The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1821-11-27

spov-:ye manner Tor TIC knowledge Of farming; and
FOR hatits ri 0reier, fofetaoUgA and tadzstry o.
\ 9Th But he now CONT 10 a gfaver subject ttas
or finance ter Upon few ct tie points mentioned in
this address We shah wait ttls IL siatiyc
We ask then. VINO those Interested ia the
success of the larnarf Are they ot VINO inlanit
| our State And should not az then pay little Of
nat tt;ls which he success Of agriculture requires on
such an occasion iions hundred thousand dollars be.
in short course OF Iinic either gained saved
STATE by the noW attentions when under proper pat
rcns.e may be bestowed upon agriculture the later
tst this Is Six thousand dollars and appeal
10 those who have travelled tand especially tins last
year in different states. haye received irtoTa-
toa from those who have travelled. whether the
courts Of gain saving "A crops = stock, and n too
do make this very Tow estimate tor Che ruS.t
which may be produced in extensive telIIoIIr
which fonns ahnoss the haf Of Ntw-Lag'and- \ taN
for TIE tanners as. according % Ur tIanaiins Tue,
0U, thus soOH be returned back into the pocket " tie
payer Of On. and i'll effect be mere adraact.--4ar
should the desire ot avciaing ceAsure accouA of
fie Increase CT taaes since oar separation from A a
chusetts have the least Influence here fer iris ntay
" called g0ae-Jg question. We cannot return
union with Massachusetts nor does any one sees
do il those also who objected TO separation,
some Of the very who viii be foremost il the pro-
position fora grant Of money ior the farming interest
on the present occasion and lastly, would Imply TIE
utmost Injustice charge 10 the account OI eparajOn,
a tax which ought 70 have taken place under the old
Government and which should always be- Withdrawn
I in comparison Of the charges "a the two Govern
nents since the viii be OF nese descfttsonLet
al objectCrs this subject, TecoeC the no.
bic proceedings i'll favor OF cuure both OF the State
of NcW-YO rk and also ~ ono individual IN H. GeneT
| al Van RENSSELAER, who al me has consented "a give
FIVE hundred dollars Agricultnral Society annual
1T for at least six years.-ihe olaol7t OF Cur
of be lett to the wisdom OF our Legislature
to decide it business only plead IN favor a
some tax, and to show what the funds for supply
ing il.
10th Ii is now however time to conclude by the
mention OF few facts, which will attach INC farmer 10
has professions and thus be main aG 70 agriculture
IN Fast, solomon and some 81 the AssyTaa princes
were fond OF gardening, plantations, botany agicui
ture the Lnperors Of China, also, Doth OF antIent
and modern times, day Of every year, IN the
presence Of their people, plough the soil in person. and
on another day TREY sow X and similar wise eNaHles
have been other Eastern nations. Great llieTi
likewise among the CarthaEenians and among Tie 20
| mans have written on husbandfy and are mentioned
with honor this day FOR having employed tEGir
tme Cncinnatus [the patron OF our Cincinnati soce-
es) a great commander in Rome. taken from his
plough TO be invested with absolute power for six
months IL order ms country when IN state
OF extreme danger.in later age oi the Roman Gov
ernment an example occurred Of a still more memorable
description which shall he related nearly possible
in the words OF Mr. GbbOn. The Emperor Dioclesi-
an after he had vanquished all his enemies and accb-
pished all his purposes DoigaIily retired pass the
last nine years OF his life IN private condition. BeS
son (says Mr. Gibbon) had dictated and content
. cd TO have accompanied his retreat which he
oyed for a long time the respect Of those Princes
whom he mad resigned possession OF the World. HC
preserved least, hc recovered, taste for
most innocent, as well as the natural pless-cs
and his leisure hours sufficiently employed IN
i ing, planting and gardening. When solicited
: sumo the rcms OF Government by his former colleague.
Maximan, he rejected the temptation calmly Olstrt-
ing that if he could shew Aiaxnian tine Cabbages 11r
he had planted tcih his hands, he should longer
be urged % relnqusn the enjoyment OF happiness, Ar
n the pursuit OF power.
mi In Great Britain Mr. Arthur Young had a. conts'-
e buors to his publication called the Annals Of Agrcul-
. ture only Dukes writing lii their own names, but
IS the King q England, George CD wiring under Dor
e rCwed name. The memorable Earl Chatham art
Y Mir Charles Fox, with almost the whole O le nobility
q and gently Of the British Empire, have Interested
themselves IN planting trees else IN Garoeniae
e q larger smaller scale; and many OF them have
D perinended the cultivation OF farms and the breeding
Of farming animals. In our country, three Presidents
of the United States have made themselves remarkable
II by what they have written on inc subject Of AgTicu
ID ture and four Of Presidents when their Of
Office have expired have molly attended 10 the
= Quoting Of their cstates and the hth President has
n mind TOO excellent and feelings aTlshie and patri-
ie otic not to follow this useful occupation.
d Onwhat does ali this uniformity Of proceeding In
or intelligent and prosperous Nations depend but on
p the great principles and great interests of human
q ture? IL has been well observed that agriculture is
10 perhaps the only pursuit III which political men
D find comfort, after they have resigned their power
y and this is the less where they have sense,
rs 7rtue or domestic qualitiesA gculiure is occH-
patton which by lis infinite variety, its
Csc ~ The intellect The beautiful objects connected
OF with IL ard the dggree in which il fafiers set love-
e when ill., works become perfect joined to tile
a OF the utility attached il; iii occupation we
s say which is capable Of filing large vcid IL tic hui
s man mind and even Of aoTding something ike canSo-
" atiOn for disappOiatmerts.n DAYS particular,
- addcaal pleasures he obtained from is pccu-
n patton. Besides the objects and operations which
y have arisen among ourselves, or teen derived hcn
al foreign countries Of science have laid open
ID the intelligent AgrCuuralist, many recently dis
oi covered processes occurring III vegetation that he
a. seems il only 10 be tak into partnership
ith tile great proydcr Of al good hu he is al
lowed 70 direct many Of the efforts 81 nature. and IL
~ were change her very constitution and habits.
e Ii theEe be any truth then in the observation,
q that those are among the happicst Of who have
d abouring hands, thinking head. and feeling heart
Il and If the farmer Joins TO this the reflection Of tie par.
d cipation which i thus allowed 10 him ~ works Il
n Providence and the avowed utility of his profession
he Nil possess conscious dignity and satisfaction
ID fearing TO be coniTadctcd; Farae Reference t,ssF
5 lb opinion thar rdsring Of certain descriptions
sht prob cairen fsrners On ~ccounE
II us being expensive ard o say the IssI oil IT'D usr-s
= borders mach npan severity.
and gardening
sparrd Antrcn farm. will rT-k
also in their osrain Il for cnisiystiuE
ami To- viii naturally tssse upon ii s~rrth'ng For fairly
thrg sBirahl- Tor sale As rrr s.es for
s. 81 eiug such scae those for m first yr.r sowing Ia
bs cbaire and rreiS fr IN following wear,
7 DC ~ ised Cut NJ rnr rarffp rStN-
The the ether e The Csrss 49, y FOND
III tie ab-ye add e. n the remark. rar o-dtr-
u ing held innnceft in Para ise and that nTnhnrft
X cf Fsrrrunr. focnd side
" spread thruugn usture is and th.r q. hiEg = ooket