The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-10-27


kind, utterly preclude him from The noble
enjoyments Of reciprocal friendship. The
lawyer il pleading on all sides, is too apt
to loose sight If the great principles of
truth, and to multiply crimes by the facili-
ity of escape.
Let us, undazzled by the glare Of pub
lie life, and the trappings Of Office, take
the gauge and dimensions Of the happi-
ness of the politician. Tho sword of Da-
mocles hangs over him day and night
His life is an oscillation between hope and
fear. He is the object of general abuse
and calumny. His motives are rancor-
ously asSailcd, his integrity called in ques-
ton, and his curse however open, is mis-
represented and illuminated. To-day,
thousands guided by caprice, or tickled
by his tinsel rhetoric, conspre to make
him n dem-god, but tomorrow a rival,
whom he had overlooked, forces him into
retirement. lie may plant his foot on the
topmost round Of the ladder Of fame :;
vast assemblies may hang on his words,
and newspapers vie with erulative tody-
ism in fulsomc adulation, but the next gy-
ration Of the political wheel hurls him to
the dust amid the jeers and exultation Of
his foes, and the simulated regrets Of his
party friends. The evening Of his days,
instead Of being cnlivencd by cheerfulness
is qucrulous, discontented, and cmbittered
10y chagrin and party hatred.
These wayside reflections have allured
me into a slight DETECTION from the sub
jcct matter of this article, but flattcr my
self they will facilitate the accomplishment
Of the object so much and SO earnestly
dcsidcratcd 10y all farmers, viz the reno
val Of 'he absurd prejudiccs against the
vocation Of the agriculturist.
DO not misconccivc my meaning.
am not attempting to show that farmers
sons are unequal to the performance of
the duties Of the learned Professions
Whence sprung the orators. who have
successfully contested the palm of elo-
qucncc with the laurcled sagcs Of antiqui-
ty; and the statesmen, who have guided
the vessel Of State, and shed such lustre
on our national history! They were not
the pulling scions of a purse proud arstoc-
racy, nor the sickly products of the fecu-
lent hot beds of fashion. They were not
reared amid the scenes of luxury and pro-
fusion, nor initiated into the grog-shop or
brothel, ere they got rid of c!outs. They
were not taught to prefer glossy broad
cloth to the treasures acknowledge and the
coluscations OF art, and to regard manuel
labor as the bad &c Of serv:tude, and idle
ness as the patent Of nobility. They were
reared for the most part in the seclusion of
thH country exercise gave them robust
healtH and strength rcmoteness from
large cities rendered them moral and up
right, and their minds having Lcen self.
taught, are sc!i:rciyi"g, vigorous and in.
dependent. TE" city maniken may bow
with moro "ourtlmcss Of manner. and stare
at y lady with i"ore uEibashed ilnpudcnce,
than Il p.a,u farmer, who hang. on. no
false signs oI wealth bat his highest A.
chievcmentis is 10 crack u watchman's head.
as his ambition is 10 copy tho dress orthe
cast-otf fno,man Of some English lorcling
~ least two-thirds of or most dist;n-
guished orators, generals and authors, were
bred in the country; and to the habits
they formed, their success in the battle of
life was mainly owing. Washington ap-
pears more truly great, when "elinquishinc
the trappings of Office, and seeking happi-
ness on Mt Vernon, than when shadowed
with the laurels ofthc warrior, or invested
with the Presidential purple. Andrew
Jacks?n thought it no disgrace to be far
mer, and the American masses decided
that it should be no ground for his exclu-
sion from the Chici Magistracy.
Now, the question arises, how is the
farmer to he elevated to his legitimate
rank into society, and the annual access
ions to the professions ended. As am
farmer, ] shall make no apology for ad-
dressing myself to this question with earn.
estneSs.
In the first place it is Of primary impor-
tance that more attention should be devo-
ted to such sciences as aid us in the anal.
ysis of our soils, and the application of
manure. Chemistry should form the study
OF every person, who designs 10 5eooa,e >
cultivator Of the soil. knowledge of Ag-
ricuItural chemistry is the corner stone in
the character ofthe farmer. Independent
/ ly Of the nleasuro IN Ia J.s;,ol e. ..