Year: 1862

The subject of full corn crop cannot bt
too constantly kept before the people. Lei
it be a matter of conscientious patriotism
with every cotton planter to contribute a:
largely as he can in tnis way to the com
mon good. The annexed extract from the
Augusta Constitutionalist, presents specia
view which no true son of the South Car
overlook: ..


owe ask the cotton planters, is it just
is it polite, to repeat the experience of the
last two years? Is it not hazardiug wide
spread dissatisfaction among our soldiers,
|if not disbanding our armies, thus, by q
short sighted avarice, or from want Of
sufficient energy to change from the beaten
track, or from apprehensions of a plethora
of provisions, to 60 on planting cotton, and
neglectiug to raise corn and meat? The
poor soldier has 6 right, while in bis com
FORTRESS tent, or standing guard in the 10y
night air and amidst the bowling tempest,
to calculate that his fellow citizens, pursu-
ing their peaceful avocations on their snug
plantations and farms, should give thought
to his helpless family. He has a ri ght to
expect that in pitching their crops, the aim
should be not to keep corn and meat at
extortionate prices, but to make them a.
bundant and cheap. He has right to ex-
pect that bountiful nature is not to be so
hampered that she can only dole out in
scant supply just enough food to prevent
famine, and at prices requiring every feeble
muscle of helpless women and children to
be strained to get money enough to buy that
food. He has right to expect that the
fortunate owners of lands and negroes will
patriotically band all their energies and re-
sources to fill the land with plenty, and
make its defence cheap and cheerful task.
To the poor-especially to those who have
given up to the public defence the stout
arms of husbands, and fathers, and sons,
this war has been sore trial. With bacon
at thirty cents pound, and corn meal at a
dollar and half bushel, and other articles
in proportion, and clothing proportionably
high, they must be endowed with an ex-
traordinary share of patriotism if they do
not sometimes sigh for the return Of their
natural protectors, aud even use their in
fuenoe to dissuade them from re-enlisting.


"These high prices epdanger the organi-
zation and efficiency of our armies. This
view of the case should be deeply ponder
ed by our cotton planters in pitching their
crops.'


a9> A capital story is told of General
jenkins, of Virginia, to this effect: In
the Presidential canvass of 1860, the Gen.
eral had issued a number of posters, an
nouncing that he would speak on such a
day in the valley Of. One year after
date the Yankees held possession of the
place, and thinking to have some rare sport
at the expense Of our hero collected some
of the bills, and changing the 0 in 1860 to
figure 1, announced him to speak on the
evening of the same day twelve month
later. Jenkins heard of it, He called his
men together and said, "Boys, l am an
nounced to speak in P--to.night at
early candle light; although the enemy are
in possession, I must not break the appoint
ment. Will you see me through it? A
unanimous huzza responded in the afhrma-
tive, and to horse, and away went the band
and its gallant leader. They dashed into
the village, had a sharp bit of a skirmish,
drove the Yankees off, and the road being
clear, our hero made his speech That
was certainly good joke, but We are rath-
er inclined to think the Yankeedoodles
laughed on the wrong side Of their mouths.