Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-11-11

them to give test mony IN lie case. But they have les
tihed thousand times already, The Wing qWrm
II believe ho ~ OF Quaker conneNion) thai w
e,ea, and sole object oil the administration parry |,
To hold fast and attep the spolls OF othee "ili'
the Enquirer is ever ready 10 swear AL he swe''s
that the only object oil tho Wings IL to Dust mem
selves. Both have told the ruth bat IN ofarf "
. gei The whole truth, we must add lie Two iesl'no
mes together, and the amount that the spoh
Including henor well as emulumen) constitute
The great object OF both parties.
But all e,ily aside - from The view we have Just
presented OF the nature oil party spfi, inefcnees oil
The most serious character aud highly interesting 10
the people of the United States are deducibe. We
perceive that pant ysm depends not On crcnmsan-
ees OF temporary and occasional existence, bat that
II IS founded On The mos! powerful Aciivc, peina-
nenl and universal principles OF human nature. An
opposition aud an administration party were iofmed
soon alter the Institution Of The federal government
utder the presidency OF General " ashneIon hey
have existed ever since; aud II doubtless continue
TO exist uutil tie nature of the government OF the
nature OF man shall have under gone radical change
o.. what is much more probable than the latter, un-
H. by the reckless aud ral,d nty oi Their conflicts,
the entire tbilt ol our civil institutions, the last and
pfoudesi hope oil man. shall havo been broken INTO
haemens, equal, miserable and contemplate,
! Fiom the preceding considerations We may also
learn 10 listen with dislrusi clamo Gus professions
OF Jealous regard FOR The ghts OF the people, atlc-
ulaily Of the poor aud more especially 10 suspect
the patriotism OF those, who would excite sectional
piflodices aud animosities among US; aud whist II
Is our duty to exercise the right ohsultaee accord
ing 10 ou best judgment, We may learn to keep cool
/ anu stand aloo from srlit III which We are com
paiativcy hlte Interested aud 10 exert our ib1u-
enee Whatever II be, III casting water, rather ihan
oil, ona FIVE. which cannot be esungoished but
Which. onthe contrary. has, on several memorable
occasions, threatened 10 burst forth into allcon-
Stunning connapraiion.
II is readily admitted that ,cal difference oiopn-
ION may cxi,, political subect, hut this diier
enee could never give 10 pauy spiti those one pro-
,ninen and disgusting features which dciorm lis as
peet. Men also differ ON moral theological and phi
losophiCa subjects Bun none OF these differences
has ever occmlonrd The organization Of two grea,
paries co extensive w,th the limits al the U1,ied
States with NIL their machinery al conventions, eau
cntes aud committees; nor have they all, added to-
gother, produced such an amour, Of Termination aud
fe-crlmIndiIon, misrepresentation, iasehood aud
calumny aduh,ion, s,eophsncy aud even dola,'y :
10 which may be added personal rcnconntcis in high
places, with fist and bludgeon. aud mortal combat
with pistol and iIile.
but the circumstances of my present situation
admonish me. that IS lime to qnl the tmpeslnous
climate of panty politics, aud the calm aud
peaceful regions ol agrieulture.'
lulahlnga general survey Of the subject of Agri
culture (and grneraltIes only hehi the present oc-
cason) the FIST consideration that occuts Is It's trans
cendaut Importance. To tbs noble and primeya al
| al we aia indebted. not onl, for all The neccssares
! comforts aud embellishments Of lte, but, with re-
spect 10 o large proportion of The human race FOR
lie itself. very snall proportion OF the existing
lnhabitdns OF the earth, probably not more tina one
for every hundred, could obtain the means OF snbsis
ience from its unsolicited productions. The vast
continent OF North America. extending from the At
lannc the Pacific. aud almost from The line 10 the
pole, did not, when first visited by Europeans, con
tam more inhabitants than exist on tie island Of
Great Biltain, not much argsr Than the State OF
Virginia. The obvious reason Of this pfodgious
I DI n LEI chiefly
support hunting and fishing the latter exeis-
sHeIy on agriculture. IL will scarcely be ufseh ~
the way OF objection to this statement tlr large
proportion oil the population oi oreai pf''"h are
occupied in their factories. and III" 'hey oeNe 'hei
support from thai source; for Il VIII ie"h'y occur
thai The products OF mechanical iabouf, until es-
changed tor those Of tie soil are incapable oi aiord
inr the least sustranucc, Agriculture IN Chiua. II
ii has NOT reached the hest aIlaDable degree III the
scale Of improvement, Is admrd 10 approach rs
near to perfection as in any other country IN the
world; aud China contains "A population supported
exclusively by The productions ui It's own soil. which
has commonly been estimated ~ The amazing
mount Of three hundr ed millions greater mum
Der OF human beings than could possibly find subss
the spontaneous yladnes OF all the forests,
sOlls aud waters Of lie globe.
"Anhiply aud replenish the earth" is one Of the
great laws OF nature aud revelation: but without The
AID Of agriculture N furnishing increased supplies oi
food for The increasing numbers OF mankind, obedi-
ence To this command would have been utterly i'm
practicable. Indeed any increase oil population. he
You'd tie comparatively suall number that could be
supported by the spontaneous productions OF nature,
have persisted for want OF food soon after hay
ing been brought into existence.
Aud here ! would incidentally remark VIC IND our
best apology nay, our full Justification, for our geo.
eral conduct tor would not be understood 10 JUST
fy every individual act) towards the aboriginal M
hnbiants of tins country. Tier mode ct lie WAS
Inconsistent with the multiplication OF the human
race. II would be futile 10 bring The petty enact
menis Of municipal law distractions Of ETHEREAL
science IN conflict with the evident intentions and
positive commands of the Author Of Narure aud
equally absurd 10 lmaglne that one oil the leading
statutes in The great code, winch lie has prou gated
to all the earth, may, by any possibility, be null
lifted over one fourth Of lis surface.
When a few agicultufsts first settled on the
shores Of the Ailautc aud began To grow escnlent
vegetables for Their subsistence then first began 10
Ihis country TO operate rtiuclpe, which was drs-
lined by the laws OF Nature, 10 increase and extend.
farther aud father, wrsimafdly, uutl, by us expan-
sne lncr, it should ultimately press every thing.
that refused TO codosce, from the face oil the CONT
| neBt.
Another consideration, suggested BY general
survey OF the subject oi agriculture, IS, that lie We
| gctabe Kingdom, whilst constituting oi use con
siderable p.u at The same time the foundation o
the whole ol organized life and that not only man
but every species OF animal, ltom the huge eIepan
:. should not context dmis. the subject o politics
according to my original intention, without nimHthg my o
position the reelection 10 Office OF tho present chti ma
rislmc OF the United States with pleasure admit. that hi
private character H. informed uncXccpOuab
quite adequate To the Discharge of the duIic
OF the high station lac occupies. Bu partly by is o%