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

bringing out and perieciIng the siapIe OF each
country. and throw daily Ihto the uisff of trade
c great share Of the luxures of iile france,
ihongh she may have been icfi behind her rival
in praciicai results, has not been deficient III
phyl0sophic inquiry on the subject s happier
cline may have rendered j, less necessary. aud
perhaps happier spirit of conlcntuaent. has
indisposed the Frcnchnan ios TIM, e1Esecutive
iabour, that patient process oe toll. by which
great ends are aimed Al, and stores amassed
beyond the ordinary waui OF life. Grea, praise.
however. is given 10 the industry cf Ibis pe0-
pie; and il ~ said. that ona route. leasiine from
one province 10 another. there cotsid no, be
pointed out sinGle acre OF waste. a eaai ofland
which was mol cultivated indtis:riul.sig. though
not always we'll Luxuriatiug in The easy pro-
ducts Of the fertile soil of great exleris and not
being confined to the necessity of constructing
plans for its amelioration, the Fyencllrasnis left
more at leisure TO indulge his Inagicaiion in
inventions which are usually more brilliant than
useful; hence we see their papers ieaeiiig with
beautiful but abstract theories, and wgh plnusi.
bic and elegant experiments in evei depart.
ment OF physical science. Yet since the rrvo-
luton. France has made sensible ard pefnn-
neni progress IN the actual process Of labour
and taken apart from that want Of sconom my
which the happiness o9 her soil and people has
induc'd, she may rank among the firs, nf Agri
cultural nations.
The earth has paid noble tribrte1o the &C.
MUS aud industry Of her ci'izens; whelEieH con
sidcrcd in The production OF her silk, her poFce-
lain. her wines, her fruits, her poultry, oYllei
cattle.
Spain is almost the only country whose pro-
grcss in Agriculture has rot been onward.
Most of the writers Of her history aarce, thai,
the period other creates; excellence ID this arr,
was during the reign of the Moors. Since that
time. the nobility amd gentry have confined their
patronage to the towns II ciles. manifeSting
the greatest aversion 10 the labor and thought
necessary TO the pursuit ofhusbandry; sse need
only addncc as an evidence Of this iaet, !llai To-
tai want Of invention which leada than still to
pursue the oriental and primitive custom of
ireadins out grain with cutie. Uras0unlry so
rich and fruitful IN soil, and possessing eli
male so soft and GENIAL. nnly une-lhi5d il said
to be cultivated, the other parts being oyeTrun
and deroured By nocks of sheep
The difficulties and impcdiments which the
natives OF Holland have overcome. have been
compared 10 the Ilbors Of Hercules. bur il is
somewhat surprising. that. after such . show OF
energy aud perseverance. they haresat down
quite satisfied with their achievements, aud sui:
iered others 10 far outstrip them in the race OF
improvement. The other German S,sfcs, with
more natural advantages. have shewniexs wis
dom; and though Agriculture received favor
able impulse IN Prussia. by the Agrarian law OF
Frederick the Great lis present condition docs
not enutle II 10 any consideration in thar res
pect. German industry and economy are not
more remarkable than German immaiability !;
u late wriiet from iha, country says: Though
the Germans are superior TO us in profound
speculatons OF science, yet in the practical pGr-
suits oi life. they cannot compare either with
England or America and are lar behind those
countries IN the common implements which
pertain TO The ordinary usages of society. So
lar from taking up the ready inventions of 9TH
er nations. they oppose any thing like innova-
lion, aud attach with singular prejudice 70 the
Good old Dutch"
1. is observed by alon,csquieu. That no
country is cultivated in proportion To- fertiI.
iy, but To its liberty" aud this remark, corisi
dered Us a general truth. while itexpsSins TO Us
which we have been reviewing. wili taiso ac-
count for the advancement Of our OWL, Free
dom of institutions, the Possession ofTighi il.
property. exemption from taxation on imme
diate product, aud the facilities Tor exchange
Ui commodities, have made Americans, and
particularly Of The citizens of these United
States an Agricultural people. II is tue. that
in Country of almost unlimited extent. and
embracing such variety oi climate and pro-
duc,ion, tho vasncss oi the field has rendered
the abors Of the people too different and various
to take any decided character.
Ii IS moreover rrne, that the rich and unex-
plored regions IN the prospective, by making
their resources inexhanstble have contributed
10 render the imputation Of careIessness and
,mpYo, Idence, winch attaches 10 the ct.liiva.
tors IN this country not without foundation
But II the prophetic eye oI patriotism fail not.
thus cSii will correct itself; and we shall see our
country occupying the posilon in that respect,
winch she claims Tor herst Il in every other, viz:
hrs; among tho nations Of the earth.
What has been already done, remsins MS
guarantee oi success, IN iha, which We, remains
lo do, a'd with tins view II Is worth our while
10 look back upon our progressive steps. Its
well known. that with regard to knowledge.
oni iniant colony spIans intn life. with iacili-
ties niduire'i IN at. and srong and ready IN n
vcntion. W nth the seeds oi The old world, the
adventpiers brought with them the process Of
their induction; bat difficulties altogether un.
iurcseen IN the application Of their former sys-
tens oil husbandry, rendered the efforts Of the
giant Tor u Time puny Us those Of u child.
The systems OF every land and nation. were
nj various times pracised upon this couutiy.
and almost always with doubtful SUCCESS. many
oi them were abandoned upon Sigh, discour-
agcmen,, or neglected for the impressing
charms Of some more novel scheme. The cul-
tlyation Of wine and silk by the French, OF fax
aud wool by the Dutch, yielded IN some paris
10 the profits and delights Of the Virginia weed,
IN others to the experiments Of indigo and rice !;
and finally, nearly the whole have given way
to make ROOM for our Southern Jarorite. This
rage Tor novelty, or rather this syidlty for spec
ulation, has been the means OF reiarding our
Agricultural knowledge; one scheme has .:ot
been ,ried long enough To reveal its most inli
male relations; and ieasonIng upon this ground
we iorm some conclusions Of the advantage
which we shall derive III future from our staple
production.
We do noi enter into the belief o.! some. tina,
any oiner country will be ,ble. TO wrcsifrom Us
The pioHt oi hts production; and though The
scrS perfection Oi culture which we aim ai,
may b, increasing IT. quanlIiy depreciste IFS
value, we shall derive no less credr "a Agricnl-
turisls. ~
The introduction uf saYes and cotton into