Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1871-11-11

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the iron bars Of our railroads.. Icons
and factories and public york
would all cease their ..pulsstioas
Gloom, poverty misery famine ,pesti
ionee and death would follow IN rapid
succession, and brood ike a nignt
msre over the face Of the esrth
spreading q CONSERVATION among ths
human race, more terrible thsr
would the bloTting out OF the saf
from the heavens. Support, fosleI
and encourage agriculture aud yoI
water and fertilize the roots OF The
trees that bears ali the other fruitI
of industry. Neglect the roots
tramp upon and injure them, and
you may nurse the branches
you may shield them from the cold
and chilling winds, You may ever
pump fresh sap iEt0 them, but theJ
viii die-die because the very f5un
tain OF life is neglected-the yery
heart that supplies blood to thS
limbs is bruised and broken. NJ
nation ever rose to greatness, digni
ts or wealth, or made any progress
IN the liberal sciences or arts, OF
welded q great in1neHce in the
worlds history, or controlled theil
own destiny. without 3 proper at
teRkion to agriculture. Now the
reason why there has been no fos.
tering care bestowed by the Legis.
leture upon the industrial pursuits
OF our State, is because the persons
engaged in such pursuits have nexel
demanded it. As q class the fhtmefi
are poweFless- The same may be
said Of she mechanics. Orgnniza.
ton is needed, and when they are
organized their power viii be felt.
Power commands respect, whether
displayed by 3 united interest, by
the roar OF the ocean, or by the hurt
ling OF. the thunderboIt. II the far
mers need protection and assistance
from the Legislature, let them rise
in their might and enforce their de-
sires. Hurl from power and place
whoever neglects or. scorns your
reasonable demands. Enforce Obe-
diencei 20 your behests.l You have
the p0wert exercise IL, for the good
of the whole State. Dealers may
put OF on you the most worthless
articles as fertihZers-where is your
redress? Where Is your chemist 10
make such analyses? Your land
may be assessed in your county
many times higher than the same
quality Of land in other counties
where can such information be had,
so that taxes on lands may be equal
and uniform. throughout, the State2
Nearly every State north of Us and
south OF us has its agricultural sta
tistics, but where are yourss Isthis
fostering the great interest of the
State2 The spleAdid age Of Angus
tps Cesar was distinguished quite
as much for the encouragement ii
gave to agriculture az for the vigor
and wisdom of its laws, OF the glory
of its literature. Agriculture re-
ceived his special protection The
poets of his reign knew no better
way to win the faver of their empe-
ror than by singing the fsscinations
and charms Of farmers life. Ths
quiet, rural retreats around Rome
Injury and wealth. Agriculture
was made popular. The Pontine
marshes that disfignred the land
scape, and whose exhalations were
surcharged with death, were re-
claimed, put In cultivation, and be-
came the most fertile part of the
great empire. The plants of hap
pier climes were introduced, and the
agriculture of Rome was 'diversi-
fed Just in proportion to the en-.
it received from the
When the govern
ment neglected to foster il, decay
began. Licentiousness, efiemiuancy
and corruption took the place OF in
dustry, virtue and patriotism, & the
decline Of the government was rap
id when there was no longer = Nir-
gil TO throw around the labors OF
the husbandman the radiant coiors
of imagination, nor a Horace to ex-
tol the sweetness of labor.
When labor in the field became
disgraceful-the labor that subdues
the ground, defies the inciemency
of life-When this labor became un-
Rome fell, because the nuF-
series Of her virtue fell, and because
the government failed to support
that business upon which its fOun-
datiOns were built. 4t
Ny felloW-citizens, are we not
drifting upon the same rOckl The
Roman dreaming of an At
lantis beyond the sea, and relin-
gushing the stern duties and re-
quirements of life in search Of this
fabIed land, finds a fit counterpart
our young men seeing visions Of
glory in distant States or populous
cities. The charms of. home and Of
married life are growing fewer aud
fainter. Our young men are grow
ing every year more averse to mar
rying, because they are not able to
support a wife in astyle suited to
the depraved sentiment OF the times.
That sentiment and public taste are
always depraved which require the
Of honesty to be over
leaped to minister to il. Women
can endure priyations with greater
fortitude and oheerfulness than man
up by husbands love, she
will cling to him with a deathless
tenacity through all fortunes; in glo-
ry and in gloom, in veal and in woe;
In poverty and in wealth; in sun
shine and storm-nay, even on the
chill death bed itself, her last linger-
ing glance will be directed, with af-
fectionate interest, TO the part
ner of her life. She is the guar
dian of the affections, and she
should stand forth at the presens
time and show the world that her
affections are not cooled, nor her
faith weakened, nor her sympathieE
sfifed, by the poverty which has
fallen upon her people Let her
take the lead in discouraging the ex-
travagancies that prevail in our
State 10 such an alarming extent As
seriously to interfere with the So
cial duty of marriage. Young men
of industrious, sober aud steady
forts to accumulate = sufficieucy 20
enter the marriage relation with
that briilianey which the world ex-
poets? They are easily seduced
from that State, that stands in need
of all her sons, to set mp their house
hold gods among strangers, where
living is cheaper, economy respecta-
bic and artificial wants fewer. By
far the most sensible way for both
sexes wonld be TO go TO work, Wres-
tie with poverty, subdue il, and
weave crowns OF honor from the
flowers of industry. Let them take
each other "for better or for worse"
practice economy and hew out for
themselves 8 position of usefulness
in society. Where such class of
people live, honest, upright, labori-
Gus and intelligent, you viii find
thrift and plenty. A pleasing con-
tentment reigns in their homes.
NeAtness aud taste and order pre-
vail. Their lands increase in value,
their homes are yearly improved,
adorned and beautified. In their
neighborhOOd churches and school
houses, those twin stars of civilza-
tion, spring up and dispense light,
liberty and religion all around. Every
year are developed more and more
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