Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-09-27

Let me adduce familiar Illustration OF tho mourniu,
susee OF Asuirrs, confussd unsettled uoreeua'ed b, IN
| enlightened forecast
In the lover country more than IN your own but In
your own also, to an unfortunate extent trees seem to
nave oecn regarded cumbere, 6t only to be cut
down and oaroed Accordingly tho work OF dsnudng
PED anu naked Tho execpdons when any made
os 'hs moe part In vor Of the saus OF the forest
.hlea look a. they we're beings conscious Of their
strength and rcoiced in the protection the afforded but
mo delicate kind, e1otcs Il to DO had any thing
which might be stiuted to smaller dimensions.
sstadsogy, but literally, generously, up to tho limits
,ss superior claims Of cultivation. In clunaps through
asii al lnnSs TO avenues cur, ns to yasds. how
do they oetoksn! They things warrant eIul,-
uns pride menoslals Of social se aud ties to biud
our esirsn to their fathers home Then. the scasidc,-
nea OF seeing the goody family Of the field, the horse,
snAde' happy and thankful for the goodness which
me%eersd them Is It no, picture to excite respect
and tenderness for treesr Who he cou,empstcs t.
| 10 not better and q wiser man.
Sir Walter Scott compared his delight. lover Of
.oed TO that o. painter laying on his coor and seeing
every moment the effects coming Il he declared
iul Of past present. aud future delight Sir Walter was
speaking as planter. aud may imagine tn, indign.-
on which would have stirred his generous nature at the
ruthless sacrifice which spared not solitary memorial Of
the primitive forest
But trees gracefully arranged than ornaments.
uahty ever useparabls from pleasure u the indulgence
OF sound taste. Ii was the experience oil the
Pushed observer to whom just referred, tina; the lands
adjacent to his rising woods increased In value both
Tor pasture aud cultivation. So. too thought his tenants
VINO did not hesitate To increase thei. There
reason Tor IT, IN the effect OF groves protect adjoining
lands from the Winds and to mitigate the eKrauss OF
heat or cold Then, shade is necessity for the
animals OF the farm, that Il dispense with Il for
ourselves humanity should eons,raa to provide Il for
them.
But notwithstanding easy to see that the for
est might be made Invaluable Hillary tn, farm II
was formerly for the Of spoaou to s,op sho,
Of its entire overthrow. 1udeej, the demolition not no.
frequently, was so complete that within the limit, Of
the enclosures, survived sneak the prde
OF tho forest They would have TO relieve II not to
conceal, the blight Of exhausted field. and handsome
eiump, here and there, through the rm would har. be-
g,t and fore-.housht in its cul y, op la
gland lands valued for the antiquity and extent OF
tho groves in dsrc's noted o tho success and chsc
ter OF the lage We, too, beginning 70 appreciate
them, aud TO svtl and rrpar the erurs o the past
Gentlemen IL il YOUR otHe elevate AMI L,pufy the
oecu patton OF ssrmer. You cannot uniuy m.sri(y its
g lily or importance Its at least the o the VII Die
fabric Of society. Il is not certain tina, We hall re-.
turn TO i. than that dpeni,a upon the earth os
life aud all its comiuris Exert YOUR iuheucr u promo
tin. order regularity, and method for oaly they
prevail tha you are in harmony with the
appointments OF Povdense L.: a sound system preside
in the administration Of the farm and its detail. ns
novel by enchannent aijus, Themselves succession
efficient simple.
You will erpect 10 insist upon the importance
Of adapting the cultivation the lie OF the ground ON
rotation OF crops; in the selection seed regard
blood in selection Of stock especially when intended
for the nursery select best implements; deep
and thorough culture the drainage OF yous lands aud
irrigation, when in your poscr command il. These |
any many other interesting matters Of detail, proml
uent 10 deciding you 10 orgauizs society and would
become me better to ern Of you than volunteer any
opinions of my
The free Interchange of opinion of great Importance
in leading TO observe With attention. 10 think with
precision IL Is particularly be desired in matters Of
common concern IL brings into single focus, again 20
be distributed aud dfused enlarged aud improved the
separate and divided stores Of individual information and
intelligence. The friendly collision O. mind with miad
tends TO lay bare the foundations OF opinions and
tce and serves to correc, what is erroneous aud bring
10 light new truths and hK old in their proper
tons Now, this interchange Of opinion province
Of your ETY. 90 establish aud advance aud of itself wiz
dcaes its title to be respected emneny practical
useful Then, again, your organic ition i'll enable you
approach the legislature the readily aud will secure
for any application you may farmers desire to pre-
sent its dae weight. careful analysis of our soils
would be OF the greatest practical utility and the
State should provide for il BY the appointment OF
proper agents, and liberal appropriation.
Your society has an suspicious beginning The day l..
Sc propitious for osiug overcast Your exhibition is
hindsome credabe Il speaks well of the taste aud en-.
terprse Of your Country, and is aering of the
imposing display to be expected hereafter yet better
omen is yours OF old no grave important uudertak
ing was begun until the orace' had yielded encourag
ing response. better than Dephc oracle is here to
sanction your enterprise, This crowd OF fair ladies' il
guaranty OF tho nobeuess OF your desgn and of your
power to fuh it. The schemes in which they plrticpa
eau have higher sinctou without their smiles our
uumphs are never complete.
THE SPtRrr R,PPER' ASD THE FsEscH AcADEur.-Ths
philosophy OF the spirit rapping, recently oroug ht
before the French Academy Of Schemes the decision
was that the mysterious produced the par
tia dsocaon of endons AMI joints and the return TO
their natural positions. The GIseiie Hsonader Of Ju
ly sh, publishes the report OF the committee to whom
the subject entrusted by the Academy ch
high praise to DR.. Sniff Tor the sagscity aud patience Of
bis observations by which he only able TO detect
the method OF the rappugs by young woman Frank
Tort but finally proiuc. sounds him self which
res"mbl,d tnose ascribed TO the sprs:
The New fo-k Commercial, abiding to this re ult
I'VE have noticed that Professor Austin Flint N. d
OF Butfo, who hipoened De ia Paris at the time ha.
submitted paper to tho Academy. giving account Of
the Observations and experiments .de by himself nd
colleagues, relative TO this subject Tne commlr ,ton
was verS avDrtDv receive by the Aca ismy a, well a.
by the Soeists Dc Bioiogs before which il also lid
The scen III journals of Prs have also spoken in COM
pmenary terms oil the spirit and logic of Professor Flint
paper and received with the identical expose Of Dr.
Saif "a the true aud rational explanation Of this most
singular deiuSion and imp So nGcn for theory
which received with ridcue by the spiritual papers
in this cunts, and for lin. brought ooloquy upon
its learned author"
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