The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1870-03-30
WTMITTsSEs6oRO.
Wednesday Morning, March 80. 1870.
Four Millions Of Bales an Adj
,N'' 1a VANTAGE. .iWn' a~ ra.s


Four Millions Of Bales an Adj
,\'' vantage. ro.s
We have shown that with the best
season, even if slavery had continued,
provided proper allowance be made
for the loss of our population and
plantation stock by the war, the crop
of 1869 could not have exceeded four
millions Of bales. With a very poor
season it has reached three millions of
bales. Tho labor this yoar, we DO.
lieve, to be moro abundant and better.
The area planted will be greater.
The amount of fertilizers will proba-
bly, bo double, besides tho fact that
those put down last year to little pur.
pose, by reason of the 1routh, will
this year pay back their value in an
increased yield. The season will
hardly DO as bad. Three million and
half bales, then, is q sober oaloula-.
tion, and with better labor.sayinp
machines and more labor and improv-
cd culture, within three years wc ma,
reasonably look for four millions OF
bales as tho annual crop. We assert,
it will be blessing, an advantage
every way, to the country, and to the
South.
!. 1t will prove the value of free
labor. We belong to that class that
rejoices over this fact, and are but toe
g'ad that many gloomy forebudipg.,
will have proved untrue. 1t is o
great thing for section to possess o
large body of efficient laborers. 1t is
great triumph Of humanity, if
emancipation elevates, and does not
crush out by antagonism tho negro
race.
2. The smallness Of our crops of late
has, it is true, brought us higl
prices, but has also raised up formi.
dable, rivals in cotton production
elsewhere. An increase of our crop,
and fall in price is necessary, to Sc:
cure continuance of remuncratiyc
production. a gradual increase will
effect this more advantagously to us,
than q sudden one. TO mako more at
3 lower price, will be just as good as
to make less at d higher price, with
this difference in favor of tho former.
that it can last, but tho lattor cannot.
9. a large cotton crop will de-
mand moro labor to move and. manu-,
facture it, and that will necessitate
and bring in naturally nm increase Of
our white population, and a home
market for the products of diversi-
ded industry. We have thought
much upon white immigration. We
have suggested plan, and road and
printed other peoples plans, and then
abandoned the tpuzsling problem.
But there is plan worth noticing,
and the author Of it seems to oompre-
bend the wants ofthe South, and the
entire subject, better than most poo
pie that have written or specified
about the matter. 1t is q slow plan,
as some count slowness, but 1t is a
sure one. Ibb is not, ours, nor is it Df.
Turnipseed's s nor General Wagener's
Whose then Why. it is simply
Gods plan-a. gradually increo sing
cotton, crop This plan we commend to
the reflections and hopes ofjthe peoplo
ofthe South. We say It roverentiy,
1t strikes us as agood one. 81 ,ar.
IJ5 bYA ~ t-rA.-e-s. nrri- - Eyk rnfSri
o,o,4g An, HnspesslbiIity., y..gq
Some Of tho editorials Of our ex-
ohapges have expressed a part of what
we have advocated for montha, far
better than We cap the Abboyille
Press and Banner. for. example, and
the Charleston. Ne.os. But it will be
impossibleato keep Federal politics, as
Tho Ns,es and Andefson xnte!lsysacsr
propose, out OF ths, fill cSnsass or the
Juno Convention. WS faaof T. new
national party.,c Wetoall on the News
,to show itshandso s The Pkeais is can
S.N - a. j -. -