The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-04-08
Cotton and the Yankee.

Cotton in the So tn, and the
Yankee in the North are two 60.
incidents we want our people to
recognize.
Last Fall Congress relieved the
South Of taxation IN the future.
So did that same Congress through
their best men, vow that the Militia
ry Bill, (so-caIled) should be the last
form Of Government adopted to
reconstruct the broken Union. But
they told a down right lie. And
we say "lie," because things ought
to be called by their right names.
Now, farmers of Fairfield, for
the sake Of your families, do not
be deceived by the present rise in
the price Of cotton. Don't, for
the sake Of your families, and Of
your abused, but beloved State,
don't be deceived by the mean and
contemplate bloodsuckers that
we are accustomed to dub as yam
KEGS.
We do not mean that all men
at the North are trying to cheat
the Southern people; but that
there are thousands Of Shylocks
there, who would, if they could,
cheat you out Of every dollar.
Now is the time for preparing
for the planting ola crop.
. FARMERS will you allow the DE-
cE1TFUL r.se in tie price of.cotton
tc lead y0u into cultivation O.;
that crop. to- the exclusion of a
cro| IF provisions? Be not de-
ceivcd. AS sure as the sun rises,
so sure will the yankees again i'm
pose upon you a tax of two or
three cents a pound for all the cot.
ton you raise. -..-
It is true that COTTON is
MONEY. But what is money
without credit? Ifmore than the
profit ofcotton is due in New York.
or Philadelphia, or Baltimore, for
the cultivation of that crop, whats
the use Of fplanting so large pro-
portion Of cotton?
Citizens Of Fairfield? are you
vulnerable, where your own inter,
ests are concerned? Then lister
to, or rather read, what we have
to say for your benefit.
Slaves have been set free. 70
are all debtors or creditors, CAM
perhaps both) on papers due fo
their sale. Now without any re
gard to the ordinance Of the Con-
vention ignoring all obligation:
touching such contracts, 60 t'
work in this year, Anno Domini
1868, and raise as much grain anr
forage, fruit, hogs, cattle, vegeta
bles, and everything else ExcEps
COTTON, as you can and we arr
willing to give You a copy ofour pa
per for nothing, if you do not fine
yourselves in a better situation
than when you attempt to rais'
all cotton.
But, farmers. you have the mos
deceitful race in the world t.
deal with, when you have thai
YANKEE to control you. His pro-
misses are like piecrust. They arr
made to be broken.
Will you heed ? The tax on
cotton will be again imposed, il
the South persist in making it the
chief stable. Not another year
will roll over your heads before
the bl6odsuckers Of the North will
"cry aloud and spare not" for a
new and renewed tax on cotton.
Readers and citizens of Fairfield!
be not deceived. For the sake Of
your families, of your District, OF
your credit, and Of your comfort,
do not he deceived by the deceitful
yankee.
Let your Southern creditor see
YOUR courthouse and meat-house
well.fled, and there vii be no dam
ger ofconstables.
Reader, Farmer Subscriber, Citi-
zen, urge, urge upon the inhabi-
tants Of this District. Of Fairfield,
the vital Importance of making
enough Of all kinds Of grain. roots