The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-09-16

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almost to man they were countiy bora and Ascd
search me annals Of the revolution 10 England Aom the
reign oi the lsl Charles TO the 81 William These
times That tfed The souls OF men ia the mother country
Scarce name appears that does its celebrity to
hed Paris with innumeratle great men, the ohspaa OF
ihe provinces, II quiet times, wksncc
come toe llluslrious nen who filled the chief
Igsacy and gwen tame 10 Congress- aud State ess
aluress do not know that has not made his way
Ion some rural distrc 10 the high places Of the repnb
lie. And so too has been with our great merchants
and mechanics who have hDurisned 10 cities. $ Trace
them, and yon will find that The impulse that gives them
this lead brought Them from The helJs OF some village to
! tfy Their fortunes III the city. The men who thss build
themselves up IN the marts of business have generally
the sasacly 10 see that life IN The country is the natural
sa,e--ha, in the city an arncal exissnce Apd not
too mucn possessed with the spirit OF getting which gain
Is too apt TO engender they retire 10 tho scene from
which they emergcd. This is particularly marked in
public men, who almost Invariably seek 10 clope their
career some homestead which they would make their
monument. From This feeling we have our MosOt Ver-
nnn Mon'iceilo, Montpelier the Hermitage, Asbiapd.
MatshheiJ, aud Fort Hill and how natural the wish
with every Independent nature to have h0Ho-a little
domain where IT'S offspring may have space 10 grow to
full stature where the moral character may be formed
i,s cherished principles, where the sge and nftaiy Of
The declining head may have the required privacy and
rcpose and where lhe pospec, OF The grave isssi is
soi'ened BY the sense that would often be Waved by
fond and kindred eyes The idea OF hereditary patri-
archa home brings thousand ehdearng associations
with /, both 10 parents and children, and The Ancc-
lions which grow up in il become a part Of il.
sense Of This makes The possessor labor to improve
lilo impress his own character upon --tO sdOrn il
with tasie-to enrich Il with fruit, and 70 hand down
his memory in every permanent edifce he may buiid.
and every noble lree he may plant; and, with the
seriousness that he will be blended in the thoughts of his
children who TO succeed him in the enjoyment Of the
blessings he hua prepares for hrn he will see 10 en-
JOY them himself through long iuurliy
lhe disposition seems to grow IN this country tending
10 the Improvement of the soil and the dwellings, and
the dwrlers upon il hope therefoe .ha, every Mont
gomery farmer will look upon his landed estate as
nherance by which he is 10 hand himself down to
distant !.oseriiy. g4a gaa. . d rt3dss "a ,as hls
have witnessed the happy effects Of this pa,risrchal
prcrensityhe venerable lossessor who has the Chris.
an name and the Christian virtues wibou. the ie of
the good knight Sir Roger dc Coverly-ike him feels
peculiar " on his pattmonal trom consdefa-
ton OF the source wbeace they were derived, When
they TO him he but lad OF about eixteen, and
lhey with The duty annexed Of providing for the
helpless Of the family (hs mother think, among hen)
ltft 10 his care by his father There was oohnk Tor
the poor and ,tlbborn soil with his own hands With
buoi spirits he al hold of The plough handles, and
followed them in triumph 10 Independence He faithful
" fulfilled The charge committed 10 him by his father
became i,nsef the father Of a family now fourishing
around hlm-and the hard and inpracticabe spot which
resisted s its efforts IN cultivation, grown ,1eliAw
with age and good usage, IS ch farm 1h-
nually with pxGani crops OF cover lim0ahys wheat.
and Indian corn with an orchard that look lie grove
OF oaks II has given birth 10 other similar fatus in is
mmedate vicinity, on which are prosperously fsled tho
ch' ep It has reared, all the son who y 10 inherit
H. and 10 whom the owrer who approaches his e1htitsh
year, has resigned It's Engagement, deserving for The *
ercisa Of his own skill de isrm OF daughter mile
% 50 ds,an to which he ride. every day sn.ss be IN
clement The antique cottage in wiich he lives s just
as IL was more Than bundled years ago, when built by
ths ancestor who opened the wilderness around it,. II
has now three happy generations under its roof The
head OF ,he family, and his yet beautiful wifebeauhfnl
IN age, and celebrated tha faif Quaker OF Mont
son and wife, who have al esdy saccsedsd
ilpi ihsYf well ffofm n nd thetr
Young brood, all occupy H. and still leave IN this
simple and elodered home tor succession OF visit
ers whom ia hospitality invites. Some two years ago
spent cheerful summers day with this venerable patti
arch and while sitting his porch, he pcaled oul alae
tycanore IN Inc corner OF his yard which. mill boy
he had pulled up fIon the banks of The creek, and rode
home with switch. The fancy struck him 10 plant
i. and being treated wilh his accustomed il
looks like tree OF the primeval forest. Many Of tits
bong his hung with the pendant Of The oYi6le,
and several of this beautifully painted bird were busied
y their domestic care and chipping amoos The foa9s;
he eyed then with pleasure, and gave Inc ap accOunf Uf
he habits OF this social cottage songster lie then turned
Ibis look towards the Of the house 10 a hox, tion
wheper everyj now and then marlin with vouble
gse, would issue. skim his green lawn. then tise on
fauering wing, and swetp in swift cIces fsr
INTO the bright heaven. whefe his dim eye could
not bn, bis noble soul may well aspire g tol-
low he tod me that !aese apparently eddy, hxhW
birds bad The sieadest love or their home; ihs for
mauy many years, his hal
ed, he had observed that they returped from their
tar pereguna,ions Duly as II on an appointed hosrso
her Old homestead and woad doubtless continue 10 DO
which they had fixed from 10 time re-
sloied The home loving instinct OF ,hs aiErasoy ~y1
derer, then, saches 10 cherish the iOnd AUect0hs
which cling 10 hsred.ary local habitntion. ~ 81
In the course OF our mornings coDvssaion, In which
the farming Attenuation song hi delRhtluy mingled
w,h ID. lively anecdoe. the peas~nrry ~ Well
profound remark the aud tunes he bad kp0Wp,
my friend drew out his watch. which afeA4d ny gatteA
lton took il from bis hand, and could hardly look via
composuss on its unfa asb,oaabe odduy. hwas a609t
The size and shape OF June apple, but did notM t&p
least Parake OF is psriehable naire. have fotsosn
the date upon the Gaze, but, II mistake not ~ ives OF
the century before the las, and Inscribed With the
of first possessof, and had deecended Hskuy
through an English ancestry 10 his nanente tbk plkesn
owner. My trend told me ii was true lime peces anl
could not hut think that il had possibly contributed
something esiabsh that method OF industry and pAuc
ualiiy of which had been the constant companion lor
50 many generations 1t this thought could be Ia
dulxeJ might easily be carried further for around the
venerable Xempla some of whose traits have toacned.
neigh borhood has grown up inbned with many OF tne
qualities which have pisnazcd his success IN NE aM
made The region about famous tor lie admlrahss esalsvs
on for ti~ sober peaceful, neat, and thrifty ,nSeN
which has made that part OF county what Wssd1fmM
has said Maryland would be, :. ne gTAn .1Nfue4..
Before hnish,ng this address should oe Rsooa MI
were able ID faier my fair countrywomen Dot aeens
NOT the highest praise OF the most eloquent would oe
,ess han they deserve Ii is from the sentict sax nat
men derive even the wish TO be good The kind ad9c-
tons The noble. disnieested devotion, and the whole
circle OF kindred virtues, are found in the unobsusvs
life OF woman at the domestic hearth, and they ATE de-
lived from them and ooly reflected by In lho al
a,rs OF the world, honor, paotiem justice, bsnsvolsace,
he hcfo and statesman but acts the part which the iohd
II ,as cd intoh