The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-09-01


and those always prejudiced
against the landhOlder, will not
allow us to do away with the rot
ton things we have. So every
farmer has to keep up miles of ex-
pensive fencing, to keep out a few
hogs, with heads like a gar.iish
and tails like a black snake. Think
of the poor farmer, ready with his
family to go to church on Sunday.
He sees these creatures destroy
ing his crop. He looks around
for help in vain. His hands all
gone on and the dogs gone with
them. Telling his family to go
and remember him in their pray
ers, he rushes out to do the hard
est days work of the week. The
hogs, lean, long-legged, and fleet
as grey-hounds, lineal descend.
ants of those possessed with dev.
lis, can never see the hole they
came in at.
If a man can preserve his re-
ligion and dignity under such cir
cumstances, he will be entitled to
a high seat.
Another great labor Of the
farmer is to keep ont Of debt. The
farmer that buys fertilizers and
supplies on credit to make cotton
is condemned to the labor of Sys-
iphus. He can roll the stone to
the top, but it will be certain to
roll down again.
| could advise the farmer to a
shorter road to ruin, and ono that
would save him all the trouble of
farming. Buy the cotton ready
made, give his note for it secured
by a mortgage on his farm. Sell
his cotton and live like q fighting
cock on the money. And when
the sheriff sells him out, he can 60
to Texas, or the devil for what the
community will care.
Raise all the provisions you
can. Then .plant all the cotton
you can. Get one year ahead even
if you have to practice the Irish.
mans idea of economy-to do
without things you are obliged to
have. Always pay as YOU go. 1t
has been sarcastically said, that il
you do that you will not 60 far
Well don't 60 far.
Five millions of negroes are
scattered over our country. They
were born upon our soil and grew
up under our influence. He is st
constituted that the summers SUI
at noon does not affect him, ant
he fattens upon the miasmas o
the swamps. lie can live upol
the coarscst food and wear tn,
shabbiest clothes without fallin,
in the esteem of his fellows. o.
the bare floor with his blanke
around his head and his feet t
the fire, he can sleep through th,
coolest night and awake up re
freshed for his daily toll. lie ha
no thought tor tomorrow aud II,
aspirations for the future. lie i
deficient, it is true, in gratitude
but he has little revenge. He is
negro now, and will be a negr
always, for the Ethiopian can ne,
er change his skin. Our enemie
say that these low characteristic
are the result of slavery. The
know that the assertion is falls,
Before any of us were born tn
colonization society took the yer
best of the race and settled theI
in Liberia and Africa. They CAV
them the land, they furnished theI
! with implements of labor an
. with plenty Of food. All th
! Christian governments bande
themselves together to protet
them in their liberty. They ha
, their own government. Ever
. Office from president to constabl
I was filed by negroes. Nearly
!. century has passed and whs
: have they donef What state
man, historian, poet or inventc
!. have they furnished to the worl
r as a proof of their advancement
a Not one. Their fathers wei
l there trained laborers, their Chi
J. dren are ignorant, idle vagabond
a Their advancement which the
:. make here is owing to their ass
s citation with their superiors. Is
}. lated to themselves they woul
d soon go back to barbarism.
Q They are unable to take care
0 themselves. We need their Draw
9 and muscle, and they need ol
o brains. Always treat them kind
and justly. Do not find too mn,
e fault, with their thriftlessness al
t want of judgment, for it is own
d to these traits that they are al
always will be hirelings.
"a Rut now eomes the politici,