The Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1844-1847, 1845-05-31
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When We ihreT out our IDEAS sometime since
e to the probability Of beds Of mari being secre
led within reach Of many pausalious, now pool
and worn OutthVough over-pEoduesipn and carelsai
81 ignorant cultivation, and suggested the propli-
ely Of searching for such rich mines Of alluvial
wealth, we did not know that d mah bed had ever
been found in the Stats. And one Of our friends
hos since Informed Us that be thought the sug-
gesIion was sll fam! But since then we have
heard Of a. least three mari beds in this county
and ihe same friend informs Us lhatin circuit
through the neighboring counties, be could de-
tecl i'd presence At short intervals, and 10 make
himself certain, he aismounted and examined i.
The mari has soapy feel to the fingers, and is
intermixed with uumberless little particles Of sea
shells. By testing il with acid il will stFerysscs.
Nov with bed Of this article within reach there
can be no excuse for cuiivsting poor land.--
Mari Of the right kind is certain 10 enrich the
soil if it is applied properly. Because as We
said before, itconIains those very primary prin-
ciples which The poor land is deficient in. and
moreover il prevents the soil from washing away
by giving Tia consistency, a IeOaciOusnsss, The
mari itself possessing great adhesivenesa.
Now how shall the planter know whether be
has this mine Of wealth within bis reach OF nol1
Most certainly not BY waiting for !. to give him q
morning call as he sits on bis gallery and looks
lislessy between his boots, poised upon the rail-
nghgher than bis head aud sees the ocre-look-
ing ogrsookine acres beforshim that have made
ihsir morning ard evening call upon him for
years, and beggar like with their hnggard looks,
have asked in vain for sustenance. The surface
ofhis land has past like the locust through It's va,
rious stages Of embryo, chrysalis, SC. and has al
last taken 10 itself wings, and with farewell IS
melancholy as The song Of that insect, has left
only the dry and parohsd shell behind itself, pass
ing Of 10 enrich the eIlavium Of Louisiana
swamps, or the Golfers Of the creole sugar planter
Yet in ten thousand instances al The very foot Of
The bill which It has left naked and desolale, ihore
lies the substance that can egenerale and restore
he dssolaie glsbs; but the planter knows il moi,
because il will not take up the idea Of the Irish
man Who told bis employer if he wanted any ia.
lsrs dug to bsiog them along
The mountain will not come 10 hin! Whui
lhenl why, says be, let it stay and be damned
This is promp, decision, It must be confessed,
bul il il reasonable Would il not be better pol
icy 10 hunt for the nsrl-bed--to offer reward 10
the negro thai should discover Onel Such has
been the course pursued IN several counties in
Virginia. and the result has been beautiful. Men
that thought themselves poor as Lazarus, who
could not bear The sight Of their poor fields. and
consequently according to the testimony of Col
Stone, only went into their gardens once a year.
and that was 10 ihs spring, 10 see il the mint had
slarled-now ride sleek horses, take delight IN
canering over their itch acres, and extricaline
such calves and cattle az gel tangled in the luxu-
RANT grass. They 10 longer churn their supply
Of milk in junk bottle, and live upon three min,
jnleps and hoe cake daily. Bur have become
lords Of manOrs, with well loaded tables, well
filled purses, we'll TILED fields. veil siIsd wives
fOr be il remsmbefsd that want Of thrift and in.
duslry on the part ofhnsbands, make moro Mrs.
Capdlss, ihap meh.aFe willing 10 allow
Il does seem unpntaral fof men, who have
more acres cleared sban they can possibly cult:
yate, TO expend thousands Of dellats 10 The pur-
chase Of new lAnds, and lhen With ruthless
hand prosiraIn without reason he glorious for
esls, and break down their force in doing 4. mere
y because Their cleared land s Did and him
With less labor and wilnaa| Sc expense, the same
crops could be mad Oh their sheaGy cleared
land 10 numhs.lsse cases nothing but sand ia
needed b make he old fields asrch and prodoc.
iiss 81 he river bottoms. The mixture Of sill.
eIous matter contained IN the beds 10 the brooks
and streams, being, for much csyey land. as
valuable az apy manure that can be appIied--goa,
10 not excepted But planters had better 60 10
the trouble Of making compost and hauling itup.
on their soil, Iaborious though il be, than coutin.
ually be making fighlfuI infoads upon the timber
lands Of the country. Though hauling Of manure
is labonons, il is moi bad as Iog-rong, and ali
The other uneuding toll and disappointmenis al
tending the present system. Oid land il rightly
cultivated, is suferio repay wiih crop than new
land, aud we know iiby obpervaiion But enough,
ifplGnisrs on old land wish to become farmers