The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1853-11-09


~ manure. With ane. thr succrss :
astonishing and complete; with an
sofhef a failure: aud - &C A every
grade BETS zen abe fra extreme. Usu-
ply, surh experience ends IN thr adop-
xE.n "a 'lae ilgpravrr b. fhos- uha have
snce~~.fed. aud its sbandauneut by
ihs.e WIN hare failed. without inquiry
o. tn ihe cause. A moderate prof
leirneT in agricultural chemistry would
rsra al The Rystrrv. Perhaps 4
spurious article Was used when there
VAS sailure; possibly. the snil sbaand
ed erel 10 rhs Production VI bs1enBes-
IN the verv element ahieh Was intrn-
dnced 10 produce iertiiitr. Practical
agricultural PtscatinD nould remove all
such eInaaEr4ss'hent and prevent all
such failures. fhe 6rst AMI great step
fr 1r taken 10 10 educate our vpung
ten 10 agricultural and kindred pur-
sIits.--lonk for our own engineers,
geol0gists. mechanics and architects.
and Instructors Of ,auth, arp angst our
ave sons. Thus diguity viii be given
ta the masi ancient 40 we'll as honorable
occupations Of LIE. They will Oil our
Lrgisl4tIve halls and .ccups the high
places 10 ourgryrrnmsat. Their coun-
sels will ALWAYS be conservative. for
fstir interests are not based upon spr-
snlatinn. but the STEADY ascunulatipn
1T Iabnr.
Peace is their policy. because peace
" their interest. Thrir estates very
visible aud fixed. are most liable To the
influence At change from national DIS
ss'er, and always the srbject upon
witch iayation ialls. Aud mare than
all, the country viii smile under the
hanl of enlightened culture. whilst
popalation aud happiness will increase
with incAleuiable rapidity. Oar pen.
pie will BE- saiisfird with homes which
yearl, aIinri new attractions. aud the
rxhaustins drain u emigration which
has ~ fearfaIly depleted u. will be
.is,-s, Ss.sld grouse the ploqghipg
pevpie ai the State TO an appreciation
.nC their Importance and their respon-
sibilitv. Let them remember they are
The bone and sinew at the Republic.
the proper possrssors Of its ppwer and
influence. aud if that pomvr 10 not felt
and that influence mol empla,rd in =
ralusary manner. The blswe rcst. " tn
them. E.ducafiyq. knowledge and
irarning de,elspe mind. anl mind gn>
serns the world. Intellect and virtue.
knowledge and industry. are the aris-
tocraey Of this our hippy land, and
patent for this nobility is within the
reach Of MI who ma, devote them
srive> 10 the pursuit. One generation
&c farmers, aud thuse Of Kindred pur-
salts. educated for their profession,
would do more for North Carolina
than all the politicians have been able
10 eject in the half century which has
F4sscd. Instead of being their tools.
make them in fact your ssruant;. As.
sume the direction yourselves. and
n,ne will gainsay or dispute your right.
There isa great work before the far
iner- of North Carolina.
I have glanced nj pnr Of the causes.
Of the present sts's Of depression aud
neglect which uur agriculture di,cioscs;
but let "a hot do injustice tn those who
have gone before Us. II is true that
much Of uur native lnrest has fallen by
the are and been wa tclally destroyed;
large surfaces of exhausted land pain
the eve and sicken the heart; melan
chilly musings sprins w wiihs W
when ys ,y.rl SEuw,ls Of cmigrsnts u
s;bry States, composed of those To
mb M we should have locked TO up
hoI our own. We find ourselves cen
suriug the wastelul agriculture OF olr
and c,nclidlng tat the pl. i
Icy III IS, have been unwise aud runs
oIs which dictated saci course. ln
rica a conclueiun. we take csqnSsl of
OUR feelings, rather THAI Of selaJ and
discreet Judgment. W. are deciding
. question and determining u system
r, far removed from the circumstances /
which controlled the irst settlers Of
III, country. They had great mis- T
sion To perform, and well aud truly did
they do their work. The history ol
colonization affords no parallel to that
which stands forth on the North Anne.
rirsn continent, occupied BY the An |
Ko-saxon race. We Shall look IN van
lar aeythlng which approaches it, Ell
thes 10 The rapi,hty Of IFS progress. the
u the results. or the brilliant /
sscxs'ss wli'<b crpwncd the whule en-
,rprlxe- Isesipg Oil foreign SHIRE.
hr removed lrrp clltlvatiau. thag ea
s.uatrrel the hazards Of climate and {
per:is Of = savage populatlon. They
Iound wilderness WHICH they resolv~
I'd to slbIus, and having tanned its
y iidness, to :eaye it for home and
legacy 60 tseiF children. The resolve
It~els ~xs sublime. but there was high.
r s15llHsty ~ its esecgtyoa, perfected
Qild~t the inadequate fssourccs which
!, c'ulj esHpwaV None hnt men
"a o,ed viii spair would have
~ prise none bat
man . hero,
'Eu clear and
y xirgiu SOL.