Year: 1867

"Well, replied Mason, II think he
might fetch two thousand dollars if he
was in the market" This was high val
uation for niger in those days, even if
qualified for a foreign Minister and it
therefore seems extravagant to pay five
hundred millions each for nigger Con-
gressmen now. But it is all of piece
with the incompetency of our Radical f.
nanciers Some of them are doing their
best to increase our debt one hundred
and fifty millions a year, and others are
giving straw bail for jeff. Davis and shout
ing for an immediate return to specie
payments as loudly as they once yelled "On
to Richmond. New York Sunday Herald


The Crops.


SOUTH CAROLINA.


We have made particular inquiry as to
the present condition of the crops in this
district, and from reports given by our far
mers generally, the prospects of corn and
Cotton are very encouraging.


The stalks.are small for the season, but
looking healthy, and in fine growing con-
dition. We sincerely hope it may continue
to improve until harvest time, when all
may find plenty, with some to spare.


Marion Crescent, Jatae 5.


GEORGIA


The reports from the country as to grow
ing crops, especially wheat, continue to be
of the most cheering character. Farmers
seem to forget the unpromising appearance
of Cotton, in the universally high promise
OF corn and wheat. With favorable weather
during the present month, the State Of
Georgia will be relieved of any further Sc
rious apprehension of want. Let the Lord
be praised for propitious seasons and
abundant rewards for the labor of the hus-
bandmen.-AAanta Opinion, J1tne 2.


The Cherokee Georgian, Delta, says the
wheat crop is unusually fine, but we are
sorry to hear complaints of rust in some
quarters.


The wheat crop has probably escaped
any general or serious injury from the
rust, and is now beginning to be ready for
the cradle. Oats are good everywhere, SO
far as we can learn, and some few persons
will harvest the oat and wheat crops to-
gether. The country will heave great
sigh of relief when these two crops come
in, to exc out the scanty cribs of corn.-
Gotten is doing fairly these last few hot
days backward though, and in some cases
complaints of poor stands.


Corn also has been brought out by the
warm weather, looks green, and is setting
out to grow Cool weather in the earlier
part of the season and rather bad stands at
first have made the crop irregular and
small but a bit of June weather, if it does
not turn out to be too dry, will remedy the
and give us promise OF bread in
abundance. May the God of the seasons
grant the fulfilment Of the promise.


WASHINGTON G0gehe.


The Galveston Civilian says 1.-THE late
Spring has set the crops back a good deal
but our seasons are long, and if we escape
a severe drouth III June, of which there
now seems to be no danger, there is reason
to hope for good crops throughout the
State. The western counties are most liza
BILE to suffer from the want of rain, and
short time ago oapprehensionsw were expressed
on this account but tbey have now been
dispelled."


The following from the Gonzales En-
quirer, May Is, we hope is little over
drawn. Some of our citizens who have re-
Gently returned from the northern counties,
inform us that the present crop of wheat
cannot possibly average over ten bushels to
the acre. A large quantity of seed was
sown, but between the March freeze and
the grasshoppers, the yield must necessa-
rily be very small.


VIRGINIA


A recent trip up the Valley as far as
has assured us, if the fields i'm
along the turnpike are to be Ia
ken as an index, that the wheat crop will
be very heavy this year. It is rather re-
too, that both in Rockingham
and Augusta, there appears to be more rye
mixed with the wheat than we have ever
seen before. The corn, which has gener-
ally come up very regular, looks rather too
yellow for health, but the recent soaking
rains will doubtless change its hue. The
grass is very short.-Rockingham Register.


The Crops.