Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1842-06-01

has upon the sccial relations of life. ke exc
prrlence Of ai ages has shown that Dix Eriad
OF mnn is oi sucii = nature. as 10 rove resi-
from thing in thing eeeking material for speesi.
Ialipn or in the absence Of this food 10 sink iit
TO ouaui,ion prey Ia dull vivacilY OF thought. 4.
Even IN their days of Innocence. II was neres
sary that our first parents should hnye an object
for which tu live. viz: to dress the gar'leni
and when they wandered in moral aposiacy
iron, their maker. low much more necessary
was il, that there shonh he some bonds 10 re-
s,rain them some connecting links OF moral
nbIigntioE. lending their minds along the chain
Of ass ociation. hack To their origin! Nothing
could have beiiFr effected this purpose. than
the life OF the iarner Thrown upun hia osn
resources Tor subsistence. he WIS compelled
both TO think and TO net, yet the continual Js-
suits of his labor scre such rs To tll him with
dislrusi of his own powers; aud 10 anake him
feel that there was power superior Ia his own.
which guided the laws Of nature. Such was
aud Is the cuvator Of the soIl-while he who
scorucd the disine INJUNCTION. lost the light Of
reason, and sank like the native o! Africa. into
the yiiest stupidity. the darkest obes:y OF INTEL
lcct The ,nu uec'uai training involved ID the
the pursuit. sufficiently establish Its novelty
bu, much yet remain untold. in relation 10 its
poliricnl civil aud religious effects. The fist
Of these is c"uimerce. II was nni until Oh,
fruits OF the earth became abundant. that men
began to think Of exchanging the produce Of
their own lands for those of another; but when
they did so, the impulse thus given TO society,
was llfe cirric IN the water which has hcea
continually widrnin. and widening ;iii IL has
embraced almos, every sea and gulph There
is no nation remarkable for intelligence or WIS
dom. which was moi first commercial.
An other effect of Agriculture is population;
1.-The number of Inhabitants will be exactly III
proportion {" the food produced Tnd every
means by which that is rendered useful or ci-
lectiye, is drawn from The ,rumphs Of this ART
Learning and rcience nus; be- supported by II.
rs well Us manufactures and trade liz iuf!u-
ence is tel; III Academies. and in halls oi lrgis-
la!inn; the statesman thr philosopher the law
yer and the phy sIciln must risr or fall with It.
Setting Isde the advantages Of internal re-
sources, THUS afforded 4 nation either for peare
ar war; the creates, political beneti, arising
from The Prosecution Of this ar, is. the discipline
which IL imposes Thr spirit of man is naiur-
all, TOO fierce for the pa;ien, endurance Of con
secur,e c toi bm, in this school lie acquires that
mental conliul Which makes him better cIiI-
of The evidence OF history on this point; you
all know that from the agricultural class, Il
country derives It's chief strength in peace--i,s
best defence in war The meIcenary soldier
may either fight or compromise but lie who
has something 10 iro,ecr, will die in the breach.
Scarcely any nation from the Roman age till
tlie present, bul has felt and acted on this prin.
cIplr and by securing landed interest for a
III.
wara. more formidable han wood or s,one.-
No man who has fellthe delights OF possessions
wiil shortly folget them, or inconsideraiely rem
der himself unworthy orthem. No man VIII"
finds himself i the midst OF the stores. which
have been the prcdnc, Of his own carr and in
dustry, WHO sees nature subserven, to his will.
aud happy beings gathered around him looking
10 his protection. aud dependent on his prny.-
dence. no such mali bu, will pause ere he be.
trays sutton o! such high = sponslbl!l.y.
Who havr hecn the sternest patIlois--u:e
most iniirxihie moralist the s,ontr.t. firmeSt,
Hobiesi supporters OF lrulhi They whose be-
dies mad snlueh yisOr and iudeDerdence iro,u
toll, whose minds un'ier constant and manly
exercise, mas become clear. comprehensive aud
irn; and whose hearts nu-lurej amidst the
pure and healthy influence 81 nature were ienI-
.
oU much DO the sterling qualities attach TO this
class. that the .'honest farmer has gone In!n
u pruvcvb throughout the world.
How much Oi this credit belongs 10 the actual
result ol abor, and NOW much tn the eicvatimg
and noralzIng effects of the pu,sui, Of Agr
culture, ar science, we are mol prepared TO
say but we can see, tha, 10 proportion H. the
iarner abstracts himself from the duties aud
A 4 4 a
the character here designated.
The wide spread annals OF folly, dissipation
and CRIME. cxenplily The truth that ialeness
~ the parent oi many vices, and throughout
this iand, u wed ~ every other. tins evil has
produced u fatal tendency toward the suhyer-
Si"n oi morals, 0 property. aud OF health. IL
Is the .abudug class. gentlemen. which Jas sup
porte" L,c falling fabric. which ha- prev Mt ii
tue total lapse "i Tie cIrcuati & mcuIIm lac
are preserved tie seeds OF vig"r and oi virtue
aud lie id,c man oil pleasure ho entails upon
ms offspring the cause OF dcgcneracy In mind
aud body. m.Gi>l look 10 this nursery for the rem
oy alton Of hIs race.
Had u ,lIousaRd arr umcTis TO establish the
superiority oi Agriculture over every oihci 0i
the pursuits and systems OF men, these three
would be sufficient, VIZ: health. morals and
religion. The puny inbabitant OF the city. and
tile lazy lounScr of the country, who contiuc
themselves IN heated rooms, need not he sur
prsed, should they dwindIr into insignifcancc;
the man of science, OF OF elOqucnce who c1.
pl"res by the midnight lamp. the subtrrranean
vaults Of learning, or iabors NIL day 40 coin
Iru. Ihe mImt oi phrases IN his BRAN, may ex-
pect thai hts pulse will heave slussishy. and
all the functions ol lie. rescnrlug the violence
OF their suspension. fret themselves into NOR.
bid decline; but the cultIyalor Of the soil is
-av ved by his profession from the Ills, all other
flesh is heir 10. The pure air ol heaven has
entered into hIS system. aud Sc, all the wheels
of life IN moiion-deliclous health Is coursing
in his veins, irupaTiing visor to his brawny
arm. aud the glow OF beauty to hls cheeks.
Labor and light digestion prepare him for re-
ireshlng sleep. and refreshing sleep has opened
The fountains OF chocriulness in his breast. II
i. he looks upon his own, his thought do not
rise III gratitude TO God. as they should. their
In ut least Il silent awakening ot respect for him
$e!f and the work OF his hands which feeds the
fame OF integrity in his heart. Without this
sell.respect man is LOST to honor. TO virtue. aud
I" pity; but US by the ligh, n( conscious in,c-
gritty, he perceives the dignity OF his station;
then will arise some honest operations 10 full.
I'll il. How can he. with mind thus awaken