Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-16

syair Of a crop, i)r the land is rich, a1d
they gay that il they can give it one
working over it will come out. | was at
an examination OF the high-school at
Bloomfield, Iowa. The class on physi-
ology would have done credit to a
medical college; it is fine
school. At 0ttumwa, one Of the chief
cities Of Iowa, took the Central railroad
OF Iowa and stopped off at OskslOOsa,
where there is fine college Of the Dis
ciples, or Christians, under the presiden-
cy OF Elder Bruner. Have fine build
ings, two hundred and thirty students,
and a refined and desirable community.
The Evangelist, organ OF the Christian
church for the north west, is published
here by Elder Carpenter. Spent few
days with his pleasant family, attending
8 preachers meeting for the Disciples in
the State Of Iowa. Object Of meeting,
mutual Instruction in the important
work Of the ministry. About seventy
five preachers present up TO the time We
left. Much zeal manifested, and all an
mated by a common purpose to go for
ward in the work OF the Master. At
tended q temperance meeting here, at
which most Of the preachers without
regard TO denomination, were present,
and q largo audience. 1t was resolved,
that as the State Republican convention
having refused to recognize the claims
OF the temperance men OF the state, IN
convention assembled, it YVES the duty OF
the temperance men to put IN nominal
ton in the counties such ticket IS they
might desire. 1t was conceded that the
temperance men could carry their ticket
H. i fnha oil YanoVniDnnIll
sentiment was awe have always voted
the Republican ticket because we be-
lieved it was the instrument in the haI d
of God for breaking down slavery al
advancing righteousness; but now that
we ale traced of FOR the whisky
interest, and it seems to have
no higher Object than to retain
itselfin power, we have no more part
or lot in the party" The present law of
Iowa, passed before the Republicans
came into power, is local option in re-
gard to wine and beer, and 10 license
for whisky. The Republican state con-
vention refused TO pass a resolution
pledging itself to stand by the law as it
Is. The soul of the Republican party
has been the higher law doctrine, and
since it has descended to back-salary
grab games, and the whisky interest,
those who made it appear to be unmak-
ing iC. There is a new railroad nearly
completed from Davenport, Iowa, to
this place, Oskaloosa, in connection
with the Chicago and Rock Island. The
weather is comparatively pleasant, aud
the scenery quite desirable here, but we
push on to Minnesota at once, where
there are the grand, rolling pTairies and
beautiful lakes, and the highlands above
st. Paul. Have had fine audiences all
along, telling Of the heather world.
PAUL BAGLEY.
california RampaDt.'-CaptaIu Gift
PerseyeFes In His Defense.
NAPA, CAL, JulyS.
EDITORS so you thought
me mad because made a vigorous de-
Tense of my side Of the question. You
were mistaken, as l was never in better
temper in my life. With your permits
sion l will reply to your editorial of June
Rampant" l quote
you: "The basis Of California's wealth
is small grain and agriculture. Captain
Gift shreWdly avoids denying this, and
he will continue to do So" What could
have possessed you to think that had
any intention of denying q fact SO pO-
tent? Deny it! | proclaim it aud glory
In it. Our average annual production of
wheat is thirty-seven and half million
bushels, which is at least ten million
bushels more than any other State in
the Union. We have one county that
produces six millions of bushels, which
by the way, is more than is produced in
the whole State of Tennessee. Let this
go for partial answer to your assertion
that the half of West Tennessee, which
does not produce either the bread or
meat its population eats, is capsule of
producing more than the whole State OF
California. Do you honestly think that
the territory which does not feed itself,
is to be compared to a State which pro-
duces enough to feed quarter Of the
people Of America? And with this great
fact staring US in the face, why should
dodge about it. II our grain for a year
were stored in Memphis it would take
one ofyour railroads year to move it,
sending out three hundred carloads a
day. This is too big a thing to deny.
So much for wheat. As to wine, we
produce the only article made in Ameri-
ca fit to drink, and its value is more to
us annually than the cotton product Of
West Tennessee; and it has a future
greater than that OF France itself, where
the value of the wine product is near
six hundred millions of dollars
per annum. You will admit now that
We have something to eat and sOme-
thing to drink. We have also some
thing to wear. The whole product of
wool In the United States is about one
hundred and twenty million pounds an
nually, third OF which is grown in Cali
fornia. Did you ever hear of the boy
who rushed to his mother with the
startling story that he had seen thou
sand cats in the back yard! The good
dame doubted the number, whereupon
the youngster fell a few cats, and so
went on down until he stubbornly
avowed that at all evants he had seen
tone old black cat and another One." l
think you had better fall a cat or two in
regard to the capacity of the half of
West Tennessee. You will surely strain
those dear old hills Il love every red hill
side and gully, every brisr-patch and
swamp to make them produce all Ihave
told you of. The next point you make
is the price of wheat, which you say
was below the price of production
from your standpoint, on your eX-
lands and under your system of
culture. Wheat with US is worth one
dollar and seventy Gently per hundred
pOuuuS, Which, Is ulULy-lN0 ceu(S per
bushel. In st. Louis Il have the Re
publican on my knee) Tennessee wheat
Is quoted at one dollar and twenty cents
per bushel-in st. Louis, mind. Our
value is in gold, yours in deprecated,
ductuating currency, worth but eighty |
two cents on the dollar, which brings |
the value of wheat In st. Louis to about |
the same figure as in San FranciscO. |
But the calculation is not done yet. The |
California farmer can and does cultivate |
'Our times as many acres as the Tennes- |
sean in grain, and his land will produce |
three times as much. That's where the |
profit comes in. l will not take up your |
space to say that our farmers are out OF |
1ebt and independent; they belong |
neither to their commission merchant |
Dr. their labOreTs. Now, about the insane |
asylum. We are pre-eminentin that Ie-
,pect; that is to say we take care of our |
afflicted and INDECENT. Just over the |
river, in sight OF me, is the new insane |
asylum Il have spoken for rOOms), |
which would remind you Of great En-
ropean palace; front Of quarter Of a
mile of splendid buildings stretches out
before you, and dozen towers and tur-
-ets relieve the pile and break the mo- |
1Otony. 1t has six hundred separate |
-nO,,ao afffaoo ,ou aud |