The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-03
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ALAB A M A.
Prospects 81 the Cotton Crep-Fesrs Of Its
Failare-A Union League.
ouR TRAVELLING coRREsroNDEscK,

Prospects 81 the Cotton Crcp-Fesrs Of Its
Fenure-A UnioH League.
Qua TRAVELLING coRREsr0NDEscK,
BmB CousTY, June 10, 1853.
Recent travel over large proportion OF the best cotton
producing sections OF this State has given facts and
information from which toerably correct estimate Of
the present condition OF the cotton crop OF Alabama may
be made but this estimate cannot be atterng very
encouraging. The continued and excessive rains and
heavy gales Of the spring have greatly nterfered with
the planters Of the Alabama bottoms and the ane
brake" ths latter embraces the counties Of Perry.
Greene, Marengo, Lowndes, and parts Of Dallas and
Wilcox and 1t is held by some that two.thirds OF the
crop has been cut on while others somewhat more
guine hope TO make half a crop-not, however. half
crop Of such made In the days Of slavery, but
half Of the estimated crop under the free labor system
which would be equal to about oneourih Of original
CROP When this is reduced to figures IL may be stated
that the cotton crop OF all the cotton States will amount
70 about one million bales II true Mr. DeBow, after
these but when he visited us there was then prospect
Of making two million bales; but the unusually heavy
rains since then have alarngy reduced the prospect
From what have and heard within the past month
We Will DO well to make one million bales
Tho Alabama river week ago. several feet higher
than has been Tor number Of years the consequence
Of which was, the magnificent cotton fields along It's
banks were and STILL vast sheet Of water The
rise Of the Cahawba river was between sixty and one hun
dred feet making IT, according TO tho statements Of old
settlers, than I'VE feet higher than IL has
known to be In thirty years Tho C0osa equally
high and the damage that has been done Ia immense
These rises by the last rains which ceased
last week Besides the damage by overflow 10 the bot
tom and "canebraken lands The crops the uplands
have been greatly injured. The cotton these lands
has been much injured by bugs, while the corn has
will be forced TO sthrow OUT portion OF their cotton
70 enable them to 'clesnn the rest The negroes, In
their new state have very considerable aversion 10
grassy field and this will operate very materially against
the crop Taking all the facts into consideration and
viewing ell the bearings fear there will be much less
cotton made than many are supposed to bcfieve
Not long since paragraph appeared In New York
zation in this State numbering about eighteen thousand
members all Of whom could take the required test OATH
When that paragraph appeared had never heard OF
such organization and somewhat inclined TO dis.
credit II; but recently find IL Is true to certain
tent In travelling through this part or the State find
the league frequently alluded TO- and have taken the
trouble to neogate those acquainted with the organi
this county, and give the particulars far as could
CLEAN them. The organization originally gotten up
during the war having principally for It's object to Give
countenance aid and protection to those who might de-
sert the confederate armies When the closed there
was, 30 am informed by reliable citizens, about two
hundred descrers IN this county but of the whole num-
Der not one had either character responsibility.
These were harbored and cared for by this anconfede
rate organization, but now known as tho "Union
League" After the surrender by the advice and with
the aid Of federal soldiers the thing rcorganIzed
and now has for It's object the elevation 10 oce Of snch
endorse and will adhere TO tho doctrine Of negro
equality Acknowledgement Of the confederate portion Of
the South, and in short the whole limo Of policy pro-
claimed by the Steve0sSumner faction