The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-08-03

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l.sls ~ Ne alaalIea ve have Fsaa
hF many daysf
Tfsm svsFy tliy In lhls great ~.
puzIsa We he6f ne nM~t doleful 40
tsHhs. N dufI Vines. The southern
PAPERS refer h ihis siate II things o.
n tba dsellns IN industry, and AZ
.feaffuI pfamOhlllums " Impending
ruIn " he's always been tile eese N
the South that daring che summer
months there waa almo@t ~ entire
suspension n busiarss. When Ill
the ction Il shipped, and the SUPP
plies fr The yeaf are purchased, and
ihe planters are busily engaged In
preparing their lands and In cultiyai-
Inc their crops, our towns and cities
are exceedingly dull. Old and expc.
rienced merchants are never surprised
or discouraged, but, on the contrary,
they are pleased 10 see this evidence
Of Interest In planting exhibited by
those engaged In agriculture, and
confidently anticipate a good trade In
the fall and winter.
Ovcrtruding on q credit Il the curse
Of our country, and Il Is much better
for the people 10 remain at home
until they have something 10 bring
10 market. The wealth Of our back
country will be shown In the amount
of exports Of cotton and the absence
of imports of provisions. The sur
plus capital made by planting can
then be judieiously expended in
making useful purchases. We highly
commend the good sense Of u pco-
pie in remaining at home and refus-
Ing 10 20 In debt. The times i'm
peratively demand the most rigid
economy, the most persistent toll,
and the most patient sclf-sacrifce.
General Andrew jackson, when
President, being called upon by a
delegation, and his opinion being
solicited In reference to the financial
troubles of the country, replied that
J the remedy was this, olive at home
! lon your own bread and bacon and
buy nothing" lie maintained that
the energy and endurance of the
people and the fertility in the soil
could correct all the evils Of bad
Legislation.
: We do not advocate a return to q
primitive state of civilization, but
r merely an approximation to it. In
stead Of f~rittering away our means
. on strifes, and running wild after the
foolish fashions Of the day, let u,
$ build colleges and school-houses and
s educate the people. All the capita
we have should be actively employed
! in constructing lines Of railroad int
the interior, In building substantial
: bridges and causeways across ouI
streams on all the main roads. /
every county, parish, and corpora
n ton, backed by every moneyed man
would unite in the great work Of in
ternal Improvement, it would Civ
employment to every idler, woul,
attract immigration, and give an i'm
pulse 10 our onward progress. Land
would advance tenfold in value, AM
d a spirit of enterprise would be in
fused into the dormant masses
4 Every man, to the extent of hi
means, should develop the wealth Q
. the country by giving employment b
q labor, thus keeping his capital active
81 So long as a people live in drea'
: Of that bugbear, ~confiscation, an
; persist in boarding their money, time
will grow worse, and a reconstruc
\. ton become more difficult. Stimu
late industry and discourage and re
: press all political excitement. Pa
the honest laborer every cent du
ID him, and create confidence betwee
l. man and man. Discountenance a
is who attempt to live by their wits, {
j dy defrauding the laborer Of his hir
BY pursuing this uniform course
honesty and industry, we may regal
ID in the next ten years all that we ha,
ID lost by the war, and establish o,
b. fortunes on q more permanent an
I enduring basis than the system
: slavery.
DC There Is no cause Of desponden'
y. for a people who own more GOO
land than they can cultivate, local,
lis in a genial cline Our political col
he dition Is unsatisfactory but just
M proportion a. our rights as freem,
are restricted we should devote o,
time to the development Of the m
ng terial resources Of the country.
we arc "diligent in business" O
en- minds will not dwell upon the s
nd rccollections Of the past. ForgettiI
A. our losses and humiliations, we shou
look forward to future gains, and t
final triumph of constitutional liberi
I'D Intelligence is continually arriviI