Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-12-02
For ihe Lifchtfeld Enquirer.
Trees and Forests.
NUMBER ONE.

Friends at home charge you to
spare, preserve andlcherish some portion
of our primitive forests fer when these
are cut away, l apprehend they win not
be easily replaced III, Greeley's Let
tiers from Europe. ~
When our population shall reach
fifty millions the folly and short sighted
ness" (te which l will also add, the
criminal sel6shuess,0 of this age will
meet with degree of censure and re.
proach which il will not be pleasant to
contemplate. - Extract II. GreeLeyS
Lecture. g a+r. .f..a r.a a
"In telling, the trees which cover the
crowns and slopes Of mountains. men in
all climates seem to be bringing on fu-
ture generations two calamities at once
"a want OF fuel. and q scarcity Of wa
ter. - b. Humboldt.
Il will be endless and needless to col
lect all the authorities that might be- CIV
en- on this subject. say sssdIssA be-
cause those who will not be satisfied
with " TIVE or three Witnesses" will not
be convinced I" Though one rose from. the
dead" Besides. although there May be
some hope Of success ~ appealing 10
the reason. the Judgment. Of nnenA it
would be vain aud useless to argue
against thsir passions. Ct which the love
Of money is the strongest. Yet as there
may be some who viii stink on these
things" I will give few reasons, 6som.s
Of which have perhaps. already been
given,l why the present generation
should "spare, preserve, and cherish.
some portion Of their primitive. forests"
and also eu4ivate,a new growth. wher.
ever a scarcity begins TO appear.
Their influence ON climate and
through this, upon the productions Of
the country; its springs. streams, &C.
On this l need MT enlarge, the evidence
is before US. ....... ...
Their beauty. This I am aware,
will have little weight with some. There
are those who see no, beauty in any thing
save the mighty dollar. But to- him
who has ''spalk of beauty in his COM
position" the argument from this souce
will have its weight. TO me. my coun>
try will lose more than half It's charms.
where il shall be deprived Of us
its noble forests: and L envy not the
feelings Of him who would sacrifice Ma
lures beauties to the lust of gain.
Their use. This may Embrace. both
fuel and other economical purposes
First, in regard to fuel. am aware
that the ready reply to this, is. +" Coal"
But TO this there are many objections
Coal does not exist in every place where
it will be wanted, and the transpe rtation
of it to considerable distances will al
ways be an obstacle, to its use. Be-
sidesr there are many domestic purpo-
ses 10 which coal cannot be convenient.
~ applied. and wood will always be
wanted to meet the wants of mankind.
ltappears to have been the des IGN of
Providence that coal should DO reserved
for the use Of man when wood should
be consumed. But we are wasting the
wood, and have seized upon the coal
Are we not trespassing upon the rights
Of posterity! But it is said. '%the SUPP
ply Of coal is inexhaustible." Are we
suie of this {? Who knows how long
coal will be needed Shall we limit the
time to 1000 or 10000 years? Are
we sure it will be wanted no longer p
Besides have we thought Of the greatly
increased demand for it, that will BE-
made, as our country advances in popu.
lation from 90 millions to 20 billions ?
Ifnothing WAS made in vain. then moth
ing should be wasted
Second. for other economical purpo-
SEES. In many parts OF the country Tins
Der for the manufacture Of some useful
articles has already failed ;. So that ma
terials must now be brought from dis
lance, or the manufacture Of such aEti-
cles must cease. This evil, must In
crease with time and with. the increase
Of population. a L.
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