The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-02-13
Labor on... y..el.-se ;.

Never can the South be independ.
ent. never can she prosper. until labor
becomes popular; until the people go
to work with good and hearty will;
never until the people learn to feed
their Imagination less aud to do away
with foolish pride; until the young
men learn to plough, to hoe, to ditch,
to build fences, reap. raise hogs. and
until the women learn to cook, to
wash, to raise chickens, turkeys, 60.
will want disappear and plenty step in.
When the people of South Carolina
learn common sense, an article they
have not got; When they learn to
economiza; when they learn how to
live oheapiy without grumbling; when
the mania for speculation and growing
rich suddenly shall pasSaway; when
those who pretend to- farm shall cease
from dealing in ''cotton futures" aud
learn to stick to, plant and cultivate
wheat, oats. potatoes, corn, rye. with
| their own hands, without regard to
calling upon colored labor; when ugri-
culture shall become u ruling feature
aud controlling principle; when there
shall be dignity in labor. and men shal!
DO proud as Cinci',ndtus OF telling III
South Carolina be considered in.le.
pendent and prosperous. Think of it,
| people OF South Carolina-here you
1--we In State, the owners Of millions
OF acros of laud; blessed With Il
splendid climate; blessed with every.
thug essential to tho prosperity und
growth OF man. cereals and beast;
blessed with fertile soil; blessed
With everything. from a partridge to u
turkey. from pea-patch to cotton
hnid, from a granite quarry to gold
mine IN the mountains, aud yet you
buy guano imported from distant
regions. and raise cotton to buy oats,
Hour, corn, bacon, nolasscs uud hay
with, brought from other countries; all
OF which you can raise in superabund-
ance yourselves. Just so long as you
raise nothing bnt cotton, und p;uce
yourselves AS the voluntary patrons of
produce harpers. rings and monopo-
lies, who bull aud bear, control, ope-
rate and di:eo. prices to .uit them
selves. just SO long. We reitera.e, you
will be the hewers of wood and drawers
of water. subject to liens aud mort
cages. and finally you will be- forced to
become. for your own security, the
movers OF repudiation. The remedy
is In your own hands. " you will apply
it-Labor ongnia rinci.. Time after
time you have been deceived and be-.
gniled by promises Of "reform," by
pIsusible schemes for improvement
and relief aud yet they have proved
but ''hope deferred" HELL" it is
said. lis paved with good in,en tions. "
Soch has been aud always will be the
case. ii you mind, hesd or believe the
lair promises that are held out by the
Radical party. II is the mirage OF the
desert to the dying traveller. Listen
not; it is the voice Of the syren, lead
ing You to the chamber of death. Be
no longer lnlled into false security
by promises and declarations; be
watchmen on the hills, ready to act
when the time comes. snmmarily and
firmly; bat be devoted, earnest and
true to your wheat. corn. oats and rye
folds, chickenhouses, hog.peus and
potato patches. Gird ON the armor OF
action, labor. Independence; Danish
false pride; have the hrmness and
consistency of Paul. Strip yoorseli
like un athlete for the 6ght; seize upon
the plow. the hoe. tho axe, tue saw,
with yonr own bands; hold ON to your
lands; don't sell al acre, except 10 such
as you wish neighbors; earn yonr own
living. and the day will not be far dis
tant when you will be monarch of all
you survey" when peace shall prevail
throughout the land and prosperity
shall shine Oh palace. hamlet and cot.
tage.
The rise 10 gold, which has caused
such flurry. il not an unmitigated
evil. 1t seems to bs produced by two
causes; one an unexplained con ntinental
damand. which has drawn largely OH
the stock OF bullion in the Bank of
England. aud. second. by the demand
hero for United States securities, which
had to bo obtained from abroad, and
the gold paid for them. 1t is probable
this explains the outflow OF gold from
England aud the corresponding ship
ments from this country to supply the
vacuum. As this process is one OF
bt.paying on our part, it 10 not to be
regretted. Another result of the ad-
vance. is to stimulate the exports of
produce from this country, and thus
aid in the re.estsblishment Of the
equilibrium. The fact that tho Bank
of England Directors have made no
change in the rate of discount, shows
| that the financial INDIGNANT sho.o :.