The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-07-09
EDITORS CoRRESPON DENCE
THE BEAUTIES OF AGRICULURE.
To the Editor of the Union:


To the Editor Of the Union:
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, July 3, 1S45.
Having had occasion, few days since, to travel
to the interior of Pennsylvania, my route, though
without extraordinary incident was yet so pleasant,
and through region indescribaby beautiful, that
cannot refrain from recommending it to the toing
| cit, wearied with the daily round of duties among
brick and mortar. Leaving Philadelphia at a. M,
pass the smiling fields of Chester, and soon
reach that vast garden presented by Lancaster coun-
ty, which is Justly celebrated as, perhaps the finest
| agricultural district in America. The very sight Of
its broad and beautiful fields, bearing the richest
crops of every description, and promising bounti-
full reward to the husbandman is truly refreshing,
and worth whole weeks of relaxation passed in
crowded cities. 1t is impossible for the profession
al or commercial man to behold sights like these,
without signing for the dignity, and independence,
| and unmixed happiness of the American farmer.
Let parents contemplate these results to the indus
trous tler of the SOIL and teach their children that
there is no higher pursuit than his honest avocaon.
| The time is past when the member of the bar, or
the practiser Of the healing art takes rank in the
social scale above the practical farmer The time has
long since past, when these the exclusive pos
SCISSORS Of worldly knowledge. Now, farming is
SCIENCE and every farmer has become, is becom-
ing, a learned professor. The university now sends
forth its inmates to the plough; and in nothing is
this restless age more conspcuously an age of pro-
gress than in the advancement of that first and great
and best quality Of its fruits, from given quantity
| of our mother earth.
| Passing this region, we enter Dauphin; and, from
near its eastern boundary, proceed along the
| bank Of the Susquehanna to Harrisburgh. This
portion of the route very attractive. The river is
here broad, and for several miles, is studded with
islands of SURPRISING loneliness. Each, in its beau
ty and solitude seems the Identical spot which po-
have painted, and lovers have sighed for; and
thick is their foliage, that the passing traveller
hardly believe they have been disturbed by the
| foot Of civilized man.
Crossing the river proceed, inclining slightly
to the south of west, to the borough of Carlisle.
| Here, again, in Cumberland county, we meet with
pleasing specimens of Keystone agriculture. The
inhabitants of this valley admit the superiority of
Lancaster, but console themselves with the refec-
ton that to be second to such rival is to be before
every other; indeed, that to be third or fourth
rate in Pennsylvania, would be mean distinction.
One rather important fact is apparent in visiting the
interior Of this great State. Her industrious cuti
| vators seek no legislative encouragement. Satisfied
that the most uniform and safe protection is found
| in the iaisses nous fare system, they pray ac-
cordingly. True, she has great mineral resources;
but if one asked to characterize Pennsylvania,
would he not pronounce it emphatcaly agri-
| cultural Notwithstanding its numerous mines its
furnaces and its hammers, do not the farming inter-
ests immeasuraby predominant and are not the
numbers dependent on the latter named LEGION in
comparison with every other class? Why, then,
those camorous and ncessant appeals in support of
| a system favoring part only, while the great mass,
asking nothing for themselves, earnestly implore
their legislators to forbearl Why do we hear, even
this late day, the mprecations of defeated party
against the stupidity" which sacrificed her inter-
ests and threw poor Pennsylvania into the hands Of
her enemesi Something of rashness and intemper-
anse may be excused in party that has been re-
duced from height of proud and overbearing conf
dence to brood over a sad defeat; but nothing can
Justify the reproaches freely INDUCED in, against the
people of Pennsy vania, by some of her own sons.
NV observation persuades me that like the people
generally Of our Union, they see clearly their true
policy. If projection by legislation is demanded,
they will have it. If unrammeed industry and en-
terprise best secure it, they will surely seek II there.
Accustomed to read and reason for themselves it is
idle to contend that the dctum Of this or that man
can mislead the mass of the people. How puerie
and inconsistent, therefore, some of the
tons of a few jealous but over-heaed partisans!
One moment they charge that the people of this State
were totally and blindly ignorant, or they would not
have voted against projections; the next, they as
sert that Mr.. Polk gained Pennsylvania by deceiv-
ing the voters TO his true sentiments; in other
words that the result Of the election not because
of popular ignorance that the people the TRUTH
and did not vote against protection! These things
are heard every day; and to such shifts men
forced to account for so common and natural a re-
suit in this country as democratic triumph To
such degree may language be perverted, that
"equal protection" is construed to mean the exclu-
sive protection Of single class, and that far from
the most numerous.
Everywhere, for the last few days, have been
heard tones of sorrow from bereaved people. With
few exceptions, those who most violently--it may
be, bitterly-opposed Andrew Jackson while living,
have buried their enmties forever in his grave Let
the discordant notes of party for while be hushed.
The mighty man has descended to the tomb, and
history begins her noble task Poetry will sing
his glories; painting and statuary win perpetuate
the form and features of the hero and illustrate the
deeds that made his name immortal
His country is his monument
OTSGEO