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74 THE COUNTRYMAN.
THE WANDERER’S RETURN.
have. Tlie press is the great level which !
moves public opinion, and which controls
government and people And hence the
condition of the country as to the short
supply of all the prime necessities of life.
It is high time that the press should go to
work, and atone for its error. It has but
to see its error, and it will correct it. It
has already commenced the good work.
The Southern Confederacy goes in for a re
peal of all laws regulating prices. The
Milledgeville correspondent of the Consti
tutionalist assumes substantially the same
ground.
It is right that these laws should be re
pealed. Our people who produce the ne
cessities of life, should be allowed to go in
to the market, and receive for their pro*
ductioiis the market price. This will stim
ulate production of all the necessaries, and
this is the only way under the sun to bring
down prices to livingrates. Any other course
will carry them higher and higher, until
Heaven only knows what will be the result.
Burke, Boykin <fc Co.
The last Christian Index announces that
the above firm “ though not under good
headway, have, after some delay, begun
their operations for printing and publish
ing. Over 10.000 copies of their foith-
coming edition of Webster’s Elementary
Spelling Book have been ordered.”
By the way, I have seen objections in
several of the public prints to a republica
tion of Webster’s Spelling Book. The
writers say, “Why not have a Southern
Spelling Book ?”
There is no force in the question, just
now. It is much better to republish so
good a Spelling Book as Webster’s, than
to get up another in a hurry, which would
be an inferior one. Time will no doubt
bring out Southern school boohs of all
kinds.
Hoganville, Ga.
I have received a 50 cent shinplaster on
“The County of Meriwether,” from a name
which I can’t make out. It is uncnrrent
here, and has been deposited (in a sealed
envelope to the owner’s address, as dear
as I can guess at it) in the P. O. in
Eatonton. By sending 10c to pay postage,
to the P. M. at that office, the proprietor
can no doubt have his shinplaster returned
him. It is refused for 2 reasons : 1st, be
cause it is uncurrent : 2dlv, because I
won’t receive any subscription for less than
1 year.
“This world cannot explain its own dif
ficulties without the assistance of another.”
“The dav was gone, and the night was dark,
As the howling winds went by,
And the blinding sleet fell thick and fast
From a stern and stormy sky ;
When a mournful wail, thro’ the rushing gale,
W as heard at the* cottage door—
Oh! carry me back—oh! carry me back
To my mother’s home, once more.’
’Twas a youth, who had left his mountain home,
He had wandered far and long;
lie had drained the goblet’s fiery tide,
At the festal midnight throng.
But a dream of home came o’er his heart,
As he crept to the cottaae door—
‘Oh! carry me back— oh! carry me back
To my mother’s home, once more.
I have left the bad of the tempter’s power,
And the revel wild and high:
They cared not in their reckless mirth
If I wandered alone to die.
Doth the fire still burn on the househ 11 hearth,
By the elm tree old and hoar?—
Oh ! carry me back—oh ! carry me back
To my mother’s home, once more.
Like the weary bird that has wandered long,
I will seek my mountain nest,
\nd lay this aching hea’t once more,
On mv gentle mother’s breast.
Once more will I teek the household hearth,
Bv the elm tree ol 1 and hoar—
Oh \ carry me back—oh ! carry me back
To my mother’s home, once more.’ ”
Brother Wood
Says he was not angry when he wrote
about thatchurch-membei (i.e. Baptist) that
communed with Stonewall Jackson, who is
not a chiuch-member, hut only a Presbyte
rian. Well, I am glad you were not, my
brother.
The Countryman “ thinks, also, he is
not. fairly represented,” says brother Wood-
The Countryman proved that brother Wood
misrepresented him, when he accused The
Countryman of being in* favor of admitting
* scoffers’ to the Lord’s table, when brother
Wood had evidence of the contrary right
before his eyes.
Brother Wood accuses me of making
“ garbled extracts” from his piece. I defy
you to show it so, brother Wood. Point
out the “ garbled extract,” and I will make
the amend.—I never made a “ garbled ex
tract” in my life.
“ When you conclude to discuss fairly
any distinct issue,” says brother Wood,
“just let me know it. But if teazing is
your highest aim, that’s another matter.
Some men cannot rise above that.”—I see
that you cannot, brother Wood. That you
have been considerably worried by the
course of that church-member (i.e. Baptist)
who communed with Stonewall Jackson,
who is not a church-member, but. only a
Pregbyteriail, and by my remarks 4 teazing’
you on the subject, is very evident. And
that you “ cannot rise above that ” is quite
as evident.
Let me say this, brother Wood ; That I
never expect to go into any regnlai* discus
sion on any unimportant sectarian matter
such as the mode of baptism, or any other
equally unimportant matter in the creeds
of the sects. I expect to wage only a guer
rilla Warfare against the. errors of all of
them, and,like John Morgan,be here to day,
and theie tomorrow, and “ shoot at fo iiy
as it flies.” My object is to get Christians
to stop quarrelling about minor matters,
and with united effort give their energies
and resources to the grand cardinal princi
ples taught by Christ—universal love and
brotherhood.
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Seventy-live 1'er Cent.
The Atlanta Commonwealth lias come
to the rescue of the industiial pursuits of
the country against those who are endeav
oring to destroy them. It recommends
that premiums o>- bounties he offered by
government to those who will increase the
manufactured supplies of the country. I
agree with the Commonwealth, in the main,
but think the proposed bounties unneces
sary. Manufactured articles are selling at
sufficiently remunerative prices to supply
in themselves a sufficient bounty, were it
not for inimical legislation, and executive
seizure. Just take aw ay from men of cap
ital the fear of being robbed, and they will
invest their money in the production of
supplies for the country.
The law of congress limiting the profits
of manufacturers to 75 per cent, in order
to secure them exemption from military
service is an unwise one. The law- should
he this—that eveiyone who is hona fide a
supplyer of the demand of the country for
manufactured articles, such as the country
most needs, should he allowed to remain
engaged in his industrial pursuit. This
mighfrdiminish the army a little, but at the
same time would get up a corps of pro
ducers that would add very materially to
the supplies of the country, and so dimin
ish their prices. This is the only way in
the world that prices can be brought down.
Allow manufacturers, and all who will be
come manufacturers, mechanics, artisans,
&c., to sell their products in the Market
without fear of seizure, and exempt them
from military service, and the result will
highly benefit the country.