Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-06-23

impoN erisllinVnf OF the soil. yuperindECed b.
long continued, indeed, may say hereditary
neglect of all attainable means Of improve,
ment. These are only TO be overcome by in
creased labor, and steady patient perssver-
ance, continued for longer period, thau most
men are willing TO wait tor reirihutiou OF their
tolls. trust however, that Shali be able 10
prove 10 auy mans satisfaction. that this period
of delay,Deed not be near so Tong as many may
suppose, even where the land has suffered the
greatest degree of exhaustion. Another of
our difficulties arises from the great igTorancc
and want of the best contrived implements of
husbandry, which in some places not TO be
procured at all and i'll others, only from u
distance. " hen these wear oct, we have Ell
ther TO send TO the same remote sources OF
supply, paying at the same time quadTuple
prices 10 moboPollslBg pateniees of Inventions
pei kaps ten or twelve centuries old, or 10 20
without For such is the scarcity Of good ne
chancs in most country situations, ;hat either
mending or making any thing new to Snch
workmen . we have, 50 as to bring il even To
a toerab,e resemblance of what was at hist,
rs an achievement entirely out of tue question.
Onr huctuaing markets too, must not be lett
cut OF the catalogue OF our evils for IL IL most
certain tkat even very moderate prices, 1t Stea-
dy and nearly uniform for the products OF
agricu.t ure, indeed Nou .uaY say for every spc-
cies OF Saleabie commodity or article, afford
them much greater encouragement thanprices
at one time extravaganty high, and at other
times very lew. i cannot close this dismal
enumeration of the various difficulties, thatwc
agricuInralists have TO encounter, without adj
yei ting 10 one, which, although not so obvious
al first, 10 superficial observation, will appear.
think uPou reflection, more alan ming 10 the
real friends OF agriculture, than any yet motto
ed. j alude to the constant and increasin.
temptations arising from the enormous protils
of banking and Steckjobbing, moi only TO pre-
vent any additional capital from being devoted
to the culture of the soil, but to withdraw from
agriculture entirely, the pittance at present
employed in promoting her interest. l say
nothing of their more remote, but not less GER
tan influence in changing our habits, corrupt
ing our morals, and undermining our republi.
can institutions; thereby iucapacitatimg for
continuing an agricultural people. This, l
know to he a ticklish subject, and full OF many
Perils to those who have, and would take the
same views of il that would, at proper OF.
portunity. At this time shall content myself
with the single remark offered above, as a
conclusion to the glsoniy picture, which have
felt myself compelled TO draw of the situation
and circumstances of MS Virginia agricultural
lists. The final number will he devoted to an
attempt at exhibiting our Inducements to hope
for better things in which effort | trust il
will be in my power to make such display OF
our future prospects and present resources, as
may encourage all the real friends of asricul-
ture to a steady, vigorous perseverance in the
devotion which they at present manifest in her