Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1841-11-11


teuhy. Flic nsatiate desire ut gaia, .SQcs0 fuAess
dnrt Of the anci-bs, had 70 Influence up"n TO-
He was therefore content with the little which M
Creator gave him. and his only effort was To husband
and if"pro.e IL To the best advantage. In srros-
dance with this. we are prepared I" heA, ts's h,s
farm small one. How large il was--of hew
many acres IL consisted we are not lnRornse''. bvt
The "h,lc acconn, shsas, that il was ve'y small
one. And In this respect, how vr,y diffrrem vas
this FIRST man, from muIi,udes Of our no Tern FAR
tue'sF some. not satisfied with one farm. though
much larger than they cultivate 10 advantage.
must have u pantat"n here, aud giastes Mere.
seai,ered all over The country And What il this
consequence Why lA,er portion Of our ",trs-
wise TAR territory ~ s,'il 10 its original furcst ssss.
Populelion winch uphi 10 be thek and dense, 10
thin and sparse. Neg bor. II neigl bors they cas-
be called ate removed 10 great distance from
another. Schnolhouscs and meeting ho1ses, those
nurseries Of intellectual and moral culture, are
SCARCELY known aud than, 10 complete The Iiet0w
our children aye growing up in ignorance and moist
degradation. -
Now. the proper remedy Tor this great evil IT, cut
down yon' farms 10 tie proper dimension. Ii you
have TO many sr them, aud II YOU have but one an
that - too large Tor YOUR resources, dispose OF
portion Of it. 'ese'v'ng only much as You csc
eeover INTO n garden spot. Adam TOO might have
had ls large iatm There was rohing 10 preyeps
him. The utoie woftd ras ttfore him, No survey.
u, had passed along, and by scuing up Il stnne hers
and ehoppng aircc there, v dci tiiis portion "
one, aud that To another he nj liz have Fixed on
hs g,ca, plantation just mheie lac chose. and talked
OF his acres by the thousands Il the mil ions but
10, he adhered TO his Ellen. nor could he be llrrd
from II by ali The ntle,,ng prospects Of the Whole
world. You all probably, reeollcct The case IS tho
Drlasnc farmer. whose farm. consisted of three
ctes but hadine that n was Ia" large fut his ~.
sources. hr ptudently determined IL sell on- halt.
and. with the proceeds. 10 improve the uher. The
tesul, "as, a. the story goes, ,hai he actually got
more i,on, tie half than hom the ml,or. II our
would buI the If
dent man. doubt not they would all fad heir tM-
te,eal IN II. The love OF NANCY is sety strong "a
ihr human breast. bul very be W.. ,h,i, among
rs hrmcis, c 1--we oi land Is ,il stronger. II We
love TO count ou dotius, We love TO cuunt our
0efef sill more. Bat, II son cannot be sati. Ged
With the lials you h,ve--i you must add To- it,
viii put "" np'n plan by "h,,h II may be pru-
denll, done-mdkc one produce as mach az hro,
aud IT doubled Al once. H. ms SIM lie .xprdient
very may make his bundled a,rcs eurai ~
iva hundred. And II. BY tlrs means. bs q i.dru.
pies his produce, then. To all practical ~ s.,ts
he -, once muupl,es his Land f,ld.
Nuw, understand me no rs Il dug iaa't with any
u,an ior loving his farm. On tie centaty. | tom.
mend hlm Tor II. Bat the sinplc p,in.lple IT,
winch contend, IL that no nlan should hive more
Land an he can nanage Ia ptuf,hlr alvaniagr.--
According Ia this rule spne would lnp ell one halF
and uthc,s much ~ nine tsa'h-. aud | have H..
doubt le T. maInd"r would be mere pr Ii ,be III ~
The whole. These surplus lands roi NOR. dead
capI,alh'y ATE Hrang capital, ir they prey upon
and consume our Other pr,6ls. The proper rnIs
to 90 by IS his-mske oiat you haze q garden spys
IA serond Eden, and then ypn may venture TO elcas
on buy more land
Ban 10 MUM TO our narotsc. lave sniL fLst
the At ianner was remarkably sutrrssf.I an:
add the great reason was, that he broug Il down his
ue>ies 10 tlc proper mrs. lie .tten pied nut hing
beyond hi. pnwcr TO effect. All Ia, bs daJ he did
/ we'll. Mud hrnce the Astonishing success whieh
crowned his clln,ts. But ihtre another r.uss
tor his great snccrs., and that was. that he had =
hctpr toI ms wne aud no. only so, bat sle
helper suited 10 lim--iur SIZE was "hefp meet ~
HIM. II Therefore. Adam was gardener, She ~ =
gatdoei's WIFI and II lac was u faTmrr (.nd have
assumed thai hr was then She vas fsrncr's wife.
aud diligently applied herself Il" The dutes Of her
station. Aud INV lair ouuttxwouen will pardon
when say, that tins is The ve,y way ih,s deli
cate an ,ir ought 10 be managed now. ln the long
lapse Of ages, ehasge ma, have ,krn place ; but
must think u has not been foi the better. Accot-
dns to this. the MN ought, ordinarily. 10 have u ore
sens. Than his wife and If she lave =, use enough
10 know II, the thing will co'nmoniy 30 on welis-
uonph
Bur. have little r,ore To say about this 6rst
woman Mt n, whe pretended 10 know yie.t
deal atont TIN, mailer, much more Than do. says,
that she as very pretty, and very much inch
ned 10 The satne opinion, for | we'll rec, Ileet that
when was young man, } ihosght some Of ass
daughters very pretty. But, notwithstanding hes
gcar beauty, sh" soon did n very naughty Thing
she dlsobeyrd her Creator, aud ] have heard IL
VII spercd about that the sane propensity TO dlsphe-
deuoe xists to tins veiy day. You vii perceive.
hai According 10 my narrative, the tanners wife.
(,nd have nothing to do wltl any oiber) is to he
hls heipH. Nor let any woman. however nice he's
feelings. refined her educa"n, feel herself de.
o, AIDED by embarking with all her soul with her
hu sbsnd IA this, The first and most important Of all
the avoraous ui lne. The farne,-the substa. iia,
seesble Iatmef--lhs laimer OF strong tsind- aad
this aided by suitable tdut a,ion, his in al ages
Of the world held The very first distinction of lie.
History Informs u.s. that Rome exn led her con.
quests 10 the veiy ends ol The eaih In her turn,
II became her 10, 10 be invaded by d baud rui s.s
baibar,ans The Eq1i aud Vusci pressed snrety
nion h r. CONSERVATISM and dead were dep,ctet
upon every face. Mems hearts, which we're bold IN
the field OF vicoiy, now qaaied before this savage
foe. Ia this extremity a, them lastEescfl, they
solved on The desperate expedIent IS CactAo..--
Aud where they find IA man OF sIticieni vhtus.
courage aud ~ oderalion Tor this command! Wuh
pride, answer. not lh.ir Senate, ilus rIoas rs
that body was not IN The tenied HI. "Nh then o~h
Eagle ~ aving over their heads t4t en- he atld VI
corn. There they iiLd The tanner CincInnatu. whO s
~ the shou space oi sxteen days. having restored
peace aud qret is city and couniry. had tue Z
greatness ~ soul TO lay do"n all ro"er, aud tcptrn
l." h,s beloved farm.
| But there IS her memorable instance .,
much IN y. mi and al the li,ne 50 dear 10 our
musl cher, sed r-colleetIous, that cannon pass il by
IN silence. Ialude To that long and arduous sung
gle lhro gh which We passed IL our indie peudenee.
You all knew that " ashingon was the prime M
sruptni under God. in breaking he >haeklts by
Which wewe,e bound TO foieien power. AsA