Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-08-30


dependent. a c n,cu,od anl a happy psple. Nher
shall such scenes Is the j greet the eye # the tfaSelia
: as he weinis hs way through The Two Sities ui Norii
Garnlina aud Nif2iaia1 Nhen will the tfna come
when every man viii count himself unworthy ct The nat
l#f farmer. who has no grad aranafy, aud stable, ana siei
tiers. Tor his cattle. his sheep. ard his hags2 10 become
farmers. VIC TRUST have the pride of farmers. We nnsi
bp prnd Of aur horses. Of our cows, OF Unr sheep. Il "ui
ltlsififs. Of or fam houses. and ii our domestic affange-
menis. We must take pti5e II showing iiein. aa1 dcs=
eaHtine on tlrif merits. Veal have ptlIc, and THIS u Tia
bsi accuunt In which it can be turned. How much
BE- ter than the pride which loo often fills our hearts
and blinds our eye. We must ham 10 place a higher
estimate on the n cossaTits Of life, Than on lis luNuTtes-
tlala gnnd barn Is worth mare than a Dur carriage and
that a guad dairy is Of more value itan a piano. The
ornaments aud the Injuries Of life are certainly good In
thtir places and arc not Ia be- d~cspised but whom the
comiofls and the cow nienees oil cal existence are sac
rifced to IA IN. ms is TOO often the ease. then they are
To be- condemned, as highly injurious Ia individual anI The
cnunuy's prosperity. He who INDUCES himself viii the
| fneriss aud the %frlpperIes of luxury, IN the absenc1 ol Tie
solid comforts Of HE. Is always IN danger ol exciting q
smile on the lips of rjicnle. Que man lndnlges his van
ity hy thr purchase of a fine carriage, Wluso Ill dressed
/ cuachnan. and III kept horses would more w~orihlly be
come a farm wagon. Another spends AS much on his
daughters dress. between the age Of fourteen and mar
rage, and giving her just music enough 10 disturb The
peace OF q quiet family, as would sci up a young cou-
pie c mloriatly in life. Another man. who seorns those
NdutltS. Ahfihs his llgnlH ana MS naAH III ltIhs oNff
newspapers, anli IN b lancing The afairs Of the nation,
an Disc. sing matters which are more properly collsld-
cred IN our Legislative halls. lie plays The thfhilcss
part oi politieal hack, and g5es from erIs' road 10 enss
mad, corners voters, slips lnlo thelt hands a political doc
uncni. and iusun1les into their cars a political lalscho ID.
lie r%eoiecs over the success d his party. aud m5Gras .
yer It's defeats. His homo is II ruias, his children arr
neglected, and the shotIll threatens his property, hui all
aye forgotten in the midst Of tho victorious shouts Of his
party. Another man, IN getting an overseer, enquiries
mo his puliiies and meets linn every day IN his field. npi
for The putpa Sc Of consulting whether die land Is loo wei
q. loo dry it the days work, nai whether n particular
field shuuld he ~plaugled, with two OF with lhren nurses.
LIT they are talking. HE one from n nurse. and the oihor
from 4 stump, on the com paraiive merits u Folk aud
Clay: And what dh III Sc worthless care tr us farmers
OF oyeisetrs, but as rounds in the ladderof IheIf nlnbi
iion2 How often are both parties deceived in then men,
and how lately has il bren that both have had reasnn to
eNelaun. how Improbable have bee our lahnrs. aud
how far have our fiyoriics fallen beneath our hop9s anl
out expectations
An6Iher habit Of our farmers, gentlemen. | will allale
Ia, which mnst be amended before any great Improvement
interrupted. II is the habit Of buying IN credit and
running MO debt. The glory If the farmer IN all conn
tres aud IA every age, has been independence, Need
say thai a man In,5cbt Is not indeIendent} II islhe caun-
Il Of inspiration thai We should owe no man any thing
hui love. and If We would Preserve our personal and our
moral Independence, We mnsl observe THIS rule. The
'ablt ui going IN deht. of getting behind the stump, AS we
say IN ' lrginla, has done more, dare say, 10 repress all
agricultural Improvement, than any OF the various CAUSES
which are operating on cur State. Scarcely a merchant
IN the land bul Will strike Oh iioml0 to l2a per ceut
from the prize Of his 90 is for cash. This TO a nan
who makfs hut 2 per cent on his capital, Is an Immense
taring and N a lio time amounts 10 the difference be
tween prosperity and ruin. The man who deals iOr
cash. somc ho" or other. finds has c&prndlturcs Al the
end OF he year smaller. II creates habits Of economy.
lho pocket is far moro sensitive to a prescni hap a
thiufe demand. Some tlmrs the IN ndy Is not IN the
pocket. aud then we ae Obliged 10 torego the grltHica
ton. The cash t9stcm only allows The use OF revenue,
The credit system exposes 10 depreciation our whole
capital. ! have heard sotnc farmers say. that they could
mol pfaliee the cash system, hecanse thry have moi the
cash. Bat hey have negroes and land, which produce
blt3 rr cent. and on thelr debts they pay more than q
pr cent; and would II not be wise 10 sell a3 per cent
stock, and pay ul a g PER ccnl cunhrancrl All must
answer YES, ipr ihe r"tley * lnll-putahle. Bat the real
secret 81 thor continuing This ruiuous policy y rrde, the
pride ol property. f.Ydy body sees their property, but
every body does not see their dehts. But the world
kno"smuch more Of their debts than they imagine, and
IT very often calculates how many negroes II viii take h.
pay them. Lei every planter. lhcn, who Is III dsbl. sell
property, and Jay n, aud dcloruIne that he will 30 ia
debt no more. II he pruspers, he may, if he chopse.,
buy lie sane property agaln, for II is much easier 10 sell
and buy again, than III 5 10 retain II. Let us not have
our mines un any merchants boek.. Ii we have no mon
cy, let II deny ourselves. but II We are otlNcd 10 have
SOME article. winch We have not The money 10 pay for,
iGcn, lei Us Il what we can hes, splre, aud thus ar
cumpl'ab the end. liza wiia must have a new carriage,
let a negro be sald Ga the purpose-tof # we do not sell
one otiore the purchase. We may he compelled T., sell
iva alter II. HE Truth Is, that no IMAM among MS need
20 N debt, Il Is easier 10 pay tbs year than the next.
aud appeal To every man Vino hears me, # tliS Is not
hlseNpetience. However scarce money is with us nav,
II vii ba scircor with rs tins time next wear. II any
one thinks otherwise, let him ascfiba il 10 the illusions Of
hopo.
ltear that. in these remarks, | may he thought to deal
with You too plainly. but really consider a reformation
/ - JhN H. hit r 80.