The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-07-11

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appointed to write, on 1.-THE Depend
/, ence OF Farmers, and consequent neces
slty OF action among them, !" which WI
publish below: ~ fsa
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the Maaay Com
/ ~ fdraerss Cab FL ~~
God formed man for society, and gave untt
him those happy faculties of reasoning, by
free from all extremes, and render himsel
strength, and talents
need not, / presume. stop to fortifv This
position, as it is q fact acknowledged by all
men OF sound judgment and discretion. A
society is defined by Webster to be a eoB.pG.
| ~, community or partnership.
God created man for society, inasmucb as
he created him to be an equal partner of the
| wealth and glory of the world. This being
so, the aDortd itself, was intended by the Al
mighty as one grand and glorious partner
| ship, which of necessity must be governed
by some rule of action, otherwise there
could be no society. Society presuppoSes
/ the existence OF law, as 1t could not exist one
| materfaa bodies must be governed by law,
| and have rule of action. The world itself
| would become chaos and confusion, if il
was not SO governed. All know that no two
! bodies can occupy the same space at the
| same time. Here then we find the first
grand society, or copartnership. which is
| necessarily divided and Subdivided into nu-
merOus grand, and subdivisions.
| We have continents ana islands, inhabit-
| ed by different grades of intelligenees.
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require separate laws and regulations for
| the government of each to forward their
health, happiness and prosperity, which is
| the great aim and end of life. No one ac-
| qualnted with the geography and history of
! the world, who has the least degree of in
ten tediige9nce VIII, for moment, call in ques-
nation.
The different tribes, classes and species,
| which have been educated differently. and
| have acquired different habits, must have
diHerent laws, to restrain those habits, and
| direct their minds in those channels which
Will conduce to the happiness of the great
est number. No one, L presume, will take
issue with me upon these facts, for they are
| positions, which not only agree with our
reason and judgment, but they are princi-
pies, firmly settled by the lapse OF ages, and
b Inc experience OF al mankind, and are now
experience do not stop here, but all are
agreed that the same reasoning and princi-
pies are acknowledged to apply to focal
neighborhoods, States and conim0nweaithS
and even to the different classes of the
same neighborhoOd.
Let us not, like dreamy enthusiasts talk
OF the tRdepeIldeDce of the farmer. This class
OF arguments has always had a tendency
TO DO more harm than good, because they
encourage the farmer to keep his capital at
home, rather than invest it i'll manufac-
tories, and other things of public and gen
eraI Improvement. The man, whether he
be farmer or not, is the happiest. who comes
nearest filling his mission in life according
TO the behests of his nature and the designs
one class of persons should he happy to the
exclusion of the rest. The earth in its min
eral wealth and vegetation, is greatly diver
s1f1ed. The luXurieS are not all found in
| one place. The delicious tropical fruits and
many of the dainties of life, are brought by
the common carrier from q great distance.
Our coffee and tea, our wines, our sugar, are
all brought from different sections Our
IRON, steel, brass, copper and other metals,
are brought nom other sections. All these
thlngs are not found in the same neighbOr-
hood, and it is useless to talk about local or
sectlonal independence, while this is the
case.
Take the simple article of salt 1t is not "a
farm product, but requires capital to pro-
dace, ana put it i'll market. Can you live
thlng else you use which you do not get di-
rectly from the soil. They must come to
you on railroads and SteamIineS.
Many people, know, have been guIIed
and persuaded that they can do without
manufactures, bu t this is all a mistake and
the sooner the farmers awake to the real
ization of these facts the better it viii be
for them. Understand me. / don't pretend
to say that the farmer can't do upon
and probably oughtto do, but he cannot live
without manufactures. Like the stupid OK
he may EXIST, but it will be only to drag out
a miserable existence in the end. If YOU
take time to think, you will see you cannot
do without them. The paper upon which
write tniS essay is manufactured by capital
ISIS. All our literature, and the books from
winch your children learn their first letters,
could not be obtained otherwise the but
JOIIS pun our GIObn6S, Ullp SHOES uDOn
rect ana every farming implement that
we use, must come from the manufactory
To every sensible and rejecting mind, il
must sound absurd in the extreme to talk
about the independence of The farmer. He NAV
be as independent as any class of persons
but none are independent, and it's good
they are not, for God never intended that
they should be, but by making them mutual
~ dependent, he has laid the foundation for
the exercise OF the benevolent affections,
ana II Is remarkable fact that these de-
tendencies are far more numerous and eX-
tensive than the generality of mankind are
disposed to admit.
Wherever we, turn our eyes, towards |
the great family of mankind, wheth- |
er we look around on the land of our natiVi- |
ty, or to distant continents, and oceans |
which surround them, we behold thousands |
of human beings telling for our ease, our |
comforts, our pleasure and Improvement |
Iurn your eyes to our beloved South and to |
the Islands OF the West Indies, and you will |
behold the poor laborer tOiling under the |
scorching heat of o tropical sun, in order to |
provlde Tor us sugar, molaSseS, apd RICE, to |
mlng!e with our daintIes and To regale our |
appetltes. II we direct our view to the En-
pre- OF Chiga,, on the opposite side of the !
globe, we shah behold thousands and tens
of thousands of our brethren of the human |
family busily employed In planting the tea
Tree, ana plucklng and preparing its leaves |
tnaG we, at the distance of ten thousand
miles, may enjoy delicious beverage for
our morning and evening meals Others
among the distant icebergs of the north are
hazarding their lives amid the Chilling
Irosts OF the polar regions, in order to collect
the skiing and furs o. various animals. 10
adorn the dress OF oQf female friends, and
70 supply us With WhalebOne and other use
full articles. |
Even IN the SuhterfaneouS apartments of
the globe, as well as upon its surface many
cilo9sands OF hg4qn beings are lahoring in
conHneq 4na slaQiay regions, to promote
our comforts and enjoymentS, and supply us
WIN the actual neeessaries of life. In these |
ozark ana gloomy abodeS, hundreds, and al
most thousands of feet below the surface of
IN earth, these wretched beings are DOOM
e 3 TO pass their existence, deprived of the
cheerful light of day, toiIing, almost naked |
III the midst of hot and sulphurous vapors
and under severe taslx-masters, in order that |
we may be supplied with the best species OF
"copper" for forming our kettles, caulCipnns |
and cqpperplate engravipgs. 4ameEousoth1
er stiinleFfEs!lepAs mansions are 1lIed with
in similar tolls and labors, In order that we
may enjoy, not only the eiegancieS and con
venlences of life, but what might truly be
termed the absolute necessities for living
tits there that we get our salt suIphIT.
and medicines, as well as our
iron, gold, silver, and other metals, some of
which are absolutely indispensable. Thus
we are connected with our fellowIAau by /
thousands of ties, which tender as %iiiSepaT,
able ana 9spFpaelH gpon each other.
Canltad and joint stock COMPANIES are re-
1ulfed TO carry ON these mining operations,
aL u iIcLofles are equally requisite to mould
and prepare these metals for our use.
admit that the farmer is the most indie
pendent of any class of men, yet he is by no
means independent. This fact being estab-I
l1Shed, II follows as matter of Drorricty, {
That there should be some cClotft ,t1f Tilction |
among farmers 81 the different sections of
The oounty,'in NoFueF to protect themselves |
against the inroadS of the other classes, such |
rs Joint stock and manufacturing compa- |
MES, which may, or may not, be controlled
by the capital of farmers. These different
lvocationS in life are absolutely necessary
for the health, happiness and prosperity Of
The whole human family. nissalellee IS es- /
Sential to life. 4 L he IL fauI1ufn difference,
yet this difference Should be made to pro |
luce harmony. Pope says, "All harmony
IS discord not understood" But this cannot |
De true, for dtscord can never be harmony |
they are irreconcilable things. However
hey both depend on difference. But har-
while discord is difference in the WRONG /
PLACE. Everywhere IL nature, we find
abundant Illustrations fgf this. GONE star
1iffeIS frpnl another star in glory, y yet per. |
ect harmony is preserved In the whole stel- |
ar systGn1, because this difference is in the
RIGHT PLACE, just where God has ordained
t.. But suppose we could change the PLACE | ,
Of some star that has been fixed by the Gre
ltor, discord would be the inevitable result.
because then it would be in The WRONG | !
PLACE. Wherever things, are Working In |
heir appointed place, the most bs~',:ss,fllI
harmony prevails, DItfa"aan is essential
o tlieI let II only be, in the RIGHT
-. CE, and all will be well. So it is with |
farming, manufacturing, and every other |
would not, ana could not, be filled by the
i've I'd our Happiness. they should ali De
- ,sofyr1 10 nays1 i11Y1 orfaof