Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-08-20
From tie Indiana Farmer.
AGRICULTURE MAhUFACTURE AND
EDUCATION.

Agriculture is SAID to be The basis upon
which The whole structure Of CIVILIZATION
and society reposes; and as such Is the
most important vocation Of man. TAX
away the sience and business ut aercul'
,ure. and rhe whole fabric of civilization
would soon crumblc To the dust, ana man
,vouIj verge into state Of barharlsni.-
Rut however important the profession ol
agriculture. il is not complete without The
mechanic arts. Agriculture supplies the
bread for The whole civilized world, and
,nuchof the raw material OF manuiar
,ures: bu1 manufactures furnish in great
measure The means of obtaining from
The soil its productions; besides inc com
forts and convcnienccs OF lille. mus WIN.
mr. ,Le mechanic arts, agriculture would
form, nm incomplete basis; aud civilization
,,ould he but half accomplished; but III
their union and cooperation of The present
state and CONDITION of civilization and So
ciety in the world.
By the division Of labor olhcr voca-
tions are formed hul all depending upon
and supported by these two. Commerce
is brought into requisiIon as the asen' |"
divided and distribute their productions
Diseases of The body give employment
To the phvsician, and diseases 'flhe mInd
the support oflegal profession. (Weiwill not
touch upou the religious. hui only the
moral and social duties of MANI Thus
the farmer. The mechanic, the merchant,
The phvsician and The lawar, constitute
the principal divisions ar occupations o
the human family with various minor
ones growing out Of and Contingent upon
the others: hu, The i'r:ners au'! mechanics
support al! the rest, and uuie d. t!gry i'2uI-
isb The others cannot. As all are thus de-
pendent upon the farmers aud mechanics
il would seem that thcir callinoS were ccr-
tainly the most honorable. Their useful.
ness none will deny, but as TO The honor
,ha, is auother thing. 1T ought 10 be So
bu, the present state and coudiiion Of So
cic,v is entirely tie reverse of It's design
The prnducers are Subscrvicntlot the con.
sumers; il is looked upon as less honorable
10 produce thing than 10 use ii, and why
is il sol because Education has not haC
its proper influence. The productive
classes have received is benefits in only {
small degree; consequently the other pro
fessions by It's aid have assumed the AS
ceniency.
In our enumeration Of professions above
we omitted one, The next III importance
TO the farmer and mechanic, and that Is
the school master, who We wish to introduce
more particularly to their notice and ac'
uuaintance. for it is only by his aid thai
they ever can expect to arrive at 'heir llue
station and maintain their proper standing
and influence in society. ignorance will
ever he degrading, but knowledge renders
the po>sessor honorable in every calling.
So long as the productive classes are viii
ling to believe lha: school learning is oi
but ille use in their professions, so long
they may expect TO he mere mechanics,
to he led and guided by other heads
Teach and instruct our whole population,
and the farmer and mechanic. the bone ant:
siuew of our strength, will come TO under.
stand heir proper position, aud know how
10 OCCUPY il,