The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-03-25
For the Potter Journal.
A FLEA FOR POTTER COUNTY.
No. III.

no. Ill.
So far as we have spoken about farmers
ntte"diay TO their BUSINESS we mean to
apply to oH qacr protsssions The prin-
clplc which we advocate is this, that every
nan tno l,;atter what may BE his calling
ought to labor at it with diligence aud
perseverance,. We are not Of those who
deem the humber professions of life dis
hOnorGbr. But lest we should be msun-
der>tool here we would say, that we mean
every larfW profession, which by its own
legitimate operation will produce gDod and
rF ecH, it is pot the labor at which
lpan may toll, that will disgrace him. He
may be an upright, honest and bcnevo-
lent man, although hn has to dig bitches
~ saw wood for his living, and be con-
stantly clad in course habiliments. No1e
Ehould we render obcSance to Il man be5
paAse the luNurics of foreign cimes supply
his table, aud who dresses with al that
money can command he may after all, be
lhp most despicable being upon earth, he
quay be the object of general hate, and
live u"carcd for, and die u0wcpt. The
elements of . mans Intrinsic worth must
lie rtthin himself, and be unaffected by
e4ternals that merely surround him. This
plpch we think is sufficient to define our
,lews of the various classes Of men in the
world. We judge a man by his actions,
pJ matter whether he Is rhie or Jiuch.
blgh or low, rich or poor. Having said
80 much we are now brought to the point
where we are prepared to say, that cccry
ma" I" this co""tY oayht to manitcst a
spirit OF mHtH0t encouragement toWUrdS
rdch odier. In a certain sense this might
be of universal application, but not in the
light In which we are viewing the thing
under consideration, The difference we
luig ght explain thus; In the former it is
nge"erat trHH, but in the latter, it IS a
truth ctothed with the powcr Of a perSOndt
tniereSt. And should it be thoroughly
acled upon, its direct tendcncy would be
to deoeiole the mcntat and physicM re-
<o4rces of tie couatY. TO show this in its
frue light suppose we take glance at the
pGtual practice of men, and the mutual
Heouragement which they render to each
other, aHd then see what the effects are
which such Il regimen produces. Since
we have spoken about the farmer already
we will take mp his case first. Suppose
= tArmer goes to town to sell some grain
which ho has raised Ho is told by the
Merchant that he must sell it for 80 much
S-~for he will give him no maze, because
he can bring tn the HoHr for that amount
md be just as good to him. Well, the
farmer yicids to the argument, and sells,
but it Is done reluctantly, and he gees
home dissatisfied In 4 few days he tries
his luck again and 'akes to town load of
Hay to sell. He asks for this ten dollars
per ton, but the Merchant or some other
pne tells him he is foolish to expect that,
and then enters into Il general reckoning
as t. what II cost him to raise it and what
lle ought 20 sell it for; and that he must
pot expect to get as much for his Hay as
farmers do who live near cities and whose
land costs two hundred dollars per acre;
that we are all poor acre aud have to work
fJr our living, and that it he gets eight
dollars for his hay it is as much as he
ought to expect The farmer sees the
rule, which before was 50 potent, no,c re-
rerSed. He sees the Inconsistency, aud
its force begins to ranklc within him, lie
passes over the present condition in which
he is placed, but the thing is not forgot
ten he only consoles Ii nself by thinking
that his time to do better may come, and
to this directs his attention. Well, it is
found in the course of time that he has
% or 30 dollars, off he goes with this to
WelIsyillo, or some other place, buys what
he wants, and, Gas he does not value his
time very much he has found that he has
saved from three to five dollars, and this
is worth saving lie is 50 eated with
tAis trip that he bu>ies himself to tell his
qeighbors, SO that few join together and
send off for load Here a system of
Dog eat Dog begins; the farmer will only
bring to the Merchant what he cannot
dispose of elsewhere, and the Merchant
cannot afford to give him as much for it,
Rs he gould, Gid he do all his trading with
him, We have heard tapWers say that
thoy will pot buy an article frQm the Mer-
chants an toYn, only what they cannot
possibly do without Now without bIam
ing either party, We say that this is wrong
if our views be right We believe that
the price at which an article can be brought
from abroad, is not the criterion by which
to determine what the same article shall be
sold for, which is pr, duced here, To
show This, Just let us try how if works, \
iarmer is compelled to sell his wheat aud
corn, In order to be crpq mph (if not be-
!t~j the same grains brought from abroad.
/. :" No think from what information we
l-gYe l4af, that the farmer who Sc Us his
giieaA i2r tess tbrn 8 20 per bushel, and
tpsp ~ less tAgl 81 cell them for less
ts.tD thf4i aet4a ejst These grains cost