The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-09-27

I The principles nf scientific asricul
ture. or even af Wise practical tillage
cannot be insfillrd into the minds o
the ignorant. II NAV be ssfely said
then. that the reason why the sgricul
turist is izggsrsi IN the race Of i'm
Iprasement Is. that his competitors have
always had the advantage Of mere in.
telleetuaI culture. There is abundant
cause for this. The eul,iyators Of the
soil sre scattered o,er q large surface
their smplarments are independent
aud solitary; they want lheatirition oI
social intercourse. lIy which the mind
is polished and sI.arjenrd aud the in
telleet lighted up. The yoiaries oil
other trades and professions live in ci-
ties. are bruusht inta daily contact,
and have their c,'lirgcs. their guilds.
their trades.uni'sns aud associations.
Union not only gives light and know
ledge. bat energy. confidence and bold
ness"
there are snine appropriate views as
10 the duties ol the State Governments
IN regard to the agricultural interests,
a portiun Of which We append
!" While, gentlemen. il may not COM
port with oar interests or our tastes TO
minsIe ia the striies Of political par
ties. yet it is proper that we should
avail ourselves oi our organization for
the purpose of making such animpres
sion on State legislation as may serve
to place our interests more under the
protection Of law than they are at pre-.
sent. Our fields, if not defended by
strong barricadcs. are not protected at
all. 0br lands in the eyes of the law
are commons, aud the only privilege
which IT allows to the owners is the
privilege nf enclosing them. 1t throws
them back in state of nature, and,
refusing all protection. graciously al
lows them to protect themselves. There
is no excuse tor this. The land hold.
er is injured without compensating
advantage to any class. hope that
it will be the pleasure of our society
to demonstrate strongly aud cnergeti.
cally against such barbarous legisla-
tion.
The farmer has right, too. to claim
fnr his llocks the protection Of the law.
The Legislature has passed repeated
acts for the protection Of sheep against
the rayages oi wolves, but worthless
dogs destroy in sae wear more sheen
than car, be fairy iaid 10 the account
of wolves since the days OF Esop.
Without some more efficient legisla-
tion on this subject, sheep husbandry
on any respectable scale must be aban.
doned, and thus an important agricul-
tural interest will be sacrificed and
millions lostto the country. This evil
calls loudly for some remedy. These
are modest demands, and should be
promptly and unhesitatingly conceded.
The truth is, the agriculturist wants
but little positive Legislative aid. We
ask for no corn laws, no protective ia.
riffs, but simply to be let alone, and
then, with the smiles Of kind Prosi-
tlence on our labors, we will be con-
tent. think, gentlemen, that when
our society is fairly under way, with
all the appliances which hope soon to
see 1T in possession of, il may we'll de-
clare its independence Of all State aid.
| fnr one have no disposition to call on
Hercules. A tair field aud that amount
Of protection which every citizen has
a right to claim at the hands OF his CO.
vernment, are all that we require"