The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-06-07
Resources Of the South.

A great many people even in the South are not
aHare Of TIC extent Of our resources in the way o.
maans for supporting human life. correspond
gdtof tho Baltimore fpn has done the country good
ssrYlee ~ compiling some valuable statistics from
he census Of 1s5o-the tables Of the census Of lsC
icing as yet unavailable or rather not obtanable.-
We make FREQ use Of the figures and compilation
sud direct the attention Of our readers thereto
According 10 the census Of 1850, South Carolins
produced nve-siKths nearly Of all the rice grown
besides nearly all the rice, she produced wheat 70
Ethn 5000 bushels Of al produced by the six New
England States. She produced almost As much corn
lsthe State Of New York and 6i000,0Oo bushels Of
that grain more than oil the New England States
jhe produced more oats thon Maine more by loo
% Of bushels than Massachusetts more thai
100000 bushell Of potatoes over and above Whist
Name produced; more beans and peas BY 1901
ushels than all the Northern States together, eEceP
lew York moro beef cattle than Pennsylvania ol
4O and almost as many As all the New England
tates more sheep than Iowa and Wisconsin y
1909; more hogs than New York by H,AL NOR
han Pennsylvania by 25ls7, and $4,000 more than
III the New England states, with New Jersey hlcll
an, Wisconsin and California in tho bargain VIVA
splendid showing for the often slandered, but gIorl
'us little Palmetto State
The remainder Of the statistics compiled BY w
correspondent Of the sun are equally interesting -
Virginia and North Carolina produced Jointly 10 S53
20 bushels Of wheat, or 2il 900 bushels more tina
he great wheat State Of New York, or o quantit
| qual to the whole product ef he six New Engan
I lates, with New Jersey, Michigan Iowa and Wscon
IN all put together. Virginia, North Carolina am
tennessee produced ll5,47 59S bushels Of corn,
quantity exceeding by 100000 bushels the Joint pro
iuct Of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey
Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Yer
mont and Maine.
Tennessee, alone, produced 10 8o8 more hogs thqh
II tho six New England States, with New York
ennsylyania, New Jersey, Iowa and Michigan for
hat State produced 5,lOts00 hogs, while the eleven
Northern States named produced but S0&394.
twill unquesuonably asionsh many people to be
old that the six Gull States of South Carolina Geor
la, Alabama, Mississippi Louisiana and Texas, pre-.
ucCd IS 162 more beef cattle than the SIX new Eng
md states, New York, Pennsylvania Ohio, New
rsey, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin altogether
ut such is the fact for the census d 1850 tells US
nat these states produced 1857 4S9 beef cattle while
ne thirteen Northern States named produced but
,3l2327 From this it will be seen that it will be
cry difficult Job to siarge out tho Cotton States.
And, according TO the census Of 1860 the Southern
states produced four millions Of bushels Of corr
moro than the Free States produced and in many
ether products the superiority Of the South, popu
tton considered, was surprisingly manifest W,
presume the census Of 1860, If it ever is allowed t.
80 before the world, according to the returns mad'
5y the different Marshals will shog a still create
r6ponderanee in favor Of the South as the constant
ycontuued aggressions Of the North stimulated on
umors to increase their growth Of cereals, etcyyea
by Year For this year. III the seasons continue pro
pitous, we shall raise breadsufs sufficient to last a
last two years, while in every other department W
, shall DO strengthened Immediately and in anothe
ear shall become completely independent of tn
yorllwill be able to olothe and feed ourselves with
IN ourselves, and then have full cotton, sugar, re
and tobacco crops on hand, worth at least vi
A a surplus 10 poupc. sFrs el'O1'VO
y a - ~ nov absurd and ridicuou
Tnsf Is tho talk about starving and bankruptng sue
people