the prosperity OF The
country as the former. II may be that the
fast that one is the product Of the labor oil
class of men held IN bondage in violation
of the laws Of nature and OF God, and who
receive no compensation for their toll, while
the other is the product Of free labor, invests
the occupation OF the cotton grower with u
dignity and " responsibility which grass.
growing does not possess. But we doubl
whether it will be so considered when mems
passions become calm enough for them to
| look upon the Institution Of Slavery in its
true light The world will one day, most
certainly, learn to consider IL quite Ms hon
orable for man to earn his own subsistence
by the sweat OF his brow, as to subsist upon
the unrewarded labor Of others; One re-
ceiyes the sanction OF Providence and the
other is threatened with its curse. Those
who contribute the most TO the wealth OF a
uation and the happiness Of the people, are
entitled to and will receive the highest place
Of honor in the opinion of all good men
everywhere.