Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-12-13

this suggestion
"The purchase Of a farm in the vicinity Of
the national metropolis, TO be titled and man
AGED under the direction Of the bureau, has
been suggested as an imForian, auxiliary IN
illustrating the hes, modes of culture ltthls
idea should be il,orably received, would
rsp,c,iully add that Mount Vernon, whose
,o,I VAS once ulIcd by the hands aud Is no"
c,us,crl,rd ty ihJ duet Of the Father Of he
Country. should properly belong To the natson' /
and might with grca, proPtic,y become, I'M
der H. auspices, model farm to illustrate
the progress Of TIA, pursui, to which he was
10 much devoted"
THIS. NC believe, Is going somowha' fur
liner than any OF hi, professors, and eo'd
deal further than is either wise or practical
be. We doubt whether Virginia would con-
sent to weld this place 10 the federal govern
mrri. and II she dii, d, would he Of little
value. The agricultural productions and eN-
r.nmcn,. could ouly suit this latitude and
climate. and would be Of small value To the
people Ut Maine, Texas, or California. IL
would constitute an eternal drain an the treas
sun. vi,hou, a corresponding b2nch,, and
would ultimately all iu'u usrlec, aud BE-
abandoned. Why mo-, leave this agricultural
affair Ia ,bc Pa,ru, Ohcy Il has hitherto,
vc imagine. proved adequate to the purpose
required We beg leave 90 assure our wor-
,hy Trend. the Secretary Of the Interior, that
ho Will have h.S hands tull Of the duties OF
ms office. without turning farmer and talking
uf bulccls and oven" There are spirit.
and intelligence enough among the agrcuItu-
ral class of our country 20 jo more for their
own ad,aucrm,u, than d,ern bureaus at
Washington. and moic farms into the bar
gain. Tho federal government las abundant
legitimate rurt,urs to discharge, without
running oh INTO matters oi doubtful consriu'
uouaI powers. The constitution specifies that
Dc Couerc,, shall exercise ike authority lex.
elusive iur,itci.oaI over 100 r'ac purchased
by tbr consent oi the Legislature ut ,hc STATE
100 which the sam. shall be-, Tor the rrccilru Ut
forts, magazines, ar,cnals, dockNarls, and
other urcdlu bliiirr. Now, Ne see no.
,uiug here OF model farms One would Ho,
suppose that they were amon, those thing,
which should be- done by ihc genera. govern
mrut We hear ct magazines, arsculls, and
necessary lir'tlggs, &c, but wr hear nulhrug
af modrl farm, anI hun.rcus The specie,
ufaagr, too. that would D.. ucc,s,lr, ,o cul.
uu,,c them might. ulth,u, loo much refine
mont ut thr Imagination. become hereafter tuc
r.,rcrr of further ddlculur,. ", really
tr.1s, therefore, that tn Secretary had Bot
,.- content himself with leaving ,hs whole
agricultural matter BOO the hand. ut ,ac Com.
missioner ct lur pa,r1, Ollie. Uncle sam
becoming 90, ha-y iu hs scheme, aud iuo
,Ntra,7-ri lu h.. rypcuss-cNlr1dHg his
operations rather Co, much like thr frog, ol
E.tai. 900 our ovens alJ Auladrcirou,H,-
~ .r. strict ,r1.fr.rt.1rt,f, have, Iuubr.,I t..,
-.rl, d, J,,nr,s ,b,. r,n,r. alr1l, c4,rrr..
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