The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-30
.4GRICVL TUR.1L.
The Position Of American Far.
IIlers.

Every one that eats bread or wears cloth
made Of wool, cotton, or flax, has a direct
personal interest 10 the results Of tillagc and
farm economy. Hunger end nskedness are
wants of the most pressing character; and
Providence has placed them alike in every
human being. In civilized communities, all
are equally dependent on successful sgr'eul'
,ure for the means Of subsistence. Let the
sol, be permanently exhausted, or fail bu, for
wear to reward the labor oil the husbandUan,
and no language can adequately describe the
intensity of the universal suffering thai 'pus.
ensue. Hence the branch Of national indus.
try has peculiar aud paramount clalms to the
earnes, attention and the fostering care Of oil
governments which are regardful Of the pub.
lie safety, and sustained BY common sense.
American agriculture offers for considera'
lion several Interesting and striking features
prominep, among these is the fact that nearly
three. tour,hs Of the labor and capital OF the
county are employed in this single pursuit.
Agrculturis,s are themselves q large MAJOR
,y Of the voters. taxpayers and consumers Of
all domestic and foreign goods.
Uoder our republican system, they are
mainly responsible for the good government
of each State and Of the Union. II their pub.
lie servants, whether ia Congre" OF Stale
Legislatures, fail tc promote Improvements
10 agriculture, as recommended by President
Warrington, the fault 10 not in their represen.
ta,ves, but in those who neglect to ask for
such aid as Government may properly grant.
Americans farmer enjoy advantages supe'
rior 10 those OF all nations for improving both
themselves &c o clsss, and their landed 90.
ta,es, up TO The highest capabilities of man,
and Of the earth no cultiva,es. This repub
lie prof7e,s 10 rural art AID rural science more
than one thousand millions Of acres Of availa.
bic farming lands; Of which 80 little or as
much may be subdued and improved as vie
dom shall dictate. There 10 ns,her conSus-
,;ou nor restraint in either direction. WNh
this entire freedom Of action 10 associated {
degree of security for life, liberty, property
liberation 10 religion and exemption from on
erous taxes, withou, 4 parallel IN The history
Of the word. 10 extent of sea coast iacIlile
for river, lake and canal navigation; IN varl
ETY. of climate, soil. vegetable and animal pro
ducts; in indefinite and almost unlimited com
mercial, manufac urng, mineral, and hydrau
lie resources, no other country equals this
There is some danger, however, that We sha
! prove unworthy Of so gtea, b!sssings-iha
We may forget the source whence they come
abuse the exalted privileges which we poi
! sess, aud blindly cling TO the barbarous prs'
,ics Of in poversbing the SOL, TO the lncaIcI
! liable injury Of coming generations.
Instead Of e1haus,ng millions Of acres viii
on, any ado uae recompenss, instead oil loO'
ing longingy toward the wilderness OF fore
! and prairie al the west, We should scare
closely into the lands already under the pous
and learn VIA, can ba done TO add two, tire
and four fold 10 their present producilvene'
) The lime has al las, arrived when It IS ind
: p.nsabe 10 the continued prosperity OF all Il
" old States tina, the principles both Of reno'
ting and exhaus,ing cultivated fields be tn
roughly and universally understood.