The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1857-11-27

10 grass; then sell the carcass for what ,you
ca" realize, and migrate to the Sul,h-west
III quest OF another victim This runious
system has cn,ilel upon us an exhausted
son, and a dependence upon Kentucky and
tennessee Tor our mules, horses and hogs.
and upon the Northern States for all our
necessaries, from the clolln- and shoc;ur
OF negroes, down 10 our wlccbarrows. corn.
broons and axc-lanlle$. Some may saw
this picture is ovcr'lrawn, but in answer. /
would ask every candid man to look around
III his own nci:,Ib"r'rbol. and see If there
are not some farmers pursuing this very
policy. The evidences, is all over the State,
and 1t is useless for us to close our eyes to
the Fact, though painful the sight may be:
10 correct these evils, and stop these
blood-suclie's from proving upon our Very
vitas, | would have YOU v,incc the number
OF acres You plant in cotton oue.tourM,
prepare your land thoroughly, make all the
manure you cain from your woods, marshes.
lots and stables, and apply it to your com
and cotton. Md to your present wheat
crop the quantity of land you have taken
from yonr cotton, and plant more barley
and rye, until your suG,l! grain crop equals
that OF your Cotton. Plant the same quaint
ity Of corn that You do of cotton, and nv
word Tor it, from ;.vtual experience, you will
make AS mich if not more cotton, than YOU
did under the old system. Your barns and
cribs will bc better filed with corn, wheat,
bar ly and oats. You then can raise all
your bacon, keep your stocks of Horses,
h"gs, cattle and sheep in 4 thriving con-
'litiui, and in live years out Of six you will
always have an Abundance to supply
home wan,s an:l the waits of Your neigh.
borS, and surplus to ship 10 Columbia or
Charleston 10 supply tile suspended banks
with gold and silver. -.
would not have you infer from nv cur
gng the necessity OF reducing the number
of acres planted in cotton, that am in E,-
vor of diminishing the production of cotton
as WIS recommended by Gov. IIamiiiond
i'll 1913. AMI especially upon the ground
he then urged that the production of the
raw material had now cxccc,lcd the de-
man,l, ami had fallen SO low in price, that
we conhl not compete with the South wcs-
tern States in its production. By no means.
We know 500 oWell What power and influ-
cnce it exercises over the ciyilizrd world.
Andw well kGow. illat Instead of cotton
failing lower since. 1914, 1T has advanced
steadily to the high.price 6f sixteen. cents
i'll the face OF large crops. and one Of. the
most expensive wars lHitilas ever been un-.
dcrlakcn by the great powers of .Earope.
That fact is 'conclusively,siioWn from care
fully. prepared statistics, 'tiiat tirc demand
tor the rAw-material, is now greater than
the production, aud. is likely TO conLinte So
for years to coine-CentralBA BAfrira, Algeria
or ludia, to- the now irfs tho =inilst of'a fnan-
cial crisis, which threatens to sweep, down
in its current all the agricultural, manufac-
country. Although man now at contra
ry, notwithstanding: AllhougL We are
how at the connlepccmcnt of~;nother eX-
penSive war .gbetween England and hef
East India possessions, yet the Southcra
planter is betterprePared 10 meet fhe pres
cnt crisis than they are In any other por-
ton OF this confeleracy. We. haye not
been speculatiug anrl stockjoLbin wild
schemes of internal improvement and North |
western lands. We have been tilling the
soil and the results of orr labors are Well
filled barms and plenty of cotton to pay our
debts and Il surplus to loan to our peigh
bors or assist in developing the resources of
our State. e.,
Haul it not been for sonic OF our banks
in sending their funds to the North and en-
teriug into the gambling speculation held
out there i'll stocks, and Southern mcr-
chants. paper in sending their funds to- the
Western States to be made use Of fGy spec. I
ulators and tleirag we would not haze, +
been reduced TO our present dependent po-
siion upon the NORTH. Sotnc ofQpr banks,
10y divcrtings their funds from ;the Afgti. i
mate 'oEjccts fpr Which They were created, T
have been i 5Wr$e to the State, instead. oM
a blessing. The very time they Me-, .peed-
I'd to assist The merchant and planter. Isf
the very time they. deny all -aSsi isstsnee, SHsti
shut tlleis. ,loors III tlre tace sos tlis digsss
they have been tllespi1les 90, fotiac,
ing III our county IS 'fiese ,tngt upon !
our prosperity should 6e. extcFmina,etf sfeet4
and branch. = hope our l,sgisli.irc will
take suol! sleeildl stcpsg viii bling them |
hack TO the 'seaistl pffneiI ies of Baikihg
Upon gold and silver haa not %upens ex:
change, anll econf6e tlieiT operations. Titb:
'i6htl,e limits Of South CarGiina. 4 = =
To'recaf ss tle qnesiian. &c a, age5 e5spsSfae- I
ton, then. We say Tie poop SIZE. sisili::
zef votjI must have afStfihE = sE md
must live ceNe i z iir ina ssota6 !
for it, or Her tmfill fel
would rise up aud. give ne tlgy 10 /
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