The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-08-12
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Cotton Alone.

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duetIon Of cotton is not as unprohtable in the long
run to the planter and the country in which it is pro-
duced as the business of mining for gold. Is not the
planter simply oyerseer for those who buy his cot
ton, to sell it again. to manufacture ity We have
often said so, and We believe it apd we do not doubt
that this year again the price of cotton will be low un.
til the planter has sold ALL and then rise to benefit the
speeulator.
The measure of the prosperity of an agricultural
country what produces, but how much OF what
it produces its people can afford to consume Neither
the production Of gold cotton enrehes country.
1t costs much to produce the one and to extract
the other; and both flow of the country that pro-
duces Them to enrich others It is at least positively
demonstrated now, that the country cannot flourish
which produces only gold cotton and purchases Its
provisions. ssrzzpz 80 L .z-zFa & -zz
We copy the above from one of our abest journals,
the Memphis Appeal. At the risk OF being laughed
by that class of ogy farmers who cannot conceive
the idea of increasing the variety of our crops, we
venture to indorse the position that country can
flourish which produces only gold or cotton and buys
its provisions California did not enrich itself while
pouring its mineral wealth into the lap Of the worlds
commerce and purchasing its supplies. It was only
after agriculture was introduced, and the State was
able to feed its population that its prosperity be-
came at progressive and permanent Neither can
Louisiana grow rich cotton and sugar. without rails
ing all its supplies for home consumption. 1t is idle
to tell us this cannot be DONE There is farmer in
Caddo, who cannot spare fifteen or twenty acres IN
wheat of his outlying land and this quantity prop
ery cared for in nine out Of ten years, we venture to
say, will yield FIVE bushels per acre-or seventy
or one hundred bushels of wheat Now the cost is
the fifteen twenty bushels required to SOW it, and
the trihng expense of sowing and reaping VIII this
not pay As to meat the difficulty is only greater
the thing is not impossible. We know farmers who
raise plenty to do them. 1t will soon be time to SOW
turnps crop wholly undervalued in the South for all
stock purposes. Sow largely. -..--...s ..... .
WILL NOT ABDlcArE.-It seems there is Judge of
district court in this State who viii not ebdicate his
office in favor of successor who elected by ne
groes. That man is Judge Gates, of the third Judi
ciu District The following is from the Courier du
Teehe fthe 25th ult,: -~
The District Coas1t.-Judge Gates opened court Hast
Monday the goth of July, the regular day appointed
by law for the holding of court in this parish Judge
Gates is one of those who not ready TO submit,
without sort of protest. to the degrading rule OF
renegndes, white negroes and negroes he is the reg
ulary appointed Judge of the Third Judicial District,
under the white constitution of the State. He does
not recognise Train the Judge Of the District. He
considers the reconstruction acts to be unconstitu
tional, revolutionary and void. Under the Constitu
ton of the United States negroes cannot occupy Office
and therefore Train, although seemingly elected to
the Judgeship OF this District is not entitled to take
his seat such having been elected ~ none but ne
gro votes.
Judge Gates has regularly empaneiled the Grand
Jury and charged them as to their duties under the
law 1t was his duty to do until legal successor
had been appointed elected and qualified according
the real laws of the country, not according to the
infamous and imaginary government which some peo-
ole but too ready to recognise and obey as de
tucto government The Confederate States Govern
nent which was one created and established by the
almost unanimous votes and wishes of the white peo
Die of those States, not recognised as de taco
government. Are degraded or patient in bending
'ur necks under negro rule that will accept the au
horty of officers elected by negroes only without even
akng the trouble of putting that authority in Qnes
ion? No, never. On that account VIC approve Judge
rates manly action it is that of white man who
the duties he to his country and to
lis race. To act otherwise is to deserve to be ranked
rnong negroes and the despcable set Of renegades
omitted upon US by the Radicals that party of towards,
rators robbers, thieves murderers and villains,
artlefs Beast Batter in shameessucss in fanny and
rime