The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1873-10-01

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basis Of Subsistence and Of national
wealtlL.T T entitled itoaparamodht inn
! portanee andTanks by yirtueg gofnum-
hers employed RRd amount Of pro-
perty. Invested and, whereas, this
most aiiciert pursuit. iias Jagged be.s
hind many other ir16u stries ina pro
| gfess 9ahd iapfo7emeHt,i aespeciallq
in fthe South, since the census of
1870 and statistics collected since
prove that agricufture IS less rewarCl-
ed for the amount OF work done by
man andsbeast thanz any other labor
in the, Unite 5Statess. aud whereas,
this deficiency in compensation for
farm labor actually. performed is due,
not to any natural defects in oar
crops, grain, COTTON <tobacco, grass
and hays nortO olIrasoilsand clinate,
nor tovanY atfiietioa Of Providence,
it must arise. from errors in our sys-
TEN Of farming and planting, inti-
mately connected with the character
of our field labor. with our remote
ness from market and the cost of
transportation, together with the
heavy per .centage for. hauling our
produce. this with depreciation of
paper currency and class legislation
generally; and whereas valUabIc1sta7
tistics showrthat olrr farming Iands
pay only one per cent interest at a
low valuation, that their market
price has depreciated for several
years, and is stH failing, due to
heavy taxationsand the tendancy Of
\ the age make land p1y alltaxes, and
unless we can arrest this downward
tendency, it must end in our ruin:
and whereas the landed interest and
thelabor interest Of Tennessee make
the State all that it is orr ever can
be, it is the duty of every man, who
owns an acre Of its soil. or. ever eX-
poets to own ono. to unite with his
whole mind and heart with every,
other land holder or laborer in
common effort to remove this great
evil; and whereas it is our duty as
farmers by associated effort, to inn
prove ourold farms, and hy proper
methods of recdperation and culture,
with iudicious rotation of crops re-
store the fertility OF the soil. and
increase the productiyeness Of Land.
in the State, to the epd that We may
be able to retain the labor we have
in the State, knowing full we'll Chat
when the reward for labor be
comes. small it,acts as a premium on
emigration to some new country
where fresh lands are cheap and
abound, While this depopuIation Of
our Old country or district lessons
its industrial force and active capi-
tai. and thereby still farther impov-
erishes- the State, diminishing its
ability to pay county and State
taxes, Support schools. churches and
railroads To do this we must have
q State organization with branches
in every county and civil district,
composed Of live men who have in
-telIigence enough TO see that the
farmers interest must depend upon
and to look after their
own interests, aud protect their
real estate and honest toll from
either Indirect or direct taxation,
which is sloWlyin some cases, but
rapidly in others, eating. out the
farmers substance, while we see
that agriculture is tlanguishing, ow-
ING mainly 10 isolated location and
want of associated effort Of its mem
3bers = aud whereas other great
national Interests have been hrapid
apdFprogressiFefby cooperation and
united, capital and by active lobby
Influence with IcsisIative bodies
and whereas, it IS desirable to pro-
vide for a moro efficient system Of
practieia indastriaf education for
the benefit of the youth of the copn-
.trY.sto stimulate apathy, to promote.
exchange and diffusion Of agrieul-
tural facts now. known. and by lights
Of advancing science and judicious
experiments and reports add ito the
present. stock ofideas, to introduce
improved implements and improved
modes of cnlturc-to elevate the
Standard of dignity, usefulness and.
profit Of this great and useful pro
fessioG-sto meet the aspirations Of
uryoung Fnen and keep them at
homes stay the tide of emigration
from our States, and attract skill
and'capital and Tabor from abroad by
pubfieatien of our State resources I
and capabilities Try appeals to
foreign enterprise and to obtain just
recognition in legislative bodies, 1
and bring about retrenchment and
reform in the administration Of our
affairs, especially to enftau the ex-
pensess sihcitlent to d headninistration
and execution, Of the laws of the
land for we recognize. d that one Of
the greatest burdens is the partiality
IN lee gisIatioh sand the Immense de ]
lax. sexpense9 9audH uncertainty in tile !
administrations ofbjustiee--tlis.g with
the additional heavy burden Yiz !. 4
That what the farmer buys. is upon
the basis or a depreciated currency.
and wIiatshe sells is sold upon
gold basis since the price ofizour
farm products zEessalated in the
great markets of Enrepes TE III A
70. remove these oppressionse and 1
tighten the burdens upon the farmer.
it IS fit and proper tliatthc scattered /.
rsfysr Of agricultural intelligence
throughout our State shoulClrbe1con-
yergedl to- \ foeusFto accomplish tholI