The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-02-28

Inc lion. Il. IL. I'M, OF Georgia, made
the following tersc and pointed remarks
in a speech delivered by him, a short
time ago, in that state, lie said
tell you to-day, ! care not what
seasons may come, what large crops you
may raiac. still, under existing conditions,
you will ever grow poorer, who produce
cotton, and they will even grow richer
who handle it alter it il produced.
Without a great charge, the southern
states are destined TO become so many
plantations, practically owned by north.
crn people, and the southern people 70
many h~ircling slaves to work them.
And in this condition you will reap
scarcely the wages and not halt the re.
spect you accorded your former slaves.
And yet, the very reverse Of this fate il
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 carth's
inhabitants, while under a wise policy.
the next generation of southern people
may become the richest, the most power
iul and the most respected of people.
Which destiny will we choose?
But, you ask, how can this better deg.
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
icrtIIi1en by resting, cropping, grassing
and maturing your lands. Thus, you
Ipp1IIn inIprnpIapI al The ,,.. 49,.
chants, Your cheapest and safest line
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 accommoda.
ton credits at two per cent per month.
lhus you become independent ofbrokers,
factors and lien merchants. You
can then sell your cotton Mt your own
time, loyOur chosen buyers AMI will get
your money. None of these things
can a planter do who plants on credit
and borrows money to buy his provisions.
Bat, you say, the western states raise
provisions so much cheaper, we can
make more money by raising cotton and
buying from them, This il the teaching
OF figures, and a 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 OF cost
and charges. How is this? In the first
place, il we raise 5000, 600 bales of cotton
Will get no more money for them
than we would get for one. half that
number. Then, out OF the same amount
'ealized, you pay for raising the 5,O0O,-
200 Just double cost of production.
.ialf the labor and supplies employed in
5,OOO,G COO bales OF cotton could be
,,mployed in raising supplies without re-
the value Of the cotton r one
But half this labor would raise
more than you needed for supplies. You
employ much OF it also in enrich
ny your lands and improving your prop.
rty IN many ways. Then you would
to the end OF the year with your
RIB full OF corn, your smoke-houses full
meat, your family full of smiles, your
eliiull OF independence and your pockets
ull OF money for investment. And how
would you invest it? In cotton factories
n the waterfalls which God has sent all
trough your country to run spindles.
ms would make you Independent of
Did and New England both. Then, also,
on would mine your own implements
t husbandry which would make you in,
ependent of Pennsylvania foundries and
Massachusetts, workshops. In a word,
very Improvement would be built up
yonrown country, and all the profits
I those improvements would 60 into
our wi pockets.
Go on as you are now going, making
otton your chief crop, and slavery is the
Dom of your children and your chill,
ren's children forever. A people who
epend on other people for God and
are and mus, be slaves.