Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-08-06

thousands. Not a thought YOU breathe,
not a word you utter, but dlslurbs The sur
lace of lie pool oi lie; The seed you may
SOW, although it falls IN sllsnce like tl'e
snowtlakes, may produce harvest OF
blessings to your kind. Thoughts never
die--wordS are lmm0rtal--lo"k to 1t, then,
that they are the wing less messengers oi
love, peace and joy 10 all that dwell on
earth.
II cannot be doub'ed tha, The permanent
well. being OF our blessed land, our national
character, the perpetuity of our tree insti
,utions, depend upon the throngiug multi
,udes now pressing upon the busy Stage of
human action. /, is 10 the young men that
we look Tor aid IN shaking down The strong
holds of political errors II is to them we
appeal tu defend The narrow pass. where
political corruption may be successfully re-
PEELED. in lis attempted invasion Of popular
rights. However narrow may be The
sphere of duty, however limited The circle
of associates, every individual in suciety
has his Influence; youth, poverty ane e> EN-
imbecll'ty, Cannot entirely destroy this
The possession oi property may coIlecl a
sho" OF lntiueuce o, er WING sycophanls,
who clinge and tla,ter Tor The crust that
feels them hut let no Que depend upon
this hIckerlns shadow ITS influence wlll he
found as lllusury anu vain as The chlmeraS
as maniac. Starr not al the abordom
Of honest poverty; it is 10 poverty thai we
are indebted TO The discovery of new
world It made Franklin a philosopher,
Hogarlh paluler, and Napoleon The con
querol OF Europe. hr misnllest miEds
that ever astunlshed The civllIZed world,
we're nursed in the vale ot poverty; that
was thei incentive 10 acllUn. their sllnu.
|ous TO glory and Immortality. Pine not,
then, al your lot, if you be poor aud vrlu-
Gus; a large fortune 10 gdJy youth, is The
most painful Judgment an udulgent hea.
uen can luilcl upon mau. The iuurdinale
love Of wealth, SO fatally prevalent in
modern times, when, with great ma.
joIily, riches ase test OF responsibility,
and cash d token VI worth aud virtue, Il
cloak 10 screen from crime-ls worse than
blear-eyed famine, more fatal than thu
fostering folds ut Tie purple peslllence.
Mourn nut, then, thai Suu are pnOr-puslI
your faculties INTO holier sphere, ant
reap abundant slures III mental gain III
the extended field Of an q lighleued mind.
Whatever NAV he your chOice ut future
occupaiuu.; whatever calling ur profession
YOU may select. there certainly Is n0ne
luore hUu"rablc nr euvaole titan that OF
the tarince. The patriarch ui tn. fields,
as he sls he.Ide Ills cottage door When his
daily toll Is over, lerls an inv ARD calm
never known ~ the halls ol pride. Ills
labor yields uupurchasab!e health aud
sweet repOse have observed with m"re
erlet aud pam than | can now express,
the visible tokens which appear, IN ali iii.
recuuns, ut growing ui>pOs lI"l to avoid
agricultural pursuits, aud to rush ln'o s"ne
OF the oveIcruw wueu Professions, because Il
C0rrapl.aud deDaslng fashion has thrown
around them the lnseI"l imaginary respec.
liability.
"li there is mouaIch in The world who
can walk the earth with au uudlsI Iurueu
brow, il is The independent larincr, Whose
house is his Castle, hose acres are hi,
duInIul0ns. q whose virtues are his crown
of rejoicing No wonder The umclcuIs ven
eralcd The pluugh-it Is the synnuoI OF true
nobility, The Foundation oi nail"nal pros.
perity. Heaven huds the farmer III high
esteem. Well has the great apostle ~.
Am r.can Liberty observed. that tney are
Gods chosen people; anti he h Ids them
IN hight esteeI, commits treason against
nature, and bla-pheny agaInsl his Maker
Agriculture rs The mplher ut virtues, as
well as The prlNcipal source ut our Il 'lnnaI
wealth, aliL II should always lie hrsl in our
estimate ui national resources, and yet
how few are there ui THIS class ui men
who stand forth aud Claim The lofty pre-.
amueucc 10 which they are SO l"slly ell.
titled II there is a proIeSsIun or calling
upon ealIh that is truly enviabie aud ttu y
honorable, il is thai vi the farmer. " hat
should he cure lhuush his hands ale brown.
cd in the sun, and SCARED Ia III, telis in
which, he has iuush and won What need
has he 10 he ashamed of bIs dusty gar.
lnens; they are The badges Ui hlsn dlsIInc.
tim, far prUuder lnam any OF the gliterIng
robes Of lndoGnce aud imbecility. These
are the men upon whom The nation Is To
rely iu Seasons OF peril; with whom Law
and right rests III saleIy ard permanent
security IN their answering honesty and
more titan Spartan virtue, the nation may
contide her priceless jewels with ulidoubI.
lug trust. Iuey " no win smiling harvest
field from rugged Wild, deserve prouder
laurel wreath Than thai laid upon li,e bald
head of the first Caesar; they meril
higher need OF praise than do he leaders
OF murdernus host, who spill', meu blood
and call it glory"
Mr.. Aaron c. Smith. was yesterday
lectcd Cashier of The Union Bank of this
ciiy.-Couraer, 18Th inst.