Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-17

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or corn:u and that 4" below the line Of
~tbirty-four degrees OF north latitude no
| corn is produced that IL st for human
fond.U This individual doubtless got his
information from New England school
books, the best instruments for the cult
walton Of Ignorance eXtant. In the first
place a large portion Of our southern
Poland lies above the line Of 34', and
this portion producing its own food will
make its effects felt on every farm in the
northwest. In the next place, the asser-
ton that no corn fit to eat can be pro-
duced below thst line, is a striking eX-
ample Of the dense ignorance which per-
vades the abolition mind upon ali .
iects in reference to the south.
There Is scarcely a country south
OF that line that cannot produce
corn almost equal to the SeiOto
| Valley, and even as far down a.
the valley Of the Rio Grande
we have seen hundreds Of miles Of fields
waving with crops Of corn equal to any
upon the earth, and which constitutes
the chief food Of the people. Corn is a
product peculiarly adapted 70 warm
/ climates; and profitable almost under
the equator, where It was also the prtnci-
pal article Of food. So much for the
Journals ignorance. The fact still re-
mains, aud will be felt with yearly in
cressing severity by the agricultural and
industrial interests OF the northwest
that the barbsrous policy Of the aboll-
tionists in destroying the labor OF the
south, which in turn produced the great
staple Of our exports, compelled the peo-
! pie Of that section TO produce their "
food from the ample mea which nature
has provided, and thus destroy the great
est market and chief source OF The
wealth and prosperity Of the northwest
We have seen no sign which so palpa-
bly, indicates the desperation to which
the INSCRIPTIONS leaders Of Radicalism
are driven than the lying pretense Of It's
| Ohio organ, that " the South cannOtprO-
J duce its own bread or corn" and that,
A." below the line Of thirty-four degrees Of
north latitude, no corn is produced that
! is fit for human food" 1t would seem,
indeed, that the people Of the South have
been endeavOrlng to superinduce an idea
| Of that sort, by their constant and Obsti-
nate neglect to produce " human food"
They have hitherto preferred to raise
cotton, sugar and rice, and out Of the
proceeds to enrich the northwest by pur-
chasing their cereals, bacon and lard,
from that teeming land. But all this is
( about to come 10 an end. Whatever
they may wish in the premises, Southern
planters have no longer any choice in
this matter. They must raise their own
/ provisions hereafter, or starve. The sys-
TEN Of labor which has been forced upon
them by the war, and the tax of two
cents per pound upon cotton has brought
about 3 revolution in their agricultural
operations which they cannot retsrd OF
resist if they would. They have come
down to the point Of making a bare sub
sisteuee snd this is not to be done by
raising cotton and buying corn. They
will do well if they are able to pay the
cost Of the production Of their cotton and
/ come out clear. They will have no sur
plus left, sitter doing this, with which to
buy corn and bacon. They would be the
starkest madmen and fools in existence,
were they any longer to pursue the old
system Of planting sll their acres in
cotton and relying on the proceeds TO run
their plantations. They would, more
over, stand the best chance in the world
Of starving, were they to adhere to the
old idea which made them dependent
upon the North for everything, from
s pisno TO an axe-helve. Our information
Is that tie farmers OF the South
have made 3 surplus Of provisions by
the present crop, that the revolution IN
agriculture, which is necessary to its ex-
ence.is an actual, substantial fact. Corn
Of Southern produce, has already been
sold ia the Memphis market. The
Northwest Will please take notice Of this,
the Ohio StGts Journal 10 the contrary
Notwithstanding. We are raising our
own corR, wheat, hogs, beef and pOta-
toes, and We intend TO produce our own
fruits. We are now IN honorable COM
petition with our Northwestern neigh.
bors in the matter Of breadstuns and
provisions. This comes as the natural
consequence Of the war, the abolition Of
the slave system, the legislation to make
the negro superior to the white man, and
the Onerous taxation upon ogr produce.
L is 3 fact not only Of great mo
ment TO the pockets, comfort and
prosperity Of our Northwestern neigh
bors, but also one OF great political sig
nifcance. No longer are our teeming
cotton fields and our industry to enrich
the Northwestern farmers and to enable
them to pay of the exactions and the
oneFoUs tariffs Of the New England
manufactures. Heucei0rth New Eng
land must, and no doubr from her char
acteristic generosity and disiHterested-
ness, will provide 8 market for the sur
plus produce Of the Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois farmers. She has destroyed for
these States the richest and most unfail-
ing market in the world, and has made
for them g competitor, instead Of q Gus.
toner. I'm the South. Whereas we for
merly held 3 reciprocal relation Of mu-
tusl benefit and active trade, we must
hereafter sunder these Old-time Ties and
become active rivals.
Nor does it matter the least whether
the South shall be occupied by its present
inhabitants or by settlers from the North.
The relation must be the same. Ne leg
islatiOn, no combination OF circum-
stances can bring Us back to the old
standard Of trade and force us TO enrich
our Northwestern neighbors. The corn
Of the SciOtO will rot in the barn or be
used for fuel. The wheat Of Illinois.
Iowa and Minnesota will become a drug
on the market. The hogs Of Ohio will
no longer be sought by Our 2 faxed
people. There is DO one result ofthe war
which is more striking than this, or
which is destined to teach more impor-
tant lessons. The pocket nerve Of our
northern neighbors must vlbrate to the
rude shock. If the South is impover-
ished, the Northwest, too, feels that the
ruin wrought by New England councils
has reached her granariesan her hearth
stones.