Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-07-04

meni Of tins great and important interest Cold
and selhs, must be the heart of that man. destitute
oi single glow OF patriotic fire, who would be
willing 10 step forward and contribute to the cc
Walton OF tins important profession.
As Swil, SAYS, and he gave it for his opinion,
that whoever could make two ears OF corn, or
two blades of grass, to grow on a spot OF ground
where only one grew before, would deserve better
oil mankind, and do more essential service 10 his
country than the whole race Of politicians put to-
gether"
Gcnemcn, this great and important interest
has been kept IN the back groun d too long. II has
been newer of Wood and drawer OF water 10
other professions long enough. II is time that il
should shine forth in IFS beauty and strength and
be elevated to its proper stand in society. The
main spring should not be considered inferior To
the other parts OF machinery 10 which II gives mo
ton. Destroy and break down the agricultural
profession, and all other professions will laneul>h
and die. That there is great e, prevailing,
and which calls loudly 10, u remedy, must be ar-
parent To every rejecting mind Why Is il, ,hni
there is little interest felt for our mprov cmcnl
III agriculture Is the field not wldr enough
Is there not room enough 10 give full scope 10
talents and genius Is II unworthy of talents oi
The first order Surely IN tins Geld-on this great
and important subject, NIL the talent and genius.
all the nohlesi faculties OF man, might be brought
INTO lively exercise and have full scope to be use
nl To themselves and To mankiud--in considering
the plants of the field studying the properties and
qualities of soils, the best mode of improving and
applying mannrcs, and in imparing their lnior-
nation 10 Others and exciting greater interest in
Improvement Such an employment cannot be
unworthy of any man.
Gentlemen, That there is something wrong
must be apparent to every intelligent mind -
tia, there is a fatal disease prevailing cannot be
doubted, and unless the remedy is speedily appl
ed, will sap the foundation of this rcpnbli,.--fhe
liberties that we now ENJOY, for which our fore
fathers fought and blcd, will be of short Duration
Let as enquire into the nature and cause OF the
disease, and what is the remedy. \ klllfl PLY
Scan, when called 10 visit patient, first cndca-
vors To find out the nature and cause of disease -
being satisfied upon this subject unless the disease
is lncurablc, the remedy is easily applied The
principal disease in the Agricultural profession, is
defect IN education, llcrctoforc il has been con-
sidcIed altogether unnecessary 10 educate sons
whose occupation to be that of tillne the soil
II they could multiply Two by three, take from
three, and write their names, tins was all that was
necessary. OF late, some liIllc more interest has
been felt the subject of cducation hat still there
is great deficiency. The Agricultural commnnit,
must be enlightened, must be educated, In enable
them duly to appreciate liberty, and the blessings
would say educate your sons tor the farm, instead
OF making professional men of them. In the com
mon acccptalion of the word, professional is IN
tended only TO apply to law and medicine, in
which SENSE use it. But Agricultural is as much
"A profession any other calling In tins sphere
they can be useful TO themselves aud to society.
The professions of law and medicine in tins
country are already ovcrcrown. Many who I'LL
Them are mere drones hangers-on upon society,"
without any, but little, business and OF course
the temptations 10 idencss, vice and their conso-
qucnccs, are of fearful character. No greater
evil can beia any community than 10 have those
professions oycrdonc. 1t has been ia. prevailing
practice in Virginia If man had son that he
considered tolcrably smart iclIoa and most pa
inclined To give their children more credit
for cleveincss than they entitled to,-why, he
Is such prodigy that he must be ii Lawyer or
Doctor Most mistaken and rnlnous notion
Educate those smart sons OF yours for the farm
they can be clever fellows here, rs well as in the
practice OF law or medicine they can be as useful
in this sphere as the other. BY pursuing tins
course, you will elevate the Agricultural interest.
1t may be thought by some, that ! am opposed 10
other professions, that | am disposed 10 detracl
FROM and To disparagc them. Not so they are
valuable and useful to society. Bot all cannot
live by the profession of law and medicine, and
the irst for those professions ought to be checked
| again repeat, have no intention 10 delrac
from those professions my only wish IS, to cValt
the Agricultural proi,s
Conference.-The seat Of disease lies in defect Of
education let us attack it at its root !; the rene
dy must be applied. Love OF country, love OF
morality, love OF our blessed institutions, all de
mand Of us. Then let be up and dong;
we have rested on our oars long enough. Edu-
cate your sons as iarmcrs-Agrcnltura is as much
science any ofthe other professions lSit posi-
bic that can be acquainted with the different
qualities and properties OF soils tell the constitu-
cnts OF which they formed, unless he be an
educated man Can he be Judge of the most
advantageous mode of applying manurcs-tc
what kind OF manure is best adapted To the i'm
provement of different soils 2 Certainly not The
soil is as variable as the faces OF men, and re-
quireS different modes of cultivation. | again re-
peat, that it is all important that Agricultursts
should be educated, and in this way the profession
will be exalted. knowledge is power--And if
the farmers OF the country were educated the pro-
tession would take that stand in society to Which
its importance Justly entities it,
The remark was used by the illus,rious Jefferson
in the trying times Of '0S and 90 in letter, if
mistake not, to w ilson &. Nicholas, that the only
thing to save the country, and bring the govern
ment back to lis original simplicity, to the letter
of the Constitution, was to I'LL the Offices of the
country from the Agricultural interest," to lay aside
those who were politicians by trade. 1t is all
important that Agricultursls should be enlightcn-
ed, educated men it is the only way by which the
liberties which we now enjoy can be pcrpetuated.
Let our farms be cultivated by educated men, and
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