Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-27

,uIs ne .eis by official rAiidtic" with u" 'ie.. "hl
r. MACE before you in i,S light great national int
rts the simple and unprcenng pursuit IN which you arc
which, 10 be overlooked IN tile Isolated ana
lives Of its followers be properly hpeca
ted only by collective results Looking at il from This
in OF view all must acknowledge that the mission o the
aricuIust American public economy al great
ony and impurlIncr and, happily, There never did exist
onv country III circumstances more hyo-
u. ~" =, M, highest Perfection and development OF the
81 ia for a moment compare hi. position here with that
ar The uyrlcuur: Europe There hie ou lew states
!, hal quarter the globe IN which le Ie"aa system
h. .rcc.edcd the fail the Roman Empire, has mol lri
nrDound and still abiding Traces o ITS peculiar poc! WV"
regard landed property As CONSEQUENCE ., I hn
~ ,hnps this portion OF the original iniehhct" 'e W.
man family remains in the hands oil comparatively sa
number of pr0prielOrs. :, ,
In Eopand for example the actual cult.aOr and oce'
n, ~ n farm is very rarely It's In ninety nine
s ant of hundred he is tenant frequently Tor shott
I'D sometimes even withou. The security OF lcaGe-
10 mi i'm human natne under such circumstances iat c
fms, should be socuns 10 make improvements Of
i;I IN. chief benefit may accrue 10 nnole and II Is m
ted wonderful and fact most honorable to lie tenant ar'
,rs Of England that n spite OF ms pevnns
snr and thai other oppressive tradition when IN he shape
of hrs subjects them 10 increased o"r.hehs ~
~ h.ir skill industry and expense III improvements ENG
Ioh agriculture should be wbal IL 49,
In country which is separated from England by mar,
,, So, and yet by strongly c0ntrnsled nhohal
cI,ar,cter Institutions and manners. e diseonfagei7 ="
agriculture are of precisely opposite nature.
There il is not the monopoly but me extreme aha uha
ur,I subdivision of landed property and The
Of arms almost 10 the verge OF The minnie uiSsoy y,
ar hat opposes The obstacle 10 The general
,rnq,ess agricultural Improvement
Via, would think, this brond continent OF oufe oil
Eli measuring one half yards by two aud tar
ne owning and cullivating single nrFow aud hat ny no
a, long one And yet In Lorraine there are examples
oC the former, altested by the authority ul grave anu re-
,able French writer NIoneieur Buscl aud IN Brittany
H. common name applied by the peasunfy 10 nus posses
M linn ar urrow and is in fact often nothing more.
f. !. estimated that there about million and quar-
~, r poprelors in France, OF whom hou more .'uh
ro hectares or five Of land; aud dividing the whole
srsn Of The county by The total number Of propeors OF,
every grade The size oil the farm Is about eleven anu
hai This norLinae subdivision oi landed proper
10 encountered for The part win hcIeiilaIy mort
rage which have descended with HE ihu rom iahr !"
~ must, is evident in much the larger number 81 IN
leave neither space capila necessary Tor nm
imprnyrd system of husblndy. That there arc. nnt"iti
standing examples Of high aud IN rance
only proof OF the national genius Tor or
rauz ou Tie application OF science ~ ait eSeip'ca
in pursuit where both important anu 80 fruitful
Let now Inrn TO the happy and pr'sllesed position OF
the American agricultural With but rare exceptions he 10
The w rer a. well OcCuper of the tam he cnlSaes IL
hs aud in lhu. single word bound Up instructive and
mysterious associations which attach him TO with tenloi
mower IL is his and his chldcns otter him The labor
WHICH he upon il is labor Of love we'll Us inter
rst Every improvement he makes cnures 10 his own oene
n and Qualifications and 10 the benefit and qualification Of
those who are and dearest to him. This cherished
possess,n TOO Of sufficient 10 afford the means
ior lis improvement well az The comfortable main
rens nee owner varying with the circumstances OF It's
locality and the culture TO which II Is devoted The pro-
preio is eteed like his beast 10 little spot vi earth
browse about day after day and year alter year IN The
same weary restricted round for scanty Subsistence
He looks around him with erect countenhnce and spirit
and with conscious pride and gratitude on his share Of the
common inheritance He has ample space Tor lie in r1e
lion Of al! his enei girs OF mind end body.
Returning from hs daily toll he meets nj board CROWNED
with abundance is prepared wittl ncnnfss, joyous
and happy family animate and when necessary TO share
his burs and Them all government ul equal laws TO
secure 10 each the fruits Of his industry and Skill WIN mel
liner hes nor puor rates nor oppressive ase 10 aosac
any porton Of his earnings which he does not freely give
Let BIZ said that there IL wanting among Us the sp
il TO Improve these popons circumstances, and Ia tnfn
them 10 their highest account. On the contrary ond!y
AZ mes AZ
governed country The sum- she destined 10 DC The
b:sr cultivated The most highly improved IL there mol
legitimate ;his aspiration 10 Inc renee
lion who above all Others was The successful rs
and founder Of American liberty was al hca te
The most jealous patron and promoter oil American agcui
lure and whenever highest duties 10 The country per
rntted Of lis most earnest, faithful and unrng pac-
u cal volari.5 7
Lei any who would wish how the wisdom, foresight
energy and vigilance which found and administer govern
men aud conduct armies 10 victory, can nd nl scope Tor
their exercise 10 The management and administration OF
farm hands (which have held the sc lie ol emltft
and ruled the storm OF mighty war; can hold and dIcr me
ponsh him read The agricultural papers oil Washing 100
r Nor example without followers among those who
susce,ed him the high post OF public rus aha hu-
tody The cuthor OF The Declaration OF American indie
pendence gave hs highest proof both Of his scientific attain
ment and OF his devotion 10 the interests o. agriculture Dy
constructing according 10 sa. mathematical laws lile
mould board OF p!ouga Of the least resis!ance ana was
candidate before Agricultural Society n Faiis while he
filled The office Of President OF the United States for pZ'
offered by learned sSsocaon FOR the most perfect mod
FL of his chief instrument Of the abos
actually obtained II mistake not the sec:Dd prize.
In complicated as agriculture, and reqGrlns Tor
its successful prosecution the union ni science WIN Pac
Judgment and OF sound theoretical views with discrmi
the intellectual power Of The country a.
well numbers be largely enlisted 20 promise the
highest
In this respect Others United STATES have been
emnemly happy inaugurated by The great names
u Washington aud Jefferson and illustrated even in our
by others, whose brilliant Ieno"n now canonRen
by DEATH urms the pride OF The counybv Inc names
Clay Webster Of Jackson and Cahonn-ha5 not been
slow ud talents and attHlnments OF tie high
u
cal scientific.
BIT there is one portion Of The mental Of The
country obviously and vsbly connected with The ope'
aune vi agriculture, which Is Impossible 10 pass oy IN
noticed The present uccasiun rcr In the eIraodna-
fecuniy and ingenuity vi the American mind 10 every
peclrs OF mechanical continuance and especially those IN
tended cconomise human labor. and 10 Augment lis pr"
idcive power That This ecuns degree an American
attribute is ackno" LEGGED by all the world since The sum
vi 1851 you sent tuh from your port The gallant
lille "America give lesson in naval construction, IN
der The modest innocent form Of yacht race IL the
oldest and renowned maritime power in The world
and since in the same Summer, al he great London e&hl
on the Virginia and Maryland 'reapers' Taught The En
gtsb farmers how gather in their hnryess with an eXpe
don economy aud completeness which, oI halt century
had been attempting bui n vain, under the stimulus OF
. q Parliamentary reward.
II hardly possible ~ form adequate conception o the
Importance Ia American agriculture OF ms pecu
lia Characteristic oi national genius Even 10 England,
labor 10 cheap Is estimated by The nigh
rst agricultural authority country Il refer Ia he pre-
sent able aud distinguished president OF HE Royal Asricul
uru Society," that by means Of HE invention ol nov nm
effected within The last twelve years saving Of nearly one
hall the Of all The principal branches OF EngIsi
farm bo In this county, where labor Is much S;afctt
and jeaer the extent 10 which the productive powers VI
Agriculture aided by The inventive genius Of our conhtrYen
are likely be- YET ierer Increased by the Jddcou ana
general adoption Oi labor savn. machinery as wen ~
by The improvement U agricultural implements
in general is question deepest interest. How de
pendent The abofs ui hubandnlen upon The Ingenuity
and skill Of the iecuncin sufficiently apparent from Tue
facts disclosed by the last GUS imperfect our hgtl
cultural III many are there was yet invest
ed The VARIOUS descriptions VI farming lmpleIes anu
macbines III. United States that time aggregate cap
ita Of on hundred aud fifty million VI dollars
Assoriaed with the inventive powers OF the American
mind another trait al the national character which mas
already eserted and will continue exert The most favorable
Influence the progress n American agriculture The pso-
Pile OF The United States while they have sown themselves
happy and fertile in the ognation Of new principles ana
expeenls demanded Iy htr particular situation have been
always quick anu discerning IN the adoption oi "tdt't'
experience has demonstrated be good and valuable IN me
and countries and whch could
be advsnagrOusly lrahsplinrrd %
The American lnd IL ihquisve and eclectic rs well as
original and inventive Our political institutions ATE IN
IrJrp hal Is