The Tarboro' southerner., 1871-02-02

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80 .'.'.'' January, 1891 e.a sra
Mr. EDITOR When the Autumn
winds were just beginning to chant .
requiem over the departing beauties
of Summer. | bade reluctant fare
we'll to the old North State, and now
find myself, after more than ten years
of absence again snugly located not,
very far distant from the banks Of the
great g Father of Waters
The changes which have crept over
and almost bIighted this once lovely
and prosperous land, asland which but
a decade ago appeared to the eyes OF
the enchanted beholder like vast
garden of beauty, blooming with roses
we can now but deplore aud seek to
remedy, for at this day it is too late to
be contented with vainly regretting
the losses of war: the manly heart
should not waste precious time 10
fruitlessly mourning over the strokes
of misfortunes, but, in the words of
Sir Philip Sidney, "while there is
Hope left we should not let the weak
ness of sorrow make the strength of
resolution languish."
Though many years must elapsc
before the maakB of the late struggle
between the Stats$ can be entirely OBJ
liberated, yet there is energy and en-
terprise here and We are justified in
hoping that "a better time is coming"
again the silent wheels Of time
Their annual round have driven" ..s
and Southern planters begin to calcn-
late the profits aud Losses Of the years
iabour In the whole the crops in
this State were good. The crop Of
corn was somewhat deficient, but that
of cotton was decided success.
Up to this time it has been the
opinion Of many Of the leading bust
ness men here aud in New Orleans,
who keep posted as to the Commercial
World. that the cotton crop of this
year is unprecedented ard overWhel-
ming, aud as a consequence, that the
price of cotton will still further de-
cline and continue low. They base
their opinion upon the fact that the
receipts in New Orleans since August
3lst, have been more than 60 900 bales
-reater than during the correspond
ing time last year, and heavier than
ever before. Bot this can be accoun-
ted for ia several ways: First, large
majority Of planters having obtaiue
advances for the year from COmmis-
sion Merchants. obligated to ship their
cotton to the market as so Q as gath
cred; this they were compelled to do
whether the price was iow or not, and
as the market was declining they de
sired to sell their crops as early as
possible; consequently Y vast deal was
rushed into market at once and much
sooner than under ordinary circum
stances: aud Secondly, the facilities
for transportation for produce have
been greatly improved since the Win
ter of '69, and this enabled the plan
ters to send their crops to market
much more rapidly than they have
heretofore been able to do. These are
the chief causes of the heavy receipts,
the fact ,hat the market WAS over
stocked an crammed (Which prevented
a great demaud.) Influenced the price
Of cotton more than the war In Europe
or anything else. That there was an
exceedingly large crop made is beyond
a doubt. but on account of the disor
ganized and unsystematized labour
which VIC have in the country at pres
ent it is next to an impossibllity tC
gather the entire crop.
There are thousands Of bales Of cot
ton the picking of which the planter.
cannot pyssibly secure, and as they
perceive their fields covered with cot
ton fallen from the bowls thoy have
but one consolation, which is that th,
cotton fallen through the negligence
and laziness Of worthless and vagran
/ lAborers serves to add fertility to sol
naturally SO rich that it will produc,
almost beyond conception.
The gfeater partsof the crop is nov
in market and already as the tru
state OF affairs becomes more appa
rent. the price is improving and fac
tors are encouraged by demand. buy
ers not having it all their own way a
heretofore. This condition of thing
persuades me that the price of cotto
three months hence will justify th
holding, prosi ided the business engage
meots and primary condition of tn
planter will permit him to do SO.
Cotton is the all absorbing topi
here, and | have given you few ideas
arising from observation, which wi
apply to North Carolina as we'll as t
States further South. .- .
The country in which I am livin
is made up to considerable extent {
North Carolinians and although ia
. away, we are by no means indiferer
to tie course of events 10 our motht
State. The transactions Of your r.
Gently organized Democratic Legisi'
ture are watched with a lively intere
by ore and all, aud thus far their pr
ceedings lead US to believe that the
J are the true sons of weFthier sire
: and do not fear to faithfully represe'
t the sentiment of the people. It IS
f be hoped that by their action The
: will assist all the lovers Of freedo
1 in preventing the introduction.
t ideas such as, the safety of the Sta
, is the supreme law of the land al
] the sword " is due process Of the Law
which have striel tsndency to eve
e turn time honored institutions, sui
! as the subserviency ofthe military
the civil power and to establish go
D ernments, republics in form, but de
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