The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1873-08-16


country had juss.been deyastuted, your
fields laid waste, aud your labor dis,
organized, aud who was to build up the
waste places The farmer, the merch
ant, the mechanic, the men of all pro-
fessions and pursuits, even he who min.
listers aud serves the altar, were left
comparatively helpless. In this com
n"h calamity, few dcsponled in the
struggle tn effect a renovation which was
TO DO accomplished by the un;sed energy
of alk None, however, more rssoiu,ely
renewed their occupation than tho far.
uer To whom all looked with anxiety
for their daily breal Knpwi,gth 1t time
Is the great mnovator, Jou havU wisely
resolved no longer 10 oontiuGe to ak
Implicitly in tho iuo,s'cps of your tath.l
but have Sought other paths ,hat lc,d
more directly to success. You are no
longer insensible to the great results
that science has achieved in AL the pur.
suits of life, and nrc ready to invoke her
strong hand to uphold and lea yol
safely OH your 'urney. Iou
'pshcld tho unconquered arm of steam
afnr,
Drive the aiow barge snl swiftly drsw the
onr,"
while the electric spark
"Sposds the soft intercourse from soul 10
soul,
AMI wafta Sigh from, indus to the nlt"
This intellectual progression in he
arts aud sciences is marvellous indeed,
and you must be always reaIJ so ami
yourself Of those discoveries which
econcmize your time aud abridgc your
labor, else yms spern tl.e gift Of your
Creator. Rcmorhber that yours is the
prime business OF lilc-you iced the
hungry clothe the naked aud the
great enterprises of the day are Indirect
.ly dependent upon you. The profit Of
the earth is for all-the king himself is
served b. the field. This bcng the
mission Of the husbaudman, the general
purvcyor of mankind, you should ever
act with an abiding re Sc of the duties
you owe not ouly to y' urscvce, but %
the community, and embrace and employ
every impr -vemen' which eau aid jour
aearch into tho reason oi thcsv .....-.,
aud do not forego the rrocept, example
aud experience of the thoughtful in
every deparhhopt of husbanIry, or you
will discover, whsu the harvest is cuded,
that yosr barls are cmpty.
TIE sur kuewlc,lgaa is pouring rays of
light ON every pash OF ind ustry. aud he
who s5jA walk hy the clinieyina ligh OF
The moon will be lost Ia shuss by.wgys
that the wise have i'hg abandoned
Frcfh the scabuard 20 tlie nouutaius s, the
general acclaim is progress Not the
fruitlcss prosresa OLA dreaming iunoYa-
tor, but an advance supported by the snrs
deductions of reason. If knswled..e is
power, tc instructed in the great lessons
she teaches, and you will then be ablc %
accommodate yourselves To the changes
arouMd yuu-not the novelties OF an idle
brain, bur changes eff csed ky the eu
lightcned wisdom of u profoundly in
quiring and progressive age. This is
not the day OF stage eoaches and petit
angers, but OF steamers and the telegra-
PHI sad nho may not safely prsdict that
the BALLOON will ere long in mid air
move on the miags OF the Wind?
Apply these principles to the business Of
the agr7culturist aud inquire If j, Is sisc
according to the vicious system hsreto-
fore adopted, to exhaust the virgin so;
without an effort to sust,in and restore
it. aud 10 lea,o tho old Ii III forever
taIR,w and aban ndone,i, which must result
in fal0re lfyou hid sot jour. fertile
field, you viii force barrsn soil far,
scmnty bread Isl. judcious 70 incur
The expense OF l,b3r and time in rsmnv.
ing tho foreat for new fields no better
than the old, il tho means Of renovation
can be employed? All animal Hfo is sus-
tanned by food, aud shall it be withheld
from the plant that feeds mankind ?
The analogy is clear and the logical con.
clssion follows, that unless you revive
your barren lands with suitable manures
your lahoy will be in vain. The nature
and tho value Of the various fertilizers
and their application TO the different
sole have been taught usand have been
tested By the experience Of our planters;
;snrf by the jadicious use Of them you
will become tho competitors Of those
whose cultivation is conducted on m.