The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1875-06-12
NEWSY LETTER FROM LEAKE
Crops Politics Singleton for Con-
gress.
{ Oklahoma, LEAilE Co. Miss,
LII

! June fth 100.
Editor Canton Maui:
/ | write you to-day, giving some
! local news from this locality that
would likely interest some OF your
readers who wish to learn the gen
eral condition of matters and things
in the we'll to do county of Leakc.
First, the condition of crops is
good. Corn is rather small, but i'll
fine condition for growing Cotton
is looking unusually well ; not so
large however rs is usual for this
season OF the year, but has the APP
pcarance of vigor and body which
is all essential in the production of
Il good crop. Wheat is generally
good; some rust in that planted
late, but there will be a suiiiciency
raised for home consumption, AMI
the quality of grain is as good As
any raised in the wheat growing
states north of u.s. Mr.. r. l.. John
son, farmer of this locality, plant
ed last fall about three fourths of an
acre of red clay land, well MANFRED,
with wheat known as the purple
straw variety, and he cut it on Mon
dav last and the result Of his labor
will be not less than twenty-five
bushels of good, plump wheat, which
speaks for itself and vindicatcS your
oft repeated warnings to our farm
ers to raise home supplies and leg
cotton be only secondary consid-
Grafton, thereby rendering them
selves prosperous and Independent
OF the moneycd rings and specul :
tors of the West Gardens are look
ing finely; and we have milk in
abundance. We can live with but
little meat. Some farmers have a
sutliciency of home raising to serve
them the present year, others are
dependent on the merchant for what
they consume, thereby involving
themselves to some extent for the |
present year.
Beef cattle are plenty in some
parts OF the county, and can be
brought ut reduced rates. Sheep
are scarce and in demand but there
is some enterprise exhibited as to the
raising of sheep q few hocks of
improved blood in the county.
Fruit tolerably good; injured by
late frosts to some extent.
There is some little excitement as
to whom our next county officers
will be, and will not subside into
quietudc until after our primary
election. AS for Radicals, this
county is not a genial cline for the
propagation of that species of man
kind. It's mode of civil govern
ment under the present administers
ton is too repulsive to their honest
souls The monstrosltyS of true |
administration OF law and justice is |
more than they can endure. They !
desire Il field of rapiue and plum
der, where they can can revel in |
the proceeds of the taxpayers hard !
earnings, and treat their imprcca-
tons tor redress with scorn and !
open contempt, as did one Adelbert |
Amcs treat the taxpayers petition
Of recent date. However it is but
l. -, III J.,,,an N, h,
man flesh, such as they are known
to be all over this land where they |
have the powers. When we say
Radicals, we do notmcan all men of |
the Republican party, but that class
who seek office and power in order
that they may enrich themselves
from the public funds of our people,
and not tor the purpose of an honest |
administration of the laws-justice
and equal rights to all men-which
would prove So conclusive to the pros
perIty OF our down-trodden South.
But with such patriots and states
men as Col. O. Il. Singleton of your
county to carry our banners in the
coming Congressional contest, the |
Radicals will find that matters have
greatly changed in their original
ranks, and if they succeed at all,
their majority will be SO small that
it will prove to them whitening
and deadly rcbuke for their former
deeds and doings to Il vanquished,
though honorable people. Let us be
united in the coming contest upon
liberal principles and platf rms =
receive into our ranks all men of
whatever nationality who are OPP
posed to Radicalism in any and all
of its lorms-and the result is al
most &c! tain to bc in favor of the
adherants of constitutional liberty
and true Rel ubiican government IN
this country and when this most
desirable end shall have been con
sumated, the supporters. Of centraliza-
tiona and the one man power will have
been effectually repulscd, and will
thus remain until another decade OF
years shall have passed away. If
ever again they ascend TO power
their principles and doings must
radically change, as they have al
ready become rcpugnant to all sound |
thinking classes Of the American
people.
With my best wishes for your
success in vindicating our cause |
of right and justice, l remain sir, as
ever,
Your obedicnt servant,
Pres. GROVES.