The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-08-21
CROPS.


TENNESSEE letter from gentleman at Lee
banon, Tenn, dated August 7, says:-"Not only IS
the heat excessive, but the drouth is dreadful.
Tn this part of the State we have all appearance of
famine. The fruit, though it promised abundance
in the early part of the season, has Wlted and Is
dropping off the trees The corn Is an entire fail
ure Everybody is complaining and looking blue
What fall may do for us remains to be seen. Pro-
visions are enormously high-indeed, almost out
of sight" >-'. .--.
ARKANsAs-Our Arkansas exchanges bring
the most melancholy and distressing accounts OF
the effects of the drouth the crops in that State
The Little Rock Gazette in speaking of the corn
crop, which three or four weeks ago, was the most
promising that had been seen for many years, says
cit is now cut short without the least hope of
making enough to feed the people" "Nothing
but starvation stares in the face many poor farm
ers, many of whom will not raise corn enough to
feed their families till Christmas.
GEoRGIA.-We met gentleman from Macon,
Georgia. in this city yesterday, says the Memphis
Enquirer, endeavoring to make purchase of corn
and bacon for that section. He represented the
crops of all kinds in that vicinity as failure,
ing to the protracted drouth. There is but little
money in the country, though the people have an
abundance Of property. Corn sells there at 81
per bushel, and other articles in proportion Farm
to obtain the means necessary to feed their fami-
lies and stock.
MIssIssIppI.-The Vicksburg Sun, of the 7th
says ..-...- ....
In certain portions of Madison, Leake, Attala,
Winston, Choctaw and Scott Counties, the farmers
will not make enough corn to plant next year,
much less enough to support themselve and fami-
lies The prospect is really distressing.
THE HARVEST NORTH AND SoUTH.-Notwith-
standing the recent drouth which has caused some
loss to the planters of the South West we incline
to the opinion that the Southern crops will be up
to the average, taking one region with another, all
through our sister States below Mason and Dizon's
line. About the Western harvest there is no
doubt or fear it is bOunteous, overlooking, beyond
all precedent. In the East we have also advices
of very cheering character up to the last few
days. In all portions of Pennsylvania crop of
unusual value has been and is being reaped, and
country exchanges all contain notices of har-
vest home celebrations, which will doubtless be
occasions of great rejoicing. The quality of wheat
standing corn promises we'll under the influence of
the genial showers enjoyed during the past week
or two
A Nut FOR THE ABoLITIoNIsTs.-Thom
Sanders, lately decd in this District has made the
lOllOWlDS provisions 1Of TWO OF MS female slaves III
his last Will and Testament. The sixth clause
reads as fellows
My old and faithful servant Polly [ leave to the
kindness ofmy son John and my grandson Thomas,
desiring and requiring ofthem that she be permitted
to live with Whatsoever of the two she prefers.
That she be INDUCED with such liberties as are
due to her age and long tried fidelity and that she
be provided for in her old age.
And again the 18th clause reads thus: I require
of my grandson Thomas 81. (and of his Guardians
during his minority that special be taken of
the woman CiciIy and that she be permitted to
attend religious meetings often she may desire
so to do
Where is the Abolitionist with his boased
Philanthropy who has made such provisions for
his superannuated free negroes Mr. Sanders has
done for his sloves?- Chester { s. CO. Standard