The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-03-20
A Word on Corn.

A new era is opening TO the South,
and is feared. that our planters are abou,
to pursue the suicidal policy Of 1868,
which has. brought the country to star
vaiion's door. We made little cotton
last year. and the greater part Of it goe,
TO buy bread and meat for this.
We agree with contemporary, that
There is little to be ssded 10 abe article
which We copy below from a late NUN
Der Of the Natehez Courier. 1t has the
ms'it OF being both humorous and true
and yet. II We reflect upon il, the moral
10 ssd ons. The South. with her ioex
haustible soil and abundance OF labor,
doss not produce food enough to feed
her population. Il is useless TO talk q.
oou, political os any other indepsude ence
until abe Zoe. that:
MAKE CORR.
Will the South ever learn anything
A French eynio upon the rsslora,iou Of
the Bourbon, remarked: They have
nothing" Shall We be suLjsc, to the
same sarcasm I What can We do with
out corn
10 the bid times, just bstors lhs Rr.a.
crssh Of 's8'37, when every body was
run mad on the subject Of cotton, jus, a
| ne are nov. . team-a poor, isiu mule
team--as staggering up Main S,rse,
ondsr heavy load. The owner 10 q
sort Of .PoItgs,io way. remarked to g
kno, OF friends, Upon my word, l wish
did know what would fstten my uukS
I've tried nur vo,ciea and assas2di,a, and
every sort Of thing, And It don't seen, 70
do partical Of good" Did yoo ever
Try corn r. Quietly asked the Diogsns. Of
tn. party. "f p&. perh.p, you had
bs,,et try It."
W. would warn the peopl. TO make
corn. tssssss don't sssm to caro- about
IL; they come to suck ont the sab..auce
and then. like Wild yssse, emigrate north
.ith their crsws full. See to il, you les
sors; mako it . sine qua non. ,h., you,
lssseer shall raise corr. Your country
demands Il. A fall corn crib ia bette,
thar . full crib Of any other kind. Chick
ems. Mulch. dsrkiss and every living thing
ssjoics IN il. Who have bssn .as fr,oa,
sueeessfui phnvsss in old timesi Th,
man Of corn. ..' . 20
We are sstonisbed to hear s>nsibf,
nhsn advising people 10, make eeuon q
bay lcots with. -E,so' ne old India q,
have Got dunk. We Know some larp,
plantstiess thai ha,n't got enough shuck
To make hosSs colias or eoorse tn,
o~nsfs Of sueh places "sint wor,l
shueks." ,.n .......... -.
TIE startling announcement ~ss ma j.
10 town, yesterday, that there " ssn't Z
sack 81 corn in town. Ave We 10 bav
. fsminei II seems 90. II We bow dow,
to cotton. and wor.bip y, and neglec
corn, We are bound to end in famine
Would that some Joseph could give u
lecture on the sshjec, |; He is The onl,
Statesman of when We svst bsssd vb,
got corned in the rish, way. Look q
your situation. You are now. 10 nili,s
W psrlancs, In . "eui dm sac" made @
gunuy sacka You've got to borrow tb
money 70 boy the corn. You've got .
feed The shales 10 bsuI the corn. YouS
eot 10 pay the driver to drive the tnuls
70 6lbl the corn. You hsSe 10 grsas
ths wagon, etc; and you can run on /,
the style Of the S'cow with the 'crsmpl
boss." AND pile up the disas,sn tbs
spsing from smpsy corn cribs.
Doot be sasis6sd with ordinary crop,
bscsdse we'll bass TO begin tosuck ross,
ing ears before the titous,sths h OF q
tReth. .r. .3 ....I .oHr. 4
Le. Ill the sai,om N oor lahd ~,s
the cors iShg. and lot the people soin tlf
chorus, arsi.s 'co,nl"
Ls, us 60 i,'4uick. before Uncle sir
hss . chance to tar ~. IL !, the onl,
thing that isu', s,smpsd; ,ha. ode edh
ISOLATION. H H
It's ams sor 'us to spest Oa., and van
The psopS to plant corn! May Cos
slsss ~ ssxt ssstbn with eornueopi
Of edsui