The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-07-09

Just as the biue-Light Federalists and thu
British had In tie war of 1879
Curtailing the Provision crop.
The traitors of the South regard it as
very injurious to the interests of the
Confederacy to curtai the provision crop
by Withdrawing hands from the corn
fields, and putting them into the cotton
fields. By their own showing, it would
be utterly disastrous to them if the labor
ers of the South should be set to work in
the cotton fields instead of the corn fields.
How much more disastrous If the services
of those laborers were withdrawn from
them altogether
Our policy, hitherto, has been far more
satisfactory to the traitor Confederac y,
than the course of Toombs, for we con-
strain their slaves to stay on the planta-
tions of traitors, and raise provisions to
keep their armies in the field to fight
against the country.
The following correspondence is inter-
esting:
ROBERT TooMBs AND HIS COTTON.
From the Atlanta tGa.) Southern conied-racy
Some Of our cotemporaries in South
western Georgia have been complaining
that Gen. Toombs has planted larger
cotton crop than usual, while many farm
ers had planted none, and all Except
very few had greatly reduced the number
of acres usually planted by them. This
evidence of patriotism on the part Of the
cotton planters is one of the most en-
couragng signs of the times. A people
who will make such sacrifice can never be
snbdued. Gen. Toombs for some reason
unknown to us, has declined to observe
this rule, SO nigh universal, and it has
given good deal of dissatisfaction. The
papers have noticed it and condemned it
very extensively-it may be hastily, we
can't say, and the committee of public
safety in Cuthbert have taken the follow
ing action:
Whereas, Authentic information has
been received that Gen. Robert Toomhs,
of the G. s. A, Col A. p. Rood, and
others, owning large plantations on the
Chattahoochee river-inffuenced, as we
believe. more by avarice than patriotism
have planted unusually large crops of cot
ton, thereby curtailing TO that extent the
provision crop necessary for the support
of onr suffering country; therefore.
Resolved, That Gen. Robert Toombs,
Col. A. p. Rood. and all others who have
followed their pernicious example, be re-
questcd to draw all their available negro
labor from the cultivation of their cotton
crops. and place it in charge of the CON-
mttee appointed to superintend the de-
fence of the river.
Resolved, That although it may not be
regarded as pertinent to the objects for
which this meeting has assembled, yet we
cannot withhold the expression of our un-
qualified indignation towards those who |
have recklessly disregarded the wants
and necessities of our army-by planting
more cotton than is sufficient for domestic
USE Their purses may be better filled |
but We trust they will not fail to receive
the reward due to their unpAtriotic con-
duct.
A similar committee at Eufaula. Ala,
have adopted the foregoing.
The only public notice which General
Toombs has taken in this matter is the
following dispatch, which we take FROM
the Columbia Times, and which appears
TO be in answer to demand from the
for his hands to work on the
defenoes of the river:
RICHMOND, June III, 1862.
To Messrs. Geo. Hill, A. T. Newcom and
William Carter, Committee:
Gents:-Your telegram has been re-
ceived. refuse single hand. Nv
SO long as | live, shall never be
subject TO the order of those cowardly
Che Committee of Public
Safety of Randolph County and Eufaula.
I GU may rob me in my absence, but you
,an not intimidate me.
lSignedJ ROBERT TooMBs.
The kEoKUK POISONING CAsE.-We
we're misinformed last week in regard to
he manner in which the family Of Mrs.
Ireen was poisoned. The meat had not
,een boiled in brass kettle. but in n {