The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-19

downfall and bankruptcy OF the once prosper
GUS South has been brought abou. by cotton,
which costs the planters more than 1t gives
them, considering their outlay for the mules
and implements, the corn, fodder, and provis-
ions, which they are compelled o purchase. He
desires that his law should be made IN issue in
all elections, and that every candidate should
be required to pledge himself to lis support
A great dcal has been said I'm past years about
the subject which Dr. rORDrr wishes rHE SUN
to take up, and the planters have often been
urged to raise the cere H. provisions and other
supplies needed for local consumption. Bu; we
cannot advocate the passage Of any such law rs
that which DR.. rORDlr has drawn up Tor re-
straning the production Of cotton. 1t Il not the
business of Congress, or OF any state Lezisli-
ture. to undertake the regulation Of matters of
the kind. Congress has no more power to en-
courage the raising of corn in Georgia than Of
tobacco in wiscon- in; AMI It has no more right
to limit the culture OF cotton in the South than
1t has to limit the building Of cotton factories in
Massar husetts. The Southern planters, as well
as the Northern farmers, must themselves study
and regulate their own interests respecting the
crops that are grown on their soil.
Ii seems to us that Mr.. BENJAMIN III.
BRIsrow, late Secretary Of the Treasury, is a
tria too punctilious about the answering OF the
questions that were addressed to him 10y COM
mittee Of the House Of Representatives. lie
was not asked to make any revelations Of his
con1dentisl relations with President GRANT,
or to make any exposure that would he unbe-
coming in him as an ox-member of tho Cab
met. IIo WIS requested to give some ac-
count of the measure of cooperation
which no got from the President in his
proceedings against the defrauders Of the
revenue, and GRANT publicly announced his
desire that Mr. DRIsTow should not hold back
anything ON this SUI iect. MIR. BRIsrow, how
ever. has written letter to the President, in
which he proclaims his adherence to the ground
he originally took in the matter, aud declares
that he will maintain his refusal to give the
House Committee the Information which was
asked from him. The position he has taken
does not seem to US one that Is made necessary
by public interest or private honor.
A letter Is sent to The sun by an inteli-
gent citizen, who slys he does not believe that
uORATIo SEYMOUR would consent to become
u candidate for Governor. but nobody ex-
oept Mr. SEYMOUR himself has any right to
pronounce judgment ON this subject
Among the thousands who rush daily
~ Wv s"NN ~
way ana ConeY l.Ianu oea'n's' ',eIe are COM
pa atvely few Of that ovaitasked. il-paid cllss
Of tciiers, the single working women and sales
women Of the shops. VINO will unlert Ike 70
do for them what was so worthy yet imperfect
ly done two summers AGO by the committees OF
tho since deflnct Women's Free TriOin-
schools, when the working womln's picnic AMI
poa' 'NVuIsl"n W h'0N'""1 wv" NV" 'V'i
Hunu'eu VI we Wv "''u,e' '"V"s'''. W. -
"''i0" Vi w" 10 Wv -, ~ /,
"N"' wv Wv ''' -, '.s.',
oa'" uouse o"n,'' w .'' i.,'I.'.'
suits for the girls ana the generous oihKets'
uroAers' anu nercua' Oh ~" i"'N suo-
sctloeu seVe'ai nu"u'eu uo'' - III ivy '.'''"
anu re'resh"en's u" u'"' WV 10 O"' io"'
hunureu oi Tue CITY one nun iei V""us'hi
women tollers went down 10 l''cAaWiS' out IL
was that huch zone IN the r'snl ure non NO"
let Ill oi tue eleven boats IN run 20 100 'NawdS
10 what the owners oil tue iW"'gAt M Leu
all the hoie' ana pavilion keePers on the oeach
| DO as the three generous ones OF that year Ill j.
ana let tue b nkers ana uroSrrs spohd az IA
a working woman's excursion worthy OF the
city Of New York and Of tho increased business
| of the steamboa owners aud hotel keepers who
are coiuing money from the rush to Rock away
| every week day aud SUNDAY.
| Centennial working voman,s nolid,v VINO Of
onr ladies' that have the leisure % do such wor,
| will form an or,,niz .tton for this pirpose. An.
| point committees to- take m .uh.crtn. iona and
n,ansge the mntterg Coma hack frnn, Lonc
| Branch and Newport. or from vour cottages and
villas by the sea or in tho mountains ladies'. and
| 800, ~,
viii nor make Won fecl enough for v,urn,o,