The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-01-26
Chr 5}}arletta Sournal.
Marietta, Georgia, January 90, 1872,
POWDER SPRINGS, Ga,
Jan. 18th, 1872

| am done. Is there being on
earth more happy, more indepen
dent, than an intelligent and indus
trious farmerY Is not that profess.
ion, flor such it deserves TO be call
ed worthy our best and noblest tai
ent! Is there a young man in Geor
gia, who would feel himself the
least degraded by being called a
farmers son? ESQ, let me point
such an one, to that young agricuI-
turalist, who has an experimental
and practical education; who has
been made familiar with all the nat
ural sciences, such as Chemistry,
Geology, Mincralogy, Botany, and
the natural history, character, and
physiology of animals With As
tronomy, Mental and Moral Philoso-
ply, and the rndjmants at least Of a
thorough mathematical education =
See him who has boea taught in boy
hood TO hold the plow and swing the
scytbe, Not the most renowned
dancer exhibits more gracefulness of
motion than he. His form and all
his implements obey his will and
bring forth what 10 asks in rich
abundance.
Then if there i. nothios degrading
or low, or mean about this the great
est intercst-thc very backbone of
the world-shouId we not honor it;
should we not walk in that straight
and even path which leads to peace,
plenty and happiness, to life and
glory in this world and the one
which is to follow!
If the cultivation of the soil, the
raising of stock, &c be so high and
honorable, so much in accordance
with the will and order Of God,
should not tho farmer as a class re-
fuse to do, or cause to be done, or
even give countenance to the least
thing. that might tarnish or disgrace
it?
Now, Mr.. Editor, these reflections
bring to my mind a practice, which
obtains, | am glad however to say,
to a very limited extent, among few
individuals, (not farmers, for they
are not worthy to be called by that
honorable namc) of false packing
their cotton some by putting in the
balls, sand, others by pouring in
water, &c, Now, sir, this is a vio-
laiion Of law, Of justice, Of principle,
and should he condemned and pun
ished
The question now arises, by what
means can such proceedings be stop
cd would answer, let every cot
ton merchant and factor, when they
discover frauds Of this kind, refuse
to keep :heir mouths shut, for the
sake Of little hust money, but like
honest men, go Immediately before
the proper tribunal, civil, not mill
tary) pray out warrant, have the
guilty parties arrested, tried, con-
victed, and punished.
| would suggest to the farmer,
that he, also, watch his own interest
in selling and buying; and if a mer-
chant buying cotton or selling gro
ccries, such as sugar, coffee, salt,
meat, iron, or any thing else, be
found with false 1oeightS, (Which we
fear is sometimes the caso), then
bring him to ta10 as the Law directs,
and my word for it thore will be
fewer falss paclages-fewer false
weights.
Mr. Editor, just at this point, |
perhaps ought to close, bat there oc.
ours to my mind another low and
disgraceful practice with some in the
world. / will try to explain. 1t is
this: When one farmer has gone
to a great deal of trouble and ex-
pen8e to get his hands, and puts
them to work, his crop planted, and
every thing moving on in peace and
harmony-aiI satisfied-then for
another man to loitcr around his
premises, Or seek other opportuni-
ties to see his hands, for the purpose
Of decoying them away, by offering
to pay them better wages for their
labor, and perhaps at that very time
he did not intend to pay them any
thing. Such low and base work is
beneath the dignity of a gentleman,
and a'man who would be guilty Of
the like, would, in my opinion, be
none too good if an opportunity Of
fered, to put his hand into your
pocket and take from thence, that
which did not belong to him. Sir, l
am proud to say, that if any such
characters live in our midst, IN our
county, l know them not and it is
to be hoped that neither tho tiller Of
the earth, nor the weigher Of her
produce, will ever be guilty Of 50
vile, so mean, so base an act.
Respectfully, &C.,
A. G.. MCINToSH.