Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1853-10-27

titution. You see what they meant by Ed
icdiioa. and who should have it. n school
n epery tcwnship and the poor laugh gratis;
university dedicated 10 Literature, TO Arts,
nd 10 Sciences; funds for their support :.
'ermdnent iunds-out of the reach . legis-
alive power, and never 10 be blended or
mixed up with the revenue Of the State
,biPc, and means, guarded with usual care. |
But what shall be ,aught-what litera-
lure what arts, what sciences? The lei
tiers, arts, and sciences then known, or Sc
lect portion OF then--or such as should rise
with advancing civilization and knowledge
All Of them-there are no restrictive words.
The only Limitation is that which arises out
of the great object Of ins,i,uting free gov
eminent, which is the liberty and happiness
Of man.
II Agricul ure, as an art or science, tends
10 elevate the character Of man--to enlight-
en- his understanding, TO promote his happi-
ness, 10 advance his prosperity, and 10 quail
i'y him as Trustee of Liberty--it is with
in the provision OF the injunction, and must
be encouraged by the State.
And who doubts, that il is the precise Of
fee OF agriculture 10 produce Just such re-
suits MS have named? II is wise and FRO
vident that the pursuits Of men should be
diversified. make no war upon the di-
version Of labor. Ihonor honest toll, what
ever may be lis vocation; and least of all
would nnderrate the value of what are
called the liberal professions; but unmistak-
ably, Of all the avocations of man, agricul.
lure is the nohle>t and most useful. In pro-
or o To their numbers, ihe temples Of Jus.
ce are 'hronged Ivy fewer agricu'turists
than BY any other class OF men. In the
jails and pcritertiarirs they are hard to find
and the poor house does not number them
among her tenants. These are decisive tests
Of the influence Of vocation upon charac.
ter.
As to prosperity, agriculture is the only
producer She feeds the world. The
struggle Of all other voca,ions is TO get the
riches she affords. They consume her pro.
ducts. In this eternal scramble what one
vocation gains, another loses. Take me a.
an Illustration Of the non-producers Of the
earth.
What Imaks somebody must lose. ado
not an atom 10 the ,cadHh Of the world. L
quitting the law, should go 10 Calfornii
and discover gold mine, still would moi
have added one atom To the wealth Of tn,
world. Gold is not wealh--it is moi value
| it is only lis representative. BIT the ag
riculiuri>t creates wealth: and after hi,
greatest gains he may lie down on his pill
low and say. II have taken nothing from
a,y human creature; no man has lost bec'us
| have gained; Nature only has suffered I'm
der nv to-, and man is enriched BY it,"
would have him aid, "What Nature ha,
suffered must be restored TO her. and | will
invoke Science 10 help me to make restiiu.
ton" Finally. as 10 the influence OF oc
! cupa'ion upon freedom -, no enlightened
statesman has ever doubted that Agricul.
ture is the safest keeper Of the ballot box
How shall the State encourage" dgri-
cultural 'education?" The Stale NAV en-.
courage agriculture in many ways. This
organization is one Of them. II stimulates
the pride o. the furmer-it COLLECTS for ex,
hibiion the most favorable specimens oil
certain products OF the farm-it beget'
emulation among the tillcrs of the soil. and
of ideas between agricuturists. and tlu'
tends 10 disseminate whdteucr practical
knouleage is no,o possessed BY Them But il
era 'eS no knowledge; it does not dugn,en
information; il does not furnish agricultural
education. 1t does not teach. You come
with what idens YOU have gathered in your
experience. and such may become know
to a greater number of persons by the in
terchange of thought; - but the science
auxiliary 10 agriculture are no. here taught
You neither experiment nor investigate
you exhibit, If in your respective di,-
tricts, any successful mole Of culture of Il
grass, grain, or an animrl has been prac.
tised that knowledge may well be impaired
here TO others, who win go back to THEN
farms, resolved TO submit 10 experiment
what has here been communicated. The
value Of such IDEAS may thus be tested by
wider fell of experiment, and every sucl
test may hel to the ultimate deduction Of ;
law or principle-general, universal, or on
" special.
If every farmer came here with careful
ly prepared statistics, showing the nature o
his soil, the character Of the seasons, III,
kind and quality of his seed, the mode o
culture adopted by him, the quantity PEE
acre of his yield, the nature of his manures
and how and when prepared, and when ap
Piled; together with the value of his lant
and the cost of production, embracing TIT
E wages Of labor, when hired, or the valu
when not, SC. Such statistics gathered b.
this Association and carefully preserved
from year TO year, might, III the shape O
? authentic facts, from body of information
not only useful IN showing the actual con
: dition Of our agriculture, but in leading t
improvements in the art. They might b
eminenlly serviceable TO a Board of Agri
culture as guides TO investigation. The
P might lead 10 the trne mode of culture wher
conflicting results followed the same mod
Of culture, or TO the suggestion of sue
= notifications as would be called for by dif
!erent soils and 'oc i circumstances. b,
n this Association, in IFS widest operations
. could moi furnish agricultural education.
: The State might encourage agricultur
n by the establishment of Board of Agricu
+ ture whose duty should be to collect an
e distribute all knowledge now known per
a tanning TO the culture of the soil, or III
d growth of animals, aided by statistics iurr