The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-01-03
The Farmer.
GOV. WARDS REss.
Al .ls Annual FAIR ct the New York State Agricul-
tural Society, sept. %, Is42.
C oRtinu"d.

(CoRtinu"d.)
q, rsrops the cost OF land for tlnre is twice or
, rrcs greater than here; the price OF labor here
more yhan dosble that in Eur"pe. Our land is
-,ore cultivated imperfectly, and It's productions
q. sdon equal to one halfthei capacity. Thus
- Of our crest advantages is count erbalanced by n
.aasucy Of physical force. Notwithstanding our
ss..at1u aususnts with unprecedented rnpidity, by
,...s,lc Increase and immgrution--yet such IL the
..-ud i1r .abor service IN the commercial towns
raat ore Improvement Of roads and rivers, and so at
--lt,s are DOR new settlements in the West, that
.s ..5r.ary OF hbor continues the same, and il
eel s1ier ordinary circumstances constantly ncrcas-
a TIts -a6dt,on o. soc,e'y ia Europe fayors cni
-..e1 las aatious arc fepo~.us after long ard cv
.-lrs a1rs, The mu~ses increase IN di.propartuu
.r .--.tr-y and ssbs,.iancr, and uthough
r... .al-t abroad. slowly ruaovatiaE thsu
-...rs there 10 -tl restless desire 20 participate
..-~- adtsHtasrs ard empty osS p-5fa-t liberty
O.. a.a lar .iaidy, sPrsaaz ssd uds stresses -
rr.-.s fH.ra wei aisu arrive oa auv shores re "a
.i md rar tDPraged ph,ls "a cbangs % howe s.
a.F lsass .tfh.e 10 Pc attended ~ aossicut
.rara-s These csf.au. staur~s ,orruaso ihe
100, Co. p.Llsc siarBy ard Iss,'ce 10 our I,urg'uus
20 ..,rs raiar lIy. rut n-de rson, si gassr.ans e
.-.n -ds SO cor pare his iueid~rttl a.i,fortune
me- ,#rna ro tie uat,snai vcath ard .tJrtsth DERIVE
Oh .-. .S ore huadrvd toa~a,,d ial,u,erau,s ~ia 30
r.t -psrs- tsrflfsiy,s over the couHtr, ard tlke
-r1s-r su The ircFcaas ~ ear l,, -ea strength
"..r t.>--adl7t., We 6nd every pr,acip's Of Po-
- r-aro.y s7rsiiesing me po,iry of oar ancestors
r1ih t-r, Opened oar ports aud offered m ass lusn
To- Ile rz.r. of every land. Nor need urre her.-e
'.r1 an c14rt-rrd rrsy tisat pFrJadiee against
r.afEr#1is. ara 1rfr-.sra-ous 81 dangrr Com thow
-'s- .t'ns. a. ths-y are anEuneraB..-
Oh. eGprin1rs afssansnsi hss provost t1at uluisal
-- 90 1ui IN. u1o-s .nsana-s rr.ulaHs hr'ueep the
. iflt rl,-s - tire huss.sa laui,t iad-sIcusa-
81 the pruzrrss 90 ci,.'izsr5sn aud hstuas.ty
TEE Agricultural infsrcr1 thoagh ti'e last ~ suFer
fayays -i"'v-l ia recovering ftosn rsIiona ca asli
Associations osheE departments derapEsd
.a1 1e renewed Cagatal destroyed may In suPpt-
' add aruss~s ovcSbo-ne saay r-oaver. Bat ~
-.'.s once enhirr1ssrd. Is w.ih disicaH- r..'o-st
"ar. however, Ilst.Gsl,r o. nsr.r-.rv, ar taTr,er
r 71y ,t.a,siasc p.uda~.'as tar sea.on b. als,y,v
a.1-aI r,H 90 a s- I,-ast de.a,zf.ng HsL, V de-
srl-r,r - =FrrrsItural prc-p~rsy W cultivate the
-----r sus r,ss ats ~ .sre ard 70 ga1-d against
.s- t.-ia,hsaee ss,d Ct, q disrard, important
H.-s r,t ,a'' 70 thr improvement, bat TO the
ro.7erf, n 'rricaitsrs-
A--ru1u-s cau never Hoarish where is rewards
-s 7recauus or uf-r,r IN yalue 10 those obtained in
"tsr dapan,'srts % rIdusiry. Perpetual IS
--ss-ary to d.un,i-h the bursns TO which 4 may be
s.. e-ted. Hence the necessity Of economical
.aadue, uf public aiisirs-of improving those land
-la'muut.'uous which serve for the convey auee Of
i-euIunI produrIions to places Of eSrhaHge and
SUMPTION, and Of such commercial regulations
f-are advantageous markets either AT home or
odd But these considerations familiar that
Ley need not be dwell upon, Notwithstanding lhair
--saOw edged Importance.
The preservation OF equality amcng the People in
'esd TO constitutional and legal rights, and PerPctI-
adherence to the policy which BY laws regulating
ee'euls deviscs and trusts TeyGg Is tie uEdue nc
s'1sation of estates are Indispensable to agricutG-
"a rspsrty II is this policy, cooperating with the
"'.l1I advantages ofour position, which has made
ne agricultural class here community Of freehold
en- IN contrast with the systems Of other countries
under which lands cultivated by tenants, the re-
wards Of whose Iabors Pass to the benefit of land
lords
Not only the 'primeval curse Of labor unNer-
~ 5at aequieserce ia il was wisely made cond'-
''' OF health, happiaess, wisdom and virtue. THIS
'onoa'o", however, implies that equal rewards IRE
moved to mankind while equal Labor is exacted from
mem Nh1tever INSTITUTION, then. on any Pretext,
's'e'es any portion Of community OF the ne
'eNy Of labor, or wthho.ds It's Incentives o.
1''udes Them from equs competition fnrils rewards.
T "ny IS unequal unjust, bur. by diminishing the
1n'e amount OF social labor increases the bSrthens
" 'nose on whom the subsistence of sncie'y depends
We IRE all accustomed TO recognize t',s important
1Dh IN the operation of nestle seFvtude' But cv
y ''m al unequal legislation. every custom ane eV
'Frjudiee which causes any or any PARTON
"aSs 10 ai.sts their efforts secure indePen-
''e and wealth, operates in the same manner, al
'lsh 10 less extent.
"'e The patrons Of agriculture viii keep steadily
s" these principles, their most strenuous efforts
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