Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-08-06

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the open asssalts Of radical Hostility. and
from the undesminiag tresshery # time
serving Denosrsss> -.
BxxJ. G. HA..Is.
- [Connux,cArsD.
Mars. Es4o \rs. pr...o. eoodi.
'ion aud future - - tie as3jesl,u-
astrous aud alarming. Agriculture 10 the
basis. the foundssioo upon whish al gov
ernments rest Il In the bone and mus
Gle, tba heart. arteries sad whole vital
portion Of . State. ''lt.is the State. -
incidental to. emeuating from. subsistins
on. yet essential to it. are commerce. man
ufactures, the mechanic arts, TO- Re.
verse this order. this law Of nature, sab
s,i,ute the latter for the former. the minor
for tile major. tho consumer for the pro-
Queer. the parasite for tho plant. and yor
paralise the hands Of the producer. out.
rage all the rules Of political economy and
Of com mon sense. aud bring desola,ion and
ruin. not only on the agriculturiss. bu,
ultimately on every interest in the State.
To apply the remedy. it is essential to
end the cause. The present evils have
arisen from the supremacy Of capital and
the subj ugaiioO Of labor. In the organ
isation Of the government the Puritan ell
emens Was the inoipient apple Of di-eord
tha, produced eouAict of Interests. The
aufruitful soil aud inbospi,able climate Of
The New England States made them .
commercial and manufacturing people,
In the confederation Of States they brought
with thcm the germs Of hostility to the
agricultural interests Of the others. Hav-
ing the whole Uoiou for . mart. the COM
,nercial marine. and M nQpoly Of trade.
il was but reasonable to suppose that they
would have toilcd in harmony with the
rest. Prosperity and wealth. however.
but Increased their cupidity and demands
for more exclusive privileges in bounties.
tonnage aud tariffs for their fisheries, cum
meree and manufaeiories. Graspiag. COW
sious aud insas,able they soon sosyhs the
sole and absolute control Of the general
government, aud ,commenced tho sssuSglc
shieb for > long series Of yeara sgit.ied
and cspyulsed thseeuptry. uah the history
Of which al are fs~iisr. The psecssion Of
~. Southern States left then the coveted
Prise, and he administration Of the gov.
Synnsns passed into tbs Aesds Of eoali-
ton and combination Of mercantile. man
sfassusing. 20 p,isias.. railroad messVi.ts.
beeaheldsss asd eAoi,Alissss 'vho sow hold
the ioterest and prOsesrisy Of lhs great
cssa Of The people OF the Ualed States
,ribuiaxy 20 them .Legislssiss is 10 only
for The rish7-ihak .shs rish may. Be made
sisher. and che poor. poorsr" The bond
holder pays no taxcs. but reesives bis il.
,ersssi 10 gslA.,a There - - currency Of
GOLD log The, Gosetp pcnt aud a dcpreciA,
I'D paper. eslrsssy. for the people. The
tariff discriminatcs 10 favor Of the capital.
isis and against the lsborcr. Whilst the
accessories Of life aud everything exccp,
tho air We breathe 10 onerousiy taxed. the
proceeds arc recklcssly and vantouly
squapdsred TO sustain au army Of govern.
men. officers, to swell the pockets Of the
wealthy and to maintain the party in pow
err. Millions Of acres Of the public lands
from year to gear are given away aud dis
tribu,ed 10 corrupt tho representatives Of
the people. No parallel can be found since
the decline and fsll Of the Roman Empire
to compare with the proaigacy. demorali-
xatiou aud corruption that has been install.
ed and exists in the .dministr alton Of pub
lie affairs.
The ccntralising influences Of the gov
ernmcu,. both political aud financial arc fast
tending 70 = monied aristcoracy and the sla-
very aud serfdom Of the people. or agra
rianism and revolution. The blessings
Of government. like the devs Of Heaven.
should fall alike upon the rich aud the
poor upon al. To live we'll.
to enjoy oil things that make life pleasant.
is the right Of every man Who constantly
employs his strength juliciously aud law
fully. II the producer has fair market
TO dispose Of his produce and to perchase
his supplies aud the laborer his fair wages.
il there DO no unfair combinations. no
false weights and measures. whether Of
money or Of goeds. by witch he is de-
fraudsd; if the laws be equal in their Fl
feet upon all men. il he is called upon for
no more than his due share Of the expen.
ses necessary to support the govcrumen,
aud defend the country. be has no reason
to complain. When. however. he is
ground down BY oppression and fraud. BY
monopolies. By combinations Of men that
pervert the legitimate purposes Of govern
u,ens and which ulas,iy discriminates
agains, him. that robs him of the fruits of
bis labor o. reduces him 70 want. penury
! and poverty. il i. his duty to his God. his
country and his family to assert and msin.
tain The natural rights that God has Civ
! Gu him rs freeman. which the laws Of
his COUNTRY cattle him 70 and the suste-
nance Of his family impera,ively dewsDds.
Whilst every oeeaPatiol, trade and ister-
| est is protected BY open or secret oraess,
, societies aud combiuanoess the yasricussu-
riss alone neglect, Tie sxie~s-ihasf by
coscert, qscseles shsp - aois5. ia usisy
sssrustA. Add iss ssssesthD pafe.s. !Thsa
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