Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-12-15

Called
out in the service Of their country have
been disbonded. The notes Of preparation
which were lately sounded throughout eve
ry town and village and cottage in the land
are heard no more. Led on by their re.
specIiVe knights Of the quill, armed and
equipped as The law directs with the neces-
sary paper ammunition, concentrated with
more than Napoleon's skill upon one point,
the ballot box,-whose possession has
cost the nation 80 much Of eloquence, trea-
sure, and generalship, Our doughty citi-
zens have manfully done their duty on the
field, and now, At length weary Of the
"din Of battle and the tug Of war;" are re-
turned once more TO their happy homes,
aud the pursuit Of their peaceful callings.
To those who have thus turned their
swords into plow-shares, aud their spears
into pruning. hooks, as well as 20 ALL who
feel an interest in the true welfare of their
own profession, in their own State, the
publishers Of work, perhaps more closely
connected with the real growth OF Vermont
than any other issued within her borders,
beg leave to address themselves.
That an Agricultural Journal OF high
character has always been needed by the
interests Of husbandry in our State, has
long since been acknowledged by the more
liberal minded Of our citizens. And it is
a matter Of surprise that in State where
almost the whole population is directly en-
gagged in filling the soil, no attempt to es-
tablish such a Journal has been made
among US till within the last three years.
while neighboring States, confessedly our
interiors in an agricultural point Of view,
have Supported for many years works Of
highly useful character on this class OF cub
jects. Many Of these have been extensive.
ly circulated in our State, and have been
undoubtedly productive Of vast amount
Of good. They have aroused thought, sug-
gesied experiments, and difiused a great
deal Of valuable information in regard to
our profession. They have been thus ben
ehcial in our latitude, because the prinei-
pies Of agriculture are in all countries the
same but when we come TO the "details,
the differences OF climate, soil, and situa-
ton render all foreign papers, whether
southern or western, much less useful to us,
than If their matter we're entirely devoted
to our peculiar circumstances. Nor is
this the only reason why Vermont should
have an agricultural paper Of her own
The statistics Of the last census show that
our agricultural products bear the largest
proportion TO the number OF inhabitants, as
compared with the rest Of the Union but
statistics of another kind will also show
that the productive powers of our soil have
never begun to be developed. The profits
Of our husbandry may perhaps average So
per acre. Emigration is too often consid-
cred by our young men the first impulse
Of the principle Of selfpreservation. An
uneven surface and rocky soil have requir-
ed vast proportion of mechanical labor
in clearing the land while its chemical con.
stitution has yet attracted but little atten-
ton. Our distance from market has hither-
TO cut of the great stimulus 10 exerlion in
production. Our growth as a State has
been very much slower than that of most
Of our sister States. The great interests
of education have but lately met with any
thing like their proper share Of attention
So that Journal devoted, as ours is, to
the building up OF our productive, ,nechan-
ical, and educational interests, enters upon
field vast in extent. but almost destitute
Of cultivation; producing now but little,
yet requiring only enterprise in It's improve.
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