The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-05

Cotton Growing Under tho New Reuime-A
Very small Crop ADficipnted-SOine Other
Labor ReGuired-The Nearoes WIN No'
Work-YOlitics the Cause-Pinnfers Deciding
TO Abandon Cotton CuIiure-The Taxes
OnerOus.
WASHINGTON COUNTY. Miss, July % 1867.
lnotced a few days Of your leading jour-
nails a word Of encouragement the southern people
continue tho growth OF cotton. This we would all
willingly do If could be supplied with the requisite
labor but finally persuaded that the freedmen
utterly useless for prospective operations and that
unless their places supplied with some other
reliable laborers broad fields will become wasted.
Instead Of the encouragement which we had right 10
expect while we experimenting with the free
negro our energies taxed pay tho burthens
imposed upon cotton and the result OF last years ope
ratons was that those who succeeded best only made
money enough pay the Internal Revenue tax OF cot
ton. With but two exceptions in this county,
ovcry planter lost largely This years operations were
begun under favorable auspices planters attribu
ing their Of to the fact that their lands
had been untitled for years So all imagined and
continued hopeful until the utter failure OF the labor at
the critical time demonstrated TO the contrary And
after second years trial, find ourselves about
to experience another loss. quite extensively
quainted throughout the cotton growing region and
am satisfied there will not be in cultivation
have had tho most favorable opportunity OF testing
free labor. had twenty three old hands last year,
Who before the war; regularly made from two hundred
hundred and y bales Of cotton, and they Guilt
waited about hundred and fifty Of cotton we'll
but failed altogether to gather IT, was forced to en-
poy other labor TO pick my cotton and forty hands In
three months picked what ten would have gathered
before tho My case 10 one OF ten thousand.
We have therefore, como TO the deliberate
conclusion Give painting unless obtain other
labor We prcer coolies, and If any capitalists 10 your
great city would import them, or induce them to emf
CRATE and settle among us as laborers, we would make
the experiment again with them. II this IL DONE
cotton gro~ng extensive scale muct cease and
the spindes o. Now England will be compelled draw
their supplies of the material from the markets OF
East Injudicous taxation added to the worthless
Of labor SYSTEM will bankrupt the entire South
anew Our lands yalueless Where lands rented
for dollars year. the will be glad to get
dollars rent and they daily sold at fabuiousy
low figures under tho hammer. fear the government
will never become aroused TO the exigency until
tho Eastern, Middle and Western States
ernmsn xpense with he absolute means OF sebs,epce
rho direct tax, the Excise tax tho income TAX and the
land tax, all running against the only product upon
which rely Tor money, will break US up Think
OF taxing product four nos, and the proposition
somewhat startling. Nothing but extraordinary
in cotton will save US.
The studied reports about the growing crop are all
wrong Last had hand at least 400 900 bales
Of the old crop probably more and tho whole crop
forward did 900 bales THIS year there
be much more than 5000 900 The immense ex-
OF country submerged the aieness Of the spring the
III
aud the caterpillar will reduce the crop az least one naf
And " be added the inciciencv OF the labor the
estimate place upon the crop 10 very safe one. We
will never make 5000 900 bales III coolies brought
TO the country in large numbers
We all looking the capitalists Of New York for
help and the enlightened Judgment and enterprise OF
the HERALD to give point and practical wisdom TO the
legislation OF Congress cotton and labor The negro
now won't HIS head is wool gathering about po-
tics and political meetings; he only thnks Of party
organizations and resting in the midst % rapidly growing
grass upon handle Of hoe pictures out some
happy land OF Canaan where labor unknown and he
viii be fed al some one elsss expense. OF
speak generally. There arc some exceptions and no
one is willing than 70 give them their proper
credit estimate these max ng about one tenth Of
the laborers actually 10 employment The boys, young
men and women are utterly useless Tho middle aged
and old men easily shake OF the habits OF labor
formed under the old regime. We are a.! wiling
to let Congress manipulate the negro and put him
high places, not competed 70 foot The o:iis
Give W reliable labor and the liberty 20 ctvate gu.
fields without let hiudrance aud we 90 no. care
now 70 have anything TO do with reconstruction. We
are satisfied the time !s hand when tsquald
cations viii DO removed, and when The same govern
men, which puts The ban OF treason Upon as vii
call from retirement 20 save the country when
this s DONE and the recalctraing effect OF Congress
sioua legislation felt the e=.ranchised negro I'll
take back scat or BEST serve sn.y 70 give a. scs
nd