Litchfield enquirer., 1851-05-08

New England as compared with the
West and South, 9Th
From an address before the Aricultural
ISociety Of LitchfeLd County. by Rev.
CHARLES ROCKWELL, Of ShdrOR.

Society Of LitchEetd County. by Rev.
CHARLES ROCKWELL, Of Sharon.
The New England farmer and his fam
lily, ae. bv their position and pursuits IN
lils, rets5ved@ nat Only from The impure
air and corrupt and corr0ptIng influence
OF Ia ge cities, and "f the ne yer and
more unhealthy portions OF our country
but they enjpy that stable AMI quiet
state OF ,cicty, which is most favorable
to the interests of education. and To the
best welfare of man. as well tor this life,
rs The next. Our schouls and churches
are, TO us, the fountain heads OF sound
educated, free and independent Thought
and feeling, Of we'll directed industry,
and manly force and energy and enter
Prise, us we'll as Of correct moral and re
lisious principle. AS our sol! is rugged.
hard, and yields not freely the fruits OF
the earth, we have planted schools. col
leyes and chu. ches, in which we rear
men, Tire nobleSt OF the q, Oh Is Of God
Men 10 VINO stamp their strong impress
on the tace and heart OF society wle'-
ever they go, and arc the malnsprlngs OF
enter prise wherever their lot Is cast.
Our SOIL and climate are such, that with
most of us, habits of industry and econ
omy are ea'ly formed which follow us
though life, while the joyous vigor
which our mountain breezes give us, and
The s,eepness Of our hills is such, that
snen young. we get head way on US.
which ever after keeps US in motion.
wherever we 90. Bolh the old and the
young, can also bear much more labor
and study in climate like ours, and
have commonly far better heath and
constitutions, than those enjoy who live
ON the fertile forest and prairie lands of
the West, on the rice, sugar and cotton
fields, of the South; a1d this ! say after
having recently resided in each OF these
regions Of country. In our new States.
too aside from The want OF vlgor and
elasticity Of body and mind caused by
The climate. there are various forms OF
severe disease, from which, in this region,
we are wholly free, while the fertility vi
he soil, tie cheap and slovenly mode OF
,armng aud Vi building, in which The
climate, and custom around them per-
mt the inhabitants TO indulge, with sad
deficiency of schools and churches, LEAD
70 Incidence and ignorance, and often to
peculiarly rude style Of language. man
lcls and modes Of life. There are also,
n most new regions of country, not
.e~ OF the openly and grossly violent
dishonest and corrupt, who freely IN
iulse in incompetence, Sabbath breaking
RIGHTEOUSNESS, theft and gambling, anu
VINO, like certain insects and beasts oil
pjey, a'e ever hanging ON the outskirts
'oi socIeuy, corrupCipg and curslnS All a.
round them, until legal, moral and rell>
s'ous light and influence reform them,
or driYe them. like owls and bats, into
the darkness of the forest beyond them.
Thus IN the frontier settlements OF the
West AMI South, there extensively pre-
walls what has justly been styled. The
Bowie Knife sly lie OF civilization, spirit
uI violence and blood, which at times de-
ties all laws of God and nan. which sub
mlls by compulsion to Lynch'law alone,
as enforced by the strong arm and stern
will. or raging passions OF an outraged
community. whom the laws OF the land
have iaIleI to protect. 1t is farther true
that the distance from market Of farmers
III tho IVES; is often such, and so low Is
the price of produce, that they freely
d'ink oil the & ain they raise. in the form
NJ wnI>key instead Of selling it; just as
farmers N New Eng land formerly dts
posed Of their cider brandy, when ap
pies were plenty and brandy Was cheap.
rnc.e ate also. in our new settlements al
The West, suc.l variety Of Inhablt ants.
As to national and sectional origin. Ian
guas.. education. aud social. moral am
! e!tgou< tastes, feelings, habits aud 0e
lIe.. that there are commonly far le>s
union. efficiency and SUCCESS m ioundn-
and sustaining schools. colleges aIi,
churches, shan in communities equity nu i
nIc' oas and wealthy at the East. There
are, too. connected with these homes OF
Our ."uLh. a Thousand elevating, refining
guiding and restraining influe noes and as-
s"caiiolls, which We leave behind U.s.
wnen We go forth TO return no more
lIc'e everything around US invites US to
Practice and encourage virtue. and shun
and oppose vice. that thus we may not
by our conduct. bring discredit on those
VINO nave gene before, or those w.:o
may come after us. Here are, or were
nose parents whose wise Instructions
guided US Alright, whose kind approval
and whose fond embrace, filled our
hearts with gIadness, nerved our arms
Tor effort, aud fred our souls with manly
zeal. Here were the playmates OF our
caly days, n inother's and asister's fond
affection, and q brother's cheering heart
and hand % Here are the streams beside
wandered. and the trees be-
meath which we played the schools
where our earliest lessons were learned,
and no frxsrS...s l,x.,>o. az hnra WA met AZ