Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1867-05-31

AAPhNllIE, NOHTHAMPTuN W, ' A.
May q, 1857.
DEAR JOURNAL KING cotton promises
to hold his sway here this year by the large
quantity of it being planted this Spring
the great ouicry last Fall
about taxation without representation. One
of my neighbors declared 10 me, last Fall,
that he had planted his last cotton, until the
ubiquitous tax was taken off, or put on all
Agricultural products alike; that lie would
not enrich any government by his labor that
singled out one agricultural product for taxa
ton and left all the rest free OF course all
this was well understood, he being bitter
rebel all through the rebellion, but now one
of the reconstructed; but to my surprise, the
other day, found him planting cotton, and
not only 80, but far larger crop than tol
merly; | asked him how 1t was he was nant-
ing cotton, after his bitter denunciatiOns last
Fall He laughed and SAID that cotton in
the seed !. e. before ginning, at six cents per
pound, was the best crop he could put his
land TO. | asked him how about the tax
He replied that he sold in the seed and
paid no tax. shallow dodge, too trans
parent to require any ansser, as lie knew well
enough he had the tax TO pay. But the great
truth behind all this is, that on good, warm
land, cotton, at present price, is one of the
best paying crops that farmer can raise; on
good land, one thousand or fifteen hundred
cents in the seed is from sixty TO ninety
dollars per acre, for crop that takes very
little more care or work than SO many acres
OF corn. True cotton makes no manure or
food for stock OF any kind, except the seed,
and cattle are very fond of that, bu. il Is ol
an small "a nunntiiv nc nnt IN III ,nt,th count.
inc. Rut HE rototorv crons sbonld he ti,st
corn. next yenr co,inu with puano, mai
Fail In wheat or nevt Snrine in nats. viii
clover Tic last 10 the hest ns rnitnn rinens
here nntil ahonl naccmhor inn hv this N.
| totion nr crone y,o ca,, h.,,n fon3 for liza
family and siock and n clear sale for cotton.
Az II Ia essential 10 Lo,e il cieor Of e,ro,s
one venr in corr ~, cIeore H. arate enj
mus II in tbe r;gbt rn,d;tinn C,r 10 co,,o,,
nlnnt I, is a ,nis,aLnn notinn n ,,e ror,h
ihat ro,ton viii crow an ar, r,d,,, a,,, iond
| Warm sandy col; 10 Ia Last a. /,
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bere Or frrtiar Sui, ,S s,e,,,,oa,,,
crona nj il oronnd NemnIis Tam mi
ovpr in ArLonsar y,I,ors ,ho lonI ,yorI,
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a. sir cants ia, IL, w. 'ra.a,,' erino
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IT,; IT,, w ul'sane elose pal gun OF ucseenu
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,Wy n'IiuS" Eo1,ly ale now III uulul
IT, WIN .h'eo OF louI negroes,
h ne Hsii'us BUSINESS, Shu When these aarNle
,a'i III % ,a uMe'a n9u' 9' lSl .ney MARINES
49,, ane ~ .enins, anu peuule oul llsh' up hh
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on.y nahe !. 10 tiielr interest an1 ma lhe
~ asso.'a'e WIN tle negro readily enough
~ moss" WIS thelr assumed hauuer' ,
y Is e Mll1 negro sn1tage, now they know
% nAeu lacl NOT 70 De got around, me
meet squarely and say II Is no great shake
aIter aili ahu donl near amy threatene
lesis' i now 10 ihe negro voting, thong
only last August they broke up every negi