Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-11-03


.spon each other. Ours is equally sar,oas,
aad .abounds ID ,fasilistes for manufacturing
rs well as agsieslture.; aud " hen We adola
,be same nationality as other Countries do,
We shalFaiake aud buy at home ,aA We
want to, Hse.
+ knew oil no reason Why we do not buy
= ell the iron, glass aud hardware we use al
Aom-, instead OF g,aing abroad Il cur
practice 10 this particular was changed, il
wouId enable our manufacturers to furnish
these aftieles as autaseousl. as any ceuh-
try under heasen. But if they cost more
al sile4ne, know Of no reason why they are
not worth mers. for the money paid for
,hen returns inmedia,eiy to the pockets Of
those W ho nse them, and they and the CONF
try are made richer b. it. know OF no
reas.n Why the Cotton, Flax aud Hemp we
grow, IS not manufactured at home iulo fa-
br;cs we wear and u~e, instead ,f being
sent absead 10 be manufactured. and again
returned to us. II this habit was changed !,
(sar view it as habit merely how much
additional labar could be advatt. gt6usly
employed; how many more mouths could
he fed on. YOUR surplus products; ard what
vast sum Of money could ,ou then have in
addition to what you now have in circula-
tiau. Am / 10 be told that we have no ma
tefiais for manufacturing these articles! |
say No eountry has better. It's said we
kase na acilities 'or this business. say il
oarsef.es would do business witl, ourselves,
no coantry could excel u.s. Blu, it is said
We have no mechanic skilled in the busi-
ness. say our mechanics can teach those
OF any other nation under the sun.
This Practice should be changed. aud the
evil cured, and The people benefited by il.
Trace the history Of our mechanics at home
aud broad--a FRANgLia .SutRMAN, w EST,
BuRR,TT, and a host OF others, who have
laid the founassions Of the Government Of
she New World. and given laws to science
IN tie old who.e enterprise has penetrated
every sea aud Ia nd, and their craft com
n.ands the OCEANS; and heir models in all
the.aris a-e exciting aud commanding the
a alinira.ioa Of the world.
Instance of The atei ef the Yacht; the
speed of he Steamship; the success of The
Reaper md Plough; The award in the Lock
coatrny~r4ey; HE family Of India Rubber
goods; D .guefreo,ype Painting; Music Of
shs P,ane; the style and workmanship of
Carriages, ano multitude Of others iha.
can be ca..sd 10 mind without enumeration.
Thess thiags dono, asise from any superi
ori,y BY natufe,sbni from Stern necessity
.n,.d hardship in the origin Of our Govern
naen:. that commanded enterprise and
s,ra.ch Of thoagiI,, that called out all the
energies of The uind and bodv, which re.
suited in tho establishment ui n wise Gov>
e-ainenl t.Bi liberal laws, spread over n
,sss and productive country. The general
dissemination Of Information and equality
s..a.iag the masses has given full score to
,Ae mind. Ia newspaper publication we
excel nay other people. The facility and
case with which a permanent tile to reai
properly is acquired. has done much TO ex
ert lhe mind and body, which is visible in
oil reial,ns of lite. Every tree, shrub
aud h,~er We plant is our own. The i'm.
,,ieme nts e he husbnn6rnnn ard arlizan.
es:sfilsed over our coun:ry in sher mos! mp.
erosed and improved forms, and possessed
by all, give rs decided advantage over
any other country. Here you are sur,
rounded with them 10 give Versatility and
in.eres, to this festival.
Your far:ns5 gardens. fields, fruits nnd
flowers Your shops and merchandise. ali
testify 10 their utility and employment
rhe trait ard vegetables with which | find
nlYself snrroanded-al the glfi ola boaiii
iul Providence. in causing the vigilant
hand 10 SOW aud plant, md The earth 10
vieid IN such varie:y, profusion ard beauty.
are l.ut so many Witnesses of the skill OF
MN in the use Of the gifts OF Providence.
In the cultivation OF garden more
k,,owiesi se ofthe capacity OF a small spo,
OF eaub.to produce nbundantly is gained
than will be il any other way II would
seem ilat any one would be wiling to cui-
sivale garden vel, for il is the market Of
the household from May to Decenber--
Let any hnusekeeper open, IN account
with bis garden, and charge all bis labor
III preparing tie ground and cuslvaling it,
and give credit for all it will produce, at a
psice tie would hayeio pny il he bough.
gla articles, and garden of half an acre
will give balance OF forty dollars in To-
var OF lhe garden. This may be regarded
as exirasag CANT by Soma, but | belIeve ii
literally tue and would so appear, il any
one would ieke the trouble 10 test il. Take
the garden in the fall when /, is dry, and
sput in manare aud straw, and plough il
deep, and il will be ready in the spring 10
aork; and pu, ia early such vege,nbles as
s!,e fsost viii not Injnre, such as lettuce.
peas, cabin ge, bees. parsnips. onions. and
many others, aud these will mature, sn
thai you caa pat upon the same ground
another crop that will mature sufficiently
for many uses, saeh as early varieties Of
corn. iurnips, mud asany Others, ard the
amour, you can. get will asinnish voo.-
Take. Eve or six leading articles alone, aid
ses il you cannat mako the n,neunl. Say
beets, carrots. potatoes, turnips and purs
alps. We ought 10 take more pains TO
raise.iaese rpois for ANNA S; they are very
valuable upoa small scale. BY cuiiiya,
ing your garden in this way you become
skiilini fafniersof your whole plantation
--yon know what nlanuTs your soil res
aaires--alsnst the quality. and time, and