New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-03-05
AWord to Planters.

The sound and correct reasoning of the annexed
u Acle from the Memphis Appeal, will be duly ani
pr uperly appreciated by all who have not toe
mn rh cotton On the brain ~
Il Iany Of our Southern contemporaries are en-
gag Cd in urging planters against planting too much
cot on to the neglect of other farm products. We
infer from this that the old cotton mania has re-
takel possession OF our people. II so, we appre-
hend that the still small voice of the newspapers
viii z but little heeded If the experience Of the
fonr ears passed under strict seclusion from the
rest o. the country, compelling the South to de-
velop md rely upon her own resources is not suff-
cient Il convince the Southern people Of the i'm
policy u stinting and shaving themselves in order
that the world may have cheap cotton then would
tss sssa ~ believe though sns should riss from the
Great has been the devastation Of the South by
the war, the lesson taught by it would compensate
its ravag. s, II our people would but consider and
profit by Y. The lesson, we had supposed, was SO
plain and palpable, SO clearly eucidated and
brought b, ,me to the observation Of every one,
that it coE not be forgotten during his generation
At least. hat lesson was that the South had all
the NEAR u positive independence within herself
and that he may grow richer by double, in
growing on e.third or 0ne-fourth less cotton
Wheat, corn all the cereals, in ample abundance
fcrhome con umpdon, can be grown all over the
South while her undeseloped7 mineral resources
are abundant beyond belief. Never was there q
country that % eching invited man to diver
S5fy his labor 81 and we had supposed that it was
only the exIs renee Of the Institution of slavery
necessszating - Il were the production OF one
staple, he cul uvahon Of which was adapted to
the negro, skill and intelligence, that could have
induced any pc 0ple TO turn deaf ear to the sup
gestions NJ naAu re- 10 fall hack now into the old
channel Of raisiI g only cotton, buying everything
else. will ba littl better than fatality, KS
The ontsid w MD, We freely grant, Is very much
interested in having large crops Of cheap cotton;
but W. of tha South are infinitely more concerned
III improving ind developing the natural capabiIi.
ties or our cou ntry. Instead or large cotton plan
s4aii1ns We Y rant small, well cultivated well
stocked well ii nproved farms. with plenty of corn.
and wine, fat fii Dcks and sleek herds of our own
production. e want a divergifcation of our
labor, whereby we may dispense, in part at least,
with COTTON as q means Of commanding ready
4 suthern cotton lanter wss, in effect-thoueh he
III sIe suspected ~ but little more than steward
~ oyerseer for u le " "Iordsef the loom,, in New
M old England. His inheritants of the burthen
N IfricAn slaves for whom he Yves hotina to pro-
ida and hence wRs under the necessity of fur.
aiehit g with employment suited to tneir capaci-
iea d erhaps rendered it difficult to be anything
I'm. But now TINT be has been enaancipated and
1et ia from this obligation, it wiH surely argue
" thes n "a sergitude. III the world wants cheap
cotton. lc 4 the world lind 1t as best 1t may. The
&0uthfonA whether by birth or adoption he is 4
u 1nsider that he has contributed his due
Nsopafti1n % that specife plilanthropby.
y. An& 81 III him betAke himself to that way Of I
NhtshA seil and climate invite him, and be- /
&c. N&ES living sEnbieund, Independent farmer
eaa l1 eo " n sntletnan that he nlay--with well /
afaza II bis oxn growing, stock of his own
III iias aaepness 81 aae sas a. raaI aa e. r.
9eRtnge1S g S1ef nay psanmate our. wasted
sesssesns q ~, Of agriculture
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