The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1881-04-16

! n you litlgate 1t IN the Courts:
10 you not know that the contest
would be ex parte OF one sided9
Ihe lawyers make the laws and
they interpret the laws; and thew
always interpret to their interest
therefore you should make the laws
yourselves by your farmer legisla.
tors, SO that they would be neces-
81 aten to put forced and foreign in
lerpfetatlon on them if they would
| construe them in their own interest
and against yours.
10 these cares not bring TO the
minds of the readers of THE PA
IRON the story that comes to us from
Virginia. where two farmers got at
loggerheads. One LAWYER, who was
retained on one side. wrote to his
colleague in iniquity: Two fat geese
IN the market, YOU pick one and I'll
pick the other"
Also does it not bring to your
mind ne fable of the Phrygian
philosopher, who lived in the time
of CrG>us, B. c., $50, in which he
relates of lion that feigned him
self sick, in order that the beasts
might come into his den to do him
homage; and as the fox was going
IN he made careful survey of the
entrance and found that all the
tracks went in and none came out.
SO the prudent and thoughtful old
fox refused to enter
And when we see so much
money going into these places of
crooked ways and so little coming
out, ought we not to follow the ex
ample of the cunning fox?
For when you place your purse
among these devouring lions like the
thoughtless and inconsiderate ami
mails that went to do the lion
Court" you must suffer the con-
sequences of your rash conduct.
In the reign of Henry VIII,
some three and a half centuries ago,
the exactions and cruelties of Hen
rvs Court were so great that we
hear Sir Thomas Moore exclaim
ing: $50 help me God, l can per-
ceive nothing but certain con-
spiracy of rich men procuring their
commodities under the title of com
mon wealth."
Then coming to the time of
Charles l., when he had usurped
rights and prerogatives that did not
belong to the crown, ignoring the
constitution and laws made in pur-
suance thereof, thus depressing the
people, there was band of indie
pendent and public-spirited men
raised up, who seized the constitu-
ton, and the laws and statutes, that
were declared to be perpetual; and
with these l. hand, Cromwell,
Hampden, Sidney, Hollis, ct al, APP
pealed to the people to maintain
their native and inalienable rights.
You will remember that Sir Ed
ward Coke in 1923 told Charles he
was playing with his head; and
that Charles claimed that he chad
the authority of his law-Courts for
the measures which he pressed
Bat these men set the authority OF
the constitution against the author
ity of the law-Courts, and ore of
the leading grievances of which
the complained was this, ''the JUDE
nzent of AazVyers against our H6erty.' -
And the head of Charles came roll
ing from the scaffold, while Europe
stood amazed and aghast at the
scene, twenty-one years after Sir
Edward Coke's prophecy, I62o,AD
Now, Mr. Oppressor, permit me
to tell you, it is the last hair that
breaks the camers back; and you
have nearly reached that point
when an indignant people will rise
in their power, and visit on your
head the just merits of your iniqui.
ties. "Tox bobuli, Oox DEL" L
: will do you no good to put in the
, plea that you were never guilty Of
the heinous crimes against justice
Like the trumpeter in the army tina
was taken prisoner, you gave then
your moral support, if not YOU
: positive assistance, for you were
| never heard to raise your voice
7 against these crimes, therefore they
) had your tacit approval. Anc
when an outraged and insulted PEG
, pie rise and visit on you the merit
of your crimes, know you that yot
yourselves are the authors of you
| punishment. Mark what tell yo,
the eyes of the world are watching
you, and erelong you will receiv
r your reward. Like Sir Edward
S Coke, tell you, you are playins
e with your political heads. "Si
sember tyrannis."
In view of the above, let me sug
gest to the readers of THE Patrol
e the propriety and Importance o
t having their temporal as well a
Il their spiritual papers arranged
S all times if they want their natura
heirs, viz: their children, and no
i their legal heirs, viz; the Lawyers
! to inherit their estates.
o Having seen what they have don
:, in the past, let us take peep int
II the near future. Is it not plainly t
be seen that the Railroad Kings ar
S bringing their united influence t
: bear against the decision of tn
United States Supreme Court
d the ''Granger Cases" that was 1er
5 dered by said Court in Septembe