The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-10-31

believe philosophers have nf~ IS
duoed the mechanical poNef dtnH fs
tuo-the lever and fulcrnn ana ;nt| -
plane. Chapter 81, section 1889 81
the Revised Code of 1880. Ia eon.
cected . lever and fnIerum Tor ~
merchant and al lnclfnea rIans
tor the landlords. Tins eounaIr -
cured land the lan1logd raininr sor|
suPplies) the merchant can safely fnr.
nisn supplies sutneient 70 gather Iii
tthe merchants crop, which supple,
pass through the hands Of the landlord
as the Merchant agent, 70 be consumed
by the negro already il debt to the land
lord. Thus matters 20 on from year &
year, till the merchant gets his lever
and fulernm firmly attached to the pOol
landlords Homestead, ali the balance oi
his realty and his stock. Here the mer.
chant now has larger outlet for hi,
goods ct q cruel price, for the landlord
ike man, who having 4 fever. feel.
better for Z while after 4 large draft 81
cold water, begins larger operations
with 9 more buoyant spirit. But, poor
deiuded man, he has only q fair starr
down his inclined plane, and gently q
first, moved on by his merchant and
negro, with the Agricultural Lien Law
all things, in the language Of that odd
philosopher, Jesh Billings, are nov
creased for the occasion" Then
Farewell, Brudder Watkinsl Nigeel
and alI!l That inclined plaine lead1
down TO the vortex Of financial destrue
ton.
This little funeral service. which i.
generally conducted by the trustee
Bro. Pinus, win eclipse the little picture
which your far seeing provision por
trayed and In which the merchant, land
lord, lawyer and cufEee were the cor.
spicuous characters. Your picture ex.
lists only in the mind as q contingency
The funeral occasion is an obstinate real
ity. The picture Is yet to eome-per.
hdPs; with many, the funeral has past,
others it is awaiting.
There are exceptions - those who
hire their hands for wages, partially
controlling their time, and make plenty
at home TO supply them. Notice, If you
please, they generally keep their fs9ms
in tolerable repair. But your Lien
Law gives his niggership such a wide
latitude to get in debt to the landlord
for a portion of his liying-which debt
he does not expect eonscientiously TO
pay-that it Is rather difficult to hire
hands for wages.
We must deal with the negro, if we
can, with o view to making him Q more
efficient, self-sustaining citizen, or else
he remains q moral nuisance. How
can this be done when he proftably
employs only about half the time, which
is precious to every one engaged in ag-
riculture, or sny thing else as for that.
Although he has q narrow intellect, he
is tractable, moderately honest, happy
by nature and good at heart. He needs
protection. But he is immensely idle,
and egregiously lazy. We must reach
him by legislation in way that will
cause him to improve his condition him
self, and not rely on the shoulders OF
society upon which to be carried a part
of the journey. He is bound to move
on with Us, now that the amended Con
stitution OF the United States has given
him passport, and eur previous legis
lation and the pledges of all political
parties have endorsed it.
/ lay it down as automatic, and none
who have had experience in farming
will gainsay it, that it requires the en-
tire year, from 1st January to 3ls
December, to raise and gather cottol
crop, and keep the farm in even tOter0
bic repair. As / have said, the negr'
works only about half the time, and il
the present state of things, the highes
point to which the landlord 5 aspiration
direct him, is for the negro to "pay out
to get back what, with fear and trem
bling, he has advanced, with a grea
risk.
The repeal of the Agricultural Lie
Law, says Pinus Sylvanus, "will put
stop to negro credit" Is that so, m
brother9 Then hasten, oh ye Soions c
the next Legislature, the day OF its r.
peal!~ Lubricate its wheels and let
come hither swifter than Shakespeare
Ariel. Then will the voice of the PEI
Die rise up "as of a mighty rushin
wind. and "fill that State House wher'
in YOU will be sitting, and say, amen!
QUERCUs SYLvANUs.
Calhoun County, Miss.