New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-11-11
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Years upon years have hpsed. and ~
IHvis not until within . very short pesiot
Of time that mankind has been laugh
that farming is science involving some
thing more than the mere turning owe
the ground, planting the grain. covering
fN-M;1ndsns6 seHdmg yhs plkns uns
seed time dpiesd, - harvest. Within
the last quarter Of century farmers hav,
discovered that their profession WAS on,
fun Of suggesiveness. and capable Of IN,
finite progression. Not only Is the seed
to b escorted and nAail ulstsd, but II.
earth is to b selected for its deposit, one
erop7 growing upon )landt soil and en-,
other upon loamy ground And when
nature has bean sszhsusted. or sa&he,
when the particular gasses that are neces.
sary in the production Of . particula,
crop have been consumed, scientific
farming has discovered q way to rein.
vigotate the earth without allowing it to
arrest Various compositions and fer.
fhssss aSs nov compounded with which
to restore worn out fields to . greater yield
than ever; and this science, which va
rejected for years, is now making head
way throughout the world against pre-
JUDGE which is as old as the human race
ITSELF Farmers are adopting the approved
discoveries Of experience, ana In Georgia
the result VAS almost wonderful six bales
Of cotton having been raised upon IN
aero Of ground that barely yielded one
under the old system.
Instruction il deemed an absolute ne
eeesity in every department Of material
life, and men seek experts in every trans
action that demands outside assistance.
From the Ancing Of IN ordinary swelling
70 the anputation Of limit, the surgeon
Is called into tequisition; from the collec-
lion Of plain note Of hand to the prose
eution Of doubtful land claim, the law.
rers knowledge Is sought after; from shos-
ing . horse or replacing elate upon the
roof to repairing watch or covering
house, the mechanic can not be excluded.
Accountants are educated to adjust the
books Of the smallest and the largest
houses; gardeners are in request to regu-
ate and attend the grounds about our
in fact, wherever assistance is
needed, the search is made for that speci.
ic capacity calculated to attend to it &C.
'ording to the most. approved rules, as
Understood by the artistess Who have made
he work in hand speciality.
While. however, matsrial matters have
zen thus progressive, one branch Of our
ally business has not advanced in ike
roportion. Politics, or what is really
he science of government. is Just now
lmost where it was in the beginning
very man considering himself fully able |
. discharge his duty as citizen, without
~ regard to the degree Of his instruc-
ion. In fact, some men make boast of |
that they pay no attention to politics, |
nd that they are strictly opposed to read |
ag political newspapers. Others oppose
nivezsal education because they believe |
produces discord, trouble and discon-
ant among the people. This is the same
rror that prevailed among the farmers
hen every man thought that he was
apable of raising crop if he only had
ae physical strength to turn up the
round and plant the grain. It is time
thrust this prejudice out of the public
ind. Politics is as capable of being bet
red BY instruction a. farming is !; and
iat society which educates every citizen
full understanding, not only Of his
mites to the State, but to himself, will
NIX higher in all the elements Of great
ess than any community that tolerstes .
ass in its midst that is too ignorant to
addressed upon questions of public
'licy. The city of New York illustrates
us fact to our hand, as the men who
lpported Tweed are not only DEPRIVED,
1t they are too ignorant to comprehend
ut their highest interests are imperiled
their own wickedness and incapacity.
There is very large class of our own
'pulation that is really too ignorant to
operly exercise the duties of citizen
ip, because it is impossible to explain
their comprehension the various ques-
ms Of law and government that are
arising for discussion. Thou
nds Of white people stand in this I'M
rtunate position toward the State.
lousands of colored people are equally
fortunate, through no fault of their
N, having been excluded from the BEN
b OF . common school education by
. laws Of the community. This condi-
n Of affairs should not be allowed to =
lst any longer than the entire energy of .
} State can be exercised to correct it.
ucation should be made universal to p.
ny child in Louisiana, not only for the |;
lividual benefit of the child, but for the
neral benefit of all the people. We q