The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-11-11
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not lessen taxes. Thirty years ago, with
one-half Of the present population, we
did not pay more than one-tenth OF the
present tax. Under the Adams extrava.
CANT administration, a tax of about two
dollars and fifty cents per head, with q
population of 100000, was paid. Un-
der MIR. Johnson's administration, with an
average population of S5,O0O,OOO, nearly
5OO,O0O,0O was paid to the government
or sixteen dollars per head. Let each
reader figure for himself, and make up bis
mind accordingly.
Messrs. Editors, / would not reply to
my friends review of my letter on imml-
grafton, bat through courtesy to him, as
be has asked it. | am willing to 60 be-
fore the cotton planter and take a vote,
without rejoinder. I will reply without
quoting him, referring the reader to his
letter. One of the benefits of scarcity OF
labor is, it gives high priced cotton, and
thereby gives us a monopoly OF all com
mercial manures; and only one-halt the
land being required to produce the same
amount Of cotton, deeper blowing can be
done-this will hold moisture, to keep the
manure soluble and make the insoluble
soluble. More care in cultivation follows;
the best and most level lands will be Sc
lected-the worn and quilted lands will
90 into forest again, to equalize the sea-
sons as to the cold and hot, wet and dry.
The very scarcity of labor will enable
planters to acquire cash capital, and
with that, if they are true, they can die
tate terms. 1 feel no apprehension that
the negro will or can force the planter to
sell his lands.
Mr.. Moore, do not believe that the
increase of price of grain in tho great
Northwest, is due to the hundreds OF
thousands of immigrants annually set
Ting there. If it was true, l would not
want such immi grants; they could not
make bread for their own consumption.
1t must be found in other causes, as de-
probation of the currency, conversion OF
grain into meat for cities, for export, and
the gradual impoverishment OF land.
1 take issue again, Mr. Moore, on the
amount of labor that can be spared from
dense population, compared with q
sparse one. European experience shows
that only about one man out of each hun
dred of the population can be spared,
without creating scarcity OF the neces-
sarics of life. The United States taking
both sections, furnirh from six to eight
to the hundred. If the South, previous
to the war, had taken the native white
man and negro to build her Railroads, in
stead of employing immigrants, cotton
would have advanced to such an extent
as would have twice paid for the whole
work, thus getting the roads for nothing,
and still have enongf. TO pay for all iron,
&c. Georgia for the last four years, has
repaired and made more miles of new
roads, built more factories, shops, houses,
&C., Gall with Georgians,) than any ,2OO,.
900 people ever did, since the creation OF
the world, and in this lies the secret OF
our success,
will only touch upon one more item,
viz low rate of interest. Dense popula-
ton has tendency to centre property in
few hands-properL5 in the hands of a
fcw, has tendency to lower the interest,
because the few do not consume the whole
interest; if more generally diffused, all
would be consumed. Low. interest at
home causes capital to seek investments,
where interest is high. For instance,
Europe purchases bonds here that pay 5
to per cent. interest, to be re-invested
year after year, still making money cen:
tire to the lowest point of interest, and
rendering it more difficult for those to
live who have no money. This country
in less than ten years will pay q tribute
in interest to Europe of more than ore
hundred millions Of dollars, for goods
consumed:
1 am no apologist for the negro. 1
would be glad for him to feel the stimu.
Jating effects of immigration, if it could
be done without injuring the white race.
1 shall now take final leave OF this
question, recommending it to the calm
and thoughtful consideration of the thou
sands of planters at the South who have
as deep an interest in it as [ have. My
object has not been to provoke conlro-
versy, but to caution my fellow country
men against a policy which, in my hum
BILE udgment, is fraug ght with ruin to the
South Yours truly,
DAVID DICKSON.
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