The farmers' vindicator., 1875-04-30


stupidity and slothfulness Of dull NOR
tality, and to buckle on the whole
armor Of man and 60 forth with
renewed energy, industry and persever
ance, conquering difficulties and over
coming obstacles, relying solely upon
his own efforts to redeem and emanci.
pate himself from the thraldom into
which his former Incidence, in part,
engulphed him2
/ fear, yea, / know there are some
and it is with considerable reluctance
and no ordinary feelings of humilia-
tion, state the fact. They are a
drawback upon the country, nuisance
to society, and a degradation and dis
grace to mankind. May they from
this time forward throw off their old
habits Of idleness, revive in their
bosoms deep sense Of selfrespect and
manly pride, make themselves honored
and esteemed among their fellow men,
go to work, pay their debts, and be-
come an honor and ornament to socie-
ty, blessing to their families, and Of
service TO their country.
The inventive genius of the wise and
industrious never stands still, their
fruitful imaginations never grow weary,
but onward and upward upon the wide
spread wings Of art and science, they
soar from one degree of perfection to
another; but they may plan, theorize
and systematic, and add invention to
invention, SO facilitate and make easy
the labor of man, it will all be Of no
avail unless they can induce the mass
es to lay hold Of them, and use them
with a resolute and determined energy.
At no period perhaps in the history
of the Republic of Mississippi, since
her admission into the great confed-
eracy Of States, have the people been
reduced to anything like their present
extremity. The confession is extorted
from many that they experienced moth
ing to compare with it even during the
late civil war. In view Of the unpar-
alleled stringency of money matters,
nearly or quite exhausted resources in
the way Of supplies, ruined credit of
many, with old debts hanging over
them, their condition is truly deplora-
BILE. Now in this great emergency
many are denied the assistance they
formerly received from men of capital.
What great pity the whole country
did not become Grangers ten years ago,
and live up to the principles inculcated
by the Orderl Had such been the
case, they would be prepared for the
present crisis
But something must be done, and
that quickly; the season will not wait,
and there is but one alternative for us,
and that is to go to work with re-
doubled diligence. Let every farmer
act judiciously, sensibly, intelligently,
in the distribution Of his crop; let him
diversity, giving far the greater por-
tion to the growing of grain and the
grasses; and, under the blessings of a
benefcient providence, his labors will
crowned with abundant success, his
fields will TEEN with copious harvest,
and all will be enabled to rejoice once
more in the full fruition Of plenty.
Under the pressure of hard times,
who can for moment think of being
idleH The present is no time for de-
spondency and brooding over past fail
ures and misfortunes. To sit down
and fold the hands in despair will
avail nothing, but make a bad
matter worse. Let all resuscitate the
family glimmering spark of hope that
remains in their bosoms; fan it into a
living, burning flame; dispense the
lark and dismal clouds of despair that
,vershadow their respondent and be-
1ighted minds, and let in the sunlight
If cheerfulness; silence the muttering
.hunders Of discomfort; cease to attrib-
lte the cause of hard times to the gov
,rnment altogether; our moral status
Is an agricultural people needs reno 8
Tating as much as the government; ,
,ive the necessary attention to your
arms, and they will "bud and blossom t
IS the rose." Q
Who is not disgusted with hearing
lard times made the topic of converse s
ion9 Need this necessarily always be {
he case? l trow not. Let the old a
imagine themselves in the prime of
ife again ; let the middle-aged kindle o
fresh in their bosoms the fire of youth; s
ct the young men and ladies feel as a
hough the future of our country rest
d upon their shoulders; let them
ealize the fact that they must be the g
rchitects of their own fortunes; let e
hem know that the future pros Il
erity and welfare of the country de- a
ends in a great degree on their efforts; in
hat it is with them whether we shall Of
ontinue to drag along at this poor rate: fc