Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1843-08-05

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From tn. Donar,l spap.r.
THE REASON WHY
Professional Men are Elected to Offices Of Trust
and Emoiunent to tie almost total exclusion
of Farmers and Mechanics.
The Farmers Cabinet" Gays that "if hus.
bandIy is made respectable, as il ough. to be,
i. will serve to cheek ono Of the greatest evils
that bears now heavily on the community, the
rush Of our young men into the learned pro-
fessions, which are already filled to overflow
ing, especially that OF the law, which, under
the presen, wre,ched course Of legislation, Of
making litigation, cheap, is starving this once
honorable and most useful profession" TO
crowd so many fundamental errors into one
short sentence. indicates no little ingenuity in
the author. The first error is that husbandry
is not repectable an assertion implied by say.
ing that Il ought 10 be. The next error is that
the responsibility Of husbandry will restrain
youth from entering the ..learnsd professions"
especially the law. The third error is the
condemnation Of cheapness in litigation and
Of law. as a profession, by its emouments.
thought tina, il was so, and always had been
SO. II is certainly the foundation Of all civil
lied society, for civilization cannot exist
without agriculture. Mere hunters never have
been, and never can be, more than savages;
and mere herdsman never have been, and new
er can be more than barbarians. Every civ
ilized State unless some commercial city. like
Hamberg. mus, mainly depend on agriculture
for its subsistence, and every great Stale mus,
maiey depend on i, for subsistence. power.
every thing. Even Holland, so much Of whose
capital and industry are embarked in trade, 10
cultivated like garden. and owns large agri-
cultural colonies; and Of England, France,
Germany. Russia, the United States. agricul-
ture 10 the foundation. Then what a queer
code of rsspectabiify must that be which OK.
cludes agriculture, which Gays that husband
~ is not respectable. Does the Farmers
Cabinet" mean that farmers have no, reach
ed political responsibility! Washington and
other distinguished agrculturists OF tho revo.
luton can Tefuie this. Does no mean that
they have not reached social responsibility!
for answer, we may appeal to q numerous
intelligent, we'll educated farmers 10 Penn
sylvania, and no State can show more Of them.
IL these be no, enough, we refer him to New
England and New York. where he will find
numerous body Of agticulturalst respectable in
every sense of the word, including science,
literature, manners and character. Therefore
If young man of good education and high as.
piraiions pursues agriculture as profession.
he will no, be alone in respecfabiEfy He will
not be without companions In the same pro-
fession, capable OF adjoining any private and
filling any public station. He will find the
responsibility Of his pursui, acknowledged by
common consent 10 all civilized countries, and
the responsibility Of his position sustained by
q numerous body Of associates who would be
respectable in anything. Why then should
youth avoid agriculture through any fears a.
bout respeciabiify? The deficiency 10 not In
the occupation, or the pursuers as class, but
in the individual. If then farmer be illiie-
rate. uncouth, vulgar, envious, where Is the
fault In himself. II is not in agriculture.
for nothing more reines. purhes, elevates; no
business brings man so much and 80 often IN
tho immediate presence Of his Maker. The
farmer deals almost exclusively with the
works of God. The fault 10 not want OF OPP
por,unities; for schools, colleges, books, sci
en.ific and literary companionship. are as much
within agricultural, as professional or me-
chanical reach. Any farmer who will en-
tighten his understanding, improve his man
ners, which he can easily Go without impa1ing
the fertility Of his soil, or arresling the growth
Of This crops or dsiracting from the labor and at
teniion due to them. viii certainly be account
ed respectable as citizen, a man Of science;
man Of literature, and a gentleman; and to the
cultivated and refined Of the finer sex, he will
be quite as desirable as a compahion for life,
point exceeded by none in importance. as a
merchant, a lawyer. doctor or clergyman.
II he were not superior 10 all these things 10
some that We could mention in each Of these
occupations, he mus, be uncouih indeed.
The next error is that the responsibility Of
husbsndry will restrain youth from entering
The professions, especially law. We deny
this. However respectable or profitable hus-
bandry may be. and none is more profitable
when scientifically and judiciously conducted.
the law and other professions will always be
filled SO long as they are respectable and prof.
liable. We rarely find lawyers or physicians
who refuse practice, who live on their fortunes
without, work, and take professional name
for the sako Of respeciabiIny. Those without
Chants or patients have been unable to find
them. Ifiheir want OF scccess proceeds from
want Of talent. they have simply mistaken
their powers; If from the oversiock OF the pro-
fes.ions, the evil will cure itself, without ref
erence 10 the re,peefabikty. or other character,
Of agriculture. We believe iha, no youth has
vet pursued law or medicine because he did
no, consider agriculture respectable.
The fourth error OF The Farmers Cabinet IL
that The responsibility and utility Of law as
profession depends on iis enolumenis. BY