Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-07-22
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SCFEhiOtlIt Or The FARMING PROFESSION.
s MR. EDiroR.-It is much the habit Of most persons
TO indulge complaining t-mper, u. regards their own
lot in life, and many Disposed think that dsap-
Pointmens AMI untnwari bcfal them more Ger
tainiy ami with more oppressive energy, than others
whv stand around them. Tins i. unjust compluipt
agAnst Providence. arising of the fact we know
more of our avn troubles than do of anyone
else and as is who hart BY them feel them
much more keeniy than when e..dured by another
Now, there class of cnrnnu n;tE who indulge
this complaining spirit gre1ier than the plan
ter and farmer of Virgnia and some assured have
.ess reason for II. Look TO 81. plaasrs employ m-nt
IN what aspect yen may. whether to the effect
II has on hi. n'ral being social enjoyment, or
whether as sourcn ef sustcnancc toa growing family
and means for the future settlement of thar family
and lcohtend thd stands unrisaled by any Of the IN.
dustris pursuits Of the Country. Let u. examine il in
the various views nresented and appeal to the o est
experience an sober reelection of every candid M. in
the community Tor truth Of my exposition.
When God created Adam, he placed him. in his state
purity and Innocence in the Garden of Elen and or
dered TOR his employment the cultivation of the earth as
one best suited and genial to his uncorru,teI
nature Soio.s as he remained innocent, hi. -si2py-
mant afforded him occupation and delight When Lis
tall CAM the tbor in which he before tnok delight be.
came painful burden. sent by Providence as a bitter
curse upon his yression And though mnny of the
pleasures of agriculture blackened and married by
mans disobsdence and moral ruin vet MANY beauties
still cluster around il such prasng sense of de-
pcndencc good rovidencc for the genial rains. an
strong feeling Of gratitude when they are sent His
social qualities are cultivate because there is nothing
to ntcrr pt to retar1 their growth He envcs no one
and is enviel of His swelling bulks und re-
picnishe gamers hive taken nothing his neighbour
but are the result of his Til ard Gods kind Providence
Not SO with other pursuits The doctor quares with
his neghbor DOCTOR because he magines that the pa.
cnts placed u'der hi, should have fallen into hiss
hand The lawyers quarrel over their neighbour rou-
bics at the rate of fifteen shilings a head; and the
smooth smiling compaisant merchant has bitter
nifty ranking in his heart because his neghbor merchant
sells few cents lower in the yard than he does And
90 through all the pursuits of life 1t will be found
that they calculated kndle and foster unkind
feeling. and u disturb social harmony from all these
the planter is nsasurably exempt
That ii te best surest and cheap-.t means If ann
porting family is 50 generally conceded tina, !, h..
almost became an m om Take nm in.tnnce L., mar
with atwiic and three four Children (by no means
attendant mntrimony in these paitsD q, on .
small farm worth three thousand dollars work three
hands, and the other usual appliances Of cropping in th.
Country Say his mean. reach ~. tho,s nd dll,rs al
tod7-he interest On which i. three hundred d.l,rs-
If he be industrious and judcious, (and mos, If our
young m~n born snia expec tatons are SOY he will
raise enough only support his family but TO do il
in style ofcomoIt and abundance, not SURPASSED Ly
many Of the small pot~ntaes Of Eurepe Place an,bc
individual. like crcumstanced in town; flor YOU must
cut him of entirely from agriculture tn make conpar
ison let him pay his buy his fuel his marketing
fevery and all the othe little drppings resulting
from such situation and at the end If FIVE wears the p
terest OF his FIVE thousand dollars will be and
the principal gone along with it, And during tbe r
MS living will have been infinitely ess comfortable md
abundant than his country friends Blu, Viii. i, too pl,p
a proposition be debated and pu, To the next
That 10 the surcst me ans for the tre settlemcp,
Of family ia Of easy dennnsa,;,o il tho sound ls.n.
of experience have no, faded from the memory Of iii o
serving mon. Look around through the Land md 40,
who are he most INDEPENDENTLY s.,,lrd voura -. 3;
the comm OF wealth and venture n, CIV ~, III -,
occasional exception they will be found IN BIO rho ann.
ofplanters All planters who nre sobcr rdrs,r;nu ND
judicious more or lees su coed in ,ber nnr;, r. ~
doctors do .oi here and there one By m. e. 80 b,s
qualifications. and surrounded by ort,ou. cireums,nn