Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-11-19

Them to live in comfort and plenty. |, feeds
IN my OF India and China mo ahnn
dantly than HE uncertain chase fed ihe seal.
tered and slender tribes lha, inhabited this
continent two hOndred yeats ago. Withou,
every other human pursuit, men could live,
aud even without Agriculture few could
snbssl Oh spontaneous fuits. on fishes, on the
flesh Of wild birds and wild beasts. on black.
berries, on smokers aud nlu le's, On wood.
cocks, woodchucks and bears meat. as lonu
as such things lasted But If our ancestors
the Goihs and Vandals, had been as nnmer-
Gus rs their deceutants, they would soon
have been compelled TO exchange their
woodcocks for 'Chlckengorgs. and their
BEARS meat for bull beef. Agriculture is es-
senlia for 1t affords employment to five hun.
dred millions Of the human race, and suhsis.
ience to all the millions That dwell upon the
Globe
II is hedlfhJul, for no man enjoy. more
vigorous constitution than tue prudent cult
vator Of the soil
'''rhe atguid pulsc--thc feverish cheek
are strangers 10 him. Bodily labor gives ap-
pelite-appelite on which, some old fogy of
poet, good digestion is said 10 wait From
good digestion, and consciousness Of duty
well performed, come tranquil sIumbers aud
peaceful thoughts. Unpleasant visions,
spukes and spiritual rappers seldom trouble
the honest wielder Of the scyihe and fail =
fe lazy loafcrs /. (lf any such there be in this
cTowd,) who pity the man of toll, know not
the delights OF industry. To use the words
OF one, older and much abler than myself
"Toil walks the earth with The step OF gian;
and the port OF a conqueror
For my own part-anI am not consider
ed a very laborious man al heme--l never
feel more healthy or happy than when am
hoe ng a bed OF cabbage, or devising means
10 prevent my beats from growing through 10
the other side. Talking Of beats, Mr.. presi.
dent, if it had not been for that hail storm,
last summer, no doubt before this time, [
should have received IA telegraphic despatch
from The Emperor of China, or the "Kinc Of
the Tongo Islands" requesting me TO keep the
tails Of my Manget IFursels out of his garden !
and who knows, Sir, what might nave been
the consequence! Suppose had got fit
OF National Pride, and disregarded the invi-
taiion, then suppose he had eiinched them
and had not been able to pull them oni
"when wanted to-" In these touchy times
the Government would be bound 10 see me
! through, or al all events, to see The bceis
| through War, expensive, devastation, bloody
and terrible War, must have been the con-
sequence And although, Mr. President,
we should doubtless he able TO beat them,
that Shorer Of Ice which cur-tailsd my Man.
gel Wursels was a blessing in disguise.
But 10 leave so exciting a subject, aud re.
cur, Sir
Agriculture is profitable, for it is the true
source Of wealth, not only TO individuals, bu,
to nations. Gold and silver, because scarce
and in times past, hard 10 be got, have beer
chosen as the representatives of the rea
wealth of the world, ye, Of themselves, com
paraively useless. To man on desert is
land yonder bag Of wheat or yellow corl
were worth more than mountains OF glitter
ing gold The one possesses substantial in
irinsic value of It's own the other would b,
worth less than the fertile dust beneath hi
feet. Agriculture is profitable, for it afford
an almost certain livelihood, and although
does not furnish the opportunities for rapi,
wealth and sudden speculation, neither is
subject 10 those sad reverses, which loo OF
ten shake the worlds of manufactures ant
commence 10 their cen,ers.
|! is plcasGnt-in my humble Judgment
BY far The most pleasant of all the pursuit O
, men. This is evinced by the fac, that mel
, of all callngs, merchants manufacturers, law
> yers, doctors, Il was going to add, editors am
, preachers, but these seldom get rich, prota
bly, owing 10 their honestly when they hav
gathered wealth, by the economy and toll {
early and middle life, turn 10 this as pa,im
, and pleasure for their decending years If
, were the owner Of the waving corn felt
i and lowing herds, 81 would not call The kin
my uncle" would not envy lhe lot of an
1 man on earth, not even the aspiring poll,
4 clan, the patriotic Offices seeker, who sial
f for an opportunity To serve his country, an
: mouTns the ingralilude thai refuses the O.
=, por'uaily-not even The pale student, wl
pores over musly books NJ midnight, wi
dim eyes, beat fame and wtiukled brow.
. dim, bent and wrmkled before their time
nor the adventurous merchant hose all m;
be overwhelmed by da>hng wave-u
u the soldier, whose footsteps to glory, ha
,r been through fields Of blood lover catcas
which his "reJ rish; handn had robbed
:. happiness, hope and lie | would envy /
mouarch on his throne, for | shuuld be ma
=, arch Of realm, which brought no cares, /
i. such as made me happy
% II is honorable, because ii is essenii
n healhlnl, profitable and peasani--ll is he
y, srable, because The good and great, the hi
= and mighty ones Of The eaIlh have follow
=, it for a paslime or profession. Geor
\ Washington was a farmer, and during all
life, no conversation pleased him so well,
that which referred 10 Agriculture. AUDI,
jackson and Henry Clay were farmers, a
l.