Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1864-02-09

AZ least, to il.
ln the slave States, tahula,ed in 1850,
there was a mich COW to every "a persons.
La the free States, tabulated, one for every
81 persons. In 1860, in the slave States,
one TO esery g. 8 persons, or a slight gain
Of the proportisqsse number ofsmiIch cows.
The want Of good meadow lands in most
OF the slave States, the poor and insufficient
! quantity of food given mich cows, the I'M
sheltered condition in which they are kept
and the neglect Of them by the negroes
wonld make the yield Of milk less than
onehalf per each COW Of those in the North
ern States. This appears to bs shown bv
| tho arsnnnt Of hutier and cheese produced.
Mr.. De Bow then gives in a tabular form
the amount of butter and cheese produced
and the number of mich cows in the free
and slave States and adds:
: We see in the above our road Of prog
ress; cotton has failed us or will fail us
the negro has failed US or will fail us; il is
idle 10 hope longer to enjoy peacefully the
proceeds of his ahor whe1 at this moment
eighty thousand Of his color are organic, /
and hold arms IN then hands to free their
fellows. TIE longer the war is protracted
the more violently will slavery be destroyed.
For two years and half we have waged
war, and lost more than half the territory
over which we asserted jurisdiction; the
supply OF cattle no longer comes from Tex.
as, nor does cotton escape longer from the
frontier to furnish US supplies. The Mis-
sissippi bears = hundred gunboais, half of
them iron clads, that effectuaily prevent our
occupation Of any point along its entire
course. or even the passage of it except
under cove; Of darkness and by stealth.
1.-The fruitful valleys Of Kentucky and
Of Tennessee have been dtsolatad by war,
and are held by the enemy. Arkansas, a
large part Of Louisiana, Of Mississippi, Of
Moth Carolina and Virginia have been
held or are now held by the enemy, and
have been exhausted BY the supplies drawn
BY the contending forces. Nor can we re-
gard Alabama, Georgia. South Carolina or
Texas exempt from the march of heavy
armies now organizing fer the purpose Of
Invasion.
We will say TO Congress and to Presi-
dent Davis that careful study Of the last
Census Report of the United States will
correct or destroy many peiturbations in
their minds as veil as our own. Lett N
legislate SO as to increase the number of
cows and think no more of the negro. The
land. then. instead of being desoIated by
war. and the inhabitants gaunt with priva
tons and misery, will flow literally with
milk and honey, as in times Of yore.
Al census taken now. AS recommended
by lais Excellency, Mr. Davi<. in the Same.
manner as that of 1860, over the districts
where it might be effected, wodiG show
plainly the waste Of war. How many men
between the ages Of eighteen and fifty
would be found wantingg How many
peaceful, Industrious inhabitants would be
found absent, having, thfougha th,usanl
channels found their way into the free
States, actually filling up the houses n
every part Of that land, so that none are
unten nteda How many Of The houses in
the region passed over by the contending
armies would now be found occupied -
How many negroes would be found absent,
ready to return with muskets in their
hands? How many horses. cattle, sheep.
hogs. &C.. would be found remaining 7
What has been the produce of our f Ids
last year in cotton, sugar, corn, flour, peas,
potatoes, cattle and bacon, and what amount
remains unconsumed?
But above all, what progress have We
made Is the slave power more secure
than before xe seccr,edl Are we in such
condition as to promise ourselves even
with Republication OF all debts, both at home
and abroad. exemption from duties and
high taxation? What have we to hope
for, both as regards slavery or the prospects
Of the Southern Confsderacy!