The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-03-23

BsS" TANoN FERriI.IZEus.-Thc legislature of
North cnroiinrat irsrcccn~-cssio passed. ..u ae,
to establish Department Of Agriculture, lmmi-
grafton and for the encouragement of Sheep
iius5anlry,' the Sth section of which requires
- tax of $500 for each separate brand on quality
OF Fertilizers offered for sale in that State.
The tax On Fertilizers is pretty high and will he
basis Of excuse lor increasing their; price,
which IS now osc;hcr too high for profit to
the tArmcrs. We shall sec how the experiment
works in North Carolina before endorsing or
conlcmnng The law, because, from oar stand
point there are two views to be taken of the
use Of mercantile Fertilizers: In the first place,
many have come to believe that they cannot make
cotton without ihcm, anl to such it has become
second nature TO buy them but large iambcr
of Farmers will say that, all things considered,
they are like the Indians gun, "cost more than
they come to, but still continue to Use them
1t Is expected 70 raise Il revenue of from $780,
900, to 10000 from the tax. Ii tho t.sS S+sll yut
the price high to compel the farmers to
abandon their use and force them to utilize the
fcrtlizng ingredients about their farms, which
they allow TO 50 to waste, it will prove great
permanent blessing to all classes of people in
North Carolina. Until something is done to
stop the drain Of money II ON the Southern States
for Fertilizers, Corn, Bacon and other supplies
that can and should be raised upon the farm,
the farms Of the South will soon be. owned by
the manufacturers of Fertilizers and mcrchatAs
1t is fast coming 10 that now anl none ard
blame for i; but the farmers themselves, who g.
pear determined TO buy ut cxorbi,ant lien pricts,
depending on iSh-priccl Fertilizers to give them
n crop, with the least labor possible to pay out.
lenD Amil the uncertainties By which our
people are harisscl and bclcvi,el we arc always
glad to show them any ray of hope for the fu-
ture that may appear in the political horizon,
although we have but little faith in the stability
OF Republican promises. II somcshIN5 don't
turn up to change President Hayes, Southern
policy the following may Lc taken with a greater
degree Of confidence than anything We have
read since his inauguration because il is definite
and uncIu.yocal.
ii seems the Editor of the Charleston NcIrs
and Courier has been to Washington, and among
the things that he saw and heard !hcrc he says
"A democratic senator who had read the In
augura Address, and had heard the kindly and
liberal declarations Of the President, was never
thclcSs apprchcnsive that he might not have
understood correctly the purposes of the prcsi.
d mt. lie, therefore, put TO him this question
Mr. President hat is the ycSiT'Wm Of all this!
Does mean UHmp'"H ami NichoNy Thc'Prcs-
dent; with carncstncSs and emphasis, answered:
II does ! This is given TO The writer by the Scna
tor who asked the pregnant question, and to
whom the momcntouS answer addressed
The public can rely on it that the President said
this and mcauis this
That sounds we'll, but why don't lie remove
the troops from the State House at Columbia p
That is nit that.ss =, cccssary now to TcrsTe the
people Of this State and establish peaceaIlc,
just and hon rah!c government. 1t would not
take ten minutes to write the order, and in three
hours all would be peace and Joy throughout
South Carolina.
In the Scma'c last saturday, the nomination
OF stone rs District Attorney for South Carolina
was rcconmitlcI, aud went ovor on motion of
General Gordon. The chef point agninsf him
seems II hc his incompctency.