Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-01-24
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" nav Neli Ctus anht's' se''"s 's'"NaS
when they look for~ard 10 the season no~
near At hand for the eoumenc~meni OF ihei'
usual farm labor. The farmer Who bring
out nj. plow to begin preparing fOr hi'
spring crVps. may well paOs snd ask sha'
.to be The condition Of this country when
the erop ma,urr- and be 70 TO be paid for
the labor nov sbodt TO he errendet. The
dairymAn nav well pause as hi. coz. begin
20 give on, their treasures. and ask what u
tn ~ the prospect flr saie Of the eot'sr, or
ehre-e. or pork which 70 10 be manufactured
during the coming season. The sheep lar
ner nav we'll pause. and ponder. and ~en-
der II hei. 20 End the sane dull, stasnani
market that met him ~ seriously las, year
All are accustomed TO 20 ehecrfully a, their
.rrins'. work when they are depepdsu' Jnly
uron the kind bls-sing Of thA, good Father
Who ha. PROMISED - .eel time and harvest
70 all who, by diliscnt industry. prepare for
The reception O, ihese blessings. Ba, now.
when the very foundation. Of society are
broken up. when Ihas peace aad security
which 10 the farmer more than anY other ''
the - bright bow OF hore." 10 threatened or
oycr,hrown. he may well take bold Of b"
rlow with s~riou. thoughts.
Tha, the future /. eloodsd cannot be DIS
ru.-d. That ihi. gr,A, rebell'onn'eau''ne
grvat chang, in the ba'ines' relations OF
society is very manifest. That government
!. stpcndips vas, sun. OF money daily,
which. In the aggregate. mus, be counted
hundreds Of million. Of dollars, i,a fact not
10 BE- doubted and quite |. certain is the
fac, that all thi. vas, expenditure OF treas
urs has vet 10 be met by the produce OF the
land. In other words, the farmers OF the
country in the end mus, pay the debt; for
IN whatever manner u may FOE the time ts
disguised, ultimately Ail national or robl'e
debt. are PAID from The cultivated land. OF
th. country. The wealth of the country l'
The surplus Of r,s agricultural products.
Were the Asr,culture Of thI. eoantry TO tail.
or % t.rom. - feeble a. 20 only furnish .
barr subsistence e. go population, all is
other interests would be 'P~~iily bankrupt.
HEAVY taIAtion then. .. before Us. heavier
than ha. ever yet he.n borne in this country.
The articles Of luIury, ani many Of tece~'-
". will be high. aud the products OF the
iarm vail not ~ advanced in proPJrtiouate
value Bot the duty Of the farmer u plain,
the prospect. though clooded. - by no
means darE Cultivate all the l-Di yOG
can. and DO twill u possible. raise grrat-
er crops than las, ycsr, - that yOor sur
rlus shall equal at least the increased tar
that YOU will have 10 paw Tor the proieeIinn
OF the whole. Remember that var With 10.
de.olatiOn. b. FAR from your border, and that
% long as u keep. It's deadly blight from Our
peaceful homes. We can well Afford to pay
for the exemptions.
We have Aseu the dark eide OF the pru--
peci. Let US look upon the bright one, Tor
= bright and hopeful on' there certainly y.
Tue want. Of Europe have already absorb,
ed the .urplu. Of one, and are gradually sb
,5rb,ns the second. of the most abundant
haryc-t- which We have ever had on ihi'
continent. The demand will not be aoa,ed
until We reach Apothsr harvest a. least. All
our cereal. will L. in demand aud At fair
prizes. and the neIt harvest will come in on
empty grsnaris.. We nay. therefore. $50
and plant 10 all oon6ience. even II nal
should continue on the scale of the present
armament.
Tn. low prices Of butter and cheese dur
ing the last two year, have introduced
ibc-e ARTICLES into foreign markets. where
ihrv we're rarvl, .o,n before, and the De-
mand ba- ABSORBED our surplus, and created
an increased demand abroad. TheprOdset'
of tie dairy. then. will meet a ready sals al
far pres. Il We only strive to produce a
ar,i rate article. For It Is by the eIcelLncc
OF our DAIRY articles IN the foreign markets
that we have been such sueccsslul eompe,i'
tor. and thus eontrO. an uniailiOs demand
TIE s1,scneies Of Ihe nation require q
high tAria. which. from the very nature Oi
thing. must remain for many years. This
will give p-rnAnenee TO maruiaeturss. and
capital will readily seek employment IN
manufacturing All over the country We
are, therefore. 90 have an increased demand
for the products Of our aoek, and Geld. aud
herd, at home. Tie consumer. will b
rapidly increased, while the prOdacer, will
Al anything. decrease. The tAra ~n GIVE
permansnee 10 our financial Institutions.
and we shall have a season Of prosperi.,
,nch a. has never been seen IN any country
But over aud above all ihI.. ~s are TO l.
improved IN our morals, in our habit. o.
economy, "a those Of thriit. and We shal
come cut Of thi. srea, rebellion strengthen
ed.
Let us all then sndeavor, each in hii
rroper sphere, to make What seems grea
calamity a great NaIiOnal Blessing. aud 1
KIND Prosidsnes will crown our ssJri' will
saec,sa