Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-12
ADAY OF GLOOM TO THE PLANTERS

From the Macon Telegraph
We can well imagine the feelings of our
planting friends, when, in addition to all the
difficulties they have had to encounter in
bad seed, poor stock, and still poorer work,
the floods and tornadoes ofthe last week have
come in to fill their cup of woe 10 overflow
ing. Throughout Middle and Western
Georgia, so far as information has reached
us, the rains and winds Of the last few days
have inflicted serious injury. Cotton and
corn are blown down or twisted about so AZ
seriously 10 retard their growth, whilst the
wheat crop, which is either Just harvested or
ready for the scythe, has been pretty well
finished" 1t was very small at best, and
now should it afford US bread we shall be
most agreeably disappointed.
We observe that Northern circulars have
materially reduced their cotton estimates in
the last ten days, and that even the Liver
pool market is beginning to feel the impulse
of a short crop for 1866.
The Telegraph began the season with an
estimate of million and half bales, and
we adhere to it still. The reverses of weather
have been compensated in good part by the
Improvement in the relations between capi-
tai and labor since the Bureau has been
emasculated and the affairs of the. Ereedrnen
turned over to the civil authorities and SEN
sible army officers who have never taken the
negro phobia of the North. Let the Presi-
dent veto the new Bureau bill just passed
by the House, remove that fanatic General
Howard, from the head offreedmen's affairs,
and leave them where they are practically,
for the most part, at present, and the South
NAV be able to subsist on the products of her
years labor.
In this connection, we copy some remarks
from the Columbus Enquirer of Wednesday
upon the effect Of the late rains in that
quarter of the State Of Alabama: 90
THE RAINS AND THE CROPs.-The rains
since Saturday have been very heavy at in:
tervals, and the creeks are all out of their
banks and the crops on the low lands are
covered with water. We made a trip into
the country yesterday and found the crops
of cotton and corn more backward than we
supposed. =, g. i.
But little Of the cotton is yet six inches
high, and most of it is not over four inches
from the ground Most of it has not had
the first hoing, and is very nearly, used up
by the grass and weeds. We found much
corn in had condition, suffering for work
from neglect ~ trying to save the cotton.
Much Of the cotton planted will have to be
turned out to save ths balance. In old cot
ton growing times, with slave labor, it was
usual by this time for the cltton of this sec
ton to be knee high and over, sull of forms,
and in nice condition. 1t is now all of a
month behind the crop of 1860. 1t will be
near the middle of July before blooms will
be round on any that we saw yesterday.
Most of the wheat has been cut, aAd is
shocked in the field. The rust has totally
destroyed some crops-others have been par
TALLY injured, while others are said to be
very good. From the best information We
can get, the wheat crop in the country trad
ing to Columbus will average about halt
crop, if it is not damaged by the present we
| spell.