New-York tribune., 1874-02-12

show this fact Il IL that labor has been Unreliable
and expensivet The same iabor ,nvestment has no
SaSs sssacG nSen %
mas often interposed for benent What, tnen mas
sponsSle for our direfu condition in that we have
neglected too much the growth OF breadsu1s anu SUD
stituted therefor almost e1haustlyeY tue ou"Fsu "
oottoni
No people can become prosperous who are not
self-sustaining Our fertile soil, eKhausess mlherdt
wealth. abundant water power. and GENIAL saiunruus
climate avail nothing If annually we expand milnons
for Subsistence. It ia generally conceded that nome
grown bread IL cheaper than purchased suppea. enu
the observation OF every planter IL tnat those southern
farmers who live within themselves are more ndepend-
and less ncumbcred with debt than those VINO haF
relied solely upop the cotton crop It otherwise 1t
hazardous for any people TO rely upon Others Tor
supply OF those articles which are necessary IoI eiI
more than once cursed the people OF India in their ef
forts grOw cotton 10 the exclusion OF produsths
would have been repeated ~ our midst Du nat We Moo
able to SUPPLY necessities from the teomih grani
rIes OF the Northwest We shrink from the coLtempa a
on of what would be our condition should disaster do
prve OF that resource. ,,,
During the past year certain portions OF iowa mhne
and Dakota have been invaded Dy he grdsShoPPc
which has swept their fields like tire and destroyeu
every vestige OF vegetation , g.,
Imagine your condition should similar Invasion ne
come general in the Northwest Couple with thld l1ta
the total failure OF cotton crop, either rOn the wor
from drought, any other unavoidable cause ImprOO
able such visitatiOns may appear we nave no. tne
power to prevent them and IA it wise 70 suecO our our
selves the possibility OF becoming the victims Oh soh
caames Depend upon II. wsest anc safest pOlicY
s far practicable. TO produce at home our neoes
sary supplies. Is there farm In the south upon Wcn
this cannot be done, and at the same time rOuuSe h
result or the farmer
abOrSi We believe there is not, and YOU nave Ouy
practice this policy for the year 1874 and harvest Time
win proclaim redemption 10 the South and return 10
wOnted prosperity.
As Constitution expresses IT, the prosperity OF
nation proportion the value OF It's productions
Then how magnicenty prosperous should De the cotton
states OF Union! Annually 409O09O Of bales OF cot
ton produced upon southern soils. But what pro-
norton OF is returned to Indicate our
prosperity One-half OF 10 Is expended for necessary
supplies while remainder IL divided between LABOR
ana taxes Hence the cost Of production has exceeded
the value Of the article produced snail this p0hcy con
time
Extensive cotton crops evnced unity Of pur
plse aud entailed poverty An equally UNIFORM
adhesion husbandrY would secure our rccupcra
ton Patrons or the SOUTH do you appreciate your priv
Reflect upon your opportunity 10 exact ulouto
OF the world. Cotton rs necessity, anu the extent
necessity be calculated with eXdct ness 10
Ia equally well known what proportion OF that necessity
must be supplied by tHe COJtOn States Of America
II 800 900 bales grown they will 90 consumed De-
fore another crop can be gathered! and iennherafe
market price will sustained by the consequent de
manQ II AJOl0O0 bales grown, the large marginal
excess vii! cOuFrO aud depress the marriott IL s hOt
within the power OF our OrGinizlnOn 10 control lhs
feature OF our condition Alternatives Tor SUCCESS are
c00perltlag the determination ~ subsist at home
With this end attained there ~ no reason way We
should be the napplesi. most independent ana pros
porous people on eartn.
ID HYATT AIKEN :. C.. Member EX. Com. Nat. Grange.
W. H. CHAMBERS. Master Alabama stale Gidb-e.
A. j. VAUGHAN. Master Mississippi state Grange.
BEN. r. WARDLAw, Master Florida state Grange
JOHN l. JONES, Master Arkansas state Grange.
II. W l.. LEWIS, Master Louisiana state GfauHt
G. J. SMITH, Master Georgia STATE Grange.
W. MAXWELL. Master Tennessee State Orange.
COLUMBUS MILLS, Muster North Carolina 'Ie Grange