Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-06-25
For The Yorkvlle Enquirer,
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grafton as means Of restoring the country II
prosperity is attracting considerable attention ii
some localities propose embodying my ideasor
the subject in series of Particles on the wants d
the country and the remedies, of which the present
is the first ".r-" 'H, jie Ji e=a4..l >-a y
With a. country naturally attractive and rich In
resources capable of producing all the necessarief
and many Of the luxuries of life, and of supporting
in ease and deomfort apopuation four timesss great
as the present, we are not prospering. If not ad-
vancing, we can not stand still; We are not an ex-
ception to the universal law of change-wemn
'be retrograding. The sounds of the saw and the
hammer are not heard; the hod and the trowel are
laid aside and there is not sufficient exercise of
the mechanic arts to replace the wear and tear of
Improvements. et'. -. ''~,...,. =. "" =,
The mother Of arts agriculture lis likewise suf.
feripg, but not to an extent sufficient to entirely
cut off their supports, yet to an extent much great
er than the diminution of our population justi6es
We do not lack material, we do not lack mind, We
do not lack labor to an extent commensurate with
the neglect of art r.,,i, ..,, 80,
In looking round to see how the situation may be
improved it becomes every lover Of his country to
try, with an impartial eye, to discern the cause
The enquiry Of every one should be, what is the
desideratum? This question is answered in one
word-confde,ce confidence in the government
and in society. The want Of an energy producing
confidence is much more severely felt than, want
of capital for the latter will soon grow in coun
try like this, when labor is encouraged by a hope
ofacquisition and enjoyment. Confidence restored,
the cause of our falling short Of our previous pros
perity is removed. , s.r -. ..-......,...
Is this practicable? In producing or restoring
confidence in the government, the intelligent peo-
pie here have little to do so far as making that
government such as to command the confidence of
all but in producing confidence in society at home
they have much to do First, by fulfilling the
moral law, as far as possible in justice to all and
second, by fulfilling the law Of christian beneyo-
lence.
Confidence is thing of opinion-is immaterial
mental, and not to be produced or maintained by
physical force nor is it to be produced by, mere
assertion. 1t arises from mental conviction from
a perception of facts. In endeavoring to produce
this principle in the mind Of another, We should
consider, not only what facts to present. but what
have been presented, and their relative strength
and bearing If we wish to convince man that
we are better friends to him than another who has,
at his own cost and from choice, conferred on him
some substantial benefit, we must convince him
that we have conferred on him greater benefit at
our expense and from choice. ,, .''-' -,
We must remember that ignorance is credulous,
and, in common with intelligence, selfish and only
wants an opportunity to display its arrogance
And it is in the light of intelligence and wisdom
that selfinterest, the motive power in ALL produces
truly patrioticaction Ifignorance would lay aside
its arrogance and yield the management Of affairs
to just and wise men, all would be benefited
but how can it know this? How can it know who
are just and wise men? Unless the illusions of
ignorance can be dispened by light, Of which it
does not properly feel the need or it be Withdrawn
from participating in public affairs, the country can
not be redeemed from its ruined state.
Neither of these can be effected by any power
within, in time to save from deterioration Of con-
dition and a final completion ofthe ruin. Unless,
then, the absence of passion and returning sense
of duty and of patriotism bring help from without,
the case is hopeless SO far as any thing yet conid-
ed is concerned. +, ..'" " -
There was no beneyolence in desire TO see the
eagle let the tortoise fall upon rocks; but much, I
think, in desire to see her place him, with whole
some instruction and abundant Ebaty in place
adapted to bis nature 80 's,;(NJ &C.
YouNaUEsvnLE June 10th, 1868. bl% 17''.
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