The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-11-22
he search Of science to the present

| oNci ihlO lhIS!aHu, SHoTllS 0lter the
invasion of Julius Caesar. In the rude
and simple barbarism Of The original
inhabitants, the roots and herbs and
spontaiitous products of the earth,
seemed to have supplied their princi.
pal subsistence. But although the rapid
succession of dynasties that filled her
early history and the constant wars
that occupied her people, intcrtcrcd
and diverted their attention from this
subject, yet they learned much, from
their foreign intercourse, of the Knowl
edge and practice OF continental cuI.
t"re; for France was formerly much
more advanced than England, in the
principles of husbandry, having re
ceivcd, by tradition and her ncighbor.
hood to Italy, many OF the prcccpts Of
the Roman writ trs. In process Of
time, however, Agriculture became
one OF the |, aiding features OF the Eng
i'>h nation, and the wisdom AID on
servati"n of her intelligent people,
aided by capital and lu.tcred by pro-
lection, gradually laid tie foundation
OF the most beautiful anl bcricct sys.
ten the world has eve. sven. ll~r
soil not naturally rich, hs., st been
50 highly improved Up IL Wis, srI gen
elons cultur", through succcssive9sars,
that 1t is said to be more plo!ilie 5lt
this day than when first reclaimed
from its virgin wilderness. With tae
energy and perseverance, that has;
nai ked her cl!aracter, She has devcl
! "pcd every source and niploved'cvery,
appliance of skill and nrt, in the sucE
cessiul prosecution Of this important
subject, and rs the generous earth will
ever reward the hand that feeds it, so
the system Of ttrtiliziny anl careful
culture, with all the ingenious implc-
Inents OF an intelligent industry, has
crowned the labours of the farmer
there with the ripe iullness OF plenty.
! From England Ell s::;it. Nj. President, NC
have derived our birOh, our religion and
our laws, but nUJ oar agriculture. The
d':4renca is n uaLurnt M - cou>, Is
i, is cvidcilt'iii its ELECTS. 1'heru Ii.
a fuI! population and Il limited :. a.
thcy, arc compelled to pursue the plan
of model tnrming, q nice preparation OF
the soil, highly mannring aud skillGulIy
working it, SD that every foot =
e" ass! LAY be mad 10 bear lis rsaIu
! :jj l,eiu It's .acrrr@e. '!.urr. too every
h,nelS N / a... ..;.inru to tho
study ...iL pra ticc OF his future calling,
harry il llc can succeed to the nhcri-
tance his father tiIled, with little pros.
poets Of charging its limits and,
chiefly anxious to increase its fertility.
The consequence of this system, HOW
pursued ipr centuries, is that the eye
OF the traveller, ms he wanders DER the
fields OF England, is deli GIFTED with
the prospect Ot u rich and luXuriant
growth, while the beauties of rural EN-
bel!ishment and tasteful care commend
its comfort and suggest its wisdom.
Not SO with Us. With u boundlcss
country, Of easy and tempting te,Iily,
with sparse po. .ulaton utterly Insult
ticlcnt to dcvclopc its resources, while
onr rivers on one side run down gold
and our valleys on the other TEEN with
the riches almost Of enchantmont, and
|
the floral beauty Of their virgin charms,
the forest has abuadantly supplied
what careless til!age h;.s expended,
and hitherto the axe seems almost to
'ave been substituted for the plough
Where is tho wonder then that our
cnterPrlsing sons fly from the fields
their fathers have exhausted, and seek
amid the treasures of the West the
'SolIcn ilcocc of fortune But u
better and brighter day is beginning
to dawn, and our stripped and hungry
fields that have long turned their bar
rem faces to heaven rs if to implorc
that help from above which man has
denied them below, arc beginning to
smile again under the genial influences
of kinder treatment. Science has
touclled them with her wand, and
flowers are blooming now, where the
thin grass shiycrcd ON its slender stem,
and the reaper now binds his full cared
sheaf, where but yesterday The lark
had sung her natin to the morn un
scared. l. was Il beautiful sentiment
of the British poet:
England. with all thy aults, I love thee still
My country and while. yet nook is lclt
Where English minds and manners NAV be
found,
Shall be constrained to love thec-,hongl, ,by
cmo
BE tickle, and thy year most part dc formed,
With dripping rains, or wilrIcd by frost
would not yet e1chungs Thy sullun skies :
And fields without ~ dover, for warmer
France
With all her vines nor for Ausonin's groves
OF golden lrnitass and her E.yrlu bowers.
And shall we, Sir, have the advan-
tasc Of possessing u country, which
God aud nature have adorned with nil
the attractive excellence Of sky, and air,
ana soil,