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Show 30 • ~IrAI'I 'OXS BETWEEN TilE Nmlh nn<ll ·t tln; r eoll ~ct inn of it aro n'- yon to an infl xil>l det rmination to · ~ti rpatc th' lJ IOtbtroth 'll my tl1:1t ~talk~ al >rna<l in your l:trul. alld to r ·co \· ·r the i11:tli •nablc rigl1t..; antllihcrti •s, whi<·h h an~ b en fl kln•<l frurn you l1) an llll "<'r llpuloll '-' olig<trehy. In tl ·l'~·n· n~·, to trulll d ·c •rH'Y aud good s 'll:-; , iL i ~ t() lH.! lt ope<l tltnt tll l' 'II 'llli l..! of ['rc • iu. tiLnl~Uil~ will lle\'C l' 1110 1' b:t\'U til' •fl'rouLcry to opl·ll tJ 1cir mouth · in •::dulling tho agri enltnr,tl ae hi '\'' Ill ·ut.· of lure 1~bor. E..,p , ·ially i · it d •:-.irabl' tktt a ' a .·impl' n ·t of jn:-.tie to a ur0..,..,]\· dee ·iY -.a pupulac th y may c n. ·e th ir :tal and ' n..,cl ., har;u 1;u · on the import~tnc of cotton. Tho Yalu or olton to tho ~outlt to tlte North to th nnlion anJ t th 'vorltl, has 1 en o gro~.ly Xtt!.!'gerated nnJ ~·o :den. i \' ha \' ' b Cll tho 0\' il ' W h i<'h lla. VO re ·ult U in cons<'llllen<'C of tho oxtruonlinary 111is r pre ·entaticms 'Oil rning it, that we ~hnuhl f ' ·l con ·lrn.in 'U to reproach ourself for r missn .' of <lnty if " , f:til ·ll to make an ult 111pL t xploLlo tho popular rror. The figure abo\ 0 ::.-!tow w haL it i ~, antl \\'hat it i · nol. Hecu r to them, nntllc~ rn tho fad·•. ~o h) pL·r1H>lir;t1ly ha~ th im porlnn<·e of oU n he n Pwgni fi ·tl l>y r r-tain pro Ia\ ery politieian.' of lll onth, that tlto p · r~on wh wou]J gtv0 ~r •<1 ' llL'u to all their i'n ·lin.n o.nu bomba:t, woulu be under tho ll •t'l''- ity of b ·licYing tltat thu v ry xi tone of almost v ·rylhing in tlt~ It ·a\· •n nl>ov , in ih c~rLh b neath, and in tho ·water unclcr tho arth d ~penll·J nit. • Til truth i~, how v r, tltat th oLLon crop i · of bu.t. enmp:tratir ly littl Yalno to tlto "onth. Tow England and lu Ent!LuH1 by th ·ir . nperior nt rpri:o nn<l :arracity, turn i t lticfly to tl1 eir own :u1vantn(T . It is aiTi din their sltip-4 . pun in tltL'ir fnctori ~, "()\ en in tlt ·ir loom.;;, llb\11' •cl in th •ir om es, l' turn '<l again in their O\\ n v . ..,~ ·1~ nnu, with C.l)ubl fr ighL ancl. co~t of mannf:tcturing a<ltl J lHUTita '<l by tho ~·outh aLa high pr mium.• fall th parti ·s cu~ag)d or interest <l in it.' tran .. portaiion nnd numufa ·tnr , tho 1 'outh is tlto Ollly on that do . not nutk a profl t. or <1< s Hhe, n. n. gen •ntl Ll1 ing, mal.. ' a de · •n t prof1 t by producing it. \\'' ar cr diuly informed iltaL 1nany of th farm r · in th in1mediuto vicinit) of Baltimore, wl1 row now writ , have tnrn •tl il1 ir attention c-xeh~o.,ively to hay and that fr rn one a r ih y fr qn ntly gath er two toll" for \\ hi<'h tlt y r c •iv fifty dollars. L t us now in(rnir how lrl:lllj doll at" may l>o xp ctc<l from ~n a ro plant tl in cotton. ~[ r. ttlll ror1 from who: al>lo nd<.lr •s. before the .Agricultural \>ciely of ran~ County T orth 1nrolina we hn.v nlrendy gl )an •<l sum int ·rc tinrr parti<'ulnr~ inform. 11 ', that tlto cotton plnnt ·rs in hi:3 pnrt of thu ountry H ha\'c cont nlc<l tltemR 1v .' witll a rop yi luing ouly ten V1' t1rclce dollars per acre, ' anu that " the umming up of ~ hu g0 nrface i,· '" llUt n. living r ~nlt.' .An intellig nt resident of the Palmetto Rtnt<, wrilin~ in l > How s L.ovi w, not long . ince, nd n1nc s tho opinion l•H.Ei·; ANI> TliE SL.\\'J.: S'L\.TE.:'. 31 tlt: t tlt' cotton plant ·r-; of ~uu tlt Carolina an not r alizin~ mor th:m on~' JHI' rulf. on tl1' :llJH>IlttL of C:tpital tla·y lt:t\l' in\e"t •cl. '\V Itilu in Vir!!iui:t, \l'1")' r ·t·cntl) an ·l<Lcrly :--l:t\ ·l10ldvr, \rllch' r •ligiOth \\all.. nnd coii\Cr~atinn ll:ul l'L'('Ollll11erlCl <l :utcl pronwtt•<l ltim to :u1 vldt•r:--1 1ip lll the Jlr •:--l>yL •ri:lll chlll'<'h, and WllO ~11pporl::-. Jti JIISClC and t':trtlilv hv I··L·1~j 11 rr nc•r roe:4 :ttttl t()l :tceo, told u~ tl 1af, l'or tI t I ]a...,L •ihcrhL or ( ·n \'l':tl' • n u ... .. tt. id. t'rolll tl1 ' in ·r ·a~ ' ol' lti: llll!11:tn chat tel" he f'vlt <tttit · <'<>II lid ·ttl /u li~ulnnt clea rul a8 murh ercn wo~ one jJfJ' tt nt. ]JCl' tlltllllm on tltl' artll>llll' uf11i.., irl\ c--tmcnt. T ho r al and p er~on:d prop ·rt \ ol' Lh i: agccl 'h ri .... t ;I( n COll-,j..,l:i C'hi 'fly in a larg tra<'L of l <llHl all<l abnui tbirt; ncgrm·:-;, 1111 :-1 or wlwm ncconliug to hi ' own onl'c:-.~ion, nr' mor' esp ·n j, • tlt:t !t prol1tn.l>le. Th pro<'l' '<ls ari-.,ing fr01n tit' :-;:tlv of tiH.: toll:t<'l'O tIt·.\ prodllll' 11r • ull nb ·orlJe<l in Lit' pur<'ltas of meaL and lH·e:ul for ltPlll · <'oJtslllll ption n.1Hl wlt '11th ' crop is :-;tnnt '<1 hy drought, fro:-;t, or otltern-i" I c·ttl ·!tort ()Jl' of tho ll l'g roes lllllSL 1J \ ·olcl 1o rai:-; I fund:-. rur tltL· :--tq>port Ill' Lite utlter:J. f-;neh :ll' I Lh agri('ultnral :l('lti '\'Cilll'llh or :-.b\ . l:tiHll"; ..... lll'lt nrc th re...;n]h of"' tit' sum of :tll Yillaiui '".'' Tltl' <li:tl){)ll<':t1 in ... titu io!l subsi..,l · on it~ 0 \\"11 11 . ..,]I. ... \.tone Lilli' <'ltildr 'll ar • ..,u]d to pn>('llll' l'o11d for t lt · p~lre 11 t" at au o l h • r p an' n t:; ar ' so I d to p rut II re food 1'11r t J, • cltildr ·n. \Yi hin il...; p '.'l il ·nLial n.trn o~pher nut l1i11 1r ~11('<.' ·ub · p1 ogr ·~ and }>ro:perity nr ' unknown; jn:witiort nntl ~lotltfuln '":-1 crhll •; V '1') lltiug l>CC<HllCH dull, d isrrtal :tn<l U II profi tab I' ; WI' •lch •d IICSS ill~] dL·~ulaLion stan<l or 1i ' in l>ol(l r •1i J tltl"C1llgi1011L t ltc land; nn a~ped o[' 1110..,t 111 ·1ancholy ina ·Li \' ity nntl <lilapit1ation l>roo<l~ oYer n•ry eity :111d to\\'n · ignorant aml pr •judice :it cnllt ron ·<l oYer tlt minll..., of the pt'<>pl · · u~urping Lle-..poh wi ·hl lh .'C'L'plr ' ot' po\\ ' I'· '\' ·ryw!t ' rl' and in C\'l')lltin~r, bet\\Cl'll l>elawar Hay !IIHl tit• (~ult'of~( · xie ar· t ln1 lllll lL! tuJin ou~ •\'ils of . la\·en r npp:t!'l'llt. • Tho soil it ·elt' soon Kit· kcns n11tl <li ., b •u•ath tl1 nunatnr:.tl tn•:ul11l' tltu !:-lan·. ll l'ar wlt:tL tll · li on. 1 • C. Clay, or .... \l :tl>a1na l1as to :ay upun tltc suhj ct. ]li -; t •:-.liru ony is ntin ·rttly o.;u~g ·--tiv wcll-lillt'd, :wd trutlll'ul · nnd w • !tea rt ily collllll ·rul it to tlt' ·arcful coll:-.idl•rnt ion <1t' C\' ·ry :-. pirit u ~outl1ron who lo\· •-; lti" conn! ry a11<l de ir · to ~ce it rc--eucu frmn Llt fatal gra:-'p >f tho Jllotlt •r of ltarlul-.;. Ba: :j he: ·I can !-<llow you, with Rot-row in th!" oldt>l" portion~ of Alahanu. and in m~ llali\l' <·onnty of ~[atli,on, tile s.lll lllf'nlllria\s ol' th' arlit• :4 :tlllll.'\.IHLII llll)..{ 1'11\l ul ' or I'll[ ton. Our kll\a\1 pla nt e rs, :tf'kr t.tkliW till· ('l"l'Uill ofl'lht•ir l:tlld:-1, \lll.lhiP lo t·~·v tnn• them l>y r !".t, 1\l :lllllrt''{, or ol ln•rwi:P7 <tl't' J..{Oillg furtlH• r W •st nnd South. ill :.l'<tr<'lt or other vir~i11 ':111ds, whic·lt lh •y lll<l)' a nd " ill ell-spoil nnd inq111\ I'll l1 in Ilk' nl,tnner. Onr wt•al thit•r plnuter -., w tl h ~r ·aln nH::uts and no 111ort• ,j.;JII, lll'l' lllt\ ;II~ out their poon•r lll'i~hl>or._, t'\:lentling tlll'll' plnlll:t t ioJh, an I :tdd itw to tit ·ir R1. t\ l' fo:'t'l'. 'l'ltP w •,tll hy f'·w. "ho an' abll• to li\'t' 011 ... mIll er prolil«, atad to gt ~ tht•JI· hl~blt•d lie ld-; -..oltll' ·n· ... t. un· th · pthlun~ ott' til t' llt.lll) \\ ho an· lilt I •l,r 111 I· i>"lldt•llt. or thl' . '20, 1)()0.000 ,, lllll,tlh· n•.tiJ!.l'd t'rolll til. :lit•., of' lilt' I'll( loll l'l'op 11 1' .\ luham.t, 11l'Miy ;t llllt>l I'\.}H'Ildl•1l ii1 ... uppt>rtin~ lhl' p1 odtH't·r~. h r ·-Ill\ t•,l!·d it. laud anu lll'!.{l'IH' ·• Thtl-l tht• " 11 le popu l~tliou h t dl'c;rt •,t..t·tl anti th1' ..,l,t\ 1· tlll'l't',t ·d almo"L p rtri p(L~.w in"'''' t•r:tl ounlies of onr Htate. In 1 ~;, ~Lull un roullt) ~'•' t Ht~~>ll t 3 000 vot '!;; now, ~he cuunot ca t exceeding ~.~00. In tru.v •r:-.ing t il II |