The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-09-21
From me Journal " cem"s'''
GOOD FASHIONS.

Cooper, the tragedian, has ~ i"S' 49,.
from the stage. and intends 20 ~ -
and cultivate the morus mulicauiis =
DIR. Bird, Of PHILADELPHIA, a'Hhos q =.
Gladiator, Calavsr. ETC., has y saiu' oousa'
4 farm in Maryland, and retired 20 y win
desperate determination Of becoming one ~
the yeomanry Of the land. May ms SHOCKS
and crops thrive! Would, exclalms The PUB
lie Ledger, that newspaper puff could pro-
mote his corn or help his potatoes
Mr.. Senator Rives, Of Virginia, Is a very
respectable farmer. His farm contains SIX
or seven thousand acres, all in body, extend
inc about niles " On one side, you per-
ceiye three or four hundred acres Of wheat;
on another comprehensive field Of yellow
corn yonder are many acres Of oats and
on the mountain side large field Of tobacco"
The editor Of the Madisopian thinks that,
.whaieyer may be said of Mr.. Rives as a
politician. there are few who can boast OF
finer wheat"
We cut these scraps from our exchange
papers and they are but specimen OF many
others, of similar character, which might be
presented We regard it as an omen Of good
to our country, when men Of other profess
sions, or Of no profession. address themselves
10 tho cultivation Of the soil. and go TO work
upon it like men, Such persons, whoever
they are, perform their part in promoting the
great, neglected, vital interest Of their conn
try on the one hand, while on the other they
do what in them lies to check the mania OF
speculation. and gambling, and experiment
ing Of all kinds which has recently beset our
people to degree disastrous in itself, and
disgraceful to US in the eyes of all civilized
nations. For these things the cure is in the
soa-in regular, rational pursuits, and steady
habits, and gains TO be relied on.
Of course we rejoice in every new access
sion to the agricultural interest, of improve
ment, Of invention, of science Of any sort,
made available to the farmer la any way. On
the same principle we hail the example Of
distinguished citizens who add their personal
responsibility and responsibility 10 this pro-
fession. In this connection Mr. Clay and
Mr.. Biddle deserve credit They have done
something for farming, especially the former,
who is practical, assidious aud thrifty.
Governor Hills case again, is in point ;
we mention it with satisfaction, for his Ear
mer's Visitor" grows monthly in favor with
us. In the last number he alludes to his own
operations. He planted five acres Of corn,
way WIS Jduuuiy oOit vi q uhJ. Ills bSASh
bors laughed at him but now he says:
"Our corn is at least fortnight more for
ward than that Of some persons who laughed
at US for complaining of cold fingers when
we planted it, Travellers from Portsmouth
who pass by this field, say there is no supe-
rior field Of corn between the two places;
and we claim credit rit, because il is land
which two years ago was covered with will
lows, brakes and other bushes, anu which,
from redundancy of river sand had been con-
sidered all but worthless"
This is the true spirit and must do good. II
he is a public benefactor who makes two
blades Of grass grow where none grew be-
fore, much more so he who carries on the
process to this extent, and who takes pains 10
make known his efforts and his success. And
we like the republicanism Of the thing too.
We believe altogether in the farmers party,
and in the politics Of CON. Here now is a
picture for foreigners to consider:
AT the planting Of this corn and at each
successive hoeing, we have crossed the river
in the morning with onr workmen, and instead
of returning where other elnployments called
have kept up our row with very little help,
during the forenoon at least OF each day
i hCtO 70 al uthuStiOu lOi NOlh pTONuln
field, that amply compensates for all inconvc-
nient "sweat of the face, and even for tired
limbs"
In the same paper is mentioned the case Of
the attorney general Of New Hampshire, who
has salary Of ST. 200, and finds it, it seems.
too small, half Of it being paid in " expenses"
Now what does he! Why
1.-THE attorney has lot Of land in COTS
town, of sixteen acres, which he purchased
several years ago at low price. II was a
common meadow, producing small crop Of
inferior hay, until he drained, ditched, changed
the surface and manured it, sowing it down in
herds grass and other English hay. The
farmers Of the vicinity estimate this improved
land at fifty dollars the acre--he believes the
land worth hundred dollars, and therefore
does not dispose Of it."
Once more, there is the venerable Judge
Hays, Of South Berwick, Maine. With a
lucrative legal practice, he still manages one
ofthe best farms in his vicinity.
f." He could afford to lay out money in i'm
provemen,s and for several years il is sup.
posed he carried more to the ground than was
returned to him.
'''rhe Judge now derives both pleasure and
profit from his farm. As described to US, he
has converted much land deemed to be USE
less, into the most fruitful fields. His now
ing lands which produce abundance Of the
best Englishhay, have been found in the sunk
en- waste, having undergone the operation Of
ditching and other expensive preparations.
His pasture grounds, it is said, have been
brought to yield much feed in small space,
by pursuing the course in relation to their cul-
tivation that is pursued with arrabIe and other
cultivated groun1s-they have been cleared,
ploughed, subdued and MANFRED; and we are
informed the proprietor is of opinion that no
less gains are to be made from pasture lands
thus prepared, than from land highly cultivated
Tor any other purpose"