Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-04-20

other great sources of the prosperity Of Bal
tlmore as city, while that interest on which
she rests, and must mainly rest for perma-
nent and substantial wealth and power, is
neglected and left totally unaided and IN
cared Tor, except the benefit it derives Incl
den'aIly from these public works just allu-
ded to. Baltimore as the heart of Maryland,
has these great arteries leading to and from
her, bearing in strong currents her lfe's
blood and true, they pass throughout, in
their various ramifications the entire body
OF the State; but if the body is feeble and
week, they are of little advantage; they
take from the heart more blood than they
re,nrn. and that must fail in time unless
foreign aid be resorted to, and then the heart
relies upon other sources than what its ema-
c'aed body supplies, which foreign aid if
Withdrawn by any means, it loses it's own
vitality, and dissolution is the consequence.
This figure is used to illustrate the actual
state of things as they now exist. Roads
and canals have been made to bear along the
leeming productions of the land TO the great
mart, Baltimore! while nothing has been
done TO increase those productions within
our own State, and now our farmers have
the proud satisfaction TO see the floating
barge sunk to the waters edge with the
weight of western grain, tobacco, and every
variety of produce; and the snoring IRON
horse seems TO fret and puff the harder be-
cause Of the increased burlhens that are
placed behind him by the prolific west,
while he plunges through the barren, pow
erty-stIicken fields of the Maryland farmer,
who perhaps is at the very moment begging
for weeks respite at the hands of the tax
gaherer, who sternly demands money to
pay for those grand arteries that feed the
heart, while they weaken the bodv-lhat
render it too full with foreign food to be
contained within what once was its slender
ribs, or be supported longer on its spindle
shanks. This is true-ue teelH
How can our rights-our interes.s-be
provided for excep, our wants are properly
made kown and pressed with zeal and de-
handed by voice which will command at
ten,ion, and which will be effective: In
the only way; the one suggested by Mr.
Brewer. His plan is the only one we can
adopt, fully to harmonic, to unite, and to
make our great interest what it ough. TO be
the first in consideration in the Councils
Of the Slate.-What glorious sigh, for old
Maryland, to see Convention of farmers.
composed of some twenty gentlemen from
each county in the State, representing
the weal.h-the industrv-lhe morals
the talent Other people. Without any dis
respect intended. affirm such conven-
ton could be assembled yearly that could
and arou1d advance the cause Of agriculture.
swell the wealth Of orr people in The aggre-
gate yearly, and thus do more to elevate the
credit of our State than the yearly sessions
Of the Legislature can ever accomplish in
the same period. Its sugge stion upon the
proper course Of Legislative action in regard
to agriculture and labor generally, would be
to laws, for the voice o: this
would be the vox populi, and
would control TO that exten, the Legislature
on all subjects legi,imately connected with
agriculture. And where is there man with
sense so little who would not esteem it a
higher honor to belong TO this convention
as member, than to be member of the
House of Delegates, provided, mean, tina.
the said convention was formed of the two
or three most eminent and popular farmers
in each election district Sir. such a con-
ren.ion would be worthy of old Maryland
in her palmiest days. The acts and doings
Of this convention of 400 or 500 of the hes,
Maryland farmers sitting for week or ten
days annually, would attract the attention
and command, the admiration of the whole
agricultural world. There is no doubt tina,
the first session would increase the agricul.
tural products one-thrd in the whole State
And it would 60 on to increase. We have
the ability in soil, in the natural resources ,c
be found in the State itself, in the industry
of our people: in the latent talent of ou1
citizens if it can be aroused, to make us one
of the richest, most productive, and mos
beautiful countries in the whole constella
ton of free and Independent nations. Ou
Chesapeake, Potomac, and other waters
our mines, our bottom lands, our nighttime
$500 wv PCOPto 'uCuJSciSCS-Ou
propinquily to the Atlan,ic-our climate
and last, but not least, our great city-w,
have everything that we can want to max,
US rich State, an independent, happy
wealthy, educated and refined people. On
ly let the talent which has too long bee,
buried by The iner,ness that has here,ofor,
characterized those engaged in agriculture
pursui's-let farmers and planters take tn,
management OF public affairs and their owr
affairs too, and look into the details of a ne
system, as they would go over their stor.
accounts. and let them exert their talent!
and energies in harmoy and unite cheerful
ly in action, and you, sir, would be wonder
stricken at the hea,hful state of things tina
would soon be the result. The cold, cal
lous, sheepish politician would stare. an,
the Sale would no longer be tie field 70
avarice, sectional jealousy-envy and every
other attribute of the demagogue-,he arts
,ocrat and hired changelinr IN d;.rl.,, ~ .;