The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1873-12-19

forward his products TO he manipulated by
others protected by Government into ggan
tic fortunes.
While the legitimate robbery by the
government OF tho consumers through it's
protective tariffs while its robbery by the
people everywhere by its princrly subsidies
TO Railroads. systematically carried on fur
years, are facts, which shall in the centu.
ries to come call forth the especial wonder
Of the historian. Still the results now pro
duced by the concentration Of wealth and
consequent power in the hands of the few,
and in favored places, should attract the
earnest attention Of all who hope for the
perpeiuity OF American Republicanisu,
and the safety and honor OF American ag-
rloulture.
The concentration OF wealth is the con-
centration of power, and its legitimate and
historical cn1clusion is daspotism willie
diffusion is liberty and prosperity. What
is the injured interest when despOtism shall
triumph here! Agriculture; for the tillers
Of the coil then becomes the serfs OF gov
ernment. And such will be the near re-
suit Of the hot bed attempt Of the govern
meht, to force manufacturing industry to
the exclusion Of other interests. upon this
country, in oppositi to the gigantic manu-
featuring power Of England developed in
the last twenty-five years by the steam en-
gine and machinery. The plainest propo'
sition Of political economy is that the young
State can never rival the old ones in manu-
| factured articles, nor can the old rival the
young in the production Of subsistence.
| And set in the face Of this we have for
years, as u Government, given the most un-
limited protection to our commerce and
manufactures al owing our rich and splen-
did soil to be worn aud wasted in the une.
quail burdens pressed upon agriculture.
What is to be the resultf Ayel what ID
the result. Excrencences like New York
WASHINGTON, Philadelphia and Boston
blooming with mushroom greatness and
rioting in corruption.
When men, in Wall street, and on
change, those Pandemoniums Of Pluto on
earth by the power Of the combination o.
wealth, can corner the industries of tbs
country, and send thrill OF distress to tht
EXTREMIST spot in the land can count thu
bales Of cotton and bushels OF grain
seeds germinate in the soil, and sell th'
same in the wild game of gambling on fu
tnres, and to them say like divinity TO tn
waves OF the sea, so much and no more
Can with money circulation OF &T90,00O
900, concentrate the fourths Of that vas
; sum into the vaults OF National and Saving
banks within radius Of 200 miles OF thei
I Gold. Room and chamber OF commerce, an
by means OF their Clearing House Associa
! tion and Banks in connection with il, suR
pend currency payment, cramp the energie
aud trade of all, aud retain the suspension
for tho benefits of few favored house
engaged in manufactures and commerce
4 can through their National Banks borrow
| steal by law. the humble deposits Of homes
4 men and women, loan the saine at fearfr
! per cent. to corrupt spectators on pledg
I Of watered stocks, aud by the lRismanagC
p ment Of one man. enabled by these mean
4 to control millions, convulse the land Fl
e months and shock the ears OF charity b
. the wall Of the widow and the moan Of th
e orphsn
n Yes, wealth tends to such centres. an
G there, power and corruption feel secure
entrenched. while the lands and the glor
Q ous soil OF this country, which only need
e be etckled with hue to langh with ha
C vest" are being slowly but surely left to Il
d poor and humble. Az the years pass Il
e evil increases. There is no royal road 10 8
il riculture. The spade, the implement OF
lf thousand years, represents the last stage
,r the progress Of agriculture, Tor Meth
At gang nor steam plows can ever rival IT
o. cultivation. hut what is the hand shut
le aud weavers beam which made their adve
OF with the spade, to the steam engine turniI
re- in ceaseless motion at one time ten thor
or aud spndles --as the mote in the sunbea
n. when placed in the balance against I
d. weight OF the earthl Thus capital, a
er wealth, and machinery and knowledge C
ls at short notice double, quadruple the pow
}, of the manufacturer, while the beet pl
us tected agriculture developes slowly, and
pe tests OF experiments require time TO pl
Il. duce beneficial results. Must we IN
er descend to the position Of hewers Of wo
u. and drawers OF water, the mere sgricultu
at drudges of the land, that the rings a
ar monopolies may gather wealth and conc
en- trate poweri God forbid Remember
ways that you are 100000 strong, VIII
us the power that binds you is not as ma
of thousands and that you are still free mi
ot The remedy is apparent and lie in the har
he Of the people, and the day is not disti
"a when It will be enforced. Not distant
ID. trust when the thralldom that wealth
Irn for ages held over the daughter Of Ce
ri. shall be broken Ayel In the Patrons
,m Husbandry rest the power once more
10 place agriculture on her high seat unrestri
Of ed, equal in power and influence with
he most exalted, the gracious queen OF
m, | wavino fields. and glorious harvest crow
ifs. with the choicests blooms plucked by FIJI
oes and enjoying in rich profusion the lusci
nts fruits Of Pomona.
i've SO much in National view Of our subj
oy Let US turn now particularly to the col
the ton Of our own section and see il we {
uty not learn some wisdom from the expereu
ted Of the past. Our past should be our les
the and our guide, and he who will not III
his TO so eloquent critic. must blunder
iu. and perish, surrounded by bis follies.