The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-27
AGRICULTURE. A

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! WALTEnDoRo', July 25h.-In fnrmor article on
this subject said that urnriunism will ultimately
prevail in tho Southern cruntry, and that although
it may not DO effected bynositivc .cgisaticn there
! aro many collateral influences Mt once moro dam
| gcrous and moro powerful Than statutory enact
ncnts because tho evils tl!y carry with them arr
| beyond ordinary remedy, Which nro tending to
produce this state OF affairs. Taxation is brcorn-
ing burdonsome and indcM gricvions 10 The
South, wlcro largo fortuud, haro been wrocko.,
and largo plantations have tccn rendered vulurss
| to owners uu,rcr tho prcsen, labor system, and II
| Is cnp,. 10 understand tina tho only practicable
plan for tho Southern farn miIi DO to select Tor
himself Iarninil and sufficient lands FOR cnltiva-
tion, dividing the balance IN five, ten, or twcnty
aero lots, and aotling thcrtoa such persons ns ho
mny know to bo honest Industrious and well be-
havcd. Thcro nro many roasans why tho adoption
OF such policy would cnurs TO tho advantage Of
tho State rs well M OF private individuals, = few
OF tho most prominent of witch shall cndcayor
to enumcratc.
In tho first place, n5 wo have before intimatcd
taxation is indirectly tending to produce this re-
suit. Evcn those who regard tho motive Of this
legislation as based upon lainciplcs of nati-na!
necessity, acknowledge that is effect nrut ho low
olling and democratic even to radicalism, and that
sinco it Is result ndi Getty eupcrinduccd by pull
lic measures, adopted ostenshy for other purposes
II ia an OWL for which tho law making power of the
United States cannot, IN Joro conscentto,. bo held
responsible. In othor words, VIC must look to the
intention OF the legislation, ard if that be appa-
rontly patriotic, must not noH that body to ac-
count for tho collateral effect of ills acts, how
important socvcr it may be as law touching the
interests of nh cntiro people, But there aro other
Influences extrinsic and intrinsic, which will 60
TO proluc ngrarianism, or 10 usc perhaps, coui-
p:oto word, contlscalion, should the onerous impo-
stion OF taxes fail to effect This much lnlkcd of and
much dreaded result.
Wo propose without entering more minutcly
INTO til:s part OF tho subject 10 suggest pol cy
which Will unqueationably be found practicable
and cffi:acious in counteractug the evils wincn
aro expected, and which VIII certainly arise out of
tho application OF Inv for VIII c., in one aspect
no one is responsible. and which, in all of its as
poets, wo know 10 DO inevitable Wo proposo
further, to fortify the position wo lakc by arpu-
ments which will be appreciated by those who
hayo given careful attention to the subject
Whilo wo proudly believe that the superiority OF
tho Anglo-Sa1on intellect, strength of character
aud lofness ofpurosc, will ever asse rt itself in
spite OF misfortune, in defiance of the combined
efforts OF tho world to clovato tho African race
into equality, social md political to promote mis-
ccgcnaton, to identify habits, interests and aims.
80 as to abolish oil salient distinctive
tics of race, aud unto, cfectuay all qualities for
tho building up Of peculiar nation and people,
We Cannot oscape ono concluson-tlat we u1ust
hVo to8ether lot tho present. aud how widely
haSo many interests in common, mud to tho cxtont
OF subscribing theao interest VIC mus, ut least, bo
united Whcro interests nre 30 identified, any In
jury sustained must affect both nrties.
Now it is cortain that idleness, ignorance, dissi-
patton, or ,criminality on tho part OF the
own interest. but also to that OF his whito conrcre
and what should 30 interest the white race as the
social elovotion OF the negro to proper grado,
ing in hith laudablo desire to establish and pre-
serro his character above tho reproach Of those
with whom his lot has been cast2 ne has been cn-
trusted with tho right Of suffrage This ia n dan.
gcrous prerogatye in tho hanIs OF mon who do
not appreciate the duties thoy owe TO gov rnment,
and who, without any. property waich necessarily
creates permanent interest i'll tho government
in whose most vital concerns they hnva a voice
may, after contributing support to moasuIcs url-
State take their leave for another State Tins eva
ding the consequences OF an action for which ttcro
can bo no redress. Tho suggestions, therefore,
which we would Offer Is that NO anticipate tho re-
ultIagrarianism-by whatsoever Influences it
may bo effected, by acting readily in tho division
OF lands, for which wo can have no possible use,
anco, exhibited disposition to improve
ef sfo d,S 1annr ,oty by the slow
to heavy tax, and the products of such
parts as the means OF farmers will warrant
them IN cnltiyatipg might DO much moro pro-
lands thau in paying taxes ON what is lying idle,
and can noSer, perhaps, DO turned to advantage.
Tue many advantages OF such stop must be
piain Wo have every reason TO believe tia t the
policy " Ill directly or Indirectly be forced upon u.s.
and that there Will bo no cloce but 10 accept it.
porhaps, IL no do mob anticipate and arrest it by
judicIous actions, it nay oven moro radi-
cal typo than many now expect, and md even
to coniscaton. But we havo an interest TO soryo.
and should look to it at once. Theso people can
noror be anything but tho wort ilcss dishonest
and degraded clnss thoy now are living in daily
communion with tho whites, and making our
So~nt as m9aT an AGnR tr d as i ean be-
mcr masters, is awakened in their belaIf; and we
say, with confidence winch wo hope mny secure
candid investigation Of this matter by prominent
landholders, thut th,y can mover soil their lands
to bettor advantage Ihoy will have on hand, at
any timo tho assistance OF mon Of their own
who look up to them for counsel and direction i'm
oil those yicsstldcs which tho effect Of oIrors
common to conditions Of ignorance.
OF oyery Southern man to live quietly and comforta-
bly, as long as his permipsivu right such luxii-
sing mis- domestic interests; educating lis Chi
icavnfSn fnr Elves lives Of usefulness and greatness, and
whoso Voices ,v ara nreua OF political lifo to tlo1
have Ieen so frequently tSei .hat ,yn can effect
presaon, that it would bo simply iuperluous 10
repeat II hero. Wo should avoid coitcnding with
tho logic OF events, and while fanatics arc demol-
ishing tho common country, lot us be building
up our homes or promoting eonienffnent and
peace, and it will DO surprising how much wo may
Immediately do toward resc,Illg tla fame uI our
pooplo from oblo1uy and dcrieion bS raising men
who nom tho superior advantages Ola future con-
dition and unseen circumstances may converse
with the thundors from tho summit q somo polti.
cal Sina whilo tho rabblo below arc Iill conteud-
ing for tho PROCLAMATION OF all tint s holy for tho
pollution OF all that Is beautiful, Tor tho dcstruc-
ton OF oil that is worthy Of respect or prosorra-
ton. IEONIDAS.
State Items.
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