Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-29
Rcgere impe.io populos -


the addicted nv her and policy the
arts Of rural lite, and toe distinguished tr her
u practice Of them Her greatest generals and statesmen
her chief orator. and pOrt', were iavUcs-uot meec
finciiu farmers they sometimes called
/ but rell practical, pGinstakrg hsriworkius farmers:
/ much 80, many of them, the most exempt airy
Of Gsnescc aud Duchcss brethren here present
dsy.
Cncinnatus, quitting his plough at the summons Of the
Roman Senate to lead tho armies If the republic bat.
IL, and returning il WIKI blsin-ss-kc alIcrify the
he had delivered country from her cncmic was
in this but the representative Of the prevailing habits and
character Of hi, courymcn. Cato, the Censor, bv his
daily abors on bis farm well 10y that knowledge Of
the art which has down Us in Ills wok the r.,
Rss!icu earned the ute he bore Of the farmer his
uge. CUrtiu' Dcutaus whose simple and pAiriirrlll f,
in the cultivation, with his hands Of his mod and
well ordered farm inspired by the yirtuOus emulation Of Cato
three times Roman Consul, and twice received the
houors OF triumph OF Re-ulu it recorded that lac
aked leave Of Of Roman Senate that he light
put his htc farm IN order after tie neglect it hal suffer
ell biz public ayOcations. Virgil the Prince of Romlu
poets Lc has been called could have composed
his immortal .orgc-, and ra -ei monument agricul-
ture, OF which other country luggage boast the
equal, IL his tanning the btnss Of the Muco IN
charge ofhs patsrn farm, had furnished him ,he
task Cicero and often.ds, the great orators Of Rome,
II not farmers ~ strict and practical sense, vet
smitLen with the genuine love Of rural lc aud their
[ noble villas at 1u--tum Aipinum, and L1ureniuu.
bear testimony 70 their lively sympathy in the ruling
OF their cOuntrymcn. Cicero, indeed, owes h,-
family name 10 agricultural plant, iu the success
fol cultivation of winch &c tu- prize Of some ulhi-
ancestors 90 have D.U lStU gu-Iel honest
hot-t pi some oi the Hob,t families o. RIu' the we'll
kuOsu at the flui aud LcrtUl testify to have de-
rived theirs similar lin In such aud 20 great
honor agriculture held hy ihc mister people 81
uql''y IL xc descend 90 modern tunes, shall iud 10
has been Invariably carried o the h.Ia-t degree OF al
vauc-urut 90 those states which the f., the most
poweriul aud the most prO.prruu' Among the nations
" modern Europe tie foremost W these respects undru
~ j. the land Of ancestor; AID 10 {. prssicy there
%. theatre Of the OF VOID that agriculture has been
most hOnOrrd and mOIt improved EugIul ! am aware
IS general looked upon - mainly maritime, conner
cai and manufacturing power. lt vas tIc ui,IIin!g re-
mark Of her great Continental ants gost, prompted per
Iap-, much ~ hatred aud recruitment b7 the con.
,emyuou- feeling of which ue assumed the tone that
-e wa- nation Of shop .kcoprrs Boz much she had
been devoted 20 t.e pursuits Of commerce and naEgic
turing industry and great has been her 90 them
yet b. these, 100 her visible aud imposing uluii-la-
lions, % i may speak fOm my own impressJas, which
rk" the attention aud excite tue admiration Of strange
bali 20 uIch BIER agricultural Development. Il B.. mo-
Uc Pupucau opulcuce and luzury o, her elite uchcr
London, nor LIVERPOOL, nor Birmingham, Manchester
much a. We hear Of them boo orr ,Iiy world which
constitutes the genuine titles " bier national pre- emucce
j. BE- The Arcian beauty and ualrcs oi her country.
gIOruel by t" skill and taste Of the hu-utr8sIu, aud
icemus "I,h the riches which tie persuasive hand Of
rural labor wins from The prolific boom Of uat4rc, thai,
forms her truo pride AMI glory Brton- 81 every cn- n
nc 1nglhge aud lcc1ls ~ lIs p-c.'pt 81 t-r rural
poet, "vencrHe tIe lIyug taste J7 agriculture anil
the love oi country DE thr predominant attributes Of
the national Cbancfcr Wurihsra banker luIs-ss Hry.
u-sI fortune, mcIrt trii,sutu gat4 little before
hand 90 the world tr ambition Of both b. 10 be- landed
proprietor, iul L,rI Oscrf tone anl Mr. Nr.hi become
equally she patrons and promoters oI1,ieulta improve.
ugu'' The ufY.- . 10 utyH tls uuIsrrs pIs.I jon. aud
not o. aprts Dtc bubble example OF a r.lHHt Prince
.IH.Yrf Who Is established one of te ...f no o.. farms
p' Lnzitnd DC t w0N srpTu tb1;Olr hrru.r.iesc lord 100
'aYrsc u.s., Affected uY title more tiu that Of Farmer
FHDr-a, luI tlt hs fafIIIy cYHfraTt.i pfpars Tor
fDWs- .ArrjH of A.r'ruf.ro." under t.r hIu.y
naue u' Etph Robinson. which that o' his liITI
i'rm.r 90 Windsor need DOT rsc, the long oflIatr.
0I- Lns-nma1 auI saJ.ebus1 D1i comm0usrs and
.,'.'"an. r"u 60 Anthony EuIrrIart Ju.,c' Di the
Common Pleas Boo e ku ri Henry WILL aul author Of
uIs hf-t D. gIt trDtN.f uu IustnIlv, f1 Sir John
eHr. ue friend aud correspondent of Washington. and
t'iIIr pl tIt. g.tff work. Goo "tJlc Of Ay.cIlfgre '
sI have sf.1i-,I ner l.il aud their services tlc
Iur h,n.i's r.un. EIt .u l'tr'.FH' tut instructive
.' have 1c.u t,y ofrNIy struck a.H tlc connection
1.tFoa T. gI liberty Iui the ElsI.h iYfc OF rural rur.
.Ir, NOT % culture .EIs remark 600 tlat point BIke
100 ns I.r.r foo fr,1Har"i re French Nitlull A.s.lp
"IId stable isfeII oi constitutional liberty, their
never Fr'png fIr Huly rs.t Di che sabbath. and never
% Vfs Cue quiet HI HIH county Co., aHg. lyon
.. give 'sr...t u.H 'p cIt iYI never 200 toto tH
'IHirr -'HH'.V aHI art4.iI'trIv fI Hrrfr tIe ret
W JnIf measures HI fIr.r uH.tH.. lUt' sYIf.Hig HHI
.1YY.. p, n,i. aiuYlt s..I 90. ~rls. lII ra uIu-i
neII.1 OF iretu.I ctl u.yrr d. gI.y.Hy d#.Ifrs'l,
. ] .IiI uYt pr...II 20 sty Be- rl8 esnlIsls~ auf..
. "1s npi tr county. BI' go VIII .lnt tiu
fs.f ron scenes 81 excitement sfe i1 peculiar mauu.r
hsoapic . ri4 rirlHl and ull,Hur.el rr.'- uf ..
moral ari intellectual nr..u', o. u,.l. N. Nis Burke
hinscf sfl p.t -trk w es1mDls for b. o. fh' ra.,t
frmrr SD yIY-ppi,r of BtrJusfrii aud not the
81 ~ stepnou Oh taFays spotks Wih the highest Ne
d0m ani au hyuy fym BIZ u Mortal pigs'. But sas I'd