HARD TINES.
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We 6sre.< ssIa,na Witnessed = greateF
4 scarcity Of money. or heard more complaints


upon the hardness ofthe times han have


characterised the present winter. There


seems to prevail generally depressed state


OF feeling, a general want OF confidence and


a general foreboding Of a severe md heavy


pressure. which promise no good to the


debtor portion Of our community. ne


nrice of our cotton is so low as to warrant


the belief that future sale will be the bet


ter for the planter and consequently the


source from which all our currency flows,


Is a, present completely dried up The


immease introduction of merchandise into


this part OF the State during the present year.


has lett considerable Eastern de6t against


ms. The merchant here is making heavy
efforts to meet his gements .pAlctuaily,
which necessarily calls from the planter the
lille means which he has realised from


sale Of part of lis crop. The larger por.
ton Of our cotton IS still unsold, aGI we fear
from present indications that no advance Of
price will take place within the present
year. The serious and oil important inqni. +
RI, We have no doubt frequently presents it.
self, what stall be done with the Planting
interest Of this portion Of our State ? Shall
we abandon the culture of cotton here
The abundance Of the material raised, and
It's low price seem determined to leave no
choice upon this subject We, however,
look forward to the future and trust that
some change though we cannot tell what,
will take place TO give renewed life and
energy to our planting interests. The on
y good resulting from This evil, is the de-
ermina,ion on the part of our Planters to s
aise in future, sufficient amount Of grain n
nd stock to supply not only themselves. out
lso the wants of the country That this .
ssult can be effected by them, OIL past ex,
lperience will not suffer US TO question. {
ldeed, such a general scarcity Of money as to


now felt, will compel us to buy less o! al
cry thing and sell more. The times are IA
deed gloomy. which can, especially al th
IS tine of the year, raise such general re
mplaint as daily greets our ears.