The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1871-05-17
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Wednesday Morning, NAY II. 1871.

Nothing so sbeautifuily iliustrasees the
wisdom Of Providence as the early
history Of mankind in Eden's uncorrupt-.
ed garden. Wei might, the ,geni4s oi
Milton expatiate- there,- whore vitality,
fostered by uncontaminlted air, lost
nothing Of Its f.eshness, apd Eve, {airer,
than any daughter succeeding her, wan
dered amidst those delicious things,
fresh from the hand Of their great Crea-
tor, which all lovers of nature, aye, and
Of mans best earthly vocation, still de-
light to cherish. to use and to admire as
the gifts Of food. We honor the agri-
culturist and esteem his calling. Ancient
Greeks, ere lust of conquest, luxury and
civil strife made them, an easy prey. to !
war-like barbarian hordes, were agricul-
turists, nnd the after renown Of their
poets, surprising all others, has grown
mainly out of those pure tastes and'fhat
love Of nature, best cultivated I'm coun-
try scenes. Arcadia suggested all those
utopian dreams, which haunt imagiua-
tive minds down to the present day.
This is not all; Imagination and impossi-
BILE theories apart. Whence does any
country, or any people, derive its most
enduring prosperity Carthage and
Tyre. By commercial enterprise. md the
dominion Of the seas, eat like queens;
their .well-flied harbors and adventurous
fleets attesting the fact that commerce is
q grand source of revenue to any nation,
Yet empire is unstable. War may DESC
late p great city. and grass oy'ergrow her
once thronged streets. Desolation mny
brood over stately structures, and bleak
ruin preside. where all was shortly before
proud triumph and saeourity. / 30 Nine
yeh and Babylon fell But those who
draw sustenance' from. gray old mother
earth; in whose bosom our mortal bodies
must at length lie bid away. combining
with her, strange secrets, and finding
fellowship with her daspised occupants..
the crawling worm and all its drear slater
hood Of sub.mundane. half animated,
odious things, are unaffected by the rise
or fall OF cities. Let us forgive earth for
80 teaching us humility. Let us thank
her for that most wonderful and most
benehoent product which she yields TO
the hand OF industry. Her treasures
never fail. when secured by industrious
hands. Let the realm be ruled as it
may; cultivators Of the soil defy bad
government. It may, to q certain .ex-
tent. oppresa them, but, unlees inhu-
manly tyrannica]. agriculture M y despoil
despotism Of half its tyranny. With
Heavens free breeze around and it's
glorious sky above them. let them toll
on. Gods blessed sun shine will. in due
season. bring to perfection the fruit of
their industry. What is earth, after all,
but the loot stool Of Gods throne? Any
people. or any individuals. who aeherish
nature and cultivate earth, will .And. in
time, that this has been their best .ypca-
ton. We. are glad to- learn that frSn all
portions Of this State the&promise of "a
harvest follows close upon thaseed.time.
Every interest Of the agrioultnrist looks
promising: The laborer is assured of
his hire and the planter OF his reward.
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RADICAL OUTRAGE IN TEx1s.- The
telegram from Galveston, Published
Saturday, gives intelligence OF high