The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-04-01
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different classes of community. and
in doing so, we took occasion to
draw co6parisons between che pres
4ent condition of the different call.
ipgs, in East Tennessee, and tchat
they to,,igla 10 be; what they coat1tt in q
short period be, would they but COM
mnennce the work Of refroinn. No man
can reject upon the present unfavor-
able. inactive. cos,tased, Nf We . may
use the appellative). state OF the pro-
fessions and avoeations, especially
in this end OF the State, without be.
ing convinced or The necessity OF a
change. !" Every man FOR himself .
\ is stiIl the motto of our iaBofihg
men, TO too great an an extent to meet
the exigencies of the times. as as the
times demand, TO o succeed IL ID any nv
ayocatiOn, men len ought to learn . ana
fmpart ,learnihhlgy-@-Ought, in Other
words, 70 :. help each other" And
whenever you see. in town 81 cSuuni.
try, the members Of any one class OF
labor united together IN = wen
organized association. you viii wit.
ness that class more prosperous,
more successful, better masters OF
their, avocations, and better and
more useful citizens throughout. You
will witness better feeling existing
ameng them, less envy, less selfish.
ness, and more contentment-more
willingness to serve and befriend
each other, which is the true secret
of success and withal. you will wit
ness a thriftier, better community
throughout, for energy and applica-
ton to business, we may safely say,
is catching" on the one hand, as
is laziness, inactivity and immortality
on the other. The influence spreads
among all other classes, and the eff.
feet Is measurably good upon all.
Among our farmers especially can
this policy Of association be put into
effect w5th the greatest advantage.
we honestly believe, through the or
ganization of Granges of the Patrons
of HusBaRtbEy. There ought to he
one formed m every neighborhood in
every county in the Sta'e-and the
result would bE5Ag an increase Of
prosperity not only to them. bat to
the entire commonwealth We must
have this change. Our farmers must
begin to adopt some system among
them To do this, they must arst
combine their, powers, their kDOwL
edge and experience, and distribute
it to better advantage. Farming is
becoming almost scicnce-at least
science is more imperatively, de-
manded in this branch, than almost
any other. Up to this time our
farmers have trusted altogether to
chance. and chance has worn out
their soil, exhausted all its richness,
without adding any thereto-chance
has dilapidated their fences, opened
q free highway for the wind and the
tempest through too many Of their
domicils. sold their produce frequent
ly below its value, pinched them
sOrely, and. in fine, treated them so
badly that they ought to declare q
dissolution of partnership. Now,
naAureihas done a good deatfor the
farmers OF East Tennessee. She has
planted prosperity and happiness in
every valley and on every hilltop,
but she aCilL not dig it up and place ii
ia yoar honds.1 Ifyou want it you
must bring your own aexertions into
play. Heretofore you have tried to
pluck it up with the strength of your
own single arms, This will never
do 1t is not the way to get at it. |
Muscular strength will not secure it. !
You. may. by yourself sit down by
at it q lifetime, and at last
you will stand the chance of dying
defeated. You will have to combine
your strength-you will have TO
bring system and science to .y6UFr
aid-you viii have; to apply, it to |
raising your crops, to improving |
your lands. to every thing. and yon
will find itnthe easy way and the
only sure way to prosperity and sue
cess. ma al ri..v a-a.rr adj |
70 Then, let us urge upon the import
anee Of forming these agricultural |
societies. We will net occupy more
space in speaking Of the advantages
and a necessity of a change, re-
form, among the farmers of East
We need not point out
new additional advantages that
would result from these associations.
A contemporary truthfully says that
mo great good can be accomplished
the aid of associated effort.
This is regarded truism. and we
see it daily practiced upon in all the
OF life, II we desire to cir.
eulate the Bible-to difTase among
The people the moral teachings of
send the Gospel to dis.
tant regions, through missionaries
20 extend and urge on the cause Of
short IN aoooun. |