Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-08-17
To w. F. Richie, ESQ
WALNUT GRovE. Monroe o. Ca. va"
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filings a, yuur parry. Be thai as il may, now scIu
you an arice OH Sheep hnsbandtv IN "a. ooas',
which ieul persuaded possesses mole ieai i''eiss
for your numerous readers, than most % 'iie .e
psriy dissertations with which the papers q 81
parties are 50 fully chaIged Tor in ';nh as ~
The distinctive principles and measures OF Fai.e
as lar as any such can be SAID 10 iuh 'uou c.
characterize either oi them, very iit'ie 'i.S' NJ
remains 20 lie said. The argument is e1haes.su'
We have had tie speeches AID Inc leJo .s..
The .ehurers and Ire surrcbu;lrfs. Inc lawyers
bay. p,e,Iy well squeezed their clients, AMI all
NAV row I've lcnto The jury, who Would pioodpJ,
il ief 10 themselves, be just as Likely 10 make up
just Judgment ...;o, &c
IN The merits ami policy OF Golf c,ios pailles,
vel as editor o agricultural journals Ter heniy
hiuy wears, never have |. nor will ever, aiio"
The pages under nv con rol, dedleatd 10 Inc siea.
cause vi agricultural Improvement. 70 DC S,a,n u
with any inoe OF mere Tarty polit cs never
he!ess, will not deny !ba FIR the rh. ri conduc-
Tors of great political experiment. like GUS, no
employment, as il seems 10 me, can lie ncaner
or more unbccou,ing than ha II snulins out,
here and there, all over The country among pesiy
officers such as poslmasiers clerks, door keepers,
and tide walters Tor victims Of pc!ncal rrcstrip-
ton. Carried 10 that extent, its .ow vulgar ouSi-
ness, be it praciiscdb by what party !tnay and ush.
10 lie drspised b. evey gentleman Ct enlarged
views and generous lenpel. And, my dear SIR, al
low me 10 add in peIicci sincerity, that, Jucgngoy
your known lbe rally in ell socialfelat!ons. IRno"
oil no man 10 v hose nature The piaciice Q! snch q
syltem vou Il be more repugnan than 70 your own
that is, after the legitimate exercise OF ths ap'
pointing power should have been applied to high
and important stations, where concurrence III
leading principles is essential 10 The faithful exc
cuion I'll the policy TO lie carried out But, ftpe-
mons a nos montcnS.
A recent Journey from Fredericksburg 10 this
magnificent grazing establishment, on which, IN
is entirety in the lifetime OF its late proprietor,
Col. Beirne, more than five hundred bnllncKs
have been faued in single year, has confirmed
me 10 The leiei that lis adaptation TO shefr.hus.
Jund,y is one Of the most fruitful and neglected
resources Of Virginia, allied as thai resource Is
naturally with her Unlimited and widely dlslrl-
bued water power Tor lie manufacture OF The
raw observation-disclosures mol now needing, lnmy
hnmbl. Judgment 10 be further cherished BY forced
or unnatural egisalon; although, rom The yaste1-
tent OF our country, its spread through all the va
riches of climate, its adaptation 10 all the great
staple crops, ana its neyEaus!ible mineral wealth,
We have within ourselves mole oil The resources
that constitute national independence ltan any
other country on The GLIDE; and are, therefore, un-
der less necessity 10 cultivate, al any essential
S2CTlllCc, lIdQe anu lHtclCGulSS WIN ia
tons In this view, even The lerIapin policy, SO
barbarous in its spirit and effects, and So suicidal
as applied 10 most nations, might lie comparative
" excusable aud innocent il not expedlen with
us, in preference under any circumstances, 10
wals Of invasion and foreign ehtanglcments.
With an abiding and anxious solicaude for
the agricultural improvement, Of The Old Domin.
ion, cannot help asking you 10 copy, from Sc
ries OF letters now appearing in The Farmers Ii,
bary, The one which has just been publishcd and
which send you, as being applicable TO The iol-
lowing extrac, tom paper in which often aP-
pear cditorialiy veiy lucid and comprehensive
views of our national resources existing and pro-
sreclye. The impression thai The proiries Of The
IJss are peculiarly we'll adapted TO The growth Of
sheen and fine wool combaued in this letter, may
be sd id 10 be general. II therefore concerns The
South 10 learn The opinions OF a gentleman such
as MIR. Randall, of New York, Of ripe experience
! and cxtcnsvc cpquify on The suo]eci.
[FTon The N. York Herald, Aug. l, 1s47
| "'rbe raw material required for The lnanulac-
urc OF woollen goods, is rapidly becoming an
important staple article OF export, and few
wears will suffice 10 swell the shipments 10 n i'm
mcnse amount The vast prairies of the West
crn country are peculiarly adapted 10 The raising
of sheen, and The finest qualities OF wool can he
rrodnc,d in that section Of country, al very
low price"
feel confident lha, your patrons, practically
concerned as they are, will perusc this letter Of
Mi. RS with lively attention. And now, s!rs, IL
you have allowed me space so lar, WIN you per-
init me to add a respectful solicitation 10 our
brethren Of lie press, 81 al parties, To aid me n
nv humble efforts TO awaken the agricultural
community OF the whole Union 10 the ilnpor-
lance Of taking measures at once to here he
sciences and studies connected riM agriculture
taugh. M all our schools, 1riM cypress reference 10
hiaher and mare intellectual understanding and
in1p,oreuc,.t Of that great branch Of American in
dustrv2 Ii is no longer by The mere collection
and publication OF isolated facts, nor by costly
governments 10 show what we already know,
that abundaI, food will produce heavy crops
0. either wheat, or grain, or butter or vegetables
that agriculture Is hereafter TO lie gene
rally and materially advanced That is here
after cnly to be done in this country, as il has
been done during The last 30 years in England, by
better knowledge Of the aciy, and on chat pria1i.
p,s certain results are 10 be achieved. We must
learn 10 urtelsan nd the rationale Ct The case. To
ACCOMPLISH certain results, with any thing Ike
certainty and economy, we must practise under
standlnefu; and This can only he done on large
scale by having cur young men reared in
more thorough knowledge Of The nature Of the
elements at their command; and how these ele-
menls of their manufacture earth, air, waller,
uduuICS, odo
puwer-may he most advantageously combined
and applied; and This infusion Of knowledge must
lie thrown into The mind while il is being funlcd
and has relish tor il. Why, every Virginian
knows hat perfection in his mint julep is 10 be had
IN he making. II you don't happen 10 bit il rishl
then, you can't rcciify il afterwards. Not far
mcr's son, VII" Is going 10 be farmer, should
Ieave school wilhou. knowing The ir,ncigte, aye
The se;cace, upon which depends Tie right srnc
tue Of harrow, or ploush-!he hanging Ct a
gate, Inc grade OF 4 load and the parts and true
conformation oi bIooI or horse. He should
be SO educated as 10 leave school with high
and proud sense Of the intellectual character
Of his Profession abore all ohe:; and with a
just eslimlle Of The amusing ard elegant
Studies that may be made 10 beguiic and
adorn it, For his the great disideIaum OF
agriculture now, VIC must begin wihihe mind.
while il is in The eriste. You can't make oul o!
grown man on OF those adopts al gymnastics,
such as we saw the Other night al he While Sui.
phHr, who could turn himself inside out, and
walk on his elbows! You can't gel old settled
married uen, who have been bred in vuslar
cunlemp; for book knowledge, and all reading
except parry politics, 10 patTouisc such work as
The Farmers Library. What asa is, hat they
should no; wi;hhud IL from their 5oys. IH6y will
get fond Of it, and become more and mole thirsty
Tor knowledge, instead Of for alcohol, il their IA
theirs will only throw ii in their way and thew
will then as much excel their sires, fly years
hrnce in lie PRACTICE al agriculture as one OF
Rugsles and Maso1s or Piou:ey's piows excel
Ihe Old straight up ard down wooden mould
board concern, Of fifty years past. The best
Judges, and the most devoted friends Of agricul
iure, now in England, unanimously admit that il
has been by The application of The mind 10 aeri-
culture, hy bringing science 10 bear upon il, that
almost exclusively Inc nrer0re crop of whsai has
been brought in tha, Kingdom. since 1921, from
seventeen bushels, up 10 Iweniy SIX 10 The acre, be
ing an addition equal fully 10 the aggregate GRIP Of
Virginia
All ask. sir Of he conductors OF the press 10
whom OF all parties no man owes more OF per-
sonal kindness han l. is 10 give 10 this subject OF
agricultural education N occasional half column,
until the landed interest is excited 10 sense oil
wha,il has right 10 demand, in The way OF pub