The Osceola times., 1878-02-23
All COsla n Means star walton


rule that will not do it voluntarily.
All COtti y Means Star walton
The Hon. B. II. Hill, Of Georgia, made
the following terse and pointed remarks
In a speech delivered by him, a short
time ago, in that state. lie said Il.
! tell you to-day, | care not what
seasons may come, what large crops you
may raise, still, under existing conditions,
you will ever grow poorer, who produce
cotton, aud they will ever grow richer
who handle it alter it is produced.
Without a great change, the southern
states are destined to become SO many
plantations, practically owned by north
ern people, and the southern people 30
many hireling slaves to work them
And In this condition you will reap
scarcely the wages and net half the re-
spect you accorded, your former slaves.
And yet, the very reverse of this fate is
In your power. Under the present policy
the next generation Of southern people
will become the poorest, the most power
less and the most contemplate Of earth's
inhabitants, while under wise policy.
the next generation OF southern people
may become the richest, the most power
ful and the most respected of people.
Which destiny will we choose9
But, you ask, how can this better des.
tiny be secured? will tell you.
First make cotton your surplus crop
In these five words lie the Samson locks
OF your future power. Make your own
fertilizers by resting, cropping, grassing
and manuring your lands. Thus, you
become independent OF the guano mer,
chants. Your cheapest and safest line
OF transportation runs from your own
fields and hog-pens to your own barns
and meat-house. With no debts for YOUR
supplies. you will need no accom- moda.
tion credits at two per cent per month.
Thus you become independent of brokers,
cotton factors and lien merchants. You
can then sell your cotton at your own
time, toyour chosen buyers and will get
your own money. None of these things
can a planter do who plants on credit
and borrows money to buy his provisions.
But, you say, the western states raise
provisions 10 much cheaper, we can
make more money by raising cotton and
buying from them. This Is the teaching
of figures, and greater lie was never
taught.
Now, ! affirm it is cheaper for You to
raise your own provisions than to have
them brought from the west and given
to you at the nearest depot free et cost
and charges. How is this7 In the first
place, il we raise 8, 600, 900 bales of cotton
we will get no more money for them
than we would get for one. half that
number. Then, out OF the same. amount
realized, you pay for raising the 5,0OO.-
600 Just double cost of production.
Half the labor and supplies employed in
raising 100000 bales OF cotton could be
employed in raising supplies without re-
ducing the value of the cotton crop one
dollar But half this labor would raise
more than you needed for supplies. You
could employ much OF it also in enrich.
ing your lands and improving your prop.
srty in many ways. Then you would
come to the end Of the year with your
crib full of corn, your smoke-houses full
,f meat, your family full of smiles, your
.elifull Of Independence and your poe kets
|ull OF money for investment. And how
would you invest it? In Gotten factories
On the waterfalls which God has sent all
through your country to run spiudles.
This would make you independent OF
Old and New England both. Then, also,
you would mine your own implements
81 hnsbandry which would make you in.
dependent Of fPennsylvania foundries and
Massachuse it's. workshops. In word,
every Improvement would be built up
in your own country, and all the profits
Of those Improvements would 60 into
your own pockets. .
TO on as you are now going, making
cotton your chief crop, and slavery is the
doom of your children and your chill
irsn's children forever. A people who
depend on other people for tood and
are and must be slaves.