Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-04-23
EVERY MAN FOB HIMSELF.

SOIuetltuces
EVERY MAN FOB HIMSELF.
THIS is one of the extraordinary springs
and as every mans crop is in different fix,
owing to difference Of locations and different
soils, every man must farm on his own judg.
ment, according to circumstances, aud so
we advise one and all to "push along keep
moveing" every man for himself, and corn,
cotton, and grass, all together, for US ALL
But drive up, "push along keep moveing."
THE WHEAT CROPS.
Notwithstanding the severity of the win
ter, by which many Of the crops of wheat
were seriously injured, the warm weather
for two weeks past, has made the crop look
quite cheering, and the prospect for fair
yield, provided the rust does not injure it)
is quite fattering. Wheat seems to be grow
ing more rapidly than usual and its vigorous
greenness indicates healthy condition. In
Consequence of the high price Of wheat and
-four, we suppose that larger crop of wheat
has been sown than for many years previ.
ous And though much has been ki6d out
and considerably thinned by the freezing
winter, that which is left will make much
larger grains and consequently a larger
yield of -four. This being the case the price
will be reduced, especially as but little of
the wheat crop will be exported compared
xith The speculations of the last year.
TRAFFICKING WITH SLAVES.
THIS is subject in which every farmer
is deeply interested. Although the law has
placed penalty upon the perpetrators of
this nefarious crime, it is obvious that the
penalty is not sufficient to secure farmers
from many great injuries. Trafficking with
our slaves is a greater crime than stealing q
slave. By the latter crime, one farmer only,
is injured to the amount of the slaves value.
By the former, crime every farmer within
the reach of a rascally white man, is seri.
ously damaged in many ways. His proper.
ty in the shape of hogs and cattle, corn and
bacon, and poultry, is stolen from him by
his own, and the negroes Of his neighbours
His negroes are corrupted and give him more
trouble in the management of them; while
the negroes themselves are injured thereby
and made often to suffer the lash innocently,
by lying thieves who to shield themselves
manage to implicate and condemn the limo.
cent. While the law makes death by hang.
ing the penalty for negro stealing, we hon.
estly believe, that a more terrific penalty
should be made for the crime of trafficking
with slaves. While the poor corrupted and
deluded slave caught in the act of trading
his stolen goods with mean, triRing, white
rascal, is made to suffer the lash, we think
that common justice would also make the
white man, who lowers himself to the level
Of his fellow thieving negroes, suffer the
same penalty. This is the more necessary,
when we remember that these white men
who trafick with our slaves are most gen.
orally just such characters as the penalty of
the law cannot reach. Fine one of them,
and he swears out as unable to pay the fne.
Lt.mpEison him and he lives better than be does
~.rlhame.snd the only ineonMepce it puts him
. %, iis'tsat he has to suspend operation for q
nonth or two and then Gemes ont Of jail, to
renew bis diabolieal schemes with greater
cunning and skill In short. we believe that
fine and imprisonment. as penalty for this
offence is mere farce.
Our attention to this subject has been
directed, by being invited to attend mass
meeting Of the neighboring farmers in the
upper part of this District. which met week
before last at molasses Branch. AS many
meat.houses had been broken open and rob.
bed of large quantities Of meat, and it had
been assertained, that certain white men
were leagued with the negroes in this ras.
cality, the farmers generally met and unaui.
mously resolved to prosecute thess persons
for taackng With slaves. Farmers not own.
ing slaves are deeply Interested in this mat.
ter, as they cannot afford to work hard to
make a support, and then be robbed by ne.
groes, who are corrupted by mean white
msn and persuaded or induced to steal meat
and sell it 10 them for one dollar per hun
dred pounds. We should watch and trap
every suspicious looking pedlsr of jugs,
Chickens, Tobacco. Whiskey, &C., and
should enforce the lay vigorously. Thsre
is too much of this kind of business carried
on and farmers would do well to look close.
ly to their interest in this matter. And
surely our Legislators could not better serve
their constituents, than by adding something
pore terrific 10 tbe penalty, for trafficking
with slayes,
SOMETHING OF EoRN.CReP.-The prize
crop of Indian Corn in the State of Ohio
for 1855, was 1872 bushels per acfe.-Prarie
Farmer.
To CuRE BRoKEs HoRys,-Remove the
mutiiated born, and bind The stump with
cloth we'll tarred or pitched; any fabric will