Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-01-27
The Planters.

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y. W. Fears proposes through the Ma g
CON. Telegraph 81 Conventional the Planters
Of Georgia, as IS the best mode Of inducing
the concerted efforts which will seeuresa
prompt distribution of the extant supplies
for Government use, and the necessary pre-
paratious for . full provision crop this year.
Mr.. Fears writes: :s.sg;s szs.:.e ~ 4sssA
1 do not speak Of this subjectas one who
have no knowledge Of farming and the me-
cessary expenses Of farm. was raised
On plantation, and handled the plow side
by side with the contrabands, eny father,
as many citizens Of Georgia know, was 9
planter, and hisplan was, boysshould know
how to work. I wellknow that If shoes,
cloth, hats, hogs, muieg; etc., are ell: raised
at home, the supplies Of corns peas and 20.
tatoes ats1 per bushel, pork at SO cents per
pound, wheat 81 per bushel will pay ex-
penses, and put avery handsome profit in
the pockets of the producers. This being
true, and no planter can dispute il what is
our duty as plantersY It is plain-sell our
surplus produce at the prices named above
which will relieve our Government more
than all.the funding Of currency that has
been orwillSbe done, and it will give more
value to our money than any plan thst Mr.
Memminger, or any other man, has sug-
geated, or can:suggest. The Government
would not expend one third Of the amount
which the, present rates require to bee
pended, and our army and people would be
fed and clothed. 3.9t
So FAR as am concerned, I willnot hes.
itate to say what my purpose is, let others
do as they will (; it is this !: AS merchant,
I have made it rule in my business, not
to make money on the staple proyisions Of
the couutsy, such as are raised on CURTAINS;
and as q aeplanter, Iwill obssrves:the same
rule, being content with the profits on pro-
duce, sold at the prices /. have. named in
this article. / have two farms Of my own,
and one chat I am Executor e and inter-
-ested in. With large force on two Of
them, engaged inproducipg stock nnd pro
visions, I may safely calculate that i will
have from 5000 to Il, 900 pounds Of pork,
6, ,00G0 bushels of corn and other produce
in proportion, to sell. Isnow say others
may do as they wish, / will sell'my surplus
provisions, as soon as they are ready for
market, at the prices above named, giving
the Governments and soldiers. families the
refusal: 80
mentioned this idea, as,oursduty as
planters, to two Of aour largest splanters:of
Georgia, who raise q large surplus of pro.
visions; and they urged me to put this arti.
Gle before the people. I'have dore 50, and
Ihope all planters who agree sitb mi, will
consult over this matter;in their Counties,
and, let the appointment for She Convention
Do maae az au carry uay, Auu ~. Souy
send delegates to this Convention.
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ATRoo1ous iEEATMAsTaof ooNflDh' y
RATE PRIsoNBRs.-The following article
from the Chicago Times, shows how the
abolitionists treat our soldiers when they
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"Apout tour weeks ago. one ol 1ne Pi,s-
oners was klndhng MS nfe, "nicas acs.ne
had 20 right TO performs when ohes OF ssne
guard accosted him With, aHere, Bnas are
you doing there E The prisoner replied,
:"That is notyour business, !, when the gnard
instantly drew his uusket and shot thegfet
low dead. 1T issaid, also, that g mulatto
boy, q servant OF one of the oonfederate
captains, and, Of course, prisoner OF war.
who was we'll known to have pass 70 60
anywhere within the lines, was Walking IN
side the guard limits about aday aiterFtne
above occurrence, when the guard eomman-
instantly killed by bullet.
Tt is also charged that, at the time the
discovery was made Of an attempt on the
part of some of the prisoners to escape, a
party of three or four hundred was;hud-
died together and surrounded by guard;
that one of them was pushed bya eomrade
and fell to the ground, and that instantly