True Democrat. (Paulding, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1846-09-02

What is his position? He assaults and de
tends at the same time, with little logic bui
with consummate tact He lauds the farmer
IN the outset Of his replication, in strain too
aduatory The will pardon the bluntness of the
assertion) to be sincere. But hear him, on
the opposite tack, and almost in the same
| breath, too:
" 1t is hoped that they lhe farmers) will ne.
yer degrade themselves so low as in turn to
change, or attempt TO change places with men
who have taught them their rights, and yielded
to them an equal station"
Mark that sentence. Change places-at.
tempt to change places with whom! The
lawyers, off course; for Philo" appears as the
champion OF that class What a singular
hope Change places with lawyers? why,
the idea is absurd but il is so only in seem.
ing. | understand the gentleman, ambiguous
ly as his nuendo is wordcd | am 10 infer
that he assigns to the lawyer political places"
Ito the farmer modest berth at the plow-
these arc the positions no, TO be changed? Do
not the premises justify the inference? Surely
they could not change professions? for their
calIIngs are as much extremes as the poles Of
the earth And "Philo Agricola" opposes
this change, docs he? In sooth he would ex.
poslulate with the farmer; he would admonsh
him not to degrade himseIfso low" as to at
tempt to dispute the monopoly of Office with
the disciple Of law. Truly, this Philo" must
be Scion. But Scion was not lawyer Mel
ther perhaps is Philo7
But, the 'men who taught them their rights"
Name them, sjr-those prodigies, who taught
the agrcuturists of the Revolution their
rights. To no class belongs The honor Of that
work, least of all, to lawyers WHY'S it not
a notorious fact that twolhirds Of the profes.
sion in the State Of New York were avowed
I cries during the war Of the Revolution, and
that an amnesty act by the legislature Of that
State, restored them from deserved suspension
10 the privilege Of praclico2 God, the con.
science and the tight arm,~.these were the
teachers; and lawyers were of little use in the
great work Of manumiuiug the agricultural
freeman Of America from the thraIl OF Great
Britain. But they yieldsd to them uhe far.
mers) an equal station Fudge, sir They
won that station by aifixing TO the declaration
OF their rights seals Of blood They won it
with sword and bayonet, ay, with maryrdom
:" Yield" in sooth Twas a boon, lhen...a
boon from lawyers 10 farmers The proios
sion must have been generous one in revo
times
have claimed merely for the farmer an e.
jual share in the management Of bis own affairs,
~ protesting against combining eligibility to
,lTice to members Of one profession did not
Pretend to urge the doctrine that the farmer
MY should aspire to office. This would be
unjust There are members Of the legal pro-
cssion cmincnlly qualified by character and
ducation, to OIL the most honorable official 20.
itions object merely 10 the monopoly Of
hose positions which they have enjoyed up TO
bis time aud | call upon Farmers 10 s.l-o'
rom amongst themselves incumbtn's iof office,
ness they become convinced that the mrIil2 Of
professional men are equal TO their pretensons.
have written in haste, perhaps not with all
he perspicuity and deIibe2tion which on an
wer to Philo Agricola requires The facts,
ouever. which have set forth require but
ale demonstration.
AGRICOIA