Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1852-03-11

DIFFERENT CLASSES OF MFN. In dis
cusslng the question, 4" Is farming in New
England profitable ?" Mr.. Henry F. French
thus alludes to different classes of men
Again and again, do we hear the ques-
ton asked, in one form or other, Is Far
ming profitable Can you make any
thing by Farming; followed often by The
assertion that Turning is she poorest BUSH
ness hat can be pursued, and that no
body can live by it in New England.
And yet it is fact, admitted the world
over, that nowhere, on the earth, does
there exist people so moral, so well ed
ucated, so well fed and clothed and shell
tered, as this same New England commu-
nifty
How is this admitted fact to be recon
ciled with the idea which prevails so
widely-an idea that banlshes so many
of our young men from the homes OF
their fathers-ihat New England soil
does not yield an adequate support
There are several classes of men who
propose these questions. There is, in the
first place, the class OF those whom Mrs.
Trollop adopts as the type of the whole
Yankee nation, two OF whom, she says,
never talk together five minutes without
using the word dollar.
These men have no idea of wealth, or
worth, or comfort, or prosperity, except
as it be measured by " The almighty dol
lar p They seem TO imagine the great
end and aim of their pilgrimage on earth
to be, 10 die rich, and are ready TO bow
down and worship any golden calf,
whether on four feet or tioO, SO they be
certain the gold is there
Some of these men are of the grand
order of creation. They fancy that
splendor is happiness. They would
have services of gold and silver upon
their tables, ride in splendid carriages,
and be " clothed in purple and fine linen,
and fare sumptuously every day" They
can conceive of no idea of Happiness,
except it be gilded image.
AS to tabor, they regard il as degrad-
ing, and fit only for servants and men of
the lo,cer classes. They have no con-
ceplion Of higher state of existence,
than TINT of the Gods of the Epicureans
"a state of perfect repose and freedom
from labor and care. 70 them, Farming
seems a very paltry business, which is
likely to give Them no position above
other men, as they seem 10 deserve, and
which affords very litle prospect OF the
realization OF their idea OF the true dignity
OF man.
A man Of this class is, as Mr.. Weller
senior said his wife was" too good
rreeter for this place" and the sooner ne
caves, the better for those who re-
main.
Then we have the cheap order OF men,
who worship the same image, and Just as
deyoutly, though their forms oil devotion
slightly differ. A man of this order can
iay up mon ey faster in some other way
than by agriculture. lie buys, not live
stock, but stocks. He owns no land, be-
cause land does not pay two per cent.
month, IN hard times. He finds It cheap
er not TO marry, or lf he has been guilty
of that youthful piece OF exiavaSance, he
owns no house-ii is cheaper TO hire one.
He has the satisfaction OF knowing Just
how much everything costs, and con-
slaniy associates the idea of the federal
currency with breakfast, dinner and sup
per. lie keeps no horse--it is cheaper
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