The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-10-09
Democratic .srosn In pfto,ss.
The E-ai,te OF the South.

TIE F'GtsEe Of the South.
We take the article below from the New
York Herald, one of the rankest and ablest
Grant papers published in this country
Yet, notwithstanding the Importance of the
South to the whole country, rs shown by the
Herald, that paper joins with the very party
that has crippled and is daily Gripping the
energies of the Southern people, and is now
endeayoring to crush out their very existence.
The Herald says |Fhe courage, industry
and.perseFefance of the Southerners under
The most trying circumstances, should induce
among the people of the North forgiveness
of the past and make them proud of such
fellow-citizens." And yet the paper that can
speak thus, joins the Buffers, Greeleys &sCo.,
who are striving with oil their might to
break down the energies and spirits of q
people who, itself says, the Northern people
ought to be proud Of, This position is, of
course, a northern consistency. But read
Benefits opinion Of the South and her peo-
pie for yourselves. Herc 1t is: ~ i''
THE coTToN CROPS COTTON surPLY-BUs1-
'-' ---' NESS PROSPECTS. ,...
T. With all the drawbacks to the cultivation
of cotton, compared with the means and ia
cilities just before the war, the crop of the
present year Is large ana very valuable, and
Is now generaily es,imated at TWO million
nle huhurea thousand paies ana II must be
Ieineniperea lhat TINS is not Ihe estimate OF
eotton speculatois, WHO arc olten interested
III misfepresenting .ne iacts, put OF the plant
ers themselves ana OF tnose who prepare
careful Ca stausucs OF our own productions
lhe co.ton generaily Is OF as nne a quality,
100 as IN the most favorable seasons. This
years crop, therefore, Will be worth, if the
present price be Kept up, about two hundred
ana 1ity milhons OF dollars. There is reason
70 nelleye the price Will be sustained, or that
II WI aechne put niue, me stock OF our
1Allletrc''n tons s.aple on hana IN EUROPE IS
very il'p 1t, anu theIc ~ u large demand at
nolne' no H9P VII le"ilze, propaDiy, more
tlan wy 49, one mas TeallZed Tor
"ncn II leacheu iC"I OF iiVe mliiions OF pales,
as IN years Just before tLe war the market
Nalue Per p1unu was nos nan Wnat u Is now.
Lnglanu mas peeh making extraordinary
enor.s . ior many years past 70 simulate the
grow'nc OF cotIon IA lnua, hgypt ana other
Palts u tue wolIu III oIuer 70 MAKE hefseii IN
qepehuent' 10 some extent at least, OF the
pended by inc British government, by the
government Oh 1nola ana ny Engnsh capital
sts anu manulaclufers lor TINS purpose
aiIioulits W an cnorhious sum ne war III
,nis country Whlch cut OH inc supply to Eng
l'liiu anu aIso q! one 'iihe threatened TO break
up ana reVoiutionlze lhe vast manuiacturing
BUSINESS VI tn'lC country alarmed the BRUSH
pe9ple aao government sr- ~ ms Crisis they
Ieuoupieu 'neiI iofheI snorts 10 get supply
eisemneIe, anu tney ul9 increase the produc-
ION sas'iy y: IA lnuia, anu, 10 some extent, III
Egyps gun, as soon US lne war was over
neie anu ~ Aileilean cot.on couia pe optalned
agall, tne ae u iof u was greater than the
supply, anu " conunues 70 pe SO even at the
nisn price VI smenty,."o 70 o t"en'y-elght cents
poullu. why Is Inns Inc answer is PLAIN
ine COTTON Q. Inala Is poor SNORT staple
arucie anu pauly prepared lof market; the
Gotson rom Egypt, thougn petter IMAM that OF
i lea, anu salu 70 oe e!ual IN quaIty 10 some
"a sne oest An S ,S Is raiseo only 70 nm
i.eI eAtsn., anu me croPs are very unreliable
~ has . ueeai seiu lia' Esype wouio produce
swo VI taree niilons OF Daies year with SUI
ncIens iaoo, anu shiiIuI cuiIiFation put there
~ nel.nel elie lapor MOI SIKH 70 OBTAIN such
ras' p i.,t sI Wc uoupe, however, any
enllg liko Una. anioun NJ could pc raised under
any S siIcuuistances' Inc ruin Is, our South
ein ols'.es are tne 9nly renapie cotton pro-
uues iesJn ye' ensGUYere! III 'ae Worla ior
liio pese luais, aIu '.cre 10 no Iear OF other
I o., iuyaliihg t1is ~ lnat Prouuction'-
Uui son, cnulale anu e ,apor, aIu ABOVE all,
snae 1elencens 1uli o.r .,tl WHICH sweeps
IUulu our coas', giving .he neeuiui showers
altefnately WIN seml-tropicsi sunshine, give
Us ior al tiIne monopoly Oh cotton culture
ana .he couon markets.
w HeH we look Ut inc terrlOlc OBSTRUCTION