Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-10-23

tent "f observation, the conclusion, thai n I
amounts anii'',iiy 10 tN"ni, .isr yer ce"tuIn,
seems wiiiin the fact. When il falls unnu in
ulNiiindlS WHO make rd post. i, often u,uSi.eS !
i'Fm; ahd when its deducted from profit, IL !
!"Hp'eiis'c> those cir>>t- nf >niiety which are
net asIicuituri>t Tn, 1T tc demonstrated |
~ th' iOiio" lus combinations.
ne competency OF a. siCuiiue in this conn.
Try especially, q riit.Sc g! infinitely .,ea,ry
score, han Would I've conceived without an
ai'"ht''c examination. Its duties, liz ihc
dnrr, 0t moral rcctiiuGe sriead riop ,bp
nai'ow ci'cio 81 providing su>:enance for o.,;
man o. "i'S family, Isto wide cIuauSp
'itaieGb b. iGe obligations arising trnn society
and lie interests interviewer with national |
prosperity. !" tie y. States. the hlity !
VI ":ricWiuic 'l"cS not stop ~ food Tor an |
eaters. tirNirnj>i Ih. suppu, oi Government
10 inc encouragement az c-I1itDrce to the /
sU'tPhilice o. The learned ;TnteSsiuus To tl,, |
ir,r1dnci,nn ofihe sac art. snd ia the suppr,
"i i"e mole useful mec""nicai empIn, nenis |
ms F'Spo:iSibitiN. The sponsor for Know! are !
! i"' Gnod mannGIS, for iiSsrty, and Tor ratnuai
Ir"ti constitutes u demand nj.Ouacticulttlre
M'i'i. mast be Haid. 90 VIVA 81 combine ,tcss-
ms. IN which, i! she ~ wise. Siie vii iare, n,r
uc'i ate Bcue The source tIo.., vinchail class
"s,aud rarIicuiatly the nunieyuu> fdni,, Fl HE
mar c2ESnMciP JrhgeS, must dciiS. their .li!sSt
ehce ana prosperity; AL classes have Rdc-p
interest III rendering il more cOpiuiiS becanSr
tlic success OF each Iu-st eNpand with i,s
! CROWN, and contract with il, declime. las
tNubciaire cannot. like an eNuDcfaiI trcasU-
ry. or prcunidiy speculation, he i,uuorciiy-
ca hv idteheSs or roIrGptlun. has, riust lie
tiinsed 10 excite Industry, and nouriSh virtue
Whatever S,riii c.iDpic it, chSaci.V Tor rem
dfrhg 10 socIeiH services. ia comparison viii,
w"ici', even ihcsc OF the hero aud the rdtrlui
become dimii'utiNe. Uu.ht iu be avoided i>
every Wise politician viii care aud resisted
.! aiiw'io understand their own interest with
hrinnoSs. Livery stat, giv.n t. aaIicrl,ntr
reaches Their o"n vitdiN; aud every icly b.,
which She i ialurcl, aust hc Ap;aiod T.. ,iir.
own sniitri0-. Where t,ien can he tuuad =
difference at interest hct~ptn agriculture .,nd
IN
their prosperity must result from hens and
sue Cd" Only reap lac blessings 0t W"il Cr
| canned social ,t"ic, by IiuNidru- :ti tiem
~ agriculture ~ itot 1U Ssi.i;Gd interest Ike
| no'iiraI project. 80 . fraud uc.,i afi,trC "a
| Table oi bcig dissrVcrs dtruln tie ic,!> uoi-
;Ir, wi''ioai urCcUrn's as Gcaii ,rnJrri ~. il
| less productive ~ measures however hn,csi
| az ~ tt" dSNriiuts OF avariCe 80 ambition
! however plausible, most graduate; nrc.iuc ti,,.
iNpoN"i ishlitht Gi'N promise ~ prevent aud
! event ,hc cu:"Mon "und ilirv promise t., r,n-
| Iucr common interest ou.Et 10 Augrest
! the Ghii"naI r0iicx in regard to a.tiC,iifi,tr
| - !, Is "oti"y oi az universal ,isir"Has", ~
| account oi its universal benefit, every i!Itol!-
| gent indiv!t'ual, hsWeNeV distaujly removed
! from HIS iat0tS, iuay perceive the >tter.cst
motives, tor @Npriiug hiS republican ,uilarncc
| aud uniting with a4sI iSuitUlHI societies 10 ia.
| crease profit, by whir has own p.oype;i,v
| mnsl he graduated. lna scale combining agti
| culture with lis effects. btrbaIiNln sands np.
! pcS'te TO ITS almost iHcOhpcteucy and The
| 'doSt perfect state OF society, 10 its capacity
| these eAiiemiits lie the several zone spOudun
cieS mscpaTahiy linked, compounded of ac-
| ceNSionS oil cOmrctenVS and advances To-
WARDS social happineas. TO what object more
glorious, can the powers OF th,. mind and of
lie purse be directed, than 10 one which with
oracuar certainty, deals ont happiness or mi
Sery la extremes, aud in all tie intermediate
SraddtionS! Ia considering the competency
of agriculture. we have that It's prOlit and
behett 10 society. must begin and proceed
t1te'hef; mast exist ar perish together; aud |
thai neither can contract nor expand vii.Iont !
4 stTicl cOHcOn.tancN OF tHtc. Hence results !
4 demonstration, tAat amy policy is erroneous
oy which the proitO agriculture is diminished |
Ia foster Il pcfsOn&! ~ locd! Interest. IS ayri. !
cnliHre IS i nattOna! property, such "a poivy i, |
SIMPLY ihat ~ farmer, Wbo should siar,e |
s"inc Of las family for tlc sake Of pcSouiug |
a Few Win zee cream ana sNliahub As our |
country Is oBe great farm ans lis ini,abit,ut, !
one great family, Ia when those who wrrk the.
ieast receive HE greatest share of the profit /
those lao are nni farmers I.aVea Il cpcriniereSf
ioi Increasing The profit OF agriculture titan
ihe farmer himself; because his subSisteiIce
wnSt ptecrde theirs, aud theirs eau ouly d.
supplied from his surplus. The larger this
Surplus. The greater VIII be taer gain. An
expectation therefore of beneti,in. tie niher
ci"@seS OF society, hH laws tending To diminish
d1ucniiu;di profit, though theN NAV have "A
personal or ioCl eiieciupon some partial SeIcc
,io!., must be injurious To the rest of the family
ricmlturai irotit. being tie alimemi of The
whole family, every member of il e>cent the
phtronztd, loses d portion of his share by it's
diTinUilou; and every partia!ity TO n coi,cir
,nh'cis tee injustice IN some degree, suffered 1
''S those beggared to enrich one under The |
policy of pTimOgeniure.
ioIllu'trdte these opinions ! shall refer 10 |
the two eases OF tdxipg iron and barns An
enhanced price OF iron hiring cmbargOts and !
I.rs, has constantly suggested a degree of !
ecoDomy IN lis nse, from whence has resulted /
had agricultural tools 10 a vast extent This !
generates habits of iOn, duration aud hand /
10 eradicate. Bad tools iIHpOvprsh the so.I !
uiDiHtNU crops, ana Cbtrh UEiltpEaie
proved modes of cultivation. The poorest
farms require fhe best tools, but as tlIey also
require The greatest economy the evil becomes
aggravated by necessity for submitting to il;
anu differentiation ensues. where an advance
IN imp nNeInent Is most needed. WIS thef the
price of iron IS enhanced bv war enlbargOcs
or taxation, this eject will be commensurate
with The extent OF such enhancement. la lie !
same mode the taxation of Darns operates. j.
prevents TO great extent the erection of
houses for the preservation of that portion of
the ptOnt of agtIcnlturc, upon inch the pros.
periiy OF the other CLASSES of socisty depends
The irugaltty IN iron dimuiishes crops; the
tTugdlIty IN hOnstS loses them Mhatever Is
OF the surplus mon which all other ciasscsm!isf |
subSlSt. The loss falls almost eXcluSIvey mon |
them, as the ta,Jncr mast FIST live upon what
lie can save. Ii there Is good crOIind for c0ui !
puing the loss from bad tools ard want of
houses al twenty five per ceitum OF the crop |
how erroneous must he the arithmetic Which |
adopts loss so enormous icr the sake o. ac |
qWirIu- a pittaHCe so iitguusideTable, rs that |
which is produced by taNius iron aud barns
And how miserable the policy Of thn other
classes OF society, winch IS unable 10 discern |
that the endowment at some few individuals
with this pittduCe, inilicts ~ enormous loss !
Upon thcmselVes' Other instances of this 30 |
llticdl arithmetic are omitted, as being Tess |
evident though found q iH The same principles;
aud because IL IS sufficient merely 10 su1gcsl ,
the subject in couRiCs, abonnd,ns with PIt.
IL Hi.