Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-09-14
Union and 9mtritam.
FRTDAY. sEFTEMBER ~. IsoG.
ANSWER TO 4 NORTHERN APRIL
CANT FOR SOUTHERN CUSTOM.
From the Metropolitan Record


lar, and infer from il that you want TO sell
me one Of your Patent Universal Cotton
Gins and Condensers." At the commence
ment OF our civil war; 80 called from the
distinguished eiyility Of your armies while
invading our country, burning our towns.
destroying machinery and implements Of
husbandry, collecting cotton, gold watches,
Jewelry and silver spoons, we had cotton
gins enough to give six million bales Of cot
ton. IL seems 10 us our civil war is not
ended, except on our side; and so far as we
can see there are no cotton States down here
no States at all in fact. We are very
much in the condition Of prisoners in the
Indian wan. The warriors have done their
part Of the job, and have turned us over as
prisoners, bound hand and foot into the
hands Of the squaws for such delicate atten-
tons as are usual among civilized nations.
We are at the stake, and a grand dance is
going ON around Us. We don't know vet
whether we shall be adopted into the tribe
or tomahawkcd. Such Il the fury of the
squaws that we apprehend the worst
We have neither seen nor felt a ripple Of
that wave Of emigration" Of which you
speak. Our free, intelligent and agricultu-
raj population" has been very actively en-
gagged IN gathering the hucldeberry and
blackberry crops, and am happy to inform
you that the yield Of these valuable crops
has been very satisfactory. They have been
very successfully harvested. A distin-
guished cOi0riess man Of our town went ont
TO large corn and cotton plantation on
Monday last and found these comparatively
unimportant crops so overrun with grass
and weeds that he advised their abandon
ment, which advice meeting the approba-
ton Of all concerned was unanimously
adopted. The ''free, intelligent agricultu-
raj and laboring population" on that place
are now free 20 Join in saving the remnant
Of the more important crops above alluded
70. The same colorless gentleman, "who it
IS unnecessary 20 say is a Union man, in
forms us that on his way cut 10 this place he
passed five hundred acres Of corn, the whsIe
Of which will not yield two bushels The
distance he Travelled is about eight miles.
1t is generally supposed If he had travelled
further he would have seen more.
What excites great astonishment is that
failures Of this sort should occur, not only
In spite Of our "free, intelligent agricultu-
raj and laboring population" but in the
very face Of the most positive assurances OF.
bureau agent from Maine that "free, in
telligent agricultural labor" would succeed,
for the obvious reason that everything the
United States undertakes with its army and
navy is obliged 10 succeed True, he
probably never saw q Southerner, a Niger,
or a cotton stalk until he came here with his
bureau agency TO take charge Of this coun-
try; but then he was supported by post
of the army, and learned the theory Of cot
ton planting and culture, as well as Of free
Niger labor in New England, where they
know everything. And, can you believe il?
such failures and abandOnments have actu-
ally occurred, not only under his nose, but
even on plantations under the scientific man
agement Of modest, benevolent and enter
prising Yankees who came out here solely
90 demonstrate in the face of us Southern
barbarians the superiority Of free niger to
slave niger labor, and with no expectation
or desire 10 find their benevolence rewarded
incidentally by making a little money.
Thus You see that their. efforts have not
created much demand as yet for your 'Pa-
tent Universal Cotton Gins and Condensers."
The tax Of three cents per pound on
cotton, Il is true, is admirably stimulous not
only TO the increased production of the
article, but 20 the efforts Of our Stree, intel
ligenp niggers, especially in this the first
year Of their freedom. IL cannot fail TO
encourage their efforts at improving their
condition and will enable them very soon
o. become land owners, and perhaps TO
become purchasers Of your patent Univer-
sal Cotton Gins and Condensers" II is an
irrefragiblo proof Of Yankee Justice, dsin-
terestedness, beneyOlence and sincerity. IL
will surely encourage the ignorant and bar
barous Southern whites 10 plant largely next
year, and TO compete vigorously for free
Niger labor. 1t villa thus secure employ
mcnt and ample wages TO all niggers, for 1t
is an axiom that the less we make the more
we want. IL will swell the "waye Of emf
grafton" and tend 10 encourage the invest |
ment of capital. Il was manifestly intended |
90 obliterate the traces OF war, blot ont its |
bitter memories, and revive a feeling Of |
reconciliation, amty and union. Lastly, il |
promises to create a liberal demand for |
your Patent Universal Cotton Gins and |
Condensers"
Some Of the Ignorant and barbarous"
uncolored population down here, very stu
pidly plowed up some OF their cotton fields,
when pious old THAD. STEVENS benevolent
ly proposed 30 tax cotton five cents per
pound, and told the obvious truth, that il
can be produced at two cents per pound by
free labor This tax is proof Of his con-
fdence IN free labor, and his sincere regard
for IT, But YOU will be surprised TO learn
that some Of our free, intelligent, agricul-
tural aud laboring' niggers actually turned
the cows into their cotton patches upon the
same occasion. Really, gentlemen, l am
afraid L will be a long while before we shall
begin 20 want, or rather be able to buy your
wonderful Patent Universal Cotton Gins
and Condensers" l have two gins-one Of
fifty and another Of sixty saws, and shall
make one bale Of cotton, If nothing happensl
ADAM SMITH, Say, and other visionary
and superficial theorists, have laid il down
81 10 r.-..ffsr,.l,N of
political economy, that products create a
demand for products. That is, that the pro-
duction Of cotton here, creates a demand,
and opens a market for the products of the
other sections Of the empire. Hence
the more cotton we make down here,
the greater the number we shall want, and
be able TO pay for, too, Of your admirable
"patent Universal Cotton Gins and Conden-
sers" On the other hand, the less we make
the less we shall be able 10 buy, not only
from you, but from the loyal people in every
other part Of the empire. Perhaps, too, the
moderate tax Of fifteen dollars per bale i'm
posed upon us bv pious old THAD, and the
faithful pack of Radical hounds which yelp
and follow AFTER his heels whenever and
wherever he toots his horn, il left in the
hands Of those who toiled TO make il, might
increase their ability 10 purchase your
"Patent Universal Cotton Gins and Con-
denseTs."
Candor requires as TO admit that in sumo
departments free niger labor has demon
sirated its superiority 10 slave labor. Not
only has tins superiority manifested ntsS1f
very docisiyely in the harvesting Of the
berry crops and all other spontaneous pro-
auctions, but the fishing and hunting bust.
ness is pursued with ihe greatest vigor and
success. Our branches creeks, rivers, ponds
and lakes are constantly thronged with our
Stree, intelligent and laboring' population,
and the frequent reports of guns Of every
variety, at all hours Of the day and night,
the Sabbath not excepted give emphatic
evidence OF the earnest activity with which
the hunting business is pursued by our free,
intelligent and laboring population" A
great many very ludicrous mistakes have
occurred. Thus hogs, especially fat ones
are sure to be mistaken for bears and many
Cat cattle have been shot for deer 10y some Of
our free, intelligent and laboting popula-
ton" a Fat hcifer Of mine was shot in the
suburbs Of our little town last summer by
one of these multimdinous mistakes; and,
horrible to tell, an ignorant and barbaroas
colorless inhabitani, installing the enter
prising hunter for a thief taken in adgruBtc
delicfa, was 80 inhuman as 20 fire into
him with a gun loaded with squirrel shot