Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-06-22

part of our columns an article taken
from Hearth and Home, on "Iruck
Farming at the South, which we hope
will be carefully and extensively
read; for it contains the most con-
elusive argument in favor of our
Federal Union and it's Interstate
Free Trade; for tits the great mu-
tual benefit which we may confer on
each other, which is the lasting ce-
ment of our Union. The more each
section devotes itself to those indus
tries in which it is superior, the more
comforts we shall have in the whole
Union, and the better we shall be
united. And our principal objection
to a protective tariff, and to all simi-
lar hot-house plants is, that they
stimulate people into attempting to
be producers of things in which they
are inferior to the rest OF mankind.
The coal and iron deposits of Eng
land point conclusively to steam as
p the producing force of that country
and the immense water power that
lies in the mountain streams OF
Switzerland, has indicated to the
Swiss, that machinery propelled by
more or less improved water wheels,
is the best source of their wealth.
What both of these are to the coun.
tr;ee ,o,oo1 oro aor1ior Sun chino an6
free trade with the contiguous north
ern territory, to the South. The
greater the multiplicity is in which
this sunshine is used, and the more
scientifically it is applied, the greater
is the production. and the less physi-
cal human labor will it take to make
the South prosperous and happy.
We have EXPRESSED here the great
secret by which the South is 10 be
elevated. They d. not want more
negro labor counting per capita what
is required, is more negro produc-
ton, counting by quantity and espe-
cially quality. The negroes now earn
about $10O,OO0,0OO year for South
ern society; but the same number OF
folks earn in Great Britain, S4O0, ,000,-
900. Why? Because labor Is aided
there by machinery, run by steam,
or, in other. words, capital helps la
Dor. fFf-1 ss-.-5 .--..,g. s.fsrr -
Seeing this, semi-wise men jump at
the conclusion that the South may be
: improved in the same way. Stop
however, one moment, kind friend
and consider. Have you ever con
dered the difference between work
ing in factory under the 49th de
ree, and doing the same thing be
tween the oath and 36th ? How mucf
greater dare the heat be in England
to make manufacturing there nearly
impossible? This single reflection
lets US see that each country has it:
special superiority. England ha'
had coal and iron for centuries be
fore it grew rich by them. Why dit
it wait? Because formerly it hat
not the moneyed capital which it hat
fifty years ago. And where did
get that? 1t obtained it by being
advanced to the commercial from
by the discovery and development Q
America: "a
The South has land for it's capital
: and in this land, and the earlier an,
warmer sunshine that gives it pc
culiar fertility and special produe
tivity, lie the comfort and prosperit
of the South. Negro labor, skille
to the utmost in this special industr.
and aided, by machine power, is tn
mighty lever Of Southern societ,
Negroes now earn on an averag
4 counting by what the planters realiz
from their product, athousand do
lars per family, and of this. the negl
gets but about $3.50 per annum, ar
from it he leads poor life. So tn
we may say, that under the presel
distribution of. wealth, the plante
take $75O,OOO,O 900, and the negro
$3.50, 100000. The s75o,OOO,OOO d
termine the price of land, the S25(
100000 determine wages. Now, su
pose agricultural and horticaltur
science and mechanics could be
] brought in aid of negro labor, as
!. make it produce 10000 millions, al
, of this 5000, the negro would G
and the planter 3,ooo,-wou
=. not both be benefited ? The Ian
would be worth four times as mu
AS now, which is alone equal tc
greater wealth than the North ev
had; and the negro would be bet
housed, clothed. fed, in short
would be far more profitable GUS
mer to business men. Then cert,
manufactures would develope,-t1
is to saw. those in which high atm