The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1866-12-28

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THE Memphis AvqIaachs Of The sIst says:
The tendency Of cotton is upward both on
this continent and in Europe. Il is now
generally conceded that an elarmipgly short
crop win be made; and We queatiQn much
il our estimate Of million bales viii be exs
eeeded, We have ueveF, gone above that
figure, and hence, as mas, be Remembered,
We have advised our planters @ hold On as
Iong as they could. selling only enough for
actual wants. We felt sure that we would
'itouch bottom" before this, even, and it
has now come, The rise is evidently oe,
casioned By two things, the short crop.
now universally admitted, and the gloomy
prospects for The next years .eotton. crop,
The negro will no; work as we'll next year
as be has his. The general failure of crops
has affected him as i has everybody else.
In many cases the planters who agreed to
pay him wages win te unable @ do it; and
where he worked on shares, he will ind
his share Of the short crop SO small as to
cause him to feel he has labored almost for
nothing. He win become disaffected. and
work with less zeal than he would other
wise have done. The European factor buys
FOR months ahead, and he is buying cotton
now, not for present wants, but for next
summer. He has just ground for eonoludr
ing that free, negro labor is failure 10 the
South, and with il fails cotton. The failure
Of. no article will affect SO large circle Of
business on both continents; and the mon
eyed men Of Europe are looking ahead
The South .begius to be appreciated, If
she had made but half million bales, aud
had consumed half of that in her own fac
tories. she would be still more appreciated.
Things are ripening, and, if She may but
waIit, her, situation, financially and Politi-
caliy, may yet be endured. 49,
Some days ago, and often, befor chat, we
advised our planters not TO repeat the nm.
wise experiment Of this year. We very
much fear the upward tendency Of cotton
viii run them craEE again; but we must
entreat them, for their,own sakes and for
the sake Of their outraged, section to plant
but half the cotton next year they planted
this, We say to them, again and again,
that if they raise but half million bales,
they will bring them as much money as a
million, because they will get double price
for it. Then their plain path ofeduty is
first to plant as much land 10 corn, wheat.
oats potytoes, onions and other articles Of
food as viii last them for two years. Get
one year ahead with food. Have grasses.
and fruits. aud vegetables in abupdapce.-
The man who has an abundance Of grain
aud hay and oats, never need buy meat,
from the Northwest. Having these pro7l
ducts, he win as surely have hogs. cat,les
horses, mules, sheep and poultry as the sun
rises and sets. We buy and consume
thousands Of. chickens, turkeys aud ducks,
in this city daily, all from the North and
Northwest. Why cannot our own people
raise poultry and pigs and sheep. and sup
ply our market? The South has been de-
pendent long enough. Our people are nov,
seeing il and waking up. IT'S good sign.
There is q general resolve throughout the
South 70 raise this next year, and forever
thereafter, all our people can eat, To do
this they know they must plant grain crops
more extensively than they ever did before.
Let them do this, aud we e.safe. We can
then defy the malice Of all Radiealdom.-
We have Che soil and the climate. Let us
make use Of them IS sensible men. Let US
first feed ourselves abundaDtly, drive want
away from every door. Let that be our
first duty. Then, let The balance Of our
labor be given to raising small cotton crop
We need many things which we cannot now
supply from our own region DDS 40
Let US raise cotton enough 70 buy what
necsssaries We must have but cannot raise,
such IS sugar, coffee, tea, wpolens. DC,
Let US also buy machinery 70 spin and.
weave our cotton. A small crop will thus
pay US more than 2 large one; aud we shall
set sumner, and sPraguei apd Thad, Stew
eos to thinking. ,bssss, is.sts.- "a
Without cotton this. Upion becomes 4
third rate power. Commerce has made it
what i is; and cotton has fed commerce.-r
No:hing has 50 lied its sails as the white
lint gathered from The fields Of the South,
It's political as well as 8 financial leyer.
Let rs use It as statesmen, Plant full,
very fol- crop Of grains aud roots. aud SOW.
an abundance Of grass seeds; raise cattle.
aud hogs, and sheep. and horses, and mules.
Work for your homes this next year; but
plant only 2 half crop Of cotton. Twill.
bring New England 70 her senses. and win
for rs Justice.
FHE test oath excludes all bu, sixty Of
thu seven hun red lawyers OF New o rIes1s
from prseiieing IN the o. S. courts. a