The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-12-04
Things Altered.

meat and clothing to buy Texas is exporting beeves,
sheep and hogs, four, WOOL leather, and many other
articles the actual necessaries Of life Not only this
State but the larger part of the Southern Confederacy
rely on her for sustenance and railnent Texas,
quarter Of century old feeding and clothing hersister
States twice and three times her age, and some Of
them claiming to be the richest States the CONT
i nenu What a rebuks? Why the cause? It is simply
1 this Texas has been settled b7 hardy yeomen, who
vas not afraid to work thought it disrepuable-they
went manfully to TARTNG-not only raising cotton,
but wheat rye oats corn potatoes, urniPs and other
vegetables hogs, sheep, cattle ete.they produced
nearly all the articles necessary subsist on. But
here, in Louisiana there scarce but one obec-to
raise cotton-"cotton is king" But things have now
ehanged-king cotton, ike Napoleon L. has been de-
throned and other things more reliable have usurped
the empire.
Here, in Louisiana, and most Of The southern States
the appelaton Of rather looked upon with
scorn-al looked forward to the proud appelation Of
PLANTER Consequently all the appendages usually
attendant upon farm were neglected.; and we speak
by experience that most Of our rich planters keeps the
worse and most scanty tables in the land This is most
decidedly wrong Sweet meats, preserves, ees, lob
sers sardines ETC. may be very discreety dispensed
with but if you want healthy families the table must
be plenuully supplied with good smoked bacon, salt
beef, potatoes peas, beans cabbage pumpkins, etc
The meats and -four must at PRESENT. though they
might have been made at honelsbe procured from
Texas which Will Dram u o. every esn' y money Il
our relca' ana we nave io' ai''i1 ~ ~
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SAIr.-We perceive that great complaint is made
throughout the Confedsrley about the high price OF
thsrcie, and many plans suggested to effect decline
of its price We are opposed 70 mobsof any descrip-
ton. but if the people deem Il price Of salt rany other
article al cztort.oo Ne would advise them TO- psti-
ton our legislature 70 lake some action on the sub
ect TAoSpara Banner says, 1.-THE shsrpers oi Nen0r-
oa and other cities have nono7oised he entire salt
trade and rnn it 40 10 such figures that it is entirely
ant If the Question for POOR pan to think of satl.
bs T,aod Tbi, shirt ofeToonosolv has not confined
itself toibe cities Bu. ike fire In dry stubbe it has
snr,,d into tbe remotest narts oFthe country. The
naars s, that there +. over EIGHT hundred thousand
hsgs or salt in Now Orleans And that alone would be
sufficient amount for the entire southern States for
a oast twelve months Hi.not because slI i scarce
tat Hi made tbe fn,res run % hiah INV because 4
set Of enemies 10 tbe south have gotten the control
Of the salt and wish 10 make fortuno off of the ne
cessities of the people. We call them enemies Of the
south and they are nothing else, because they give
aid and comfort to the enemy by grinding down the
poor at home and cripple their efforts to benefit their
country Men have a right to nAesmoacy, but those
who undertake to make fortune off q &aosewbo at
tbistme are stranng every nerve for their couprys
rood is nothing more nor less than getting something
for nothing. and man who i u base q, to.s2ecu-
ats atthe cost Of he helpless, would bcar watching
lest many articles Of prime veue sticks 10 his fingers.
TO nut salt In to ten and Twelve dollars per saek, be
sauivoleut to saving to the saor man Or the vol1ntee
wife, that YOU shall not have any. We mderva{ad
that some capitalists have been trying to lease all u the
sa.wors in the couutry-=wbi3h shows that their OBJ
ject is to make money and nothing else Their patriot
ism does not prompt them to come long DISTANCE
merely to make and sell silt at reasonable profit,
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