The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1868-04-11
Independence Practicable.

/ Our people are too prone 30 con-
cciye that prosperity depends ON good
or bad government. No doubt that
I under good government men NAV the
more securely work for their own
good and enjoy the fruits Of il the
more; but the government alone will
do them little good. The less indeed
that the government interleres with
them and they with the government.
the better Of will they be.
We would not advise men TO relax
their efforts to so shape the measures
and to SO Use the means now in their
hands as to make the government
they have as light in its interference
with them as possible. For this rea-
sou they should vote in the coming
election, FIRST against the constitution
which strives to tax and burden them
more than ever, and next for the men
whose influence will be TO mitigate
this evil Of a constitution. il adopted.
as much as possible. They should
take all the time they can spare from
their rightfal industry and duties at
home to attaining this object, and
should specially devote the 18th and
l7th Of April thereto.
Bu, this done, all the rest of the
year should he given to productive
work, which shall build up the ruins
OF their State, parish aud city, and
cause not only the past to be restored,
but far more TO be done here than
was ever before accomplished. To
tell US that negroes are essential TO
the agricultural prosperity Of Luisi-
ana, is to tell US that they are sumo
rior to the white men. We can do
as much better In agriculture without
them, rs we can in commerce. me-
ehanics, literature aud science. IL Is.
therefore, folly 10 keep oar minds
dependent over the failure Of Afri-l
can labor, when its results are evil
so inferior to those Of eau.
labor.
Had our people turned a deaf ear
Mr.. Johnson's inyocations 10 reor-
ganize their States after the war, had
they gone TO raising bread and meat
insiead Of cotton, wherewith to buy
these things, had they eschewed any
Idea Of "reorganizing labor and h,
negro severely alone, unless II.
urged TO act. they had insisted upon
'lecting him To office, and especially
upon sending him TO Congress, they
have nov been pecuniariiy in
lePendeni, aud far more - politically
han they can hope TO be Tor some
lime 10 rome.
The best they can 10 now i 20 go
work 10 give internal wealth ioi'
heir homcsteads, making them rich
fruits and grasses, gathering ~
hem the bert Of stock. no, including
he negro, and 10 vote down, IL they
an, any form d government dictated
o them fom abroad and II they
anno,, TO vote Tor and elect engi-
lees of their own 10 manage Il, and
. Pcs--s their ssuls in patience, sat-
sled that no possible system of gov
'rnmeut an be 20 injuriar AZ i
u work and q calling on
.srrnles, wishou, taking hold Of the
Wheel.
II the -hiss people az the ssssh
seFe d thu moment IN the p~=~s-l,
400 Of all The food and el<hiae fhey
netd for ibis rear, and were sscurs oil
Il Tor the yc.r 10 come. thouxh
man had msfs shss his Homestead
shieh II exemps frum forced saIs,
hey ~oald h. beyond the resch oil
FEDERAL eppre-ioa. They can be-
pms % thi- rear, ~ spite Of Con-
'ro-sionaI en.esmesu and even The
u their stss< rovenmene