Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-03-30

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fr UrN.NI m iluta. &C.,, as
..If,II.i f'o cotton crop rf ihr
ir.ul ...r $500 hr Ili amt'lcr
.'nu ilH'Hl.lG. Tho rrrun for
I,ls f. m.ul upon lho condition ~
Ono rYluur lhc decreasing Indus
rfNDri'ow rfWW and Tho mode.
lulc ability ~ the planters Many
ofuur lal, private letter, from the
South ,Spr., the opinion that the
cultivation OF cotton 20 Of secondary
Importance. The writer's very sen
sibly conglnl, that their true policy,
iu The rr-scut revolutionary conii-
Won oruSNirs, Is to devote their
greatest energies to the production
rf corn, whcnt potatoes, hogs, etc.
The Chicago Times Of Il recent date
thinks that Southern men will do
we'll for awhile to give their attcn-
t'un loss 10 cotton and more to corn.
p'nutinc The political character
ofvvcnjs during the next twelve
mouths will bee unAvorablc to bust.
moss OF all kinds, Cotton always
risky. will prove especially so when
the Southern States are under mill
tlry rule, \ corn crop is sure, and
il at least affords living. Had
there been moro corn planted last
year there would have been Il good
deal loss dcstitution among the
Southern people.
"In fine, we advise the South to
I ,aat corn and look mp what few
,aluablcs IL has left, Furthermore,
let il, ut once proceed to take some
action under the military bill. De,
lay is precisely what radicalism
wishes. Nothing would please it
better than for the South to refuse
to do anything under the present
Congressional plan; for then it could
Rocp the South under military rule
and out Of Congress without any
trouble. 1t is anxious not only to
keep the South out, but to find an
excuse for further severe action, in
which, doubtless, confiscation would
form tue primo clement"
Eeshall not talk common politics
in this place, but we do most earn
estly advise our Texas readers to
Persuade themselves, in n sort, that
the blockade has been, as it were,
ro-ostablshcd, and then go to raising
the nccessarics of life and making
homo spun as chccrfully as they
did during the war, and to a much
lar. extent, if possible. Raising
cotton under the present taxation
and disabilities imposed on that az
ticIe, is the worst kind of "submis-
sion we mean to do so to any
greater extent than may be actually
necessary.
1t is the opinion of the best minds
Of tho South, and of our really true
friends at the North, that the en-
deavor to dive within ourselves"
carried TO the point of heroism, will
have Il better effect on our political
than anything else within
our power. We should not even
think Of raising cotton largely for
foreign markets, at least for u long
time to como, if ever again. But
we should think Of getting up cot
ton, wool and other manufactures,
and Of patronizing their products in
preference to the foreign made ar
ticlcs.
We need capital, it is true, but
much can be done by judiciously
dividing up plantations and getting
good white men to take charge Of
The several divisions. A little mon.
oy judiciously laid out in labor-sav-
ing machines will bring avery high
rate ofinterest Our people know
very well what we mean without
our going into detail. They know
that we mean that the North thinks
hat she is doing without the South,
when such is not the case, and that
1ur cotton raising has done much,
lot only to keep up the Northern
which is a prolific source
If Legislative aggression, but to
prevent that various development of
lomc resources, the lack Of which
vas the prime reason of our failure
n the war, and is a chief cause Of
,urprcscnt political weakness. Let
is, therefore, quit everything like
luarreling with the North and Con-
tress ifpossible, and give ourselves
wholly to our industrial pursuits.
Mr.. Blaine, Of Maine, begged hard
or the removal Of the cotton tax, ,
nd said every dollar thus collected
vas loss Of five dollars to the gen
raj interests of the country. But i
his result does not follow if we
make stronger efforts TO raise cotton {
n proportion as it is taxed and !
and thus contribute to t
strength which lords it over us g
Without compunction. Nor can the @
Worth blame US it we fear to raise as
lrge crop of cotton as we might,
n account ofthc convenience of con S
scation. Most gladly would we L
cciprocate with the other sections; I
ut it is useless to try it, as long as Il
&c arc under suspicion and threat, Il
nd denied our equal rights in the
lmily. Common sense teaches
hat, in such a condition, we must |
NIT our efforts to Il selfish regard
'rour own interests. Such course a
{, we admit, hateful, under, ordina- C.
7 circumstances but in the exist
lg situation it becomes honor, duty
nd self defence. And it can be :
Flowed, at once with the reluctance .
a forced alternative and with tho :
acrity as an appeal to Justice. All P
lat We are now sufferiRg is a part
: the mighty lesson ofthe war-and :,
lat is, the necessity to the Union, I.
} the Government and to the r,
people Of a higher and p