The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-12-07
What Shall the Plantsrs Dot

Republican, published At WoodyiIle,
in the Old aud yet wealthy county Of
Wilkinson. In its number Of the
9th inst, il thus plainly, ,ruthfully
and wisely admonishcs the planter
as To the future. Old merchants
assure us that cotton is more likely
to be sold at eight cents specie than
for more nsli season. and he also
says that freed labor is not intrinsi.
cally worth, in cotton raising partic-
ulsrly, the yictuals and clothes. lie
has peculiar and unvonted means Of
judging.
We think We Gud in the enclosed
article the advice and opinions ofonc
of the ablest and most reliable think
ers in Mississippi, bimself largely
interested in planting
IN plain words, the agricultural
supremacy of the South arising from
the culture Of cotton is at an end.
Not onl 80, cotton as a staple crop
absolutely cannot be cultivated with
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the crops, with short stocks on h"nd
at all the ports, 10 and 10 cents Is
all that can be sS'a'ned Tor tue host
grades, sueh as previous 10 me war
ranked rom h'ad''"s 70 "iaa'ns
faif, ana the prices arc constantly
'ena'ns aownward' Next year II Is
as certain as anything IN the future
can be, that cotto" IN New orleans
cannot be sold at more 'han from D
to ~ cents per pound
But without so great reduction
IN The present price, even al present
,"'es' ""o "a" '''se ,o'''" ~" pm, w'
u positively cannot DO done, what
then are our people TO dof HOW
shall We pay our debts Z what snail
We raise to SELF II We cannot pay
our debts, we can AZ least I'VE ,aso
comfortably, live Enormously. The
first thing wc have got to DO u to
drive from our minds the idea that
we can ever get f'eh by planting or
farming learn that no fortunes are
henceforth t" 30 made IN that way.
The truth IS, mat IN tho 'sws Z.
instances were fortunes ever ,na er.his
nl3n YIN e fs : y su ~ bMshoWY''N5|
r. r. mans ,he ne, products az .hei,
,i.n ,s,;ons but through tho incrcas
ed value their real estate and
s,ays nrot ~ The yearly crop,
a,d l;,1c more than support ihes,
ana ,bc r,uiIy ofthe planter. Wealil
nsn.nv wos he slow growth of time
Verv much is this true of til,
Nor,beru and Western farmer |
l. sc,dom his crops make him rich
q, n thcv do. it i slowly and witt
,hc NO of great economy. Tn
lar.est fortune. in the agrleulturu
district. Of the NORTH are the consc
,a''e. or the enhanced value Of tn
q WI o',a,e Fortunes then, we sa,
' o,".n, in rare instance. arc not
he mode by planting or farmin.
n ~, ,hero !. no, a country on ii
G"s If shs earth which offers great,
;".I ~ to The laborer than Il
). Ha,,,h Ioas his very day. With
F. ,hc ,cooraphieal limits of what
!, commonly known at the southcl
s,.,rs can be raised every variety