Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-12-27

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| EDucArioN OF FARMERs.-If 'the husbandman !
that aboeth shall be the first partaker of the fruit,
should not his class, which constitutes the main !
strength OF the nuton assert its rights TO proper
Tomato share in the direction of the government
But lool at our Legislative assemblies and all our
public trlsts, and mark in what small proportion
those who I'LL them usually taken from the ranks
OF practical husbandmc0, and this is especial
y the case where education ID the least diffused
Is 1t not une then, TO look at the effects Of the
landed interests, of negecting the mental culture
of those who are destined for the cultivation of the
soil? Understand nc not as meaning to derogato
from the characters Of other classes. On the con
tTary, thae seems to be something in the moral
training Of learned professions, which at once en-.
Idighcns ind llberazes the mind and heart. 1t is,
indeed, Tie natural influence Of knowledge to eX-
iiugush VII the meancr passions Of the soul, and
to aHiHiate it with noble purposes, Just as thorough
draining and good tlllagc sweeten wet and sour
land. would invite even you, Farmers Of Della
ware, to nnlto with me in Gcnouncing that
wcanug jealousy, the growth of narrow and vu.
gar minds, which too often leads the tcr of the
soil to IcoS on the manufacturing and mercantile
classes as on hostile secls ever on the watch to
Uvcrre2ch and betrly the farmer Far different arc
the ends aud effects Of domestic manufactures and
commerce IN respect TO the landed interest when
all their relations fairly appreciated 1t is the
lnteresi OF the farmer that these other connuni-
ties should become in his vicinity as numerous MS
the sands on the seashorc. Dense populations
naturally lead us t. the division of labor and there
by under the protection of wise and stable legisia.
ton, to the multiplication of trade, the perfection
Of the arts the creation OF wealth. and with it, in
Vulnerable artificial wants, which it is the business
y and the benefit of your pursuit to supply. ITO fix
, the happiness and virtue of nation on n solid
\ ioundaton' says a celebrated philosopher they
must rest on a reciprocal dependence between all
the orders Of citizens. Yet there are moral lncen-
diaries, from which no country is exempt, whose
is IN nfln 9th
! cr--thc farmer against the merchant, the artizan
y against the man of science--the poor against the
> rich not stopping or caring to reflect, that when, by
the base arts of the demagogue, the honest avails
y OF diligence and talents shall have been put in
tinued Jeopardy, the main spring of social amelo-
, ration viii nave been broken, and society turned
- back upon that dfeldlul march whic heads to all
the crime and anarchy that invariably follow in the
tram oil unrestrained ignorance and selfish less -
But essential to the common prosperity of people
Us are the existence and the success of the numer-
~ ons classes 10 which the industry the wealth. and
the wants Of dense populations give rise, it does
not follow that any one of the classes and espe-
claIly the most numerous and productive as is the
30 agricultural IN our country, should surrender ia
IN lawyers aud men Of other professions. its own
rights and obligation to take their full share in the
o, enactment and execution of the laws. Far be il
from me to encourage among farmers a grovelling
E. thirst for office, either to crafty vain ambition for
o, "A little brief authority, the precarous means
ne of livelihood little to be coveted in comparison
= with the humbleSt subsistence acquired by the in.
il dependent exercise Of individual abilities; but
what do mean to insist on is, that until we have
" angels in the shape Of men to govern u.s. farmers
ad should never rest satisfied until they shall have &C
o.. complShed system of education which will quail
es ny tdenrsons to prosecute their particular avoca
u ton with knowledge Of the principles that essen
,d tally belong to it; and that shall at the same time
o. endow them with capacity to perform that most i'm.
. portant of all duties, the making of their laws.
National Lords Day Convention. follow
ing resolutions reported by the Standing Bushes.
III Committee of the National Lords Day Convention
NJ sitting at Baltimore, were adopted by that bod,
without dissent, on Thursday last
lis J. Resolved, That we specially recognize thc
or wisdom and goodness Of Jehovah in the appoint
,r mcnt Of the Sabbath in the sanction which he gave
ire to 1t by his own example, in his command to mel
lf TO remember it and keep it holy, and in the bless
ere lngs which it has been The means Of comforting up
DIV on those who have kept according to his will,
en- all ages of the world.
rs. 2. Resolved, That we specially notice the kind
nd ness of the Lord in leading the Fathers OF on
.op Country to extensively acknowledge the sancy O
90 his day. and to observe as day of rest from sec
Sc ular business travelling and amusement, and of spe
he cla devotion to the pubic worship Of God, and tn
ar promotion of the spiritual good Of men.
md 3 Resolved That the blessings which we ar
m enjoying from the Iabors and sacrifices of thos
ION who have gone before US, which labCrs and sacrf
ces, their regard for the Sabbath was an essenti;
kill means Of preparing then ought to lead us, in h
matter, consclentonsy and perseverngy to i'm
inc tate all that was good in their example.
lri- a. Resolved, That the influence of the obser,
'e ance of the Lords Day, in their establishment
our social civil and religious institutions, sue
for must greatly cndrar it TO the hearts of all INTEL
gent and consistent patriots and the contnuenc
SO and Legitimate operation Of these institutions, wi
hat depend. IN no small degree upon the manner
red which the people OF this country shall meet the
icy sponslbtes and discharge the duties of that 81
am cred day.
5. Resolved, That the increasing conyic,ic
ncr which is manifested in various parts of the countr
- Of the duty ana utility Of remembering the chri
the tau Sabbath and keeping it holy, and the cons
nut. quent dlminuton of secular business ana the il
crease Of the numbers who assemble to acknow
dol edge the Author Of their blessings, are in vie
,ud tokens Of good to the country and ought to cncou
out age all TO give to the observance of this Day, Il
sanction OF their habitual example.
~ q. Resolved That We Witness with gre IT peasu
any the influence which many editors, not only of t
vide religious but the secular press Of country,
eXertiug III favor Of the Lords Day, and trust tn
ltvn their Ibors will be appreciated by the patriotic
all classes, and meet generous response from
the hearts Of Tie people.
4 Striking Case Of Enterprise, The Newto,
Ducks county, Pal Journal noticing the rece
appointment, by the King Of the Sandwich lslant
Of John Record, Esq. as Attorney General of t
Kingdom, says that Mr.. r. young lawy
hing who left this town less than two years ago poor
health and purse, with determination to impro
ut TO his circumstances but without any decided plan
oned the Oregon expedition which left ST. Lo
se- in the Spring OF 1913 participated in the dang
c, aud misery TO which the expedition was exposed
-. arrived in the Oregon territory poor and irlend
ride passed on TO the Sandwich lslands-becalne
urn subject OF The hing, and was appointed Attorn
stees General Of the klngdonl with handsome saa
aged lie is now the presiding genius over the civil d.
To TIMES of those remote but important and intere
ing islands.
Gas
t. Elliss " House keeping Made Easy" gives
and following simple preventative of tea-kettes coat
dear with lime Put the shell of oyster within