Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-28
The Policy OF Planting.


The Policy or Planting.
Ssaa o. or contemporaries il States farther South
80 EaVlTlDs the discussion Of las. year upon the policy
Of p'Aldng ~oseol-vas,hsr a full or a partial crop or
nols At all shall b planted. Vie President Stephens
Il represented BY A oorrs- POadsas Of the Columbus (Gs.)
Tines 70 have saii, IN q late speech at Sparta, Ga, that
H.hs people nus pant cotton neKs ~yeAr-thAt We can.
nos please Plnersson batter than By not raising cotton.
Isl Is playipg into his hand In raising Il In Iadia-that
sasy can supply Il there a. from Is to - cents per
pound; ard only mead the estimates Of two or three fail.
ass Of American supply to demonsrats it,
We have grsAsrespsct for The opinions Of Mr.. Stephens
OF al pablo questions, but We cannot AccOpl his diesun
81 tAls sat ei without better reasons being assigned for
81 than tsoIs furriihed BY tbs reportsr Of biz remarks
ghs policy be rseonnsndI, and that planters are nov
6sc1ang, Is one which lOokI to the continuation Of the
VA, and Of course TO tho maln;enADcs Of the blockade.
8oW, tsso, does 1; csacsra Lord PLlmsrston, or the In
ia cotton plAatng interest, whether We make cotton or
not iii. eIano, be shipped, it is iast the same to Eag-
lAGG H Il Is hsd not bean planted. and our planting and
~psodasinZ wiz have no eject 10 thVArtng the
cherished sohems Of Eagland to grow her Own
.O1-oa. We nus. consider the mAt;sr, then, without re
feg,nos 20 iis foreign sspsstS We must determine what
s2Ay l. bsS. FOR u as hons, and what mos: useful and
.s5otvs n tas prosecution Of the war. There u no
dgzbt shs Byi.ish Government would gladly relieve itself
81 dependence uPOl any fossiSu source OF supply, Il it
-srs possible, We do rot believe she can. II soc can
get along VIII tac eosas, short, sta d0Fs OF India, In
sc ssssHo5 o. thl supsEio- article psodlcsdin the South
s7 Ss:es, &c feel SSused thA; whenever commercial
ssaEoas are resl1si, and he latter is Hred again, T.
III &c ssEgrly accepted, and VII soon Pu b the Ida
stsg's 5rt % c-np,iicn- Bl', even If this were o,hsr-
VS., We hsvs n 02ion bu:. 70 look 70 ou- present stu
siss sod provide ths bsH We Gao for Il. With tho ne.
saasriss 0! lie a. .bslr presell prices, We DO not under
ssll bov any question could arise IS to What shall be
~ 5asiasu o every PLANTER aud hrn'r. Win dur
Es1z,lg frou d,ssa % forty dollars all over ths Confsd-
erleyv:sb a5oa ron forty 20 seventy five cents, and bctf,
con-, CAS-, hay i'a,hsr, WOOL, and other 'hings IN pro-
PorIyn, Whist l. lsrs for tie tllSrs Of the soil to thirk
q be. ths p~solIs5J1 OF ssdo'ss essential 10 the le Of
IL ps,pls AID 10 ne efficiency Of The army.
"a .hsrS any nu la, ihlse VII, Do an over suppy Of
Gsss a.tc'ess "a; eoodiioa st this time, after the Up
gent appsals sll passiO. O resolves Of hs. ySar, should
relieve ash a72sh '5sio1. o. the other hand, Is
N 20; NANTES taai the Pllntng and gathering Of = fuu
crop 81 cotton, IN sdiIAn 70 the crop nov on hand,
sad viii no Guile! for shipments, vIl produces plethora
q tAli ArdSls, and rsiu55 IL valus to 90 !OE a figure
Al& ma kN0 GElI1 VII - Nol.4 ~ ~ II w va
tsAl ths one Alrssd, In hsad Nor you'd the opening
q o1s poSu nl;srL.y EGsr this sA:s Of things. for the
iGasas snoaa; Of eI..ol kl5El % be here Svlldng
shipment would lave a most depressing ,E.c, upon
fl,sSn aKrks;a. AlA simple question o! advantage to
a. pllasn, {; Sog,i be hbor loo: to produce another
S-op 81 The Etocki o. h1ni are materially reduced BY
consumption Or e1p1r;Ad7n.
Bl;, tas uas r,l. "a SRi,h to r'yard this matter IL
- 5slans uPla .as gigantic aud N 1n,utous s.rugsl, 10
Whes are engaged. Ia the language OF tue Aug lsiA
Co-sSt-d1-,Es:; P4;-iod5m uu1 10: sop 10 coua. cost
s. adi - 51-Aa ali celts. and compute proa; and
4oss I, nus: hlvl -sisr and higher amt l. d,mAnds
ElctiSs; I. lsat-iJ t-us snd uaIEerV.nS devotion TO
I1s slu53 Of The engaIy Il d,nuds lGga and liberal
expenditures Of treasure and Of blood And with
Uo.sirg - VII T. be sadsasd Are or psopls prepared
Sc yield 10 the dsnaa4s Of patriotism: They have done
- ao5ly sad l5srAiy, ia the past. Way shoaId We
cIpss. Lsl o. th,n in tho fu.ursf Tie G auss of the
pls. year Is ID cause Of the prsIsa. year, aad appeals
"a strongly 70 every pI.io, bear. row as 1. did then
Vas T. patriotism t. plant grain instead Of cotton ,h5ni
wly should 9. Do s7y the less patriotism 10 reverse the
psE,y z0Ei NJ; tho dsmlRd Is as urgsa; nov, We
believe, Sc iE vas IN A9 pH. ssIsor, and II tas war
S~ol.auss IDo.hsr year, IS ,herliI, unor t~una,sly, every
Eszl91 to bslsVs Il viii, tbs plating Of grain alone
Ez1 slTs the eaue sa1 TIE eoanry.
Our Armiss ma5s be fsi-ous psopls mls. bs fed-our
negroes muIs BE- fsL. Starvation and devotion 70 the
Sl1.s o. freedom and Of country read WsIin poetry and
hEls,orS bus Ia really, t1sy ara unsafe conpl Mons
A; any rats, a uU viii 4 sisisi sppe.te can Ayht
essssr. and stal3 sas f,iiu3l ofa clm2lyl batter, ,han
Uas ThO Ia srR ring tas pAags Of hunger and starvation.
WIh al s5u-dtuee o! ~gnia-cOrr, wheat, rye, and
rzs-slh p3iaos All fFai,, lie ol1 b. sustained and
E3,ps1asnes Eou; Wi.hou: ,hsIs O~OaeoniGsnt, success
- iupcsib.e
Hc Ozaao. fofbssr expressing the hope. then, that
us!ss our excellent Vjos Pas5iisR, has other reasons
tsAn thosO which the eoTespoatsas o. the Times gives
80 bs, no vi 10. vrgs his advice upOa The planters Of
1ss South, bat thSt, on the contrary 10 vii encourage
t.su % foEoE, daring me approaching planting season,
sas sane wise, prudent and patriotic course. which
Esrkod their policy In The PAs, season.
L nso8sdbsrcly be GidOd, that these remarks apply
Saa GOAL iO'os to tobacco p~'an.srs-psrbsps sV,n
zssa.sr. since tObscco Il Of lees Use than cotton.
- Senator BiSIsr, OF Pennsylvania.