The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-10-23

For many years, In this country, we were &C.
oustomed to hear loud acclaims in behalf Of cot.
ton and we heard so much in praise Of this sta.
pie that we tacitiy yielded the palm to Its be.
hests, and consented to crown It king. The re-
bellion taught US n different lesson, and every
day since we have been learning wisdom by the
stern teachings Of events What some are fond
OF calling tho logic Of esents has dlspelled, and
is dispeling, the mists that blinded our eyes,
and tho errors that warped our judgments. For
some time past cotton has gradually declined,
and seemed destined to go still lower till Mon.
day, when 1t advanced one half cent per pound
for Miilling UPlsnds. Il will doubtless decline
and 80 still lower and though 1t may not for
some time reach the point 1t held before the war,
still It Is destined to find lower status, where
IL must remain for at least a term Of years, ex.
cept us It shall experience those fluctuations to
which all products Of tho coil are subject, aris-
ing from good, bad and Indifferent crops Tho
fact lie, the American civil war turned the atten.
ton Of the world to the study Of this question !:
Cannot cotton Re grown in India and tho East ?
and all experiments of this sort have generally
shown fair results in cotton raising, So far as
we have been able to ascertain, the past season
waited successfully and probably in the East,
and the cotton growers Of India are fast bscom.
ing the competitors Of the American planter
Had there been as large yield in this country
the present season rs was witnessed Immediately
preceding the war, the staple would doubtless
have reached its old level and have been, as n
general thing losing business. And even now,
with cotton at twenty cents, it may be safely Of.
firmed that the planter, with an average crop
is no better Of than when his crop yielded eight
and twelve cents per pound. Cotton, then, is
not king and it is an all.wise arrapg cement Of
Divine Providence that neither 1t nor any other
product Of the earth shall be go crowned to the
disPsragement of what /, useful to the susie.
nance Of man and beast.
There is only one narrow belt Of country, and
this comparatively limited in extent, where cot.
ton can DO grown as success. To this region
of country 1t must be confined, and the laws
which restrict It and confne It within these
linits are as memorable as fate. Within these
limits even its cultivation is enyirOned by numer.
Gus dificulties, some Of which cannot be sur.
mounted. II the crop fails in ono portion Of
this territory it is pretty generally the case that
it fails everywhere, SO that it is rarely safe to
predicate with any degree of certainty that
when there is short crop in the carOlinas
there will bs a full crop in Georgia. The fact
is, the cereals must be our hope To these must
vo look for our development our growth, and
our wealth 1t requires no stretch Of poetic
fancy to say that mo pent up Utica" circum.
scribos the growth of the cereals. The whole
bOundcss continent is their field, so that II from
any cause growing out Of the operations Of M
turo's laws there Is failure Of crops in one 10.
cality, there is always an abundant yield and
an ample harvest in another. Tho wheat CROP
may BIO short in Illinois, but It Is likely to be
enormous in California, The corn crop may be
blasted by drought in Ohio, but in Marya and
Virginia 1t will he aourishing, luxuriant, and
abundant. In every part Of our country, from
Alaska on the north to Florida on the south
from the Atlantic to the Pacids, the cereals car
be grown, go that there Is no chance for a fail
ure. Short crop, in one place will always Il
our people will pillow, plant and sow DO made "
by the surplus in another.
In view Of these facts aud in view Of the
WORKOUT lands Of Europe, the increasing popu.
lati5n Of tho Old World, and the inevitable
tendency to short crops in the Eastern hem
sphere, the United States must become tn,
Egypt u the wOrIi-the granary Of the who'll
earth. This is no picture of fancy but sobs
statement Of patent truth. We have fruit
full lanl, and there ia scarcely any of the pro
duets Of earth that VIC cannot raise. Rice, cot
ton, 'ugaE, tobncco-all these We can grow, an
We may five choose, devote a portion of GU
soil to the cultivation Of these products Blu
the cereals, as We have said, must be our crop
To cultivate those ia our duty, Herein lies gu
safety, our prosperity, and our wealth as
nation.
win not the young men Of this land consids
these things, and turn their attention to tn
inviting fields before t4CRi to the myriads 0
acres now lying wlstc-acres that need but tn
intelligent cultivation which tho hand Of lh
wise husbandman can bostow to yield abuudan
harvosts ample competence, and even wealth.