Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1873-02-20
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THE PATRONS eEs I.uSEANDRY.

"a ytttfgY cid esdgut- -777TTJ, III 'sb ~ Z
II is the natural desire of man to.improvc his
condition Nature In / ,littriBntfng her gifisbs-.
sto@ed &spseiM attention nloli this fac,,y.
No matter how muchsof this wo,I1a treasures
man has, his nntdral ,!esfrss Ito pbssess ,,nrs.
4Teiisso cohstintetlIhy 'a,nx WI Ransl l,s-
inefficient Greator.,4r ,,.,,,f{,, ao9ittsG.
ltt Nature did not intend that MIN should iseT
main iii nominal hntl9h5a.frosressi,ei sta.ei
We arc roicon,handetY Y5y GyIo iIiffTsse mid
multiply not only ,i,i pamhers, bnt in brothcrly
feeling, christian deyoi,h' aud thing.
which tend 70 IMPROVE dasaiHppr,,l and spirit
anil condition of trhaGkind This principle Was
Eh@plapted in man TO aid in the &fhisfSasarfor,
which he was crea!ed !ettat OF working ont lis
eternal salvation. Svliateveriis dope or rSr-
formed naturally fit conform to c,stoiii, reg
u!ated BY the lay OF divine rcye,atiim, isas it
should be. Hclwo. rnaakaris two blades OF grass
grow '&hers only one grew before is public.
benefactor i, ~ o..;,.
II, is. this law, this natural desire to improve
our condition, hat ii'cteascs.,le strides Vi ctiy-
lizhtion, and orist,, man aout softhe depths OF
corruptionera barh.Iis,n; tliat expands his
IDEAS refines is tas:tt, .,ntl cleyatcs his rio,al
and religious aRhdaidysiIt iptnetrittsi imoi,he,
rcnotetases qfsNHa;1its, and. collects tho fact,
of The. past and litscnt, and thereby cna.-
blcs man to rdckJn tl!d degrees of his progress
OF all the ural,itirious cailings in existence,
that of the farmer who represents nearly four
| ffths Of. usc entire popu!a:ion of the United
States, is the worst abused The farmer rerr.
forms nsoic- real hard lubar, riRcs carliGrfal,d
stirs latcs simakcs greater sasri!Ges and resorts
TO more shifts; is paid less for tie products cr
his toll and pays more OF tie general taxes Of
the country i.han any other ac!;,ss Nfhy.a Is
it hccalsSe he delights in orkipg and paying
| taxes. ISL Geca,sc lie prefers to he ii hcwtr
of wood t,,d drawer OF water No. 1T is; ;lc-
cause le has unwit,ingly a!loweI estcfsbqdy
| else to, got akead II hin, in the. rage for im-
proven cit. SO iiiin ial:bis heca'isc lie actually
| likes to'work. He l;tlors he,si,se he lilasapi
bor icssiard r rlonryT more. The natural desire
to improve lis condition is what causes him 10
undergo haiishils atta 10 tortgo Pleasures We
all wofls brtheAIU scri, to- kcepifronl woIk in
the Sttfqret ilIIlegc ISL lnsn, no matter how;
pgly. he may be, but iiidsincs, sometimes that
he, sod looking There sIEo ltar, no mat
ltet hew5 .peor lhearnay lea bn.awbo hopes and
ihag h. issss
No man Of us fixes TO lalor: Still we'd we do it 7
always hi3c;hld always will. "By. the sweat
of thy brow shalt thou cat hrcad.p 7a~ il +,
| In nj tie ruanify,d tr.,,,es and professions
which set the machinery OF the world in motion,
and ca;;sUit 10 move or ii, its march 10 civili-
zaGnm and ciirisfiilnity, lere ase,ccrtain indus
tsial classcs which cntcavor to exist by the
dcu' and 10 the detiimont of others, which ig-
more the lrnci;t and ;mnmntics to wEicli each
are entitled, and Which, did tl!ey not command
! Certain iHSans; uf dcf,iFc, would be,blottc,! out
Of existence l.y ilc cncioacl.niomts and isurpa-
lions oS ti!tir- competitors. The ferdai Lords
oi Europe exercise q discipline aud exert an
im!lucEoc over their va7eals and dcmaiils which
rr;iticr them truly "NIonarcls OF all they sur
vey' The grantee Of n English domain is
to-day .scre Of slave tan ever the negro of
the So'::'. was, under Tie lash. And to what
! does he eve Iii. condition? To his failure to
ysc in tine thosc means which were necessary
10 drew around him Safeguard, for the pro,
tecion of his rights and privileges Tie agri-
caituris,s Of the United titatcs arc tending to
the same portTyto a condition of vassalage to
tic mcmied corporations, railroad combinations,
| legislative bodies, mercantile syndicatcs, and
! middlomen.u TEcre are certain class of farm
e-s ofthe South, an; their name is legion, who
are ;lircady owned by the middlcmen with the
exception that Il bill OF sale has never been
passed. i allude to hat class who are depend
/ cnt upon factors and commission merchants for
! surplies- advanccncrts. Are there any who
| need 10 lie told how they are owned? Ii tlere
are | will endtayor to explain. The farmer
| agrees 10 wors; for the factor or commission
merchant for one year, for so many dollars, or
80 many dollars worth of articles. He not only
agrees 10 do this, but birds himself. morally
and legally to a faithful performance of it
gives li!n lien, lie has sold Himself for a
] stipulated price for one year At specified
time he pays the inctar or commission, mcr-
chant the principal Of his lien So far, with
reasonable ra'c of interest, the two are even;
but in order 10 induce his licge lord to buy him
the farmer allows him an unreasonable rate of
interest gives him thirty 10 forty per cent for
purchasing Iii, supplies, as much more as profit,
allows him to dictate when, and the prices at
| which, the products OF his soil shall be sold,
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