The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-08-24
For the Times.

For the Times.
'The king of France marched up the hill and
| then marched down again.
After all the parade which has been made
about getting the Changers and the friends of
the State Agricultural Society together, the re-
suit, rs usual, has been slim meeting, very little
enthusiasm, with the common very instructive
and interesting essays and speeches got up for
such occasions. Will! people never learn that
of all professions the farmers are the slow
est to act in concert, and the most unsuc-
cessful in making anything out Of a talk but
''oor et preaterea nihH?'' We have been having
for years. County Agricultural societies, State
Agricultural Societies, and last the Oranges,
and what permanent good has come of thcm.-
We have had Agricultural Jouruals-good ones;
too, adapted to our wants-crammed with the
experience of the best planters of the South,
and tlc theories of the most cultivated and san:
guinc reformers amongst us. but what has come
of it? They have died for want of readers-
The State of South Carolina-an Agricultural
population. almost entirely, and too wise to be
taught or too stupid to learn.
The truth is, there is deplorable lack of in
tclligencc amongst our Agricultural population,
and they don't care to mend it. If they take n
newspaper, iti some sensational cheap thing, or
somo r"Ii'icn, n,ar-tror ooncnrn ond if !, hova
an agricultural Column it is never read
But one idea seems to pervade the mind Of
the farmer now-how TO get n lien to get supplies
to make more cotton to pay off his liens, he
can get another to make more cotton, and so or,
eating up his cotton from year TO year, and
growing neither happier or better off.
When will people learn that times can never
grow permanently better until they become moro
independent of outsiders. AS long as we rely
upon cotton to procure all our supplies we arc
running the risk ofoverproduction and low prices
and putting ourselves ut the mercy of others. The
repeal Of the lien law by the Legislature was o.
wise stroke of policy, and the good crops of this
year, if properly taken care of and economical,
will enable the farmer to work through safely.
1t is gratifying 10 know that the Charleston
delegation which was sept to the Convention, to
enlghten the back country people on tho bless
ings to flow from the non usury law, did not have
1t all their own way. hope that this question
will be thoroughly discussed before the people
before another session of the Legislature. Tho
members should return to Columbia fully posted
rs to the opinions of their constituents.
There will be n desperate effort made by the
moneycd interest to defeat the bill. The Press
will be pressed into service, wherever it can
be used through the State, and public opinion
operated upon in every possible way. 1t is
little singular, however, that the confident
prophesies Of ;hc advocates Of the repeal of the
old usury law not fulfilled, and it is little
more singular that the money lender, the capi-
talist, should want law passed which would re-
ducc his profits. his power to do mischief. For
the life ofme can't reconcile these little diver
sitics. Can you, Mr.. Editor, enlighten me?
WHO NEVER GAVE 4 LIEN.