Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-03-25
Agriculture,

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The United States owe their great nrin.
ciple Of power and duration to that splri,
Of honest industry and tina, God.reyeren.
cling feeling which filled and elevated their
forefaIhers. They came from the old
world 10 this new one, TO pillow, harrow,
and hoe ir,) looking TO God alone for his
blessing upon their endeavors TO obey his
great Command, Of earning their living by
the sweat of their brows.
Spain sent out Cortez and Pizarro TO
gather the gold Of Peru and Mexico. They
did gather Il. Spain dropped her spade,
her pillow, and her hoe. She reyelIed in
the pride which 30,000,000 Of American
dollars year for period did sustain She
lost the will, and Of course the power, to
continue that beautiful culture of line
splendid peninsula in which her lot was
cast The hidugo was too proud to work;
Grenada ceased 10 be what it once was--
before the voyage of Coumbus--a para.
disc in IFS gardens; Spain has for 40 years
past almost ceased TO be heard OF, except
IN her misfortures. III that period of time,
by the sweat of her brow, this Union has
more than doubled the population Of poor
Spain, and grown so rich that the gold Of
the mines Of Peru, gathering for twenty
years, will not pay for the produce of our
industry in one year, nor for that of Eng.
land Of last year for six months; for BY the
Parliamentary returns, The product Of BrI.
tlsh agriculture in 1914 was $4,000 O0.-
900.
There is no lesson in all history like
that of the great fountain Of Roman power.
Cato said, "Meet the arduous Labor of the
farm as you would the enemies of your
country 10 battle. Summons all your for.
ces, and the will reward you with all her
gifts. Neglect her. and you perish"
Such was the enthusiasm which gave
that powerful people the first stand among
the nations. When they became rich,
built cities, herded ia luxurious masses,
crowded their amphitheatres, lounred
about their magnificent baths, trying 10 al.
leylate the horrors OF the demon Of idle
ness !bawing at every corner Of The streets
lopassers by, ..Quid Noparuni! Qaid No.
c- -"am'" what's The ne1sl they felt
srelched prey before the Goth and the
bandal, who lived a hr.rdy life.
Il is hardly practicable u find between
me Arosiook and the Rio Grandc a sound
man who idles his years away. All are
impelIed by the spirit Of industry which
old Cato would clap his hands to behold. !
onward! onward! Is The national heartfelt
ery' Labor with invinclble perseverance.
NO disappointment can check his pro-
gresi The axe proslrates the forests d
ages on comes the plow; and then the !
cradle which gathers in the glorious grain ?
% iced all ours, and half another nation Y
besides, il necessary. r
10 The eagerness Of cultivation, we 2
nave not yet had time 70 thIak Of tho ne. i
csessafy exhaustion IL our vexed fields. =
NOW N our older fields we begin 10 see I
anal 10 our excessive haste we have over. 9
o'awn our bank. Science aud care must a
y consulted . restore that vegetable pow.
y winch has been too proiligaieiy squcez- N
su from The bosom OF the earth The \
means are happily in our power. X al \
Naoy settled 10 a certainly Mat science n
~ 90 applied with absolute profit ii \
.e''cul1ure, Recent experiments have "
demonstrated ihe vtrt selus II an accu- y,
NV. a'MsA'ialFir Y svs, NJ plauis, and the PEI y
" y lsmeNls 4vls'lncsf y thr various q
'"oRW YFss sagl,s NJ VleiF complete and 4,
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