Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1850-06-13

even with her mercantile community. The
great bulk Of her Western lands, bu. ie W wear,
E oack wilderness, is now equal in value 10 the
earliest cultivated lands Of tho State, and thick.
" settled with wealthy, en,erprising yeomau .
~. able and willing TO pay their quola of taxes
to supply the treasury, by which the state is en-.
aoied 10 maintain her character and credit. I,
must. however. be admitted ,ha, her grea, ca.
nal did much ,owsrd the wonderful progress
oi New York, but without the impulse given 10
'ne farming interests, which secured 10 tho ca.
nal an independent aud increasing trade from
within her own domain, that grea, public work
would TO this day have been comparatively
profi'less. The canal was indeed noble work
The patronage bestowed upon her agriculture,
was stroke Of policy jus, as i. was poli.ic, aud
will ever rebound TO the credi, of her States
men and Legislators.
on Ohio the Legislature Of this Slalo has
within the las. three or four years. established
an Agricultural Stale Board, and incorporated
an Agricultural State Society, and has made
such liberal provisions for the county societies
that II would no. surprise, if ere long she out.
rivals New York in agricultural spri, and en-.
lerPrlse. No one who reads the Ohio Cult,ua-
tor, containing reports of the Agricultural Board,
with other manifestations 10 be found in tha,
spirited paper, can fail TO be impressed with
the high destiny ,ha, is in store for Ohio, If she
but persevere in tho good work she has so no.
bly, begun.
Maryland TOO has taken the initiative in the
noble cause, and with a commendable zeal on
the par, OF some of her distinguished agricul-
iurisis, had recently not only invoked her own
Legislature, bu. Congress also, TO do something
for this TOO long neglected branch Of the nation.
al industry. Their appeal TO The State Legis.
iaiure wac mol in vain, for that body, pendinq
its last session. chartered the Maryland State
Agricultural Society. So Of Virginia, y no has
recently organized State Society al Rich.
mond. With such examples before her, and
such incentives TO action, is it possible that
Pennsylvania will no, shake off the apathy, ,ha,
like blighling mildew seems TO paralyze her
energies and progress
The subject OF State Agricultural Society,
has for a series Of years been advered 10 and
discussed by the members Of the Philadelphia |
Society for promoting Agriculture. as consum. |
maiien devou,ly TO be wished, bpt every effor, |
was checked by fofebodngs ,ha, The Legislature
would do nothing in aid Of the undertaking. II
is 10 be regretted that those fears were no Who'll. |
iy groundless, for on review of lhe li,tle tba, |
has been done for agriculture by the the repre-.
senla'Ives Of farming Pennsylvania, The appre-
tensions ,ha, nothing would be done, canno,
be considered as altogether gra,ui,ous or imag.
mary. Unfortunately for The land interests,
the Legislature has SO generally been absorbed
in other interests, which connected tbemselves
with The politics of the day, that il had no time
TO look into the condition of the patient and
unob.ruslve farmer, upon whose drudgery much
Of The pay and maintenance Of the Legislature
itself necessarily depend. In the congrega.ed
wisdom OF the Stale, a. Harrisburg assembled.
the injunction ITO unmuzzle The OK that tread
eth out The corn." found no place in It's coun-
cils, or on its statute book. Tha. the impor-
lance. elaine and calling Of so large body of
citizens as tho farmers Of Pennsyvania should
30 long be neglected, is no. only paradoxieal but
li.crednable.
In extenoaiion Of this charge Of neglect. i,
may be adduced, that there is annually a, The
opening of every session. committee on sgri-
culture appointed by both branches Of the Leg.
stature, bul so far from this lessening the
charge, ii only aggrava,es the negect TO per-
ofm duty OF whichihe Assembly is every year
eminded by the composition of committee,
'igrfcsnt that something is 10 be done, or I
hoold be done for surely il could 90, have /,
,een Intended al frst, thats this committee should
70 faised and kept standing nominally only, o. {
n mockefy TO The interests il professed TO sub 8
erse. 9ssg asae5a ,
However obnoxious the Legislature may be 10 ,
he charge of remissness in this important mai
er. il applies with ienfold force TO the farmers
themselves, who never by any combined effort :
uempled to place themselves in the position 8
which of right they should occupy. |. is con- q
eded by the whole community, that Of all The q
Industrial classes, the farmers the most nu- d
aeIous and useful Tho stay and sheet anchor a
tho Stale ia times Of danger and difficulty. 4
Why then have they moi long since received al b
be hands of their representatives that attention i
hey deserve, aud SO much require! Simply, !,
ecause they have moi placed themselves in the
roper attitude 10 enforce their claims and see
lai Justice 10 done TO them. II the Leeisla-
ire represent all classes, and, as admitted, The
lrmers are the largest. then 10 il plain that The =
,rmers are 10 blame, if their interests are neg.
.cied-lhe remedy is in their own hands, and a
is their own fauI. il they do moi efectually e
ppIy il. sas - s... s n
In vie~ of this state OF affairs, as relating 10 n
le interests Of agricuuTs in Pennsylvanis, il e
recommended a. 6fst practical step towards d
aggressive improvement, 10 hold Farmers 6,
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