Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-05-30

Ipho ,oouH not be a farmer, In this glad
season, when the earth is all around burst
ing INTO lie and beauty, and nature is keep
ing hoiiday-when winter is over and veso
tation Is waking again from its death. like
sieep-when The birds sing the ir matin song
from every bush, and man himself wakes Ia
new life amid the activity around him, ,rho
| to0utd NOT De a farmer For him and al.
most for him alone, bloom the fair flowers
IN natures feld-for him the fea,hered
songster pours her sweeteal note, and for him
| tho lace of creation wears constant smile.
Not so with tho inhabitants of cities. or
with the professional man or The man of hui
siness, any where. They are shut OUT from
the blessed influence Of nature. Their bust
ness 10 with men-resiless. ambitious, and
oheniImes dishonest men-tbey themselves
are all engaged IN the eager scramble for
wealth and distinction, sometimes caring Its
tie whom they thrust down with their unhal.
lowed tread, so they mount upon the wreck.
and they lose the saluiary lesson of henevo
lenco which may be learned from the wsys
OF Providence in The outward world They
must maintain a constant struggle with
temptation, or yield TO its power. Accus
toned 10 so much of epiL, they are sometimes
almost tempted TO deny the existence of good.
But the farmer pursues "the even tenor of
his way" undisturbed by the passions of
men. His dealings are with nature, and he
may, ii he will not shut his heart against it
learn true wisdom from its teachings. In
the springing grass, the opening flow or, aud
The ripening harvest-in sunshine and i'm
shower-he may see token of Gods love
and goodness, and in the quiet of his own
home, he may almost forget the existence of
evh Thus widely different are The cond,-
tons OF the two classes spoken of. Yet we
sometimes find farmers disconnected with
their lot, and eager 10 join with their fellows
In Inc feverish excitement oftrade and spec
ula'ion. And very often we see young men,
impatient 10 leave their paternal acres, and
TO seek, as they vainly think, some more
honorable or genteel mode OF earning liv-
ing. They had rather show a Iilg-whitc
hand to lady, as they measure off II yard of
tape, than exhibit q manly, muscular frame,
with hand which does not shrink from con-
tact with implements ofhusbandry. Ii has,
indeed, become one ofthe great errors of our
time, that young men are deserving the true
nobility OF the country, for the sake of wear
ing more delicate complexion, or living as
they vainly hope, more al their ease. Hence
II is that all trades and professions are over
stocked, that we have more LAWYERS than
clients, more doctors than patients and more
parsons than parishes. We hear men com
plain OF hard times, mechanics cannot find
situations, yet The country is actually suffer !
ing, and very severely too, for q want off
proper attention TO farming, and why is il /? |
Because many man who should have fol. |
lowed the plough, has become too proud for
that, and il his aspirations TO be gentleman
has undertaken TO WELD pen or administer
cataplasms and bolusss. To this state of
fh;npa ton 10 In no attributad -
tent, the present scarcity and high prices of
provisions. The production has been allow
ed 10 fall below the consumption, and this
great producing country with its sparse
population, has presented the strange anom-
ally oi importing bread stufTs lrcIn the thick |
settled countries of Europe. Ii is all wrong.
Ionng men should be taught TO regard the |
employ meDt of their fathers as one Of the |
most honorable in The world.
Your farmer is the independent MAN.!
What cares he for hard times, or high mi.
ces9 Banks may fail--merchant's notes
may be protested, and their drafts dishonor-
ed, but "Seedtime and Harvest" that old and
stable firm, shall never "lail"-draHs upon
them are answered at sight, and the bank of
nature, where the farmer makes his depos.
ties, is "good as gold" and always discounts
literally. He laughs at, or more likely
pities, those who are left al The mercy OF the
times, and compelled 10 eat The bread of
carefulness. Beef at twenty. five cents q
pound, and other edibIes in proportion, does
not worry him. He takes the favors Prov
idence so beautifully bestows upon him, and
asks few his fellows. While want sfIicts
The rest OF the world, he may snap his fin.
gers in his face, much as TO say, "Wbo
cares for you p Nashua Telegraph
MIR. WEBsrER,-On Friday evening
Mr.. Webster's friends offered him farewell