The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-07-10
= ,ha Cotton Planters - Anne.
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Now ORLEANS, June 70, 1875,

>" IL time anu seAAO'so '"V"S" ~ VHt
n, a:1ot w. Of cotton planting, and al.
sae!s ~ not himself a planter, ], Is in
th 's4i ! has always been Identical with
teres' u hope that the few smgges.
! your All, about to make will be at
t'o ...;rely considered by every plant.
tenu NV NAV chance to read ;his let.
e. e.. vi" and that concert of act ion may
ter ta'o u~ about by an in terchangc
.; r S which will in few years
s,ke you Independent, as a class and
na ase the Sunny South what nature
pNaaHnosture's God always designed it to
s sDu country that can feed clothe,
G ls,este and support its own people
e saa finnish q surplus for export that
' a;1l make it the richest on the face Of
'n !. will doubtless be asked how this
.ast change from our present op-
s s,.sssed condition can be accomplish
Ya3 Ianswer that it can be done by
Al CHEERING strictly to the following line
Plant 25 per cent less land in
.otiou and use the surplus for rails
; N. corn, wheat, oats, barley, rice,
n ~s cow peas, fruit and vegeta-
E I You will, by this course, save
81 nor cent in labor, will be independ-
~. %f Of the West for your supplies, and
;;nu1eoeudent Of your factor for advan-
's 49,. Yoa will find ready sale for all
Il these products you can mako over
md above your own consumption,
. and tl,;s revenue alone will defray all
1 ronr personal and family expenses
and and leave the proceed Of your cotton
crop clear.
~ q Practice for a time strict ccono-
nv. avoid debt as you would a pest
Hence, and enter into no new con-
tracts until you are quite sure you
have the means and ability to carry
them ont. Build warehouses or sheds
on your respective plantations, and
,ke care Of your cotton after it is
hailed, and not, as is frequently the
Gaze, let it lay exposed to the weather
and then send it forward half rotten.
Market your cotton when there is a
demand for it, and when prices are
rmunerative, and Withhold it in times
ddepressions, and do not again as
,eu have done this past season, throw
itall at once into the laps OF specu.
l.tors and spinners who laugh at you
der your stupidity.
8 Call meetings of all the planters
in yoar respective States, aud discuss
fully and freely all subjects which
have . bearing, either directly or in
directly on your interests, and let
these meetings appoint men of good
Judgment and practical experience in
planting, aud who fully understand
the relations existing between the
merchant and yourselves, as delegates
bsgeneral convention, to hold on
As-day,of - 1875, in the city
-, with full power to represent
yoa on all questions touching the sub
jscts by you set forth, and binding
yourselves to ratify and confirm all
hat they may think proper to do
within the scope of their delegated
snthority.
Now, in eraer to make myself more
fully understood, I will proceed in As
kief q manner as possible to explain
" reasons that anything say may
ut be considered in q personal cen se,
Wit intended only for the public
god.
ltnan admitted fact that produc-
tn Of cotton is fast overtaking con-
anpton in all countries, except per-
hps, 10 India, which has reached her
aa1imuni IN acreage devoted to its
evxth. The extension Of planting
idthe more northern latitude of the
. astln belt this country has brought
rsat nam6ers Of white laborers into
10 who were formerly. indis-l
lssed. 10 move South on account Of
Asslimate, and were avcrse to the
leeaise Of nnifcation, social equality
a93 silrights, as understood at the
I AvsVV r 4 ss.8l- Il
Ihs Introduction Of American seed
~ India during the past few years
W. 10 decided Improvement in
6lhph md quality.of her cotton,
aadtt9gghtit moro immediately, in
esapsfdslwith American and Egyp-
tae sse, hence the spinners Of the
saee4 Europe arc enabled to run
Mayt lekD q staple cotton to q low
elJipg On getting from every
iAg American crop early sup
teaasn Of the increased faci.
- oftstion. Meanwhile,
e aaeasa uass playing into their
nade y teaAiAe their cotton to mar
ri III No. of price, demand, con-
N!lsa q tade, d Of tue financial or
IL condihcn' Of the world.
ossas this rush of cotton
n. : - ~ markets of the world,
! self has, as a matter of
4 depressing effect upon pri-
ees comes . gang Of greedy
aess who are full of human
p. II are always happy when
: y u. .a,:ss .aasr and they set up the,
lsyfl ssy Of longcrop 4,5oo,
a and low prices. When this
bark 10 commenced by Blan-
1hy and Sweetheart it's echo
!, !. !l1lsly taken up BY the bal.
~ pack and hurried across,
~ lbt the purpose Of depres-,
| - there, and l regret to say
| s;;. lr nanipulations are too often
With success to the great in.
! w. whole country. 60.
pnte Of the order Of the enc
s::s agricultural interest of the
- fora dong time confined
but they have gradually
slt and the qualifications for
sss = MP are at last known. To