The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-01-30


husbsndmen Of BoIslein, and Of most parls oi
Germany, afe sili joint tenants, with their
caule, Of the same roof and even The Gotta.
gers Of France are exposed intheir comiou'
less, damp end ,fAoo'iess cabins, to every spe.
cies Of disease and suffering. Nay, Rnglsnd,
who preiends to have coined the wold coro.
fort ior her own exclusive use, slill allows, IL
the midst OF oil her power, and Der opuienco,
and her vsuo,ed prosperity, a large portion
oi her lsboijng sub :cis TO feed On private
charity, or to depend Tor subsistence Ola pub.
lie support; thus making the boasted birth
right u an EngiisLtasn mere iiIe 10 +" ask,
at rich mems doors, iitle bfesd," or to cue
to parish officer for mess OF pot,age.
II is not mere uestises, composed IN the
closer which can rcdress these wrongs Of
Agriculture, or inspire even Wish ~ I'M
p,ove that art, for the benefit OF Others, III al
oppressed, degraded and spiritedess cIitiva.
toe. All the old errors OF Husband y, there
fore, still prevail IN practice; ans, even 10
Great Britain, where most has been wriI!eh
10 correct thcIn, but yeiy small poruon
o, Ito cultivated Districts is, TO this day, svb.
milted 10 isdicious and well conducted sys.
ten Of lius3shdry--noI, 10 fact, moro than
four counties; while many large tracts OF ex.
ceileot soll afc managed IN way the nosl
imperfect aOd dissdv vsptageo Ia in that
county sgticulturai Improve ment be thus
confined to theory, II is not sur iprislng that no
where, on.the Con,iDen', il should advance 10
prac,ice--,hat, in France, there should suil
be fallows'; and thai, ihere and else sere,
the milk mother oi the herd, whils she sus-
tains family by her mun'ficencs, should be
ungraieiui,y coneemned d 10 draw the plough
that the OK should DC every where yoked by
the horns, 10 some places, should be obliged
TO dag the plough with his teIi--thsI tne
scaDty crops OF upland should sill be gather
ed 0y .he DeiecatiiaBs, and tho almost spon
ianeous hafvcsls Of Andausia be ieaped by
The Galiegos--thal the Portuguese should
never grease the creaking axle of his clumsy
VAIN, nor prefer CO, TO che esuuts and scorHs
of, finally, that tho Russion pea,sn, should
still scratch the earth with his soks and
wooden harrow, and Gcspise manure even
more than lhe Jews, who appear indeed t0
have condcscended only TO employ 1t 10 en-
nch an unseemy metaphor OF de,estalion or
Contempt.
10 insure The practical improvement Of
Agriculture, people must be civilized and
f,ee."
The attention, which within few years,
has been devoted 20 agriculture, Iorin, an
era in The history Of uus country - Massa.
chuscus, always toTemos, in good works, &c,
the glorious example, and j. has been follow.
ed 10 almost every pare OF the Union. Time
has been, when men, ifeemen, brothers OF
tho sane soil, and heirs Of the came iahcsi-
tauce, uid ID away half theit hours 10 Tho lstn.
pestuous politics of The day, ADD the Other
k..l -
those politics. have since ieartied,
however, lhal such was not tho way to pre-
VIDE for their households and their only en-
ula,ion now is, to grye speed 10 tho plough,
and force TO The .i.kle--or, in other WORDS,
10 soc who shall DO me most work, with the
best advantage to his fam. Our Distinguish.
ed eiuZens, 100, who, engaged in the tunaut
Of parry, had nearly foIgoiten their homes,
end wee once The mvst bitter 10 their u,utI-
al execution, now meet o. so Agricultural
Fair, with open hands, and the gasp OF
friendship and co' dlaI,ly. A few years $50,
like cats. tney were disposed 10 spit Ut sod
worry each olhcr---now .hey scofn not 10 sic
down O, the same table, apd ParIaSe Of be
same suSstanl,a! iare, and pledge each othes
in the same bounteous wine. Ihe,e things
have sprung from iDte'cour sc--irom the ex-
is,euco OF useful and lioe ,si es,ab!ishmen,s---
from institutions, the views OF which are as
broad and exalted as the hearts OF thei, foun-
ders arc free. Throwing Oh, Of the question
the bene6, Of Agricultural Association in the
shsrract, altogether, we Go not believe there
evcs was my combination for any purpose
adapted moro 60 ccmsot socie,y, aad TO har.
monizc The i,,iinr materials Of political
strife, than these. Their career, 50 far, has
cores csponded with our position, and VIC hope
it may never be retarded by the operss,on. OF
local prcjudices, seclarian distinctions OF
any scr, whatever. For tho more eFectuaI
advance ment OF such . Split as now happily
prevails, i, would be well. in esesy cuse,to
-selecrvhe Sonual orator wi,hou, regard TO his
pariculas sentiments, and at tho same time,
alternately from each OF the parties that di-
vids the state. In this manoer deiicscy. that
point the most sensitive to tho touch, will be
faithfully regarded, aud tho narrow sou!cd