The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-26

that time tit WIS in 1869 until hast vol.
though with gradually failing health this noble
glrl tplIrd on, sharing more than half. Of her
earnings. sending regular installmcnts of ono
puhuruu uolIars. every month to her father.
devoted rliild went back TO the dcsolutc home
81 her father. Her, mother is no more--and
the hearthrukcn old soldier cannot give To
his dying child the comforts and Injuries that
she mad 80 nohly supplied for her diving
mother and the growing little ones during the
Augusta Is said to he the most prosperous NJ
g the southern cities il Is uncncumhcrcd with
debt. and since the close Of the war has in
vested some Of its surplus money In a part Of
the extensive cotton factories that are said To
make the town more prospcrous than any Of lis
factories are said to he larger than those of any
other cotton factories in the United States. but
irghtfully low. lady who owns some valua-
Die stores and houses in Broad street in Au-
Income OF six thousand dollars year the first
two years after the close Of the war. for the last
two years. after deducting the taxes and cx-
pensc OF keeping the property in order. the net
proceeds are six hundred dollars year"
The depreciati9n Of property is mu IA greater
in most places We ara told that the South Is
prosperous that her people are growing rich
that he Will soon far exceed her former self:
that her income from cotton is greater than
may be- so but am sure that where formerly
were seen the undouhtcd signs Of opulcncc. ny
displayed in buildings, fresh paint and white
wash. carriages and horses. and cquipagcs OF
all kinds. lat mules in gayy caparsOned har-
ness and tinkling bells on their loadcrs, driven
hy sleek, wei l-riothpd negro wngonprs. draw ne
five hundred pound bales of cotton into the
towns. now are the evidences Of decay and pow
crty. There is no fresh paint on the buildings,
the fences have not been whtewashcd for years,
IN" Hover gardens are neglected. eqnpaE, 3 and
deckcd and harn"ssed fat mules. and whsting
and grnninR negro drivers. donnR their hats
AMI showing their ivory from ear to ear, and
working in the fields but dropping shovcls
hoes, ana plough handles. and standing with
arms akimbo and sleek black iacrs full Of gap
ing wonder when the train thunderedby ara re-
placed hy solitary men or women llsi'orers in the
fields; The men are generally alfred with what
may hc called rugged attempt 10 initiate the
dress of their former owners the women in calico
or cheap stun goods and worn -out button boots
both sexes disdaining the serviccnhe strong
hrognn of former days. and. indeed. any and
cvrty article Of attire that would be- n reminder
oi their former slavery. The wagons and teams
ar" shabby Tho drivers no longer show their
Nory-thcy neither sing nor whistle as of yore.
when the whole land rang with negro melody.
inc negroes look unhappy and the whites look
From. an Intelligent farmer OF Columbia
county gathered the following in regard to cot
I have tried il for the last i've years. h.
sild aud am convinced that cotton planting
docs not pay either the laborcr or the planter:
1t takes the whole Your to raise crop and hard
work all the time. II IL precarious crop. sub
jet to various Diseases and disast.rs-irosi and
cold in the spring. early frost IN the fall too
much or too little rnin cotton worms rust and
beating rains after it is BOWED out-nl ,onspire
AZ ,,sr,,,n L 49, y" f,i u"pn Ou
years. In addition to the expenses during the
nnntsr INV n"n,s fr ~, ~, III 80 ' ,iio
picked-that is We pay our negroes or pickers
iorty-eents hundred for gathering IT from the
seed 10 maze ono Of INF F"rtnlsl lint ,,at ,iy
ten cents in the market"
that nric" ~ intnrrn ~ -r ,," az "n a.,
r,?und Will barely rny the PICKER. not to speak
You cannot nflnrl ~, thnt urce ,n ,,in ani nst
Wy of ,i r ~, "", y ~ ,'t In, h,,.,, -
seed ia with twen,v n"o; uu h5 a "i
ms " N''' '"'"'' N'"' ''"' '"'ViS saws
For rb,, f. ,ho 100, ,,s,., 60 ro,,
on IL "Vnross,,d sr,,o d. cool Iri,,,,sr,, ,b
highast "a, ,r,, ~ ~ w., ~ Ha,'t X
residue or .ase IS rsnd 10 f'd ,ni ' cow.
W WIEN ,nix.i I'M, IN rr,,l.,.,.roa,.,r,.
food silrh ns "nr en,v Mons L"iia1 's,'I od az.
North . - '' N'''e' 'N'' ''i''''' ""' % INC
az ,.,,,.i,r,or al 49,, ,,. htst,..t
to s,ihsiituta s"ra.htim rann for cnttou n. hia
main rron another vaar Tba viaid in WIN a., TX ~
in,mnns. ma i, Ir.,,',s in ,Sn ,nar ~ ~ u,
twsntv To- tw,'ntv. a. r.nts n e,ilcn ar.,,rt, ~,
:" o,,,l,, MI ,,, IT,, ' kiiun' "r"rulins
from winch tnn mice ~ .xnr.ss.i .nn a.. M IL
il.i ms faaI fe'r s''..k '' -"" - "'''-
ON tue i"urnoy ron Augusta to Macon. and
all along the ~ y To- Nllrfs0r, ~ thn fnI,l- v,'r
white With IN" 1hni'sri r5tto1. II ,se7f',iy
iuiuoe- ihlr for q lis y,nr's cotton crol. tnl
Qitnrral l,y list 80 lHnu.rv I'm. RI .a.I
avery r5l;lm" when from 200 to 500 pounds "A
duy was tletaSk 81 good pi.kcrs. II would it.t,,
h,.,u mi IA ln .,ttl ,r 81 IN "a cfnp \ c when
800 pounds il, rarely pickri ont h.. nrlnul,.t.n
with tho iudu.tuieui of 40 cents a hundred, mid
10 him. when the young negroes can nrrriy hs
induced t. pick nt ali for IL must be- remcm-
bcred that cotton picking is tedious. lahorious.
and painful IL IS almost impO-s Die To- rnthor
a full crop Yet they say the south makes
a larger crop than before the war and thn., in
ter, st"d In paying the role Of hull.-in So1th-
crn stocks and real estate. predict a spe,dy
reign of greater prosperity thnn over f1r Tia
conquered provinces" ! cannot hclr think.
ing tnat hope is the father To- the thought IN
an su predictions.
Icannot ace how prosperous country cnn hn
made out of the mixed p0pulAt ION and political
elements existing in the south What il may hra
hundred years hence. OF course no one can fore-
see; bur At present there are no material signs
of pros perlty. Ii is imposs bic for "A country
whose d distinctive institution has been SO COM
pletely destroyed to huildup prosperous State
out Of the debris in less than fifty years at best.
II Is impossible Tor either whites or blacks 10
learn ne new duties which their new occasions
t'uch in less time. But the land. the 81 mate, the
resources ar" there, all 10 be developed intimc.
In northwestern Georgia whore the rich min
era deposits in gold, copper iron and other
metals are attracting attention there VIII doubt
loss 10" speedy r'sus .tition Of the parayz Il
energies. Arcndy the tide of emigration 20 the
EUld region has begun, and soon II will Toe found
ihNt wh"r' miner 10 farmers and h"rlubQrcrs
must follow. These VIII discover what the true
wealth q th' souil consists in. IL generous
-Nl uhl NhFifu uAl ofA4uilul ca mate litHi 10