New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-03
PLANT COHN!


bellicn has broken out into open war; Men have
been taken by thousands from workshops, fac
tories and mines. Some factories are dong
nothing, because the whole force has quit work
and joined the army. Mining is given up in va
rcus quarters from tho Same csuse, aud the d.
minisbed shipments Of coal already indicate the
extent to which labor has been diverted from its
accustomed employment. The war must operate
in precisely the same way on agriculture.
Thousonls of Northern farmers have ALREADY
quit pOwing for drilling. aud Thousands more will
follow at the Grst call tor moro men. How long
this war may continue, no man can say, because
the outraged Nation has long account, running
over thirty years. which must all be settled up
before 1t is closed. We demand guarantees for
the future quite as imporatTeIy as the s"Uth,
and we iuiend to have them. But be it long or
snort, it will be long euougb TO make eerioua In
rtads on that great NorlLern staple, the corn
crop, unless our farmers look to it in tine. II
bas broken cut in good season for them to put
in more corn than they have ever done before.
All north Of Mary land aro in good sea'on for
this vast region to sake heed aud act. Let theIn
double their orop--it will all be wanted. Weeks
ago tie cry throughout the South vas 70 plant
less cotton and moro corn. Let us not be cuaght
pnpping-get in the crop anyhow, it will be sure
to grow, aud may be harvested in peace. la
times of high excitement like this, the 0gricul.
tural districts feel it as keepy az the cties aDd
are quite rs likely to neglect their fuIns as we
are TO leave our desks aud workshops. Look ut
the condition Of some portion Of the South even
now. Illinois has saved some parts Of MissssiPpi
from starving, for they had raised all cotton snd
no corn. The whole rebel region is. IN fact. at
this moment dependent on Northern granaries
for food. Cut of their supplies, aud they nust
perlsh or succunlb.
Most happily, the North is bountifully supplied
with io,d OF all kinds. Bat our eour. aud gram.
and beef, and pork, are constantly leaving us tor
Europe in large quantities. We shall probably
this year export more food than IN any similar
per.,d IN our history. England alone wants
every bushc Of grain and every barrel Of meat
We Gao spare. The drain must empty our gran
ares aud warehouses running up prices even
higher than at present. and making the coming
crops our sole dependence for the future. Every
idle acre should therefore be planted, pow, while
tine and opportunity permit 1t to be done.
Every bushel of corn raised will be wanted. No
one knows bat half million men may yet be
needed tJ flush up this rebellion in way TO
make the peace as lasting as we intend 1t sh0ll
be. The country has resolved that 1t viii no
longer haye its industry blasted every few years,
either by compromise or rebellion. Remember,
friends, We are Sighting TO preserve The Govern
mcnt itself. Compromise is deud, but rebellion
i. alive and rampant. We intend 70 crush il
and preserve the Union, cost what il may. But
in tho mean tine, who ono army looks to its
mu,kets. let the army OF farmers lock TO its
corn-feds. The South cannot plant either corn
or cotton as aforetime. Thousands who cult-
,ated corn are already flying from their p'an's-
tiont. Every ship that reaches our harbors
every train that enters our depets, is crowded
with fueltises abandoning everything to rave
Their lives. We have full evidence that the
slaves in many places already hesitate to wurS
as usual, aud caunot be lashed into il with the
old iupunhy. llo~ many fields Of grain that
may be already planted will be trampled under
foot Of Northern armies which cOutiuuoton Of
this unparalleled rebellion must compel us 10
mach over ia crushing il out Bear in
mnd that moro than forty forts, ard minis, and
srsenals, and custom houses must be captured
from the rebels, or surrendered at discretion.
There is no uiistakug tie magnitude of the WORK
to be done. but were it thrice as heavy il would
be done nevertheless
All this will require men-Northern men-men
from the plow as well as from tho workshop aud
the mine Never have farmers been 80 impera-
lively called on to plant every possible acre
within their power The hono market alone
will pay them. The South must be fed by the
North another year, and if the political troubles
in Europe should end in o general war, de-
mand must follow which Will make our farmers
rich. BE active, friends, while the season is be.
fore you Double the sze of your corn.felds-
somebody will want all your crop.
TRUST NO TRAITOR.