The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1880-07-31

IN abeyance to their interest. And
the decision was against the will
and interest of the people, the court
holding the election illegal being in
the nature of bribe offered to Sc
cure it.
IL this be correct Interpretation
OF modern American Jurisprudence.
doubt if there is civil officer in
the United States, from the de facto
Hayes to the Plus de facto bailiffs of
! the civil districts.
believe money and whiskev
have been given in some way by
every de facto bogus officer in this
Government TO secure his election
doubt if this pure ,ours was a,
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Now, my non official friends, let
me say to you, if you can not have
laws to protect you, why have any?
Are our laws made only to enslave
us? If so, we had better have
none. And if the decision of the
Supreme Court of Ohio is the cor
rect Jurisprudence of our country,
our only hope and remedy is to
have the laws made in accordance
with the 7viH and interest of the
people. Therefore, let us demand
of the aspirants for legislative hon
ors promise of. reform in these
particulars.
But if farmers were to make the
laws of the country, these particu
lars would receive due attention
from tax-paying Legislature. But
since they have not sense enough
to frame a bill, land the very
thought is SO potent that it territies
the sepoys of demagogues into
spasms) J, we may Danish that illu-
sion from our minds.
But, before we do so, let US re-
mind these walking libraries of
legal lore that William Penn and
his legislative council passed 50
laws in three days. Who drafted
those laws? Not lawyers, but men
who knew the necessities of the
people. But say what you may
against the farmers, they are too in
telligent and honest to introduce a
bill, such as was passed by the 10th
General Assembly of Tennessee.
The only law on the statute book
for the punishment of horse stealing
and house breaking in this State
was repealed, and the bill to repeal
it was introduced by one of the
knowing ones. If such a bill had
been brought in by a farmer, it
would have been proof sufficient
that they ought not to be in the
Legislative hall 1t would have i'm
mortalized the class for incompe-
tency, from Johnson to Shelby.
But why such laws as this? Is it
that they will create litigation that
the Trainer and his many friends
may make some fees on which tC
live? And what was Upton coun-
tvs share in the last Legislature:
The lakes and rivers of the county
that are supplied with fishes by the
Creator of the Universe, and "who
is no respector of persons" not
willing that idlers and loafers should
eat of his gratuitous supply any
more than the poor and the beggar
have been so guarded by a law Of
said Legislature that the poor are
inhibited from their use, while they
are reserved by said act, for the
friends for whom it was intended
and probably at whose instance i
was introduced and passed into {
/ law
Exit such class legislation from
the statute books, by the AID Gen
eral Assembly By such Legislation
as this, we are reminded of The
words of DR.. Watts when he very
truly said For Satan finds some
mischief still for idle hands to do
If a farmer Legislature shoulo
convene, would It not be in order
to introduce a resolution to make ;
bonfire of the many La7Vs of the
wiseacres, which the Supreme
Court has declared to be unconsti
tutional, and in lieu thereof have +;
few simple, plain and honest law
that farmers could comprehend?
In presence of the proof, and we
have plenty Of it, who knows how
to frame a bill, the lawyer or the
farmer?
We have proof that the lawye
does not know when he is framing
a constitutional bill. Query: Doe
he know when he is framing an OPP
pressive one?
What Supreme Court decided
VIM. PENIS farmer laws unconstItu
tional or oppressive to the laborer
Where is the record? Thus will
we keep before the people the Gauss
of their distress, for just as sure a
water eventually makes an impress
ion in rock by running over it, s.
sure will we effect an impression
and then change in the minds G
the honest patriots, if not in tn
minds to the barttSanS, after
while.
'If at first you do not succeed,
Try, try again;
For, if you will persevere,
You will conquer, never fear"