The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-02-10
HE DAILY REBEL.
cHATFAEQoeAa
TUESDAY MORNING.. FEB 10. 1858

paper Of the lst inst, We took occasion t
warn our coubtrymen against the policy .
raising estton during the present year We
sid, and say now, that we viii NEST need
food and clothes, and i Is u procure these
Necessary articles that our energies should
BE- directed. The Northern States have
cherished the hope that they can, by MEAS
of their blockade, staFvc asihtO submission,
believing, IS they did, that wc.wsre % de,
pendcnt On them that We could not get
along without them. The experiences Of the
.last two years ought to satisfy them that
dis ii ayaib hope. nrpeopla can, if they
will, become sstirely independent Of the
Yankees, commercially as well as politically
NBui This can only be done by secing cur
weak points aud guarding against them
Te be forewmuod isto be fsrearmedR
and therefore We could never appreciate
Tie policy Of eonecaling the evils 70 be
remedied aud the dangers which thrcate'p
as. That the Confederate States san pre-
dnee far more food and clothing than VII
Be suf6cicut for their own use, we propose
10 show iulthis article, bat if they neglect
"a. use tie proper oxerlions, thctcyils will be
upon-us when 1t is too late To remedy them.
Hadas much land been planted in cotton
last year as the year before, there would
have been much greater scarcity than shore
issnows Again, mad. no slsnd. been putrinl
caottua.ppd All been assss ~ Tho production
Of cOts and grain, there would shsyo peen
an abundance aud to spare. Let US guard
against this evil during this year. Wei
have as much cotton On hand at this tiHcas
we can proGtobly keep. five increase the
quantity; and the warshould ieeass, thepnce
Would ", b much less than with only the
cotton hsw on hand. IT il therefore the
interest Of the cotton planter not to see the
amount of Gotten Increased There need pei
no fear that if we quiz raising cotton for
4 few years Iudia will be able to compete
- 4 VI
VIII ii ii its production, That can paysr
be- the case. Sc soon rs the war ceases
American cotton win have almost mo
nopoIy in the European market We do
not need cotson spow we sheedr food and
clothing. Let Us grow corn and small gran,
fsiss hygslshocp ard beef eatIssaTp n a.SY
MfNtf|N itMHl fNotINNNNfN ~
. are able TODD IL our people willsee.theane'
cssaity of il, and will iturn theirs atteation
inshat DIRECTION TO show THE Esnderfu
capacity Of me South IN ibis partie qlar th u
fsct may be stated that 10 1850, when the
Scu.h raised over four million bales of cot
tn, valued at more than two hundred and
fortt millions ~ dollars, She had more
horses, mules, Beef cattle ahd hogs, and
raised nnare aoru.and wheat than the ihee
States. Itis truss Kentucky, Missouri and
Marylaud are included among the States
shaA hadthis superiority. They are partly
lost Is ia, Sor tie present but 8itpmust be
rstismbeyed that the labor, ORA great Pori
tion Of Il, employed in raising cotton can
be asea III raising articles " food and
clothing The cbiecsO Of The people who
are lefs d home ought to be to raise sur
Illus of such things tho army and the
neople need for Immediate use. We have
enough cotton already raised to clothe our
peoplo for years, and to bring a hrge|
amount d geld and silver when thewur
closes. We need no more cotton at present,
ana thcrefofe we urge upon the planters Of
Alabana, Nississipptaud the other cotton
states 10 turn their whole attention 70 rails
iur corn, wheat aud livestock This is the
Nav Il mich we Gan secure our indepop-
denec the sufess manner Let us not,
acting under thesimpression that tho warlis
soon aoiag ii esd, negectsto raise an ample
supply 6f the nSeessprics 81 life, Ifitdoes
end, and We have large surplus Of pro
visions on hand we.can raise less Of them,
spd moro OF cotton NE ncxt year. OF we
can ship them 70 Etropc, when We ean SCI
good prices. There need be no fear that
We will have tco many Of these things on
hand-.unIoss We are waiehful The danger will
be che osher way. asss rsw.s sr.
We therefore cannot too strongly urge
upon our friends tho pTpPricty Of planting
no moro cotton than y necessary TO raiSc
seed fot another Year We repeat what va
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