Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-10-01

slavery was wrong Judge Thomas stated that
all history proved that victory invariably
perched on the banners of the right That
no war had ever been wsged, no battle ever
fought, in which the victory had not been
given to those who wore defending the cause
of tho right. That in the lato war the q. s.
forces wero triumphant, chat ss consequence
Of their triumph slavery had been abolished
ergo that slavery was always wrong That
the result Of the war proved at we were
wrong in fighting to defend tho instisution
Under these instructions from tho Bench
the jury retired with the record and soon
brought in verdict, ignoring altogether the
portion of the debt the consideration of which
WAS the price of negro Chester Reporter.
Corn Goss Up aud Cotton Comes Down.
Since the opening of the season cotton has
beon pushed down steadily from thirty.ono
and half to twcnty.six cents, while corn has
gone up to one dollar aud half per bushel.
The first article, which has hitherto command.
cd cash in all the markets of the world, has
been hnwked about our streets for week past
on credit, while an order for twenty-five
bushels of corn could not be filled for cash
The press of the North has been fattering our
people with the idea that they have moro
money thun anybody else, when IN the inland
markets of this State currency sufficient ean.
not be scruped together for few wagon loads
of cotton. 1t is time that our planters were
looking facts in the face, and just such facts
az are recapitdlated in the opening Of this ar.
toe They are not rich. They haven't got
any money, nor will they ever have any to
brog of until the present system Of agrioul-
turc ih tho South is ALTERED. 1t is trae that
they are beginning to dress their wives and
daughters. They are making some efforts 10
educate their sons. and are enabled to put
meat enough in their dinner pots to grease
and season tho vegetables palatably. But it
takes ull they make to do these things. The
eggnog and roast turkey of Christmas will not
be partaken of by many who can boast of q
we'll lined smokchouse, plethoric corn crib
! and clean balnncc sheet at the cotton factors.
We are fully aware that it is common and
particular among planters to smile at advice
given by editors, but for all this. we have not
been enabled to fnd one Of them who keeps
his corn crib in Illinois and his smokehouse
! in Cincinnati who has balance at his bank
! ers. On the contrary. wo know many of chis
! Glass who started to make sudden fortunes,
who have not now cash or credit sufficient to
| buy pair of shoes. Cotton, in our judgment
will 20 down lower. The men in the North
who have been pruising Southern planters will
push it down The necessities of the planter
will push corn up higher BefSoe boil Of
the next crop is burated, the nolts for this
one will hsve been scattered at tho East, the
| North and thc West. for dry goods, mules,
corn and bacon. Until our farmers mako
their own bread ind meat they will be in tho
handa of the shylooks Of the money rings,
(, and to call them rich or even Comfortable will
be gross fattery. They are now hewers of
wood and drawers Of water for the bondholders
and manufacturers Of The North, and they
will be hewers Of wood aud drawers of water
80 long as they have TO borrow Northera cap.
ital at two and half per cent month TO
run their plantations. Nov is most fitting
time to take a step backwards. Planters are,
as general thing, pretty we'll supplied with
plow stock. They have moro than they can
feed on home made corn.
October is q pretty month to SOW small grain.
With land we'll prepared and seeded in wheat
and oats, the. planter may weather tho rise in
corn Let him put in the ground plen-
ty oft for the next crop, aud cultivate it
deep end we'll. In proportion to his force let
him pitch his cotton crop. Let him avoid
the man WHO lends money or advances pro,
visions. Let him stay at homo and look after
his laborers. IF he will do these things tho
Northern press ned everybody else will have
sincere compliments for him next fall More
he will have cotton crop free from encum.
brances. If Mr.. Manufaotu rer does not dec
sire to buy, or Mr. Bondholdor is unwilling to
send down tho fund to purchase; If the
Messrs. Money Changers and Shylocks Of the
gold rugs oonspite 70 corner the market and
make money tight, no can roll his bales under
his gin house and wait until the sharpers are
willing to pay a fair prioe for the proceeds Of
an honest mans labor C0I,lnbus Sur.
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