Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-04-08

him., ii is difficult to imagine.
TIE Richmond Enquirer excuses the
late Democratic conclave at Richmond
for its failure to define the position Of the
party in this State, upon the compromise
measures. by saying, that their position
was already sufficiently understood, and il
was useless to reiterate it. The Peters
burg Intelligencer desires TO know why
j, was thoughtnecessary to re-assert for the
thousandth time, the adherence OF the pal
ty to the resolutions ofsS-o. Upon every
antiquated and abstract political issue thai
they could rake up, they thought IT neccs
sary to adopt some resolve; but upon this
so recently and so intently occupying thu
attention. of the country. and even now SC
varicusly regarded, and so irnperfecily es
tablished, in different portions Of the land
the Virginia democracy did not think !
worth while to say word. The fact i
evident. that they are governed more by
policy than principle. They were airait
of alternating the secession and free sol
wings of the party. and Therefore they play
ed "mum." They lacked the manliness te
speak out frankly and firmly; and in so do
ing made it most evidentthat they could MOI
be safely trusted with the actual enforce
ment of measures, which they had not the
courage TO endorse in words.
THE FARMERS GurpE.--We ask the at.
teniion of our agricultural readers. to the ad
vertisement Of this work, to be found in
the proper column of this paper. From
all we have read concerning it, we have
no doubt it is one Of the best textbooks
for the farmer, ever produced. From a
number of criticisms now before US, we
select one from source not given to fiat
ter-Blackwoads Magi1ine. That high au
thori'y speaks as follows:
I've venture deliberately affirm, TINT in NJ
country or language was 50 perfect work on agri
culture ever given to the world before anC
that no work on this subject, whether for
eisn or domestic can for moment come ii
competition with it. Perhaps the most remarkable
feature in the work is the immense mass at varicC
| information which it contains. is indeed many
ehambcrcd storc-house of agricultural lore-a vas
repeitorv OF information the subjects OF whcl
| il treats. ne POSITION OF .hr. ote
phens MS editor Of the on,nal # Ag1cad'are ncces
.arilv makes him familiar with the literature o
! agriculture, and with every new light which Con
| tinental and British Discovery has shed upon tn
theory and practice OF agricultural industry Ncv
1 er before in one person, probably, had there me
such combination of qualifications hitting him L
compose standard work on agriculture. An
thus equipped and furnished, never, we believe
did any author devote bis energies with mere unit
rim: and conscientious fidelity TO the performanc
cfhs self-imposed TASK. But all ihl
learang may not be allied with practice; And tn
| author may. per adventure, be only book farmer
a species ef inpostcr that his done world of mis-
chicfin hi, day and generation. Quite the reverse
/ The author i. enthusiastically practical. and hi
work il intensely practical lie is perfectly IA
| mi lar with the process of hus5andry. lie write
not merely as an eyewitness for there is scarcell
ono of rbe mutual operations Of tarming which III
has not learned, and, by continued practice, ao
qure,l expcrtness in performing, Wnheiere tia
thcte is no author, living dead, who has writer
any similar work on agriculture, of whom the SAM
thing can be said. Its unspeakabc satisfaction
and comfort to tie practical Turner TO walk in com
pany with such guide. The engra
wings. depjctusing the principal operations OF
tie farm, are inimitably graphic. And when it i
mentioned that the artists are Landseer, Z
Branston Gourlny Steel, and George II. Slight
the reader will understand that the choicest EN-
bellishments which the fine arts could render havt
been devoted TO the illustration ofthis work. Th'
portraits of the animals are not from fancy, bu
faithful likenesses from life"