Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-05-09
CONCLUSION.


The result of our investigation proves clearly to
our own mind, and will undoubtedly make the same
impression upon our readers, that the south is the
superior of the north in agricultural view. It
Is more exclusively agricultural district; it pro-
duCes several important crops not raised at all with
US; it has more genial skies and better soil by
nature; 1t has the greatest agricultural mart Of the
world in the city of New Orleans; it can boast of
tie best and largest portion Of the river in the
world II has the largest number Of navgsble rivers
aud the greatest natural advantage for getting ITS
products TO market We can magnsnimOusy yield
the superiority Of the southern states in whatever
respects they SUPERIOR for before get through
discussion, the supremacy Of the north, in vari
GUS departments, will demand like magnauimity,
both perceive and to acknOwledge il on the part
of our southern neighbOrs ard their admirers
Il is true the southern farmer is often slave -ho-
der be employs slave instead of free labor; and
the northern cultivator says, 8" in this respect
have the advantage" The southern cultiyator re.
pies, elf you are content, l am l prefer slave
labor as matter of profit and Of comfort to myself
and family. Besides think my saveis better off as
q general fact than he would be as a free and birad
servant in the north" As this subject Of the com
parative utility of employing slaves or free men as
cultivaors is in dispute at the present time we
shall not undertake here and now, to decide it
Knowledge experience and time, will settle it right
it will many others that are now equally matters
of discussion
Ii should be remembered in this connection that
the free population of the south may be divided in
to two classes, the STAKEHOLDER and the non-slave-
holder. 1t is supposed the non Shareholders out
number the shareholders three 20 one so that there
is full opportunity in the south to test the value Of
hired labJrers, as well as at the north.
The great hindrance TO the success of the agrcul-
ture of the southern states has been the mode Of
farming, which has been even more prevalent there
than in this section of the country We refer to The
process Of cropping land continually without making
the proper return of fertilizers Thus, much of the
soil of Virginia, the Caronas and CT other states
has become almost worthless But there is hope of
redeeming even the poorest soil through the aid Of
guano and other concentrated fertilizers, and also
through deep plOughing an ides which we believe
has been borrowed from the north. Through such
influences their crops have been much increased
within few years, and their lands have been en-
HANGED in value. And then the southerners are
giving considerable attention to the improveme nj of
their stock.
There are some excellent agricultural Journals
published in the slave states, second to none in the
country. And then, they have their state and coun-
ty agricultural societies about as we do in the north
Among these the Southern Central and the Virginia
societies are prominent. The United States Apri
cultural Society, that the Hon. Marshall P Wilder
has done so much in inaugurating, and of which be
was the first president, spreads its ample wings
over the SOUTH IS well as over the north. It's De-
riodica exhibitions have not only been of great ser
vice to the whole country but they have also led to
acquaintance and to a correspondence between
northerners and southerners which has been, and
which will be hereafter, Of great mutual benefit.
For example, the south first received and expert
mented upon the Chinese sugar cane, and through
that society its experience Was ct made known