The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1860-01-27
The Georgia Cotton Crop, and the
Wealth of Pennsylvania.

Mr.. GartIctI Oi Georgia, appeared behind
tho fooilights in tho House of Representa-
tiyCs day or two since, to do his part Of
the programme laid down by the democratic
managers. OF course Mr.. Gartrcl. being o
Democrat and frc.catcr, has no idea Of
allowing the majority to rule provided a
majority are Republicans and said 'hc wOu d
announce the solemn truth, dsagrccable as
it might 10 to his constituents. and to those
of many others, that if this aggression con
'inucs, the pcCplo of the South will be com.
PEELED. by every principle of Justice. honor
and preservation, to disrupt every lie Of
the Union. pgacaJy if they can, fogcibly
if they must
This sounded very we'll. if it was properly
intoned and accompanied with appropriate
theatrical gcstculaton. as it no doubt was /:
but Mr. Hickman, of PENNSYLVANIA, spoiled
tho effect by reminding the House that
there arc eighteen millions of frecmcn in
the North who are united 10 the detcrmi.
nation that tho Union shall not be dissolved :;
and that this North, with all its arts and
industry, could make moro arms and am
munition in ninety days than tho South
could buy. and more mon would voluntarily
enlist under the banner of the Constitution
and Union than than the South could raise
by conscription."
The Georgian tragedian, not willing to
have the effect of bis part so rudcy spoiled,
replied by an assertion so manitcstIy fabu-
lous that it is evident ho did not expect
anybody to believe him.
"Thc gentleman from PENNSYLVANIA" be
replied. "had added insult to injury when
he said the North had eighteen millions of
people, and can make more arms in ninety
days than the South can buy. Why, the
procre6s Of one cotton crop in Georgia, ,,rOuid
buy The lehOie Of PrnRsWudaid."
1t is reported that this created laughter
and applause, and well it might tho former.
1t certainly was good joke to assert that
Georgia, with a whito population Of about
six hundred thousand can, with q single
product of her soil buy up the great State of
Pennsylvania, with her three millions of
frcemen, her railways, her great commercial
mart, her agricultural resources and vast
mineral wealth.
The cotton crop Of Georgia in 1850, &c.
cording to the census, was about tweutv-
three millions OF dollofs, and we hayo good
authority for estimating the crop Of 1858 at
twunty-six and half Now Lot US sec how
far this would go towards buying Pennsyl.
yania. Tho value of live stock in the latter
State, in 1850, WAS torty-oUe and hall
million dollars, from which it appears tha,
! by driving little moro than half Of hcl
cattle to market she could purchase the on
tire cotton crop Of Georgia and scarcel,
miss the funds.
We wish Mr.. Gartrel would inform tn,
country, if he really meant what he said
how the planters of his State are to pur
chase the real estate of Pennsylvania, whicl
in 1850 was valued at over four hundre
millions of dollars. the agricultural impe
ments and machinery, valued at about iii
teen millions, not to mention her iron an
coal
A few more such speeches as Mr.. Gar
treIls would convince the most tlmid, tha
the Southern members mean nothing b
their disunion Notwithstanding Post