New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-02
THE CROPS.
NORTH CAROLINA.
lrsoN AN OCCASIONAL CORRBsPoSD

tFHOM AN OCCASIONAL CORRBsPONVnrI.I
RALEIGH, June 8-From all parts OF the State
the most favorable accounts of the gram crops
are coming in. | frequently hear the remark
that such abundance Of wheat was never before
seen in North Carolina. The corn is also uncom-
monty promising, though less forward than could
be desired. There will be a great yield of vege-
tables also. The abolition of Slavery has given 10
the garden far more Importance than it possessed
formerly and vegetable diet is in greater favor. Cot
ton is very backward and, at one time. owing to
the cold Spring the planters looked forward TO a to-
tai failure But when the warm weather set in. the
seed In the ground which had been given up
"a dead began TO germinate, and the stand
is now considered a fair one. Indeed | should
not be surprised If the yield Of cotton should
turn out 10 bs equal 10 any since the war. To-
bacco is also looking well. though behind-hand in
point of time. The heavy rs | will say, exorbitant
tax on the article. has had a reprcssiye effect
ON production. while the high price of cotton
has tended to divert industry into that culture.
From these combined causes, together with the irr
taions attendant upon the enforcement OF the reye
laws you may expect 20 witness IN the next CEN
sus returns great falling of IN the tobacco product
OF North Carolina, as compared with that Of 1850.
doubt not that the Government would derive pow
eTfu amount Of revenue from reduction OF the to-
bacco tax 10 one-fourth Of the present rates. The
effect of reduction upon revenue would be twOfOld
IL would increase the production of the article, and
diminish the temptation 10 evade the tax This -
manfcstly truo, on any rational theory of political
economy. Whether IL bc wise TO import foreign art
ces free OF duty "a tax them Tor the protection OF
home industry, IL - in either manifesty unjust
and injurious 10 Impose internal taxes 80 euOr-
nous almost To amount to prohibition of the
production. IL Is bad enough that the tobacco
growers must submit TO foreign taxes ten-fOld
greater than the cost Of production but IL is ntOl-
cradle that the home government shOuld impose an
additional tax four-fod the value of the article.
If the use OF tobacco Is an Ofense against decency
or against morality fragrant ~ to call for legis-
latye Intervention. why then let the laws be made
absolutely pTOhibitOry. Ii is wrong derive revenue
from laws which license and tolerate vice. But If
the object DO merely 10 derive the greatest amount
OF revenue from an article of luxury, which admit
10 be legitimate and proper by all means refrain from
imposing taxes which, by their enOrmity, Tepress
production and encourage evasion.
An effort which was begun year or two ago 10 in
troduce Swiss labOrers into this State seems to be
fair way TO break down. IL was not wisely con-
csiYed and the result has not disappointed those no
appreciate the fact that the great want Of the South
is not hired aborers, buf capital 10 employ those that
are here. We have u supeTabundance Of lands, and
millions of poor people, white and black. who are
unable TO so up for themselves farmers, Like the
great North West, we want people To come among us
with money to buy land and to cultivate ~ them
seved We desire hundreds of thousands of the we'll
TODD farmers and farmers sons OF England.
New-YOrk, Pennsylvania New-Jersey, Delaware aud
Maryland to emigtato here, and TO bring their fine
horses cattle sheep and hogs, their utensils of hus-
bandTy, their industry and their household economy
UP factories the cottOn-heds, or % engage i'm
banking and merchandise. They will buy lands in
large bodies at cheap rates, aud we hope they will
have the wisdom To improve their value by building
railroads through them This il what We need first
When capital shall have given full aud remuneritIye
employment TO tho labor we have, q demand will
spring up for immigrant labor and II will doubtless
come. But ut present we have no use for 10. We
need farmers, mechanics, and captasts-not men
who depend for the means of HyinR upon hiring out
by the day or the week.