The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-30
From the Middleton Nv. 70 Press.
To the XVhio Farmers.

The man who would go out into his fields ex-
pecting to gather corn where he had not sown the
grain, would be esteemed fool. "Seed time
before "harvest," all the world over. Not only ia
the seed needed, but it must be placed in the
ground prepared for it; and if the ground Ia UNI
prepared, the wise man gets II ready before the
season OF taking root 10 past. Every farmer and
every boy knows and acts upon this common senee
principle. Now we have a harvest to gain or lose
on Uncle Sans farm. The crops we want to reap
are la.
l. Protection to our own household, atfording to
the operative better wages, that he may have more
to save and spend. 1ls ra
2. A market at home, in order that half of the
profits Of the farmers labors shall not be eaten up
by the cost Of Transportation. ....-
3. The removal Of distractions in our harbors,
and the improvement Of our rivers, that sailors
may be saved from many of the dangers they
now needcssly compelled to undergo, by which
thousands of valuable lives and immense
amount Of property would be preserved from de-
struction.
L. The preservation of the farm, and the keep
ing of it in "apple- pie order" and having all oft
well titled. .... .
We might name others, but let this suffice. We
now in the midst OF seed time and yet some OF
have not taken the fret step to get seed and cast
it in Now, to such We want to say few plain
words. Have you lfe-interest in the concern?
Have your children similar interest? Do you ex-
pcct your neighbor to work while you are idle? If
you Wing farmer we have named some Of
the crops you desire to see gathered in November.
Well, don't leave your sowing to be done a few
days before you wish to shout Harvest Home!"
Come, 60 TO work; don't wait for your neighbor to
speak to you fret. That is what, perhaps, he is
waiting for you to begin to do.
Begin now, in your own school district, at home.
Call a few, if it be but three, together. You all
know what is needed is wanted; you don't differ
there. Consult then how it is to be accomplished,
1t may cost you little time and labor, but if you
succeed 1t will repay you. lfyou don't succeed
il you have done your duty-the shame Of defeat
will rest upon others, not you. Don't be disheart-
\ ami <n oil fho rpnAx xytah nnv,
be deferred from going ahead, and doing what you
can, by the senseess slang and low abuse Of those
who assail your candidate and your party. Let
that rather make you work the harder. Don't al
low them to you, and make you in turn assail
theirs. That's tohat they tOant you to do, You con
tell something that Scott has done, in forty years.
service, for his country her glory her honor, her
prosperity. You can show that in every situation
he has been called to fill he has "done up his work'
in master y manner. His faithful services are a
sure enough guaranty that other duties will be per-
formed as we'll. Everybody has heard of Scott
everybody knows his deeds.
Now il your opponents can show what their
didate has done, let them show it. Not by lying,
political squbs, nor apocryphal lives written for
considerable public service, and if he any
thing of public man. HE votes, speeches, and
other acts would be recorded. Here you will
stump them. For If you should put together oil
his public services-scanty as they may be--you
will find them in opposition to that which you be-
lieve to be for the good OF the nation.
NOW we nrmly DelleVe that general scott VIII
toin the field and gather in the harvest, he oft
has won the battles of his country. And as in
every battle no soldier (if it is a victory wants to
have 1t said that he absent from the contest, or
that he at least did not do something that entitled
him to share of the glory, remember that the
nation has ever honored her real warriors when
candidates for office. Who would take "bogus"
money when the pure gold was to be had? Who
would SOW his fields with unknown grain when
the best seed was offered at the same price? And
who ought to vote for untricd, unknown man
for President, when his competitor is one whose
life has been spent in the defence and for the bene
fit and honor of the nation?
Up, then. farmers, and begin now the prepara-
ton for the November harvest See that your dis
tricts are thoroughly organized; that each and
every honorable means used TO scatter light
and truth where darkness or indifference ex-
lists. Don't let your enemies catch you mapping.
II you do this, when the election day closes, you
may with Perry say: eve have met the enemy,
and they ours!"