Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1862-03-05
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Cotton and Corn.

| Tho late rcrerScS 10 nur arms which have fol-
lred each other in quick succession, occurring
too in those portions Of our country whence We
| had right to expect to derive our largest sup
plies Of provisions, will we suspect modify
very decidedly the opinions of those who have
thought it cxpedicnt to plant largely Of Cotton
this Spring. The culture oil Rice in South Caro-
lima and Georgia will be very materially curtaicd,
for to our knowledge large gangs Of negroes have
been lately re,Guvci from the Savannah river.
Tennessee seems destined 70 be for some time, the
theatre Of conflict, demanding heavy supplies for
large bodies Of troops; and in North Carolina tho
rich lands of the Dismal Swamp and its vicinity
which Afforded vast supplies of Indian Corn, and
whence the Charleston market wns mainly sup.
piled, will this season We fear remain ancultiya-
ted. Whatever may be the dsnserfof dimin
ishsd supply of Cotton enhancing t,ie price and
encouraging it. culture elsewhere, events-Aave
marched on with such rapidly within short PEI
.iod that questions of more vi:nl importance and
pressing urgency ttnn tire maintenance Of monop-
ulios and the control Of commerce. force them
u
the weapons within our reach arc those We must
grasp and Use, and questions about future pros
pcrity must he left tn tho arbitrament of time.
Wo nos realize more than ever before. the Difficult
ties Of the contest the very existence Of the Gov
crnment is endangered, but al will be we'll if the
people arc true to the great cause.
We should not he discouraged at the loss of
supplies from the several prolific portions of our
country which have been referred to, for the South
has resources which, when developed, will prore
to bo greater than we may have imagined. We
were surprised at parallel run in DcBow's Re
riew with South Carolinu-a smnll state which
has always devoted her efforts to the rrodu,t:o,
of Cotton and Rice. The data were drawn IRON;
the scscnth census, $780, and these arc one or TWO
of rhc items: 80
" She produced more beans and peas by 10000
bushels than all the Northern Statos together cx-
cept New York. She produced wheat to within
5000 bushels of all produced by the Six New
England States. She produced almost as much
Corn as the great State of New York, and s,ooo,-
0O0 bushels Of that grain moro than all the New
England State3 togctncr, Tor She produced up
ward of l6,OoO,OoO of bushels"
Heretofore NC know that our Planters have con-
silered provision crops as secondary ana co.i,.
parairely unimportant; deroling to Cotton .hcir
best lands and most Of the manure; let this esti-
nation be now reversed; the safety of our in,ti.
tlticns-,he existence of our Government de.
na1ds it. Let the Planters of the Cotton State,
pat forth their energies in the production of grain
and ne will produce supply which will render
our powers Of endurance almost ine1haustable.
Consistency Demands change of opinion on
questions Of e.cprdiency, when circumstances are
changed; and VIC call upon those who have main
tsined dicre nj opinions, to reconsider their con-
clusions.
EDGEFfELD.