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liftIlllftWf* -1 S.-WU) MBWEIHWWIE^ " I ^ ?a= ?f????? ??l-B--!?tass I II *?.. VOLUME VII CHERAW. SOUTH-CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1841. NUMBER 4. ?i???? By M. MAC LEAH. Terms:?Published weekly at three dollarsa year; with an addition, when not paid within three months, of twenty per cent per annum. Two new subscribers inay take the paper at fire dollars in advance; ana ten at twenty. Four subscribers, not receiving their papers in town, may pay a year's subscription with ten dollars, in advance. A year's subscription always due in advance. Papers not discontinued to solvent subscribers in arrears. Advertisements not exceeding 1 fi lines inserted #r one dollar the first time, and fifty cents each ubsequent time. For insertions at intervals of two weeks 75 centsjafler the first, and a dollar if the intervals are longer. Payment due in advance for advertisements. When the number of insertions is not marked on the copy, the eidrertjweinent will be inserted and charged til *"* ~ Tittered out. 0*The postage must be paid on letters to the editor on the business of the office. mmSSSSS^m!V^mm JHBMFPgMgW TEMPERANCE. From the National Intelligencer. TEMPERANCE MOVEMENTS IN THIS CITY. We have? had the pleasure of attending several interesting meetings within the last two weeks, in this city, where excelle nt addresses were delivered in favor of tho Temperance cause. At one of, these meetings it was gratifying to observe the seal and good feeling which were evinced by the juvenile part of the community. . It is to be hoped that the young will be encouraged to persevere in their laudable attempts to bring within the pale and * influence of their association as many , young men, apprentices, and minors, as bave had an opportunity of witnessing the Messed effects of the Temperance cause in our community, or of noticing the ba{>pv^nd wonderful changes which have bairn wrought in particular individuals, ? ..... __j by means of the Total Abstinence ana Temperaace Societies. It is to be hoped that the clergy, and those who are accustomed to public speaking, will strive to keep 'the ball in motion hy their persuasive eloquence and their powerful appeals to the sober senses and sensibilities of the community. It is to be hoped that many thousands more unhappy victims * of intemperance may be saved from the yawning gulf of perdition by the emissaries of Total Abstinence. It has fallen to our lot, within the last week, to notice some remarkable instances of the biassed effects of the Total Abstincnce system upon individuals who were known in this community, hot more than a vcar ago, as wretched outcasts in society, habitual drunkards, and miserable inmates of our city prisons. To ope of these instances we cannot help adverting and calling the attention of those persons more especially (if such there he in our community) who still doubt it e efficacy and reformingqualitiea of the Total Abstinence system. What we are about to relate came within our official notice; and we honestly confess that it fhaa made a very deep impression upon our minds in favor of the Temperance if 'Cause. One morning in the early part of last "week, a police magistrate in one of the f largest and most populous wards of this city was visited at his private dwelling thy a police constable and another person, who said they had called for the purpose of procuring the release of a man who had been committed as a vagrant and disorderly person a few nights previous, iy. The person accompanying the offi. cer remarked to the magistrate that the poor fellow in confinement had seen his ' ? -.1.J..O/I it anrl W.1? nnil' error ana acKntiwinw^cu ?..u ..? fully resolved to leave off drinking ini toxicating liquors, which had brought him into his present difficulty, and which, I in time past, had caused him so much sorrow, misery, and shame. On the .^fllagistaUa intimat'ng to the person thus -pleading for the prisoner that security would be required for his good behavior, and that some costs had already accrued, the kind-hearted fellow declared that, although he was a poor man himself, he was able and would willingly become the security and pay all the costs, for he had full confidence in the prisoner's assurances of amendment, inasmuch as he had promised to take the pledge of Total Absti nence, and teas anxious to join the society of those who had abjured the use of all intoxicating drinks. 44 Do you think," said the magistrate, 44 the prisoner will abide by his pledge after he has taken it ?" 44/ do, sir" said the man emphatically ; 4,and I am determined to release hiin and stand by him until he becomes a totally changed man. I feel confident that he will not deceive roe; and, if he does, why, then I shall have the satisfaction of knowing and feeling thpt I have done my best to reclaim from beastly intoxication one who p is a good workman and a good fellow whenever he is sober and in his right senses." Struck with silent admiration at the speaker's disinterested friendship, Christian philanthropy, and noble sentiments, the magistrate paused for a few moments, and 'hen said he would accompany the generous man to the prison, and th^ro make out the piisoner's release. On their way, the person accompanying the magistrate, looking him earnestly in the face, exclaimed : 141 perceive, sir, you Ho not know me; indeed, I do not wonder at it, for I am certainly an altered man since you committed and properly committed, me to the wotkhouse as a iirunkard ajid street brawler." Here the speaker mentioned his name, and the j J magistrate then, and not till then, recog- c nised before him a man well dressed from e head to foot, clean, healthy looking, and altogether, in appearance, "a new crea- t ture" and "an altered man." "Sir," con- j tinned the speaker, "all this blessed change f is owing to mv having taken and kept the f pledge of Total Abstinence. You know, sir, when you committed me to the workhouse, I had neither money, nor friends . to go my security, I was then in rags \ 1 and misery. Now, since I have left off f drinking, I have good clothes, money 1 enough, and plenty of friends withal to c provide me with work and all that is ne- * cessarv to make me respectable and com- f P ._LI_ ?_ rr~ ,Ur. nrwtv follnw'M faeiinffs e rwiitiiit?* imc .. w ? n were evidently touched, still he added, in j a subdued tone, " How can I, who owe P so much to the cause of Total Abstinence, x refuse to help a brother in distress, when j I see a fair chance of making him as r comfortable and happy as myself?" Here, % indeed, were faith, hope and charity j all united in the person and grateful heart of one who, to use his own emphatic and feeling language, had become totally changed by his "having taken and kept 8 the pledge of Total Abstinence." What a;i excellent example! What strong en- P couragement is hereby afforded to all the t remaining inebriates in our community to t "go and do likewise." t The Temperance Meeting held last t Tuesday evening at Wesley Chapel in e this city was, as we understand, of a fj highly interesting character, it being com- v posed of friends of the Temperance cause t of various denominations, who cordially ^ united on common ground to promote the ^ great objects of the Association. The meeting was most eloquently and effect- u ?ve!y addressed by the Rev. Mr. String- * fellow, who met and answered the most e plausible objections which have been a urged against Temperance Associations. s The address of the reverend gentleman c is spoken of in the highest terms by those ti who had the pleasure of hearing it. Be- tl 1 ' umpo I sides the reverend speaaer, mcio ??w.~ ^ k present the following clergymen: Rev. ^ Messrs. Tuston, Robb and Davis, D. s Howard, President of the Society, and Mr. Zevelv, the Secretary,acted ofliccial- jj ly at this interesting meeting. . &&&?&&&&&&&& u . ? ? (i PRESERVING BACON FROM SKIPPERS. It is said that a piece of brimstone the ' size of a ch<nqupen or small chesnut thrown n into the fire once a day while smoking bacon, ? will effectually prevent skippers and bugs from v> getting into it, without imparting any uncom- 0 mon or disagreeable taste to the meat. p From the Southern Planter, ^ 'i Dear Sir:?This paper will be devoted to what I consider the best mode of treat?* s ing the hog. And in the otfset, I he- ^ speak the patience of your readers, for to ( do any thing like justice to the subject! 1 ^ must necessarily he somewhat particu- , lar. i si We will suppose then that you have the proper accommodation for your hogs, such as have been described, or something similar to them ; and that in addi. .11 tion to this, you have a hoar of the improved breed, (the common hog, with hut few, if any exceptions, is of very little 1 value,) and that he has been kept constantly apart from your sows. This is a matter of great consequence for if he be ! unrestrained, he will either stray away, 1 so that you will lose him, or he will have * interecuse with the sows at improper pe- * riods of the year, or what is still worse, r he will set them to breeding when they ^ are too young for the purpose. And here u I will remark, that the best time for the r sows to have their pigs is about the first of March or first of September, oouso. quently the proper time for thein to go " to hoar is ahout the 10th of November or a 10th of May, for it is well known that the i e usual time of gestation with this animal i u is just about sixteen weeks. We will suppose, further, that you have a likely 1 11 * - n>nnt Iio t wen grown SOW, leil Ul IWCI?C muuina old, (younger than this will bo too early) L and that at one or the other periods indi- 1 cated above, she manifests an inclination 1 for the boar. She may now be indulged, 1 and if she stands quietly during the * whole operation, one coitus will ordi- 1 narily be found sufficient. Indeed, I consider one as preferable to a dozen or ' more. The boar is then to he returned ' to his pen, and the sow is to be put into I another, and there kept apart from ail 1 other hogs, until she is entirely out of heat I After this she may be turned out, and ' commonly requires no other attention, ! except that she be kept in good growing condition. A few days or even a week 2 before the expiration of her term, she ' ought to be put up in a good sheltered I pen, with a small quantity of short litter i rnnNn ka. tuifh nrwl thpit Ji7V l>rac- ' IU IllltlVU lici Iiru Hill.I ikiu | tice is to feed plentifully, nut only with solid foocT; such as corn or meal, moistened with water, hut with such succulent food as I can command at the lime. This i I find to he a certain preventive of that vile and unnatural propensity, which j some sows have to devour their young.? j When treated in this manner, I have j , never known in any instance a sow to eat j lerpigs. The "after-birth" is alwavf iisposed of a9 nature prompts them?the) ?at it. After farrowing, almost the only atten ion for the first two or three weeks is tc he sow. The pigs during this time arc lependent entirely upon her for theii bod. And here let me particularly im >ress it upon all breeders to be verg spaing of food for several days after firing ng forth. The creatnre now, as al ither creatures in a similar condition, if n a feverish state, and a plentiful suppl) if food, especially of an exciting nature vould but increase the difficulty. Lei ter be kept on strictly a short allow, inee, until by her clamour and importu litv, she manifests herself to be ver\ mngry, and then you may gradually 'enture upon more plentiful supplies.? Mer the first week, there is commonl) 10 risk in giving her as much food as shf vill eat^utc&and with a good appetite, Jut hy all means, avoid satiety, and upor he first indication of loathing the food, ake the whole awav, and let the nexl upply be proportionately moderate. At from two to three weeks old, the ligs will commonly manifest a disposition o begin to eat. This ought by all means o be encouraged, for hy it, you relieve he sow, and in addition to this promote he more rapid growth of the pigs. Tc fleet this I have tried two plans; the irst was to place food (sour milk mixed rith meal is very good) on the outside ol he pen, to which the pigs have access y means of a hole made for that purpose; r, secondly, keep the pigs constantly shul ip, and when you wish to feed them turn he sow out, for she will not let the pigs at with her. The first plan I have tried nd found this objection.to it, that the frongcr pigs would drive away the weakr, and thus my purpose was in part frus. rated. The latter I am now trying, and lius far, though a little more troublesome, am pleased with it, but the experiment as not proceeded far enough for me tc peak in confidence about it. T ought to have remarked earlier, thai f after farrowing, your yonng sow rought forth more than Jive pigs, the mailer and more feeble ought to be iken from her, so as to reduce them own to that number. Four or five thrif. / and well grown pigs will he worth more t two months old, than L*.n poor meagre nes. And then again at weaning, 'hich takes place at six or eight weeks Id, if there be a poor and unpromising ig. (and this is often the case,) 1 mark im, and he is destined to leave the herd. \> effect this, I have three resources, in neorthe other of winch I have always uccecded. The first is to sell him or what I can get, or if I fail in this, then o ki/1 and eat him ; or if he is too poor or this, then to give him way, and in i? r Kniro nnvpr v*?t failed. I have lie IUIVCI A IIUIV uv<v. J Iready remarked, that five pigs is the xtreme number that ought to be left with young sow. I will further remark, thai o sow, however large, ought to have lore than seven. At the time of weaning, or even ear er, would be better,'the males are castra ml, und when this operation is peformd very early, the wound soon heals, anc he pigs appear to suffer almost nothing ruin it The sows w.th me ure nevei payed nor shotted. As a substitute for his very disagreeable and even barba. ous process, I endeavor to make the pigs uile fat at as early an age us possible, nd when I succeed in this, they verj arely show any inclination for the boar f, however, this inclination should mani ust itself, I indulge them about lw< uonths before the time of slaughtering nd I find that the young open sow treat -I I- il,:? m-iv innL-oa illiit US wood niCd LI III VIIIij nu j y niMitww ^ is the spayed or the harrow. Weaniag is effected by Abutting uj he pigs in their pen for ahout a week 01 en days, in which tune the sow's mill Iries up, and there is commonly no mon litlicuhy about it. The pigs ought now o he turned out, and suffered to go pret y well ut large, for neither the pig, no; my other young animal, will thrive muci n a state of constant confinement.? This liberty is allowed them, until the\ >ecome so large as to be tnischevious hey are then confined closely to thei )en, except that they are allowed the us< jf the lane belonging to the piggery or occasional exercise. And this con linues to he the case till they are sold o slaughtered. I ought, perhaps, before concluding, t< jay something relative to the diseases o In gs. But really I have had so little ex mi this suhiect. that I leel v -r r-* ?j - - : gicat diffidence ill entering upon it. Ti recently, I never knew what it was t have any sickness among my hogs, bu lately they have been visited with a ver fatal malady. It is not my intention t give a description of this dreadlul disease They who are curious on this subjec will find it very accurately described i the last numl>er of the Farmers' Regist* page 554. This disease among my hog consider as a jucgment justly deserve i for my carelessness. Sometime ago r was in the habit of keeping ashes mi? with charcoal constantly in mv hog p? . and as long as I did this, my hogs wi > perfectly free from disease. But for i s | months or more I have neglected it, a r the consequence was, that this fatal d . ease made its appearance among the . After trying various remedies, all . I which turned out ineffectual, I at I I resorted to ashes and charcoal, and t j is the only thing which has made t r least impression upon it. My hogs j ? not yet well,* hut are evidently conval I cant, as physicians say. And now, sir, in summing up the whe . vou willqterceive that I lay great str r upon the following particulars : A good thrifty breed of hogs, comi early to maturity. Good nnd comfortable accomdations ? them. * The number of hogs kept, gradual i by the amount of food which yau have , them, so that they may always have : abundance. The number of pigs allowed to a sc ) restricted so as never, under any circu i nnp?. tn nxrpfifi raven, and genera , , c. i below it. ? Getting rid, on Rome terms or oth t of nil unpromising pigs, so that nr > but the likely and thrifty are kept ! store hogs. I Pushing the pigs when young, so as F get them fat early, and then it will not , difficult to keep them so. "And last though not least," the fc t to be given at regular stated times, i If you can make up your mind to i tend to all these particulars with stea I ness and perseverance, you will have, ' I greatly mistake, success in rearing hog. And now wishing you and y< readers all possible prosperity. I am <5 I J. H. TURNER, > ???????? From the Temperance Advocate. , REPORT Of the Committee of the Barnwell A/j cultural Society, on the Culture of C ton.?Read at their Annual Meet\ on 11 ih November, 1840. In reporting on the cultivation of C ton, the great difficulty with the Co mittee, has been, todetermine what top to exclude, sons to he as brief, as is quisite for the occasion. To discuss, large, the different qualities of soil, b > adapted to this plant, the various me tin ' ofTpreparing the land and planting, I ; working, gathering, and preparing market, the making and applying mm res, the rotation of crops, raising stock, a i management of negroes all of which mi< , h'e embraced, as intimately connec , with the subject, might be more fatigui ! than improving. The Committee pre 1 ' -I nnofi t k . to touch omy nere nnu mc IC| U|/\lll lit topic*, and at the risk of appearing sor what desultory nnd unconnected, will I * frain from a full and systematic inve gation. It must be premised, that there are t 1 very different plans of applying lab< 1 to the culture of Cotton, both of wh are followed successfully, as is suppos . in our District* These may be called . upper and lower country systems, fr . the sections in which they originated, ? | are in general use. The one goes U| r the principle of economizing labor, by ! plying animal power, and developing lull resouces of the soil: and where p visions are easily made, and land ahi dent, it has been found to work well 1 The other dispenses as much as possil 1 with Animal'power economizes in proi ions and husbands for a future general the vigor of the soil?or aims to do it * Both include manuring, as much as < ) be done conveniently, but more is pro ; bly done, by planters who adopt the I . ter. That more cotton is made by t up country plan, experience has dem st rated beyond question, in both seclio } whether it is made more cheaply, a ?* t \ Kri n/ru nI (What 14 most llitpmimi.,; ... r clear money to the pocket of the plan 1 depends so much upon the particular i ' cumstances of each individual proprie ' ?the character and extent of his lain - the adaptation of the climate to provis r crops?the number and training of his i bourers?and his own taMes and hab - that it is almost impossible for any gcr j al rule to be laid down. One of y Committee has used and discontinued r lower country system, the other I n done the same with the up country g Perhaps it is worth the while of every ' dividual, to make the same experirn once in his life, and we recouioiem r part cularly to all unsuccessful under tl present system, whichever it may. } Your Committee agree, that with ? ' kind of culture the mulatto pine land, * it is commonly called.) with a clay bolt Y is the best in our section of country, II Cotton, or perhaps any thing else. ' o Indians even, seemed to have agreed it this; for most of the Indian old fields, y of this kind ofland. It has been la o analyzed by Professor Sliepard, at the , | qut;?i in inn n^iitiiuniai ? ... t I John's Colleton, and found to contai n lartje comparative proportion of carboi of lime, from which no douht, its fert *r in a jrreat measure results, toe clay torn to this, and all other land, is cert ly an advantage, to assist 111 preser * , | the salts of manure, and to keep up in or. :od dinary seasons, a duo degree of mois. ?ns ture. In very wet one*, such as this, 3rn however, it retains too much for the light 3jx soil above, and very dry ones, such as the mj last, it seems to arrest the moisture which |js might otherwise arise from the depth of m the earth. This land and anv land, is ' better for Cotton, where a little undulating. The sun?the great chemical agent in vegetation, has then more effect ,s turn on it. he The ground cannot be too well prepared ir#i for cotton. If it has rested one year, it es- should he broken fiesh, as early in the prevous fall as possible, and bedded just >le, before planting. If it has rested two ess vears, or been planted the proceeding year let it he listed, as early as it can be done and two furrows thrown upon the list.? "ft Immdiately upon planting, let two more por furrows be thrown up, and the bulk bro. ken up completely. The common moth, . od of running three furrows, and planting on it, throws the winter's portion of the crop-work upon the labourer, during crop an time, and is inexcusable, unless heavy clearing are absolutely required. The >w? reason for notlisting after one year's rest, m- is, that the vegetable matter will he too lly abundant, and too coarse to form a substrato recieve the tap root, er, Cotton should be planted early. It ,ne may increase the difficulty of getting a for stand, and give the plant for a long time, a puny appearanep, but every stalk of cotj0 ton, planted in March, or the first week ^ in April, that syrvives may be readily distinguised in any field that has been replanted later. It bears more, and earlier, and stands all the vicissitude of June, July, and August better. There are are severn|" al-methods of planting. Your Commitdi tee recommend planting in spots, regularor |y measured by the hand dibble. It is the somewhat tedious though less so than mr generally supposed, and certainly does rC. not take as much time as both to drill and chop out, nor is time so valuable at that period, while a better and more regular stand may be secured. There-is no land, or but.little, in which cotton rows ri. should be over three feet apart, or the !ot- Cotton further than 14 inches in the drill lug ?one plant in a place. To make a large crop, there must bo an abundact supply ot- of stalks. When the weather is too wet m- to plant, time may be often saved, by ics dropping the seed, but not covering until re- the ground is dry. If, however, it cannot at be covered in three or fourdavs, it is time est lost, for it must he re-planted. Always cover liffhtlv. under any circumstances. the Aand always plant on something of a bed for in anv land. It keeps the cotton dryer fiu. and affords more air when it is voung. It md enables you to get at it in working. By rht increasing the surface, it absorbs more ted moisture, if it is too dry; and gives out ng more if it is too wet, and in both cases fer gives you the advantage of a vertical sun, esc on ihe taproot, which hastens the maturine ty of the bolls?a vast desideratum in our re. climate. On this account, the bed can stj. hardly be drawn too high at the last hoe* ing, in any season, wo In cultivating cotton, whether with the our plough or hoe, the chief object is to keep ich down the grass, which is its greatest an* ed, tagonist, bringing all, or almost all other the evils in its train. It is not so essential, om in the opinion of your Committee, to keep ind the ground stirred, as is generally sup>on posed, and by no means requisite In stir ap- it deep?at ail events, not in our light the soil. If it he well prepared, deep plough?ro ing is not only unnecessary for any of our nn. rrnns. hut often highlv iniurious to them, .? while it rapidly exhausts the land, by de, turning it up fresh, under a burning sun. /is. Much unnecessary pains is usually taken, ion and lime lost, to work the plant in a par.? ticular way, under the supposition tlrat it :an is u peculiarly delicate one. Ifrt *urba vivos its infancy, few plants are hardier, lat. It is often found to reach maturity in the the alleys, where the mules walk, witb the un? ploughs following and the laborer tramps ms; backwards and forwards. Sometimes it tnd will bear fruit, in turn.rows used froore quently for wagons, while it really seem* ter, to derive benefit from being bitten down L*ir. utmost to the ground, by animals?it will tor bear almost any usage, bettor than it will 1? that mortal enemv?grass. The most >ion critical operation in working cotton, is fa- thinning. It should he done with great its, care, and if early, with the hand. In e ier- dry year, it cannot be done too soon altei our the plant is up. In a wet one, it may be the profitably delayed, until it has began t( u..? i f.wrwi nr \xtr.r pvftn. On fh#? ft*iittfience uas iwiim *-?v. w? w... w .. ...? me. observation and judgment of the planter, it in- this matter, every thing depends, as eaci ent year brings its own rules with it. Whej-< I it circumstances are favorable, early thin lieir ning is of cour.se rhe best. Some'plant ers always top their cotton. Others nev inv er do. Your, committee are of opinion (as that it seldom or never does harm, to d< om, so. But whether it is worth the trouble for is a doubtful question. Titose who havi The no clearings, or other important employ | on ment fdr their hands, would lose nothing ar? by devoting three or four davs to this ope leiv ration, early in August. Those piosaq re- for time, might gain by omitting it. St. Too much pains cannot be taken, ii II a preparing cotton for m,1rkot, fo? they ar late all well remunerated by the ^Udditioud ility price. The iirst thilig to be attended 4c hot- is to have it gathered free of trash. YYit am- a little care, wonders carf be effected i ?ir?g this way; and hands with a short traiffir^ e * I will pick almost if not quite as much* without trash as with it. It should nev* * er bo gathered when wet. And here k may not be out of place to remark, that t ono of the very best sanitory rules of a plantation is, never before frost, to send out your hands to pick, until the dew has nearly, or quite disappeared. It saves time in the long run, as well as health and life. Cotton should never be ginned, until the seed are so dry, as to crack between the teeth. If damn, it is preferable' ** i to dry it in the shade, as the sun extract# the oil and injures the staple. If, by accident, however, it gets wot, there is IW alternative but to put it on the scaffold. It is of great importance, to sort the cotton carefully, into its several quali'ies, in ginning and packing, forhiy mixing all kinds together, the average of the price, is certainly lowered. A few old hands, or very young ones, breeding women*" sticklers, and invalids, will earn excellent wages in a gin house, at this oc<ypatioh* Neat packing is of no small impcrtaoce, ? f k" ota I a nf pnUnn ond nA littlft taStO Ill IIIC ijlliv wi ?*.? .... may be displayed in making the park* ages. The advantage of square bags, is universally known, and the Committee is astonished that any other should ever bar made now. Every kind of manure is valuable 'or cotton. Every kind of compost,- green crops turned in, cotton seed, and even naked leavea listed, and left to rot, improves this crop. When planted on cotton seed, and sometimes on strong stable manure,- it is more difficult to retain a stand, owing probably to the over stimulus of these manures. So on leaves, unless well rotted, the cotton will long continue to die, in consequence of the leareC decaying away, and exposing the root too much to sun and rain. These difficulties may be avoided, by a little pains, and by no means justify the opinion enterv tained by some, that cotton should never' be planted on fresh manured land. The only question is, the cost of the manure.A great deal may be made on every plantation, without inuch trouble or expense, by keeping the stables and stable yard,? hog ancl cow pens, well supplied with leaves and straw. And also from pens of corn cobs, sweepings from negro and fowl house yards, and the rank weeds that spring up about them, collected together and left to rot. 1 Whenever the business is carried further, and a regular force detached to make manure, at all seasons, and entirely left out from the crop, it becomes the owner, to enter into < a close calculation of the cost and profits. In many agricultural operations, such a course, the experience of all countries7 has proved to he profitable, hut these ope. rations partake more of the farming an<f gardening than planting character, and whether the same method will do for the extensive planting of short staple cotton remains, in the opinion of your committee, yet to he tested. If any thing like an average of past prices, can be roaio? ... tamed, and continued wi*n us on mo same scale as heretofore, it is certain that more can be made by planting largely, by making manure a* a crop. If, however, prices, continue to tall, and ther growing of cotton be confined to a few iich spots?those susceptible of high manuring?then our whole system inust bw changed, our crops must be curtailed^ and staple labor bring its past value, the comparative profit of a cotton and manure" crop, will preponderate in favor of the latter. As a substitute for manuring on m scale, resting and rotation of crops rs resorted to. In our light level land, the practice of resting cannot be too highly rocommended, and by a judicious course?' such as resting two, and planting twos, pf at most three years, our lands may not w lv bo kept up forever, but absolutely improved. From rotation of crops, bwf little advantage is gained for cotton* Alter small .grain, whether froflr the* exhatwling nature of the crop, on light' | lands, or because the stubbie keeps the' A r*nirk *nrl rnlfrtTI will nflt ^rUUHU O I W n J O I VU0n UMVif ? www _ do well. Alter oorn, it is difficult to tend, , as trom our usmal manner of cultivating ' corn, grass is always left in full possesI sion oi the field. It does beat after cotI (on; or after a two years' rest. Rest is . I the grand restorer, and the rotation chief( ; ly reqwied in the cultivation of cottont it may not be out of place, to state , here, that in the opinion of your Coinr inittee, no other kind of labor can be pro- ' 5 fitably employed in the culture of Cuttory ? > than slave labor. The expense cif ion*,, ' * , I chinery and carrying t<? market, renders it i i unprofitable, with but oneyr I wo laborers,. r which are ail that one freOTgrnily can in k * * general supply, while *t is almost iinpo*. * stole, to carry on the steady aud unvaried ' operations of a cotton plantation, with, * such hirelings as can be obtained here*. * ' An irresistible necessity must fix therein litem in the occupation. Whether that; ' necessity be the openaud legalized sla-, nf rl> , nrmnlri/ <?r fh? ( OHhIIv il/1 * V/I Jf VI 1111*9 V*'M ? J J ? - ?|?.??-J wmmm - ? . perutive exigency which forces the Irish . peasant, and the Indian Rye', lo tabor j^r without ceasing, as the solo, couuiiion of _ existence, makes hut little differeutS*,^ ft i is said tiiat free labor, by which, no doubt e a meant such labor as ibis latter, in the il cheapest. >? It wi4|id seem, where the labor of an h able bodied man can hp commanded ut ' 0 any moment, fur, a pittance that barely >? auiSccS ;o i.v.p soul and body together#; *' . hv