Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-21
.f;E fi:3 hE@i VIII. i!;.:,.
.SreNY ,iHr, >Ar.;.,t -, 1868

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DEAE J'EE :-L. re. re- that Sow .,
not pablJsir AT lcsst IL tri-Nc y i"-
sieah Of Il weoltly' What ,thin!; yon
OF tho suggesti"n to issrle,.a ,ri-wculs!v
Press, in addition to weekly la
these times when space is r,c:.sure.!
~ time, and the deeds Of II day Will
ill voIumcs,. oil history in the !u.u.c,
= e,li;y newspaper seems L>hind lac
ago.
Two weeks ago, GtsccHs an a.s>
l seat you an appeal to tho plantcrs
ut our District to givp public cxprcs-
'"oh To their views rs to tho prupr;u:y
-! organizing u Farmers aud Planters
Association in tho District, iimar.iy
!cr the purpose Of Informing ourselves
accurately III |" the pluntins Interests
OF tho State and South. Such an as-
sociaLion, wcro il, once permanently
! established, could easily extend It's in
ttuence TO adjoining Districts, which
" ould keep the bali rolling; and in Il
twclvcmcnlh network of planters
associations could cover tho land from
'irSl"ia to Texas. They only need IL
beginning, and why lot begin in All
beviIlo District.
flL subjects for the consideration Of
such associations would bo tho rricc
OF labor, mode ard manner cf hirju..
employees, area Of land under cultiv:.
tion' III what sowu Or rlrntcl, condi-
t'on OF crops, yioli Of grain ur co.tun
per aero, Value OF lands, Importation
of foreign labor, raising stock, the
subsistence lestion generally, quality
and quantity Of food for man and
least, agricultural implements, COM
menciai mabu,cs, nc,.Iuws, gam,
laws, foreign and domestic ouacllct.
life Insurance, real estate insurance, in
iAct any and everything pertaining to
plantation cconumy i'll any nauner
whatever.
Now is thcro q planter, Is there q cii-
7seM, in Atbcri!lo Uislric, SO devoid a.
public spirit, As not to DO nle1estc d
IN each and all Of the above eLumcg-
a;cd s"hjeols2 If so, h, must be OF
that Class, who from motives bu,t
known to themselves, keep aloul from
our Democratic organizations, and
l'retcnd To Say they have no politics.
Do you Eolievo that 4 man low-a-
lays without u political creed il
worthy OF trust'or patronage AS !,
planter do not, nor " ould 1 pa,rol
ize knowingly such y man. Then il
such harpics only live to feed lftron
tho dcnrly bought cal alnings Of the
planters, (tor all their patronage must
como from the planlcrs,) why should
Tho planters tai! to organize; If for nu
other reason than that thoy may know
their friends, and knowi,.. them ;,ut.-
roi,izo Them? ! e circumstances off,. C.
nour inc:sIrc every l!4n:, Wit, q ,,n.iti.
cal yarI-sticli, and there is no. nor can
there DO any, "roaition on tlrc fence u
llo who IL ho. for us is againS. us. Oh,
success as pooplc, planters, profess
s'onal men and ALL, dcrcrd upon our
political success; honcc say tho ne.
cessiiy Of organization OF all sor,s
AID reno moro nerossary than tic
organization OF onr PLANTERS. Can WI
not organize here in Abbevi;le Dis
trict for our mutual benefit? Wha,
say the planters OF tho District TO a
meeting for this purpose at Abbcvlit
Court Htnsc on tho first MpndAy in
September? Will tho Burner rive cir.
fcnlation to this, article and g;ve us it's
views upon this subject? What say
FLowndesville, and Due West, anu
E, Greenwood, and White Hall, and The
Range andThe Flat Woods on this
subject2 What say Abbcvilte Court
4 Housof What says tho District ?
+ What Gays tho press of tho d district on
the suhjocl7
Respectfully,
| %. ID. WYATT. AIKEN