Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-09-01

piece, Of the Editor of the Richmond Enquirer.
Townsfolk make strange biunders, when they
attempt TO discourse learnedly upon rural to-
pics:
"The Richmond Enquirer gives the follow.
ins portrait Of General Jackson-and we invite
our yankee farmers to note particularly this
picture of the Tennessee Farmer, as it may be
Of important service to them, in preparing
for the fall, Cattle Shows and Fairs. Here il
is"
GA straw hat covers those white locks bleach
ed by the midnight dew in the field; coat Of
plain homespun made or his farm, is subsli-
tuted for the uniform, gorget and golden epau-
let's. He carries in his hand a small pruning
knife, with which he trims his young trees and
bushes; he watches his reapers in the field; he
sees his cattle fed and toddered his lambs sheared
and penneG; his eous milk'd and churn'd; and
his hay rak'd into NOUS his oats and wheat
lhTash'd; his fruits gathered-and when the
{" curiew tolls the knell of parting day." he re-
pairs to his jfreside and is surrounded by his
friends and neighbours, and the evening closes
in rational and improving converse. This is
the picture OF he Tennessee Farmer-it is the
picture Of Andrew Jackson, as he noto is.
Gle watches bis reapers in the heid!' The
Generals reapers you will recollect, are all
slaves. We mention this as an apology for
this modern Cincinna,us watching his reap
ers.' He sees his cattle fed and toddsred!'-
How extrasagant, to feed and fodder all in one
day. His lambs sheared and penned!!' This
Tennessee Farmer must be rare economist
10 sh, ar lambs that are so tender as to require
10 be penned His negroes heads would
yield a much better CROP He sees his co,cs
milk d and churn'd'' There's farming for you!
Oh ye people Of Goshen, how are ye behind
hand! While ye are obliged to watch the ris-
ing Of The cresm-while your wives and daugh-
tiers are obliged 10 scour their pals and pans,
gather the cream, and churn by manual lahour,
(unless you chance to churn by water or by dog
power) the General by some hocus pocus saves
all this trouble, and sees his negroes churn his
very co,osr and that too, after they have been
milk'd He sees his cider pressed!' This too,
is new operations: perhaps to save casks
Most probably, by this means he is enabled (it
is not more wonderful than many miracles his
worsbippers ascribe TO him. to press hogs
head Of il into barrel. (By the bye, apples do
not grow in Tennessee, at least not in quantities
for making cider, and this accounts for the Ge-
neral pressing his cider, which we suppose he
does after it arrives from whence Nashville and
lis neighborhood is supplied) 'He sees his
hay rGked into NOUS he uses patent rake
'his oats and wheat ,hrash'd-(the Generals
farm is a cotton plan,a'ion,) 'and when the
curfew tolls the kneiI of parting Gay, he repairs
20 his 6res''e,' Sc eyes, reader, after watch
ing he reapers in the field, seeing his hay
rak'd into mo,Us, oats and wheat thrash'd all on
a summers day. the Tennessee Farmer at 8
O'Clock, P. NJ. repairs 10 his freside Whew-
we are in q perspralion at the very thought Of
it. The Tennessee Farmers ways ARE not
as other mems ways and the Tennessee Far
mer is not like other farmers bu. cold blood
ed man. Hart. Atercuyy