The Nevada Democrat., 1861-12-03
The sOuthern Press On one war.

| tNA" Ue Mempnis Appear OF Oct <Oth,
The opinion is very generally expressed
tnat patriotic duty, wise policy, and benev-
olent feeling, all require the planter for
the coming year to abandon the planting
OF cotton for that Of corn, wheat, potatoes,
and other necessaries Of life. Speakers ex-
pressed their desire that the planters gen.
orally should know that The war is not to
be the short effort OF Few mouths that was
anticipated; that in this wAi, the enemy's
policy is to treat the SOuth rather as a be-
seiged garrison than as force in the field.
How loug its prosecution 10 10
continue is beyond the power Of human
wisdom to !oresee. To Us, We say ia all
candor, there is nothing that indicates
speedy termination. A black eIOHd, hangs,
like pail, above the horizon of the future.
over whose dark border no bright winged
cherub of peace shows its smiling couIte-
nance. Unless period is pnt to The con-
test by counter revolution in the North
against the fanatical hOrdes who are hound
ing on LincOln's blOOdthirsty administra.
tion.we see no feasonltO anticipate it before
the expiration Of the Presidential term.
The war will, most probably. 90 on for q
long time to come, and with y bitterness
and animosity intensified by every new de-
feat the Yankees encounter.
Every ear Of wheat, every blade Of grass,
every stalk of corn, aud every bean, which
can be grown will be required to meet the
increased demand at home and support the
gallant army now imperiling their lives on
the field In defense Of our liberties, our
homes, and our fresides.
From the New Orleans Detal
Tho uoIiov Of tha aaoxu- a.
out, 10 substitute for trial Of arms trial
Of resources, Of endurance aud non.inter.
course. This change in their strategy has
been prompted by the idea that the South
is not self.sustaining; that 1t has heretofore
depended on other countries for many Of
the Decessaries or life, and that as long as
1t pursues its old policy 1t will be driven to
the hardest straits to save its people from
extreme suffering.
There is much exaggeration, of course,
in this assumption of our adversaTies; but
there is this amount of truth in It, to wit
That if the South should, during the pres.
ent war and blockade, continue its old
course, of devoting it's land, labor, and cap
ital to production which il cannot make
available for the support Of its people il
it continues TO raise cotton and tobacco,
which 1t cannot convert into money with
which to purchase the necessaries Of life,
aud is further prevented from such purcha-
ees by the blOckade-there must be no little
suffering and hardship among our people
and to thwart the new policy aud strategy
of the enemy, it will be the obvious duty
and policy of our planters to abandon alto
gether or greatly reduce their cultivation
of the great staples, in order 10 devote their
land and labor to raising provisions and
supplies which they have hitherto purchas-
ed from other countries.
1t is contemplated to call convention
of cotton planters, at which course Of
proceedings on this subject shall be decided
on. II was observed on Change that if
cotton planters proceeded to grow cotton
next year, as they have done this, they will
again have il on their hands, and find il
impossible to turn it into money. More
than this, if we should have two or more
crops of cotton on hand when the blockade
is raised, the planters, redaced TO extremi-
ty for want Of money, must rush their cot
ton to market The European markets would
be glutted, and the price would go down. a
glut of manufactured goods would load the
shelves of dealers on the succeeding season,
and thus cotton would suffer depression
it might take years to recover from. On
the contrary, if provisions are raised, our
people will be fed, the schemes of The ene-
my will thus be bafiled, and the price of
cotton will be maintained in the European
markets.
From the New Orleans Crescent
AS for raising the blockade, with the ex-
pectation of a resumption of trade with Eu-
rope, it is an ignis fatuus for the present.
The blockade will only be opened after se-
we're fighting. We are in for war of long
er or less duration. If the blockade of our
ports is not raised within three or four
months cotton will be drug. Prices OF
breadstuffs are advancing to most exhorbi-
tant rates. Sugar and molasses will be the
only products TO be relied on. These two
articles will be worth IN market something
approximatiDg to twenty-eight millions OF
dollars. If, however, cotton planters cannot
sell their cotton, or are compelled to keep
it on their plantations, how can they real
ize money to purchase sugar and mOlasses,
which will be very abundant, and possibly