New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1862-04-21
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Heretofore w ,,ia;S II a.
sss. y, ~ duty demands, have been
fc hear that there are come among Us who,
Srding every other consids and selhshly
4rsuinR their own sordid interests, are preparing
plant usual crop Of cotton instead Of pro.
\ vision crop a am happyto believe that these men
4 re fsH in number, and can be easily Identified,
md should be held up to the notice and condem-
nssion 81 the fellow. citizens. again warn the
people agasnst such gnicidel policy, and appeal
every trne and loyal citizen to discourage and
u every proper way and ias6 = ne ne.
ssSGessaIy,even to Withdraw all sympathy ana pro-
tecti0n from men who will delberatei y perl ne e
Hare of their country ID order W gratiiy me
mere thirst for gold Though ours u free c9an-
& ny, and We mean, with the blessing Of God, To-
sAkeepit 40, these selfish, ayaricious men nave no
right to disregard the public welfare at time ike
this, md seek the advancement OF Individual and
Which our aii may depend for the subsistence Of
4 onr army and people.
III Thereby give notice that ] shall urge upon the
maxi session Of the General Assembly the duty and
sound policy Of taxing all Gotten beyond what may
" IN needed tor home consumption and the supply q
seed for another year, 70 the full extent Of It's
and think every way probable that per,
cotton, more than one bale to the hand, will not
h be wed to enjoy the fruits of such selfish and
a nnpatriotic course. III
sYe have styled the above 4 noble proclama-
II IS Ho and the sentiments expressed by
orter are jnst a. applicable 10 Louisiana.
Esas shey are NJ Alabama indeed, they apply with
full forces to every Cotton State in the Southern
|s(Jonfederacy for all are alike interested Their
identical, and their future cannot be
eparatHd. Nature has made it 50, and the bar
riers Of nature ca mot be oyerleaped d. We have
ssa common cause, and q common fate awaits Us.
We are destined to be free, prosperous and
Afaaent people, OF else serYitnde, degradation and
poysrishment awaits us. Our destiny - in our
osFn ands. BY pnrstin the path Of duty, faith
fully and NE shall with the blessing
inf GoD, 81 enabled 10 work out our own Pc litical
NJ vation. But. upon the. agrieulturists Of the
Cotton States, there are high and solemn obliga-
lions, which, If they disreg may bring ruin
gHpon themselves and an inRnity Of trouble upon
the country. So far as this season is concerned,
they should devote their labor almost exclusively
VI ~ HE cultivation of food crops. The leading
staple crops should be given the goby to for the
time being. No more cotton should be planted
than will suffice for domestic consumption and for
seed 70 plant Il full crop would be alike suicidal
md nnpat riotic would denote that our planters
.are wanting il common sense and devotion to-
their country. In the first place, q full crop of
otton, piled on the crop now gathered, would,
when peace i declared, CLINT the markets Of the
Morld, and the two crops would not be a whit
more yataable, Of bring more money, than the
single crop now stored away IN the sec pnd, and
most important place. tie planting Of full cotton
crop would probably bring about a scarcity of
cereal crops alamity which none but traitors
sconId rejoice over. Then, again, the Cotton
SEtatcS owing to the interruptions caused by the
iii III several States, will be obliged to furnish
food 70 supply the armies Of the Confederacy, as
veil as to feed their own people. Here is another
argument IA favor Of Germ, etc., and against cot
ton. The one il indispensa Bile the other Is not.
The one Will find ready cash market, while the
Other win have to await the raising Of the block
ade To ind any market at al |; and if two crops
should be forced upon the markets Of the world
together, the ruling prices will be 20 low as to be
utterly unremuneratiye. So, it ID clear that
paEiesism, policy and profit 60 hand in hand in
the raising " food crops.
SlsS But We can add nothing to the emphatic Ian
sguage Of the Governor Of Alabama. 1t is we'll
timed, WelIput, and We understand meets the
cordial appreciation Of q vast majority Of the
people OF Alabama 1t should meet the approba-
ton not only Of the people Of that common
EWealth but Of every other State in the Southern
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