Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1841-07-03

less for the intervention Of unforeseen cir
cumstanceH, would have devoured tieir sub
stance and Invested them 0f q home. These
things are not out Of the course of possibili-
tics and, however improbable, should never
theless be- guarded against by the introduce
ton Of n variety Of resources on which TO fall
back, should an evil day arrive. But not only
as Il protection against such evils, but TO lend
animation md vlgor and variety to the agri-
cultural body Of tho State, this should be done.
The vegetable treasures of the State viii
not, however, bs the sole care Of this ~associa-
ton. The animal kingdom will occupy u
prominent SHIRE Of its attention ; attd every
possible inducement will be held forth to lm-
prove the present, and encourage the intro
duction of stock OF better blood tfpon our soil.
That the people Of Louisiana should sit with
folded arms. and l~istlossly behold their neigh
bors on every aide OF them enter with zeal i'll
to improvements Of this nature, is not TO be
supposed, when the high spirit and sectional
pride Of tho former be considered. Tile study
of animal physiology with u view of applying
It scientifically to the raising Of stock, has
been engaged in by neighborB who do not lie
beyond the soas. In 10 State of tho Union
can grazing lands superior to some in certain
sections of Louisiana be found and upon
which il IL only necessary to place select races
Of cattle to enable us TO give TO The world as
beautiful specimens of animal creation "a any
the boastcd valos Of England, or broad prairies
Of the West can exhibit.
In short, fellow citizens. this association
: prescribes no limits TO its sphere Of usefulness.
lts determination Ia to leave no good thing
undone which IL may find the power TO do
TO encourage agriculture in all its branches,
to afford peculiar protection and foster in n
special manner, the agricultural interests Of
the State, Is certainly a primary object of the
association but to all mechanical or %scientl-
tc p%urauits, its patronage and MD will be
equally extended and the mechanic and arti-
san, the mar. Of science and the mnu Of letters,
. il called Oh 10 prepare for tho annual meeting,
and come up with the planter and breeder of
3 stock, and exhibit with them the specimens Of
+. his handy-w work and skill, and receive with
4 them the reward and ronown which must fol-
q low tho successful competitor to- his home,
and recommend him to the patronage and at
ten'ion Of his follow men.
, Nor let 1t be- supposed that because Of ita
email beginning, this association is destined TO
rs q short and impotout existence. With re-
sources ~ abundant NJ the tributaries Of the
+ sea, no society Of the Kind could exist long,
j unless sustained by those it was designed TO
benefit. Supported and upheld by the pro-
ducing Glasses, the httnblest enterprise may
! become n work 81 the g~randest magnitude
In this country, whore The people 81 once will
4 and do-frame and execute the laWs, the re-
9 sponsibility Of their own advancement IN
science and tho arts rests with them ; if they
c move sluggishly in the rear Of neiglboring
nationa, upon them is the shame; iftIey march
proudly in the van, the glory Is their own. A
. ~respons bility equal to that which all European
y nonarcha should feel, should be felt by every
individual citizen Of the United States. II Is
}" d sentiment which ought never to forsake his
c bosom, that upon his own . ,late oxertioHa the
prosperity, the honor, the glory Of hs country
depends.
1t may, perhaps, be urged by some indilIer.
ent to the project, or whose expectations are
small, or love Of ease stronger than their love
10 Of labor, that we are in advance Of the ago
r. that l.ouIeiana Is yet too young-hcr ingtItu.
tons too weak, her population too sparce fol
,f nm enterprise like this. With all due respect
to those who thus maintain that we should dc
nothing because we cannot do every thing, We
would here state our firm and c~hange1ess con.
v~iction that they arc wrong. Ages and epocft
do not lead men but men, by their e~xertiona
:, create cpochs and give character 10 ages. |
we do not lead the age it w@l not lead us. We
- must 60 before ag the pioneers Of UNEMPLOYED
Il countries have gone, and civilization and i'm.
provement will fol ow IN our Footsteps. M
d, great work was ever yet undertaken, withou
the very OBJ ection urged here. When Faus
h and Calico spoke of the wonders Of the press
and the telescope, they were pronounced il
=, advance Of the age; w en- Columbus and Lu
t.. Their preached the ono a new world, and the
:. other a reformation Of the old, they were de
VI clarod to be in a like category and when i
was argued by Fulton that vessels might BIZ
propelled over waite by steam, and by DE-
Witt Clinton that an immense canal coult
Il be made to pour tho treasures of the Yves
into the future emporium Of the East, thu
" wise and prudent regretted that the brit
:, Of two such geniuscs had not been p~roviden
italy deferred to the next century. They were
born ut least an hundred years too s%oon-the,
" were before the arc.
This argument ia becoming threadbar'
and weak; it belongs to a past age it is be
,s hind the present. We have only to unite on
g, exertlons in Louisiana, and we can build Vi
i; an agricultural society here az well as it cal
a and has been done in New York. The mean
are in our own hands it is for MS to use them
=. Let us do it, then, and in that spirit which
~ neither hearkens to or knows the void
"a FAIL.
ID There is here offered an opportunity 70
~ every operative member of society to displa'
his skill and attain distinction. Let the plan
ter who thinks he has made the handsomes
" sugar or molasses in the Stat, bring a barre
. to the fair let him who has made the bes
Il crop of grain, or produced the greatest guam
~ tity to the acre, represent the fact at the an
u nual fair let him who has raised the fines
~ pig, or calf, or colt, or who can produce al
animal of any class which he thinks may b.
II superior to all others, bring it to the fair lie
=" every florist or horticulturalist, show the rares
and choicest flowers and plants of their gar
dens. In fact, every product aided by at
from an ear of corn to a bouquet, from bloc,
:, horse 10 a lap-dog, and from a mill-shaft to
:, hoe-handle, should send its choicest specimen
: to the fair.
1t is particularly requested of the Vice Pre-
sidents, that they exert themselves in then
:" respective districts to engage as many as pos
} sible to participate in this annual concours 0
i, our domestic industry for superior merit. The,
are urged to vie with Zach other in the effor
y who shall bring tic largest number of mem
~ =" bers to the society and of articles to the show
" Upon their exertions the society, it is now be
lieved, principally depends. Their Influence
may make it all that its friends wish i TO he
while their neglect may render it what SOM
- Of the dubious fear it may be.
THos. GIBBS MORGAN,
ArGTsT1N ~DUPLANT1ER,
JOHN HUEsToN,
= john BUTLER,
- A. L.. PLoUGH,
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