Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-03-05

iis, have uufoituhaiel, TUNED their eyes towards
,l.e local projects nf roads aud canals. Which, hases-
CO desirable. arc remedies incapable Of reaching
The true cause Of the calamity. aud even capable Of
aegrasating IL 10 some degree, bs causing an I'M
thrifty expense. generally oppressive, Tor The s,ke
oflocal advantages Of Incorporating value"
The bad state ofaeiiculiure IN the nayigable wa
ters. demonstrates that IFS cause does mol lie in any
INCOME uiene.s Of the transportation, aud therefore.
| tan discern no Other cause, OF sufficient forcr, 10
produce this visible Effect, Than the combined
weight OF taxation, banking aud projecting duties,
lying heavily upon agricultural offo,t. The pecu-
liar situation oi our agriculture IN constituting al
most the only source OF our rational income. aud II
being Obliged TO find foreign markets, leaves " al
most exclusively exposed IL these b,isdci g, heeans.
the consumers of hat portion of its hbours from
which us profits arises, live bryotd Meir reach, aud
, oniribu'e nothing towards Their alltvlaticn ; they
contribute only towards the alie,iation Of ae,ieul,u-
raj burdens nj home. ! question whetlier there u
an ohjee, Of Taxation so heavily burdet ed. IN pro-
portion 10 It's ability, in any other county.
Mr.. II. tells Us, IN reply TO MIR. Souihall. that al
most every t,ing that is done, u done for agriculture.
This is too futile to spend u passing remark upon
IL may be illustrated by Two humorous phfas.s-to
advauco backwards. to add of by way Of an In
crease. Ii is 10 be presumed that MIR. b is CONVEX
SAINT will, all The sciences that don't include ART
Hence he knows nothing .heoreiicatiy' or blstori
eally about This commonrst Of all things. ag,ieul-
ture-too common TO be seen on popeF. II, howry-
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two, he had I" hh:sye lhrosn way, he might know
Ia, Scotland, some sixty or seventy years ago, was
less able Than Virginia, pressed as sle Is, aud dioop.
ine, Ms is her agriculture, 10 establish an agr.cultu-
raj Bosrd; we have soil aud climate favorable 10 i'm
p%ovenent, Scotland had neilher. But What have
those things 40 much dcspiscd and iriicnled by Mr..
H., done for Scotland, from II poor, bleak aLd drea,y
country. clad IN heaihs X " h,nsand Scotch bfooml
II hasbren TUNED into u laad of leu,llty. The vii
dciness " the solitary places have been made glad *
The desert blossoms like The rose" England her
self, rs lrft behind, and is now ,,,ing 10 luakc up lost
Time. rs we see on paper' sometimes.
The 'Cultiyatot," says, "the great question with
many will be, not what will be its ultimate benefit, bul
what WILDE It's cost" Then pay and expense s would
probably not equal the pay oi many individual inspac.
tors, and olhct officers. under the govefnment and
would not amount to u tenth ofthc expense wasted
last winter, IN the hoy,sli struggle in our Legislature
10 get cred, 10 pd,ty, Tor II short session. Mr.
Soulhall aud his helpers IN the good cause Of man'i
hes, employment. Of moral excellence and National
wealth, have on hearty ihants aud high esteem.
Some time shortly, ! purpose giving some OF IN,
outlines Of he use and benefit Of nm Agriculture
Board, aud in the mean time. fellow farmers, com,
decidedly 10 the conclusion. thu, you will vo,'
Tor no man. who Is incapable ot representing you, OF
who is adverse To your interests. Those party lead
cts and %whippcrs IN, are vastly more i"jniicus 10 TIN
general good than almost any calamity that can be
ial us. Surely we have had enough Of il, ihcte i
roo much Legislation. and too much meddling vii
The peoples affairs. who after spending such vas
sums of money, must sustain themselves aud llIos,
Who produce the comuorion. Instance one itcm
thirty 10 forty Thousand dollars per ,nonlh. aut
three years 10 elect u United STATES senator.
CAMPBELL COuNTY FARMER.