Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-27
An ADDNs.ss TO TtsE SaUrEg.
A Eric tEs:as E.1is ans. Flow II,
Remedy 'Efsens.

The following paper hiss been ap
, proved By tie National Grange, au
; recommended to be puoished: !
The undersigned, representatives Q
the Cotton State, IN the Sationa
Grange, beg leave - present to III
Patrons Of Nus!.a'.d.. III tn . cottoi
: growing section Of t!.e Uilisa the FOL
lowing sugGe> tion+, which they be
Eeve to be justified by tire l'reSs 1t to5,
| ditiOn OF the South:
DuriD" TIE pest saven wears our cot
ton feds va~aleied t., flie 6 calta a
the world 81, 0uj, G)G 0tA. aud cause,
prosperity to smile upon every or,
who has handled our crop, saro thos,
who struggled for It's production. An
nuaiiy the energies If TIE cotton
planter have been exhausted IN at
tempting to produce maximum crol
Of q single staple, while quite As fire.
qucntly he has r. duced his mean.
II Supplying his Necessary wants
4 system based Uron such I
policy and producing stlch results must
DE r4d,caiiy wrong, ana If persisted IL
VIII lead to bankruptcy and ruin. N-s
propose 10 Inquire into the cause q
this rain, and, II possible, present q
method Of removing It, Has it been
! tn! tue supply OF cotton has exceeded
TIE ,iaIaapd ? Statistics do not show
this fact. Is it that c;ir Ia b0r has ,J-en
Hn:"iisn:e and expensive The same
| labor Investment has nowhere yielded
! Il greater market value of products.
. Has Providence Inflicted upGD Us ag-
! Ticul.urtl disaster? He has often M
| terposed for our benefit. What, tlInli,
| has aycrted Our anticipated poverty ?
! Are not We responsible for our direiul
/ condition III that We have neglected. too
! much the growth of breadstutfs and
/ substituted therefor almost exclusively
! the cultivation Of cotton
! No people can evar become prosper
! OJ:S WHO arc not self sustaining. Car
| fertile soil, cxiIaustless mineral wealth,
abundant water power,and genial, sa!u-
brInuS climate avail us nothing if an
nuaily we exptnd millions fCc subsis-
| teDce. Il is generally conceded that
homegrown bread is cheaper than p,ll-
cha 4 supplies, and the observa5iou
CT every planter IS that those Southern
farmers who live within themselves are
more Independent and less incuth bered
! with debt than those who have relied
solely upon the cotton crop Were Il
otherwise, il j. hazardous fer ANY neo-
p,, 81 rely upun others for y si!n!.!v Of
those articles which az, Laces~aly Tor
their daily consumption. Pie horrors
OF famine which have inuro than once
cursed tie PEI - Of Ind:a in their
efforts to :sT,., t-.;tt;a T.; ,hc exclusion
OF breatl-tut!S wt'isi i..,>2 !ltoi. rep cat
ed N orr II DIST lint thut w: were allie
to supply orr Ice >-.:i-s from the
teenir9 cTi!,aI]~s a.: tn. &0rthW est -
We shrink from tn cuntelnplatltn
Of what uU:I! H. rur condition
should l,ss,,:. = ,;.-l.i,.e. is II that re-
source.
During the past year certain por-
tions Of Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota
have been invaded blythe grasshoppcr.
whic;, has swept their fields ike Il fire
and destroyed every v>stige O; veGeta-
ton.
Imagine your condition should q
similar invasion become general ia the
North west. Couple with this idea the
total failure of q cotton crop, either
from the worms, from drolith, or from
any other unavoidable cause. I'M
probable as such visitatiOns may APP
pear, We have not the power to pre-
veut them, and is it WISE to subject
ourselves to the possibility of becom-
ing the victims Vi such caiamit5es?
Depend Tpon it, our w.seat and safest
policy Is, as far IS practicable, to pro
cure at home our necessary supplies.
Is there farm IN the Sc nth upon
which this cannot be done, and al the
same time produce an average cotton
crop IS the net result of the farmers
annual iabora? We believe there is
Tot, and you have only to practice this
policy for the year 1874, ana harvest
time viii proclaim redemption to the
paTit.2. $500 .
As or Constitution expresses It. the /
prosperity of Il nation - i'll proportion !
to the vat;e Of is productions. Then !
how maeniiccntiy prosperous should !
be III. Cotton St2t-s OF The Union /
'tl-!..:!,Y 4.Cu2.J}n bales OF co., !
ton s.r, l.i,I1sc. j upon South .
=rn oils Blu ,,i..t proper /
ion Il ti.is vast amount j. rgtu Il 10 !
indicate. orr rOsreritv? Ore ilaif Of I
i Is expended for necessary Eupp.i2a, /
wlrl. tie remainder is divided be
,.veeu labor and taxes Hence the
30 t 81 rGoluation has eNceeGed the
r.i!ue II the article produced. Shall
-iijs policy continue?
Fx-on-ive cotton crops lave evinced
juG amt: OF purpose and entallcd pow
ss:y upon Us. All equally unifor,. adj
lssipn to mixed hushandry would So
:uro orr TecuperaNon. Patro..s of the !
5nuti,, ID you aipIeciate your privl1-
,ecs ? Reflect upon your opportunity
. ex,.ct tribute OF the world Cu;ton
; necessity, and The extent of thar
1cce sity aan DE calculated with g
lctness. It is equally well l.uoxn
What ?}yu. jorGtGl 81 tilE.t necessity must
De supplicd by the Cotton States e
America. Ii 800, 900 bales are growo,
hey VII he Consumed Gef;Tc aIOtE.l
,cop can be gathered, and q remuner--
I'VE market price Will be sustained by
.no consequent demand. II 1900, 0G0
Ja.2s ar" grown, Ac large marginal
.xccss viii control and d2pres3
lie market. It is not within the power
II O3:f organic tt:0H 10 control this
feature Ct orr condition. Alternatives
or success are numerous, but we need .
ely only upon the single one Of CO
operating III The Discriminate to sub
,:;t II home. With tL:s eli; attain
Il. there IL no reason Why r:o should
1ot ba the i.appiest, most ludepen-
lent ard prosperous people on earth.
j.. Wyatt, Aii;en. South Carolina,
Member Executive Committee Nation
al Grange.
W H. Chamber, Master AIuhaAla,
State Grange.
4. j. Vaughn. Master Mississippi !
State Grange.
Benjamin. Z. W'ardlaw, Master Florida
State Crane.
J. Z. Jones, Master Arkansas State
Grange.
Fl. w. L. Lewis, Master Louisiana
State Grange.
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