Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-05
EDUCATION.

in such expensive Injuries as that of So
frequently calling together our legisla-
ture.
EDUCATION.
1t has been the policy of Tennessee
TO foster education by the establishment
of common schools. The common
school system is still maintained in even a
more expensive form Northumberland as al
present conducted. / doubt erceediROly
whether it is productive OF benefits CORES
p0nding with the expense il entails upon
the people. Ny observation leads me TO
the opinion thai the officers under the act
are the greatest beneficiaries, and except in
the cities, the system is failure. But with
out discussing the policy Of its total aban-
dOnment, l am decidedly in favor Of so
modifying the system as 10 leave il 20 ea"h
community or civil district 10 determine
whether it viii have a school or schools;
which, if desired, shall be supported and
sustained by the district so voting for same;
and in addition 20 this, there should be
some Limitation fixed upon the amount 10
be levied for such purposes, 50 that minoTi-
ties should lot be wholly III the power Of
majOrigieS. many Of whom contribute moth
ing towards the expense, though the bene-
ficiarieS, which is often necessarily voted
upon the prosperity of the country.
The remedy for all these burdens and
abuses rests in the hands of the farmers Of
this State and OF the country at large, while
IN a political sense We are distinct rs the
pillows, Yet in all great refOrInatOry meas
ures for our best Interests, We slOuld be
one as the sea
How is the remedy to be effected? Sim
ply by using yOur united strength to elect
honest and competent w-maLers-Slaie
ami uaiiOnal-men of purity and integrity
OF character, possessed of sufficient firm
ness 10 do thai which IS right and proper for
every interest in the iand-and men who
are imbued with the importance of foster
ing the great agricultural interest. We
should make honesty the first Qualitic cation
for a law-maker-since brains are more of
ten met with nowadays than pure and un-
adulterated integrity. We are nOurishing
4 set Of of office seekers and Office-hOlders.
Let us drop these politicians-these ac-
cOmplished hand-shakerS-whO inquire
with such earneStneSs after the health OF
the old woman and all the little ones
merely 10 get your UOfe. 1t is high time
the farmers Of the country, who, TO repeat,
are the majority Of the people, should act
ia harmony and nominate and elect the
right sort of men TO office.
MANUFACTURES.
The most effective method to reduce the
cost of transportation and bring about q
more prosperous agriculture in our State.
is TO encourage the building of manufac-
turing establishments to work up the raw
material. Experience has demonstrated
that the nations which supply clothing for
the world are more prosperous than those
who supply food. If England AMI New
England, remote from the cotton fields of
the South and the grain fields of the West,
can ship cotton and grain thousands Of
miles, paying transportation thereon, and
grow upon their profits so wealthy as to
dictate the financial policy of the |
world, why is it, / ASH, that we
of the great Mississippi Valley
a valley occupying l,4j5,OOO square |
miles, and traversed by the grandesi river
upon earth, with lakes into which old Eng
land might be thrown; a valley extending |
through thirty degrees of longitude and |
twenty-ihree of latitude. with every variety |
of climate and an eXuberance Of soil I'M |
known, except in the valley of the Nile |
why Is it that We Of this great valley can |
not, by using the same agencies, attain the |
in pursuits is necessary to agricultural |
There must be markets as well |
as products, and the nearer we can bring |
the markets to the producer, the greater his |
profits. This want Of markets, gentlemen,
in my opinion, is one of the great draw
backs which the farmers of the country
have in their operations.
CONCLUSION.
m conclusion I rt-pr1 Ia -o,- a.. |
and objects OF your Order are all good. and
such as every Christian gentleman and lady
IN the land can subscribe to. SecFesy Is
your best and only safeguard against impo-
,itiOn and impostOrs; and the aSsociatipG of
noble women IN your Order, is your suf- |
icient guarantee that purity in action and
good moral conduct will characterize your
We would do well TO adopt J,pTNererando
IS Our motto ami the coral insect rs our
aXempiT, To illustrate that great results
may be expected from united, continuous.
small Efforts, while the more dashing. ftful
md irregular plImges Of horse or soldi4f
3 al iali TO accomplish So great RESULTS as The
industry o. patient IOii and joint action of
oral ant bee ito elect. Let not the variety
d onr ORGANIZATIONS or flags, or officers, or
locality, be any obstacle TO the advance
nent Of the great and common object which
We all seek TO promote. Let harmony NJ.
vail throughout our extarr.ssii1le canps.
Inc views herein exnres.si are tbe con-
MELONS OF ~ nina ana heart. as those
: hitii, u acted upon, viii advance the time
interests OF the farming population and of
Iie "hoie people. Some of these ideas
nay not be popular, but | think them
ohhd. can afford to speak my real senti-
HeIliS' since | am not an aspir.id 5ll oflice.
nd my utterances are prompted BY nav