The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1874-10-31
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SEE. both iIJieiduaI and corporate;
to buy lees and produce more, 10 or
der to make our larms sclf.sn.tsining;
90 diversity our crops. and crop no
more thao we eaD Guilty. to- to sys-
tcmatize our work. and calculate in
tclligenily on probabilities; to dis.
countenance the credit system. and
every system tending TO prodigality
and bankruptcy
-uch puDoses faitfully and honestly
adhered 10, cannot but make every
American farmer an honor to his
nation.
Farmers are our main dependence
in times OF great emergencies. In
the Revolutionary war, they constitu-
ted, for the most part, the army that
gained our national independence.
AT the same time they cultivated the
soil to provision that army. Thus
they literally held the sword with
one hand, and the plow with the 9th.
er.
Washington, their commander,in.
chief, was farmer. aud forever put |
a dignity upon that calling, of which |
every American citizen may well
feel proud. For bis military PROV.
ess and great administrative ability,
he was twice made president, but af-
ter all, chose to end his illustrious
career in the private walks and occu-
pations Of farmer. The same is
true OF Jefferson and most of the ear
lier presidents. as well as many of the
most celebrated men Of the republic.
In the late war also, as in the first,
our farmers. irrespective Of creed or
party, with their sons ami wives and
proved tho main,stay of
the nation. II it had not been for
those men, who so nobly filed up the
1eclmated ranks Of our armies; and
hose women, who. like, very angels
Of mercy, ministered to our wounded,
sick aud dying soldiers, in camp and
lospital. the struggle, would have been
mich harder, if we had not utterly
allied in the terrible internecine war.
And withal, the fields were cultivat-
ID, the granaries of the nation were
Kept full, and all were supplied with
ood as before.
Farmers hold the keys to the gran,
lries of the world. and though be.
lihceDt Providence, distribute TO the
hungry millions of earth their daily
bread.
Perhaps it is for this reason that
the word grange, whose first mean,
ng is grain. il also made to mean
armer, that the producer and the
hing produced are signiied by the
anne term.
We believe that it will be bet
er day for America, when those who
iave so often helped to save our na,
ion, shall have more potent voice in
unning it. w h more farmers in
,ur state and national legislatures.
We believe happier day wonld
lawn for our free republic. Then
surely. political corruption would re-
,eive snca rebuke from honest. sturdy
Teomanry, as to make il hide its ugly
iead. Then would flow "peace on
sarth, good will TO man." followed by
he establishment of a more perfect
aud more universal brotherhood Of
Ihe race.-lEx