The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-04-05
n,nlnr,nrlNa rl1N FUEUME.

Al
or,ron ON drunkenness, gaming deDauon> ,
~ and like immoralities. Our am 70 ~ !
ring into view the consequences WHICH,
ow from the violation of tho rules OF coih-
,o, sorse in the conduct of the BUSINESS
f life. and from an absolute adherence u
y 1tbods and plans proved over ana over
,es,in to be fallacious and rulnous'
No one will pretend that the present de-
oIorable condition of the only great inter-
est we have, the agricultural interest," IS uue
- ,be odonGou of false ideas OF polltical |
Political economy is the mere
application of the experience ana oo'ei va
tion of successive generations 10 the Pui
.,,,;4. of mankind Those who write DOCKS
,,nd ESSAYS on the subject, have not Pc
~.I,rod ~ ,risled us here. The difficulties
tar;cb beset us, are not to be traced 10
-pia,rao or John Stuart Mill. The man VINO
babltuallv spends more money 'n"' -o
-, or incnrs debts which he knows eX-
o,,a his income. and trusts that something
will turn up to help him out has not in'''ie
d, mistake in the selection of an instructor
- ,,o,iticol economy. Coming to the polh'
q +hosa observations, We would say tiaI
the farmer who discounts his crop IN "o'
vance of its production at from hi'eSn -
,hirtv ner cent. has not got hold OF the
,,ronc hook. hut obstinately runs counter
IN rule as old as the occupation he los-
1ors and that is. she is eating the cali
in the cows belly.
The farm laborer consumes his wages 10
fore his, crop is finished. Inc WORKER oN
.baros has exhausted his share before 'uo
TINA for division. The tenant, OF 'rehter'
as he prefers to be called, finds nj" of't
s.jzad and divided between the lanolor'
and the supply merchant, except IN LII
oasos VERY numerous where the Landlord
has made o crop himself, in which case III
spnplv merchant gets it oil, wages, shares
vents and crops; and finally, the merchan
having ruined his customers by ez'ortion
ota nrices, and brought discredit on I'll
y scheme Of production, fails himself by III
4 1o,reciation of his security in the tumblln
down of the price of land, from repeate
foilure of all agricultural enterprises
# HAVING himself borrowed good deal
1t money at one and half per cent p'
month. h CIV
These results are worked out by Sy
a tenn of credit too costly for the larlne
and which is itself the cause of wasteI
extravaganza, and this vicious system
made the more obvious and demorallzii
q nv an impatient greediness, which has Il
It tbe excuse of avarice, forit does not save b
souonders in self-indulgence and pretenuo'
colonization, The system is an lneXoraD
= Grinding process from one end to the othe
~ No labor can be efficient which holaS 0
TO tbe laborer no hope of gain Landlor
must have thrifty tenants to be tn0iii''i'
H. u,.;f+v The merchant must have proSpe
be ous customers in order to be hlmsel Pr.
e. rorors stTbe live andlet live phllosopi
ia nacnliarly fitted for agriculture
ed Gains are not sudden. 1t grows to hapl
gS INDEPENDENCE by degrees. In its norm'
Mt healthy condition, it incurs few risks, al
prudence rather than sagacity is the secl
m of its success.
bo let IL be conceded that no country C
nj prosper greatly on free negro labor. 1t
unskillful, improvident and waStefui; d
therefore expensive at any rate OF Wag
:. Tt follows, however, from this, that
can't depend on it. We must suppleme
iI0 If bv white labor, and native white labor
81 that. We hear it said too often, IL
white labor cannot make cotton in this
ed mate. Our answer to this (without at
a. admitting its TRUTH is: then let white lal
make corn. The corn crop planted late
February, is finished before the middle
g. Jupe, and may stand in the tield I'll
m October. Let the white people make CO
raise hogs and cattle-things which can
done successfully by requisite industry
air attention. We have a large surplus OF
air employed, able-bodied young men IN
,la- State. whose duty it is to make living
least. and take the burden of their
snnport from those who resolutely "
nds out their salvation.
sas, The farmers must teach their sons +
orr work. and their daughters must learn h
and work. We must have race OF young
who can live without whiskey and toba
and fight, if nsed be, without dlrkS
rms nistols. Above all we must learn econ
ants and teach Individual and dom
,aod economy. The path to manly
,r,o pa..l ence lies through a systematic
resolute self-denial. He has the mos
Independence who has the fewest
,o1.o sires. Thank God, farn work IL C
5or where respectable. Besides, we W
til nave S''iiei a.. !
or ego at it," Better to " let Il
than to break down. There is no
business for the people of Mississippi
YET 4 now. There are no positions nor
70 If ations, az we gingerly express 1t, c
Iii ON the farm. We fear that those wh'
: = heard TO complain Of nothing to dc
" not look aboat them diligently. The.
it ig to be feared, very like the volu
in the Florida war; who wrote home t
family that he aud his comrades Ter
cap gared in ''bunting Indians" " We
z run Ind any though; and to tell you the
tbe We don't wart to find them
fun - lid oeic. Fl