Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-01-05
Thf .g'ssr Iear 1910.

The old ycar has passed uut ofcN-
istcncc, and a new born year the one
hundrcdth of American indcpen,h
cnee has burst forth into lite. The
/. year just passed was fraught with
many events Of Interest 60 the pcp-
pie Of the State of Mississippi Near
Il. close a bloody riot occurred ia
our sister county az Illnds. aui Just
al The expiring hour the in,tisatur.
az that riot were sent "a. their last a..
count hy an outu gcd ant angr,
people. Mississippi during the year
1878, threw of the shacklcs ~ o.
preston that have bound her since
the surrender. anil at the ballot box
asserted her right, aud gained q we
tory that has caused the whole gov.
crnmcnt Of ne United States 10
open wide ~ eyes At the oycrwhclm
ing result II that election.
The Old year was one. also. of &C..
we're trial e. many, ~ fact nearly all,
financially. With money very
scarce, everybody deeply involved
in debt, provisions very high. cur
State passed through greater want
than was ever seen before 10 our
land. But. thank God, for his kind
and watchlul arr. lie caused the
ground to bring forth abundautly of
thc fruits Of the earth, aud prospcri-
~ seems rcady 60 shine upon us once
more. There now seems 10 be- plrn.
" on every hand. AMI ii our people
10 not forget themselves, aud abuse
the credit system as they have done
heretofore, there will be no more
want In our borders.
To the farmers We must give IA
word Of praise for the economical
manner IN which they have lived
during the past twelve months buy
ing nothing on a credit but that
which they were compelled 10 have
and dcvoting al their time 10 their
crops for the purpose Of relieving
themselves of the heavy burden OF
debt that has accumulated ia years
past. Let each and every one make
a firm resolve that nothing shall Le
bought during the year 1876 but
what they can rcadily pay for. lie,
the mortgage system be stopped, and
release your homcstcads Of the deed,
Of trust that hang over them and
then YOU and your families will be
happy. Let all classes of people
high aud low, rich and poor, practice
economy in IT, sirir'est sense. and
! We will have no more such times IN
+ Mississippi n We have had for the
past two years.
1876, The one hundrcdth birth.
day of our Americas government
What changes have taken place dur.
ing that time, What wonderful
events have occurred that will BE-
handed down in history tor long
generations after W have passed of
this stage 81 action, From a drrarN
and dcsolatc vildcrnns, inhabited a.
most entirely rs the Indian savnsc.
one of the grandcst governments 81
the known world has sprung into lite.
and has existed for 4 century. Al
though Il has been shook a. IL, very
foundation. and threatened a. dis.
truction hy wars aud ciuiI strife. vet
il has wlthstood all, and J. now the
most powerful government on the
globe. Who can prophecy how
much longer il will stand Who
can tell whether it will ho in cNlS
tcncc one hundred years from thi,
time Not one \ few more year,
aud il may topplr and fall, aud IN
the crash may bury all knowledge 81
a Republican form Of government.
We may live Go see the day when a
great change will take place. For the
past ten years IL has been ruled by a
body Of corrupt aud unprinciplcd
men, aud now their places are being
filled with men who will work for
the whole people. Men who will
purge our public offices ofthe thieves
who have been dishonorably enrich
ing themselves out OF the public
funds, aud have been using every
means Of oppression m their power
10 grind the Southern people TO the
earth for their own aggrandizemcnt.
God grant that the day may soon
come when there will 6e an entire
change in this respect. Mississippi
has made one bold determined step