The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1858-11-03


supply himself with a good gin and press or
screw, and let the picking commence as early
as the hands can get one hundred pounds per
day and that all other labor on the farm should
yield to the gathering of cotton as much as
convenient in the early part of the season.
In relation to the provision crop we mean
all the cereal productions common in our eli
mate such as corn, wheat, peas oats, rye and
barley much and particular attention should
be paid, otherwise we shall fail in another very
important branch of farming operations, to- wit:
the raising and support of all the various kinds
of stock important TO be raised and kept on the
farm, such as mules, horses, hogs, cattle and
Sheep We believe all these various kinds of
stock should be raised on the plantation to en-
able the planter to be, AS he should an indie
/ pendent member of society. So you perceive
the great necessity OF appropriately. large
portion OF our farm to the production of grain
! of some sort.
| Gov. JONES' Mission TO ILL1No1s.-It will be
remembered that among the many southern
whly patriots who refused to support Fillmore
because of his alleged unsoundness on the
sslavery question, was the hon. James G. Jones,
ex- governor of Tennessee, and at the period
named, whig senator from that State. This
Mr.. Jones was so intensely patriotic in his devo
ton to the south, that, whilst protesting the
most unutterable and undying affection for the
glorious wing party, and its Ete-t time leader
the noble old Harry still his duty to his
section overcame his love for his old party and
party associates. W the honesty of Mr. Jones
motives in the sudden and unexpected summer
set made into the democratic ranks, the public
formed an opinion quite the reverse Of that
feigned by the Tennessee politician.
Our only object in referring tc the gentleman
at this time, is to show the inconsistency of
some of his recent movements when compared
with his former professions Choicest amongst
these is his late pilgrimage to Illinois, the object
of which was to lend helping hand to assist
in resusctating the failing fortunes Of that pat
ent demagogue and mountebank politician,
Stephen A. Douglas. We presume the chief
object of Douglas in getting Jones to Illinois.
was, that he might appeal to the sympalhies
Of the old line wings, and thus secure their
support for the man who has spent his life in
slandering and deriding the very men whose
influence he now supplicates.
! We are happy to learn that the base manceu-
vre met with the fate it so justly deserved
After making two speeches, Jones has returned
to his home and, if accounts be true, with a
! further speech making by indispostion, but the
ST. Louis correspondent of the Memphis Eagle
tells a very different story. He says Lean
Jimmy made two speeches-one at Quincy and
one at Springfield; but the suckers could not
comprehend how man could be a Buchanan
man and a Doug as man at the same time, and
SO did not appreciate his patriotic motives, but
laughed at his burning eloquenee. Hts sbrewdIy
limited that governor James G. has been unani
",nously 'choked off, How are the mighty
! fallen" Jones, Toombs, Stevens, Wise, and
| host of like southern democrats, advocating the
election of an open and avowed champion Of
! squatter sovereignty! So we go.
! [Lynchburg Virginian
| GREAT BR1rA1N.-A "blue book" has very
recently appeared among the miscellaneous
statistics, OF which it is mentioned that in 1856
the population of England Scotland and Wales,
was $4,000, 449, viz: 1O,8U2 979 males and
t 1878 ITO females. England and Wales con-
tanned 19, U45,187 of these, and Scotland about
$685. 1852 There were 759 .2O1 births, and
448 $50 deaths; and 1884 marriages.
There were GA 500 legitimate and AZ SO lie
/ climate births in England and Wales, and in
the metropolis 83,787 legitimate, and 5646
Legitimate births The proportion of illegiti
mate to legitimate was in 40 and ] in $50.
/ The proportion of marriages to the population
was in 1l2 in Eng land and Wales, and ! in
/ 100 in London, and it is added:
| In Great Britain 5179 schools were inspect
ed in $50, accommodating 877,762 children;
! 571 289 was the average number in attend
ance; 1856 of these schools belonged to the
church, and the rest to the various dissenters
! (includiny the Romanists) and the kirk Of
Scotland; 1865 primary schools were built and
$3.50 enlarged Or improved in England in the
year 1856. The receipts for the purposes of
primary education amounted to G9l7, 379-
| f423, 635 from parliamentary grants and the
expenditure to f959919. In Ireland there
were 5 245 national schools at work at the
end of 1876, and the average daily attend.
ance varied from Isl. 4lo to 254,oll. There
were 1853 agricultural national schools at work
in 1856. The receipts on account of primary
education amounted tof231 ,458. And here
we must pause.
PENsIoNED.-The president has appointed
! J. Clancy JONES' who was defeated for con-
gress in Pennsylvania as minister to Austria.
| The speedy manner in which he applied the
soothing balm to Mr. Jones wounded feelings,
shows that the president fully appreciates that
gentleman labors in behalf Of The administra-
ton The appointments good one.
/ The Raleigh papers report that president Blu
chanan, hon. Jacob Thompson and hon. A. V.
Brown will visit North Carolina early next
summer, and be present at the commencement
at Chapel Hill. Mr. Thompson is a native of
North Carolina Mr.. Brown was born in Bruins
wick. just over the line, and both are gradu-
ates OF the University of North Carolina.
| The Alabama and Georgia papers report
I poor crops of cotton