Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-03-22
DE BOW ON THE NEGRO.

Not long since the people Of the Confedera-
cy were startled at the Developments made
by a writer who was supposed to be heart and
soul with the Southern cause. The writer
is DR.. DeBow. He once endeared himself to
the shareholders BY writing book to prove
that slavery was humane, profitable and di-
vine institution. He has lately, it seems,
received his second sight, and has not hest
,atcd to tell his Confederate" friends how
the pet institution appears TO MIN now. OF
course, such man could not 0e suffered to
go at large, and JEFF. Davis took him under
his especial care, and keeps him close from
the exciting scenes of the war.
Mr. DeBow had, previous to his arrest and
confinement, been publishing a periodical,
in which appeared the article which led to
his arrest, and from which we make a few
extracts. The writer sets out with the fol-
lowing assertion:
1t is true We have believed that cotton is king;
i; is undeniabe that We possessed monopoly OF
its production, arising out OF variety Of causes;
but il il TRUE that it will grow nowhere else.
He then goes on and produces arguments
10 show that the South is losing the stand they
once held, as being the almost sole producers
of that article, and that they never again can
control the cotton trade. He instances the
prosperity of the North, and argues that
their prosperity comes from the industry of
her people, and is the result Of free labor
He holds that the prosperity OF country will
be in great measure determined BY the en-
ployment of the people. If the people are
generally employed they will have some pro-
duc,ion which gives employment to very
large proportion Of them, and Mr. DeBow
ci:es the instance Of mich cows:
In the North the ratio Of increase OF Elilch cows
was slightly in excess of the ratio OF increase of
population between the years 1880 and 6O. In the
South there was an actual deficiency in the ratio
above stated of 43l, sol IL proportion TO the
ratio Of increase OF population the chivarouS State
of %ou;h Carolina is deficient in mich cows o. 800!
As her decadence il far greater than that of any
Other state. and her deficiency i'll the ratio OF mich
cows TO the population is the greatest, may we not
suppose that either the deficiency indicated, or
some cause coiacident 10 it, has been the ruin OF
that STATE!
People must drink something If they csunot
get milk naturally they take 10 whisky. nnd we
nav well lament the result.
We see in the above our road 10 progress;
cotton has failed or will fail Us; the negro has
taii, OF will fail us; il is idle 20 hope logger TO
enjoy peacefully the proceeds OF lis labor when
a, this moment eighty thousand OF his cnlor are
organized and hold arms in their hande to free
.hrir fellows. The longer the wa : proiracted
rhe more violently will slavery be destroyed
r'or TWO wears and halt we have wagei war,
..nd lost more than half the Territory over W hcn
sc asserted Jurisdiction. The su(Py Of cattle no
'oagrr comes from Texas, nor does cotton escape
longer from the frontier u furnish is supplies.
Thr Mississippi bears i untirrh laooGts half OF
;a-n irou.c.a,ls ;;iat efectusliy Prevent our &C.
.u2a:iol of any point along its entire course. or
ven the passage of ii except under cover OF
tarkaess and by stealth.
We will say TO Congress ami 10 President Davis
:nat careful study Of the Census Report Of the
United States" will correct or DESTROY many per.
;-Iroations 10 their minds ss wei! as own. Let
;hera Iegi,late 80 as 20 increase the number Of
lows, and think no more Of the negro. The land
hen INSTEAD If being iesolsted by war, and the
Inhabitants gaunt with privations and misery.
Eil flow literally wItn milk and honey rs in times
If yare.
So it appears that King Cotton is recon-
nended to abdicate his shaky throne, and
make way for the reign of butter, cheese and
5onuy clabber'
LIE Roi est mort Vire L. Roi!