Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-09-26

these institutions is equally removed
from Utopian romance which aims al
more than can be accomplished and
from a more common isitiruity which
talks Of ever, thing ano attempts no
thing. 1t has for its object those
benefits whi,.h are every where valued
and which g como to oaF business and
bosoms' ami il derives its lite and ac
|thity from principle which perva'ies
every class OF soricty--the spirit oil
|emulutson. !. he politician may smile
upnn its humhle aspirations, the phil
osupher may theorizc on its chances
Of success, and the proui man may Sc
DISCUS ed With It's detail; ..--bu; let
ats patrons he assured that their eX
rrtiohs DO not pass umoti,cd, or IN
rewarded; they have the blessings OF
tne patriot who knows the fountains
of his countr,'s greatness amt Of the
!, br,stian who would is.,yr these iouns
telns rc,nain pure and uncorTupted.
lhe visions VI Eutopia have ..lmns,
seen realized III the public spectacle
u hlch has been exhibited o: assem
bling the fathers Of .ile state aud all
who are elevated by wisdom, anti
powerles by Wealth TO Northumberland
those spicndiI events which 1axzir
the i'm .sination aud affect not our
daily II r,hncss, nor All, Of those tri-
Inniphs Wiii"i, are purchased at the
.oubie r0sl vi the lives Of others an,,
t,le virtue oi ouf own nation-but The
Triumph Of Agriculture over puolic
i.t!ii' renee" ana fashionable prejudice
i Ii there be any thing which deserves
TO lie Associated with the ATTRACTIONS
OF fashion aud popularity, it susel,
!, ahust br That pursuit, ,lian which lat
other Affords SO n'any sources Of man.
liy Sratiiua,ion or is so intiinalrs,
ronnecisal with pubiie happiness. Pub
liz cntci ,,rise c..n be turned NntD 10
|rhannel So important, inJividua! rival.
snip can be presented with 10 object.
50 useful as those come. ted with az
)riruiturc. There arc t.;W moses in
Which, public or private wealth Can he
siisssii,uttti TO su Il baod purposes Il.
ia 'he encouragement OF competition
Anu thu patronage 0f experiment
"n.on, our miri.iScnt agricuitHralists
Ana there is ceitaini, no five objects
SO various IN lheir nature or more
inipurtail lii coilnrctiun with public
Improvement than the theory Of Jig
|s1ciiit4rg. Under surh CONSERVATION
Nr ai,u.N welcome The recent a,i,il
iuns To t!!e nu!i!l,cr III the Institution.
~ are, .d,i, iiG. ami remark viii
pleasure every promise al respectable
~ Au, useini,'rss which ATTENDS tI.
t.sri uIl4ral Society IN ti.is counti;
Bad These Institutions nees. any
i.luS To 't:SnsIj Or s.nlnatr their ~
ierllOns tiicy wutil. tind IL in tar s.,tv
l4cle oi euat, .ften IS JAMES MADl
5oN an. ElMDIIiY PICKERING. pmi3
y. y Gctttl : TO tacir Instru ton Tia,
ST tiInrts Of Taos, ,,lents hieI, .avs
ulutu and rulirdDiesl our nstins.
fortunes. HE atiGrcs oil Mr.. NlApl
Is,,A TO tx .aSfir uliarai SDrirts o
slnrninfie Cunhty. adI that OF Mr.
i'lc Ai.i,i>G 10 ti.r Society in Essr,
are now iieiore the public, and vii
hereafter ne sound in tic library o
siit slatesiiiaii, and tie pocket 0i thu
,aiinfr. We ran seareriy imagiHt
any ia,t more interesting in ,'oi.n. .lm
Witn cur political situ..ti0n than til,
retirement OF such ne,. from the ii.l
walks oi power and .ttice into tl,os,
pursuits aid studies winch they shar,
IN common with the poorest vi theil
: fellow citizens. What other pcopl.
behoias ,ls rulers after long life D
publi' service, IN the Gala, OF voiun
tary sccins'on, shedding upon thu
humble pursuits Of agriculture tn,
trays 81! those high faculties wl,ir!
!. have been formed in the coun lis o
nations, aud when an old age so en-
Played after log course OF pul,ii
service, is consrcratr.i, il we inay s.
speak, hy honest poverty, as in til
: ease Of MIR. PICKERING. The spertacl
assunes "a double interest which ever,
= man must feel who loves what is gen
, niae and elevated n reVu,sli ;.nism.
Eacier 'Watcilman.
$! Our countrymen Jettha A. Will,
0 inson. citizen of eptsego count,
. who sometimes ago exhibited to iii
= society for the promotion OF uscft