, 1863-09-23

FROM WASHINGTON.
The Cotton Planting Experiment-T
Movement Of Lees Army14he De-
fences o. iGnartESt@dm%en .HEnrn9,eSH n+,nn nofe's
{F1om Our Special Correspondent
w1su,.aros. saturdag ssnt % tssa
The failure Of the cotton planting expert
ment in Illinois, though resulting from
frost. which ia extraordinary for its extent
s1,-o-,t1 ' - - - a.-71 a. iii - s.1.
aha sese', ~ so,. ~ ~ @ 49,, +,s , w. =. ay
make similsr experiments in future. A yery
.sra,.h,a - s.sson could have lrre7 +han, 49, ~.
1asofa"ae osaso4 "eo' At"'e ."eo 'aeu Aato
most expensive enterprises, In future years,
which could not be otherwise than disastrous.
=. - .+ha+ IN. 1,,oan+ =, sf.s,.1s ~.
1t 1s SURPRISING taas lntel1gent men should
haye encouraged the farmers Of Illinois, Mis-
souri and Kansas, to attempt cotton planting.
.har +ha fart ,s notoriona that. tba: r,1or, ~
"nen lno .ass - Ao'1..v@7 411s 1Ae pt4nt Ii
Ia North Cazolins and Tennessee, north Of the
eG,h naras1el IF latitude. MT: one of the
W. e T.. .Hsao So. ~
nofthe1n eoanues III lnese ola1esr taases COT
ton to any considerable extent. Between the
35th and seth degrees, cotton is cultivated,
eiten successfully ont Is subject 10 oe ol1sht'
ed BY frost. The most northern county In
North Carolina where cotton Is cultivated
ertensiva,v md euccesefn11v ID Ea1onn,r
Thir}1 ia sItnatea , n tha InWls,nds ~ anS E.a ~
climate temTered bv tha sao hrae1ea a 11 Tha he
pp15nd connties In fhe M same ne 1atitnde ' cnltf.
rate cation on aema1} sca1e' mt nffsn have
their crons cnt afF ~ frnxt ~ ~ r. wos1
taS,, ny. ~ a. ~ Most. not II tne Mes1
Raiefph f1e 9tata Enn;1a1 notton ~ W 49, ~
csssf5i1v n1ontcS apt Gapttat,, cyson ~ nos suc
deTinr or near T. fha }ina ~ ~ sort ra,us
results are lie same. ManrV TI5, n wb'c},, Eo' ~
lumbia is the comfy seat IL nne ~ oftha insst
cotnties IN fhe Ties;ss}nn; Vaiiav Wv - ~
aopthwcst of Naahyi1ie. Tffh a isrre co1,ntv
b1twecn, aua yet the cotton culture Is most
urce,t tain. When successful, It Is yery fine.
but the planters count upon not mora than
two crops In three. The census Of 1850 fully
tus 'aina these statements, and It is surprising
that there was a determined nurnose ff, aver,
look them. / endeavored to calf attention to
them in New York journal, when the idea
Of eu1tiyating cotton in the free States was
refer to the census, or to the work Of MI.
Olmsteod on the subject, to see my state
ments fully yIndIcated. speak from obser-
yation, having been born Just on the border
Of the planting region In North Carolina, and
resided two Of three years In Maury county,
On referring TO the census, notice thst
typographical error assigns M immense crop
Of cotton to Surry, county In the North.
western Part Of North Carolina, among the
mountains; but with The exception of this
blurder, the tabular statement fully eustains
northern counties produce about as much
cotton rs first class plantation on the Red
River, but thoee are situated In the low lands
of the east. The cotton statistics Of Tennes-
see show that even in the lowla1lds betwee !
the TennesEee and the Mississippi River, no
cotton Is produced in counties on the Ken
tucly bo1der-in ObIon, Weakly, &C.. !; while
the southern counties between the same
river, rival the best cotton districts of Mia.
aissIppi in productiycness. In Arkansas The
tame law oi climate prevails, The southern
counties constitute the very heart md centre
while The northern counties produce yerv
little. and some Of them none af ali. alfbouch
the soil is highly fertile.
1tpeople viii attempt TO produce tropical,
or semi.t1oEical plants IN tho colder regions
Of the North, they hare no alternative but to
put them IN bot houses. KIur cotton has
been dethrcned, but he cannot Be transplant
ed and the only way to command bis eeryi.
ceE Is ia. subd1e the rebellion. and take DOS
eession Of his territories.
The most conflicting accounts are made in
regard to to The movements Of Lees army.
q large part Of it has conc South to retnfslre % ira
Bea1rsEard and BtarE. and the neyt dnv Il Ia
oeserted VII equsi pceitiycnets that Ibis
ce;ts f3en W tsHs ~ Ens * ~ Gstet g 10 oe
Another theory. adverfed to hv mo IN a fera,er
letter. fs. ttat the rebels haya abandon.
ed1 the sonif1 entjreiv and. rnncentrnf
ed their. forces in Virsinia. in ortier
to make one desperatc assa11it nnon Woshfnr.
ton. / apprehend that the truth lies bet ween
ali probable that TIC rebei chiefs vii ~ -
matter Of rocy rive m thefr s1 Nan,tai - ~ fba
Union forcrs Thfc1 xnnfd ha ths ofneann.,aa ~ ~
Of sendInp ia1pe hodfes cf fha;r +ronDs ~ the
Southwest ard Snnth' nn the nthtr ~ h,nd ~
ther rsi nj ahsn5an tbe ~ Gn III ssata o.nss ano,
- Ja,I W aa+stt Ta.a11 'no uut 2tatea-Geul
e. tha sisras - t t4e eleat ooay
cessit1 uAth I'LL ~ ~ ~ 4Ie ~
midie conrsa hsa 6een s.Han oe % 1das t9e
their 1inee nronnJ nd R;cbmand u " aamlng ~ ~
~ mn-a ~ nSha4'.+cS W1tl' - ~ " nase M
Il ohsn1rta1v nena"sa 10 as!sao a1 tnan
- 1870 ~ y 4sseeeat1. WINS as Many eegl-
-.s ~ III oo spared are sem 70 rsan1oIce
annf aaSi.;o xhT ;nsa4tFegaaa. but a3ter aa, Wna1
fowa1as ,o[ess e. SEM 70 caartsston do
,ationa y nn 1as capture Of re- foEna
haitons 1aai. M II Is not more men that me rebels
!acA: s: 90 muen as 1e3S1 guns mounted upon
at satt'nno'hs a. sultao!e points; and taese can
~. ~ be e9asiInctsa and armed n time TO
stns.i ine i5N 95ouea1lu4ent Q! Cna1leston. Ad41-
1.~- h.n2,.hS ..sALf---.tt% - - ~'[ - ~ -
ts+1+},1a n,E5,is y lauso u zen. uHmores
s6t sfttnt snfanes % asatruetlgn, Won1d only
aoa so M 70 uae Mheaps OF slain. without being able
~ sSts. '-..... .
4ed eTsRect en taat tae ieoei goEefnmente exhans"
~ a ~ ~ T.. asaaoie tesouIces q aeaFy aftlle
Hh,r1a.tnr ~ PseRaaaa'l9n ior tae de1ence q
Haa IT, stonmaot mcn, 1ss nemspaps5s noasseo,
4hc;sfo-e ha9s plsSo ~ .na Wol4o. tae5e,
anrincerno XXI ~ Gen r13ma Iae
cifsfe frnn c1a5s .nI ~ h.enie+n tth e ta. ras
forces ,avaI an5 ~ net1isM t VI lug ualon
cnmh n s7,;ta ~ atss. 41I paaSa adss suc
th.t nav ~ eort - - n1y aat LULA! teelmen.s
The forfs be,n1 h,tto~e5 5aM tneaaassgnsyn.
aione wnnId RIA ]hs c;1e a,af.t -. -, a1.s
forces fhe rehes viii Ia afa f6 ~ ~ y.
recaptnre. ~ -9to " "Aus11' 4oi 1''
It is positively assertea that caner,1 Gil
Tho fact and snsnect 3b.9 4 u ~ aoups o1
nnnrfncinled Enares uhnsa s y ss * " tne
ulate IN Eold md stock nni WIN Ennia LII
their conntrv T., nrier ~ affct e,cnaa.t,i aaI
| nuIcbate orra1e, II nav he :howaver sthat
Eeneral CiImnTn has offare - res;e-, l., ct,.
seouerce Of serinns 9iffarencea w33h r. the ~.
Val commander, since the most perfsct M har- ar
| to tucccss. The most nositjye etateynents
| are made pro and con. but The nnhIfc nav
| rest assured of one thfne. Viz: tfsat the seF.
| yices If General Gilmnre viii MT he dia.
| rensef1 with. Whoever elsa NAV he sek asiae
be cannot be. To suffer Generai Glimore to
ieare the command at Charleston upon a
Accortire 10 KInzslaKe. Louis Napoleon
NEXT into the C1imean war In order to divert
own pe1fdy and tyranny at home, when the
I 1UQEQEIHSuCE OF IurkHV might have hhan