The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-10-20


source. MOTTO discourage and ,hu,.,
to test ous ingenuity, fesolu,ioo -, y
serence 10 overcoming them. a.. 10y y
one CT them: nor could men n. 10y %
circumstances more favorable "a, f IS.
inc with such foe than the bod, 'eas'
err planters. They have seal,t y y
and intelligence, and have no, been,s -
deficient ir energy. The ,e.,. sS
reached is of such maepilode a..a " q
woke tho ambition Of the mos, .,I' 'd
or wealthy. The phiIan,h,ons,us.' ''''
could find no field more &. for H. : =
Of his high powers. eas's
Were any person possessed or,.
by which 70 an easy, praci,calls
these enemies Of The cotton pIsut o,; Is'
isinly be prevented OF dlsloJa.jsa
might Alabama afford to give e. ~.
crels Millions millions II ''as
But is Il really the case tina, ,
tor these ills - within The ranae Of ..''.
True science is modest, aid docs
sume 10 itself omnipoi,nce. no, ~ =
favor By boas,iul pretersions. An
to that question, however, may Ia 30 ~
from her achievements in kindred b ,.''
Of practical knowledge, known and -
all men: aud from view Of The p,,a..
the Gaze. ~''S
On this subject, as the huu.Le ,3.
Of science, would content m,se,r,s,.
gesiIng, that it is possible to ean,o,.
Of these insects, TO keep then suprl.l
confinement, with every thing NJ,
find IN The fields, to oblge them = :
co oil their operations, aud pass ,b,o,'l
their transformations. under H. go.
ing aud unremiIied observation of -,
and practical men, Who would mai m
phenomena, their periods, their hahn.
mode oil propagation, iher lrlns,o,u,
their winter abodes, and the eltcu,a,..
which give them iafuebcc.
ash now any PLAIN, cOmmaa .ess.
leilercd farmer, II there il nol
probability r6ai such inyesliea,Icp. $.
sefrd 70, might give lhe platter
" hlch he could adopt means, a. sss
The mitigation Of the ev,l, 50 as 10 &c.
comparatively harmless :
Who will deny the possibility Ct ,u.
n the instance VI The cotton lrset,
ire sure that ignorance ard inacusfy
lot fad o remedy ; ttrhGps seirNs "a
And the whole cost Of the esfcuasn
III time viii 10, aGsouui 10 tie i,si.
i What ignorance IS now levyitg ia
car by year. Il may cost the er,tss
n experimental farm, wuh sanab.
ngs, aFfurIeuances, and erpaisl.
ay c0s, The means Of engaging he "A
es u some four OF i've scippul.c mft.s
d 10 natural history and chemistry =
zeal, labofious pans taking nrl, saaG
q exclusively devoted 10 eli il nuns
eeilng agriculture, j5lutd ~ilh csss
heaiiou Of q thorough proiess,onsl q,
ION, manual ard intellectual, 10 Ell sss
! our young men, who intend TO L q
~. II may cos, this !; the sei,irs n.
q pertpane0, Investment. o. sane S.
100 perhaps, of the peoples pcaa, i
What may be styled. IL cses soy ltis.
arh could, he peoples ora t.asta
Could vt even suppose I, ptoa.k !
he experiment would fail a. mas
determination d The insect IN eues5u
ny reasonable IMAM dcab. ~ uaas
bat would be The eject on tie gei.r
'fesi OF agriculture, Of such an es,.ls
lenll A body.or able men prolesea
nd exclusively employed in apgtag
rductIons Of seicuce TO the actual ~
the soil, 10 The development Of J.
iap'atlous aud resources 10 eyep af
.e state, to the suggestion end r:opet 4
every species Of lmproycuebi 10 81
'odoelions and sfis Of husbsndry to
aiming w, BY the Uuton Of s,udy SOD ?
oal labor, Of race Of hardy, ufss
cullvaiors Of the sclI,-
1ndailon and defence, the bone 81. scr
e right eye and arm Of the coaas
'aIth 7
Gen'lomcu, Il is loo plain TO sd5i
ubi, that such an establishment sog
G course Of fi!ty years. repay. TO tEs y
one forth or other l..e cost Of the lf'a
mt, one hSHdrtd fines err,