Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-12-14

But, 10 accomplish all these results, one
thing is necessary. It is necessary that, in
every dwelling and farmhouse in the land,
from one end Of the country 10 the other,
'ha. the mother should train; ay, and ,hs,
the father should train; train! train! train!
This is the word, if The goal is to be reach
ed. We have formerly trained our horses,
trained our dogs, trained our cattle. Blu, q
greater race is 10 come off: we enter our
child'en-our sons and our deugh.ers-for
the great sweepstakes over The Union course!
Train, then, early. Train late; train in the
nursery; train in the school room; train in
the drawing room. ard in the field. and train
q, The altar. Erect your college courses
The farmer Of Silver Spring-Frsncis P.
Blair, Esq.-hss exhof.ed the Congress of
the nation, in one Of the mos. augnen.a.ive,
eloquent, and able appeals ever made to that
body in the form of q memorial exhorted
them in the nsme of Washington, in The
name of agriculture, in the name Of The A.
merican people, to purchase the hallowed
and consecra,ed ground Of Mount Vernon,
and dedicate j. 10 The cause Of the diffusion
Of agricultural knowledge. And ye. Con-
gress psuses. Five millions Of sgricul.urs.s
appeal in vain for so small boon. Repre-
sented through their societies, organized
throughout almos. every county Of the
Union, with State associations, and national
association, their annual gatherings already
constituting The great national gala days
OF The country, with an agricultural press
already read by half d million of VOTERS
pay ing the taxes Of the coun,ry-cons,ilut-
ing three fousths of the people Of the coun-
try, and ye. Congress gives to agriculture
no bureau, no department, no institution Of
learning; they know us but to Tax US. In
the moral void JUS! relrlbu.ion is visited
upon acts of omission, as well as upon acts
Of commission. The sgricuI.uris.s have
but to combine 10 punish such sighting Of
their claims, such oversIaughing Of Them
selves and their interests, and insure from
more faithful servants more faithful work
The day OF reck oning may be q, hand.
Il mus. be said, however, in reference to
The memorial presented by Mr.. Blair and
others, for the purchase of Noun, Vernon
and the establishment Of an agricultural
school and model farm, in connexion with
The Smithsonian Institution, thu. General
Morton, of the Senate's Commi,iee on the
| subject, made very able and satisfactory
report, and it is to be hoped the measure
will be promptly acted on ct the approach
ing session Of Congress.
| And whats course for training this would
afford the youth Of the country The farm
ers of my own lItile State came forward re-
Gently to make up q balance Of fund Of
| $4,000 for The establishment, Of an agricul-
luraI department in connection with Dela-
ware Cnllege, 3, Newark. The result is,
that on The frs. day Of this month forty
three young gentlemen entered that insl'u-
ZION being twice ,he average number for the
las, several years, coming from Georgia,
Souih Caroline, Maine, representing in all
len States and to help Us along a Mont
gomery county farmer, Washington city
Iswyer--my friend, Joseph H. Bradley,
| E~q.-came up and made US most able and
eI"quen. address. am changing work with
that gentleman, and paying him off o.day !;
and if have not performed my task as well,
even be will admit that "pul in good Time"
Maryland, slso, moved thereto by one
who is always first TO move, and the mos.
efficient TO move in every good cause con-
necled with agriculture. Charles B. Calvert,
Esq, is taking steps towards the establish
men' of an agricultural college.
! Enter, then, your sons. Sound in their
ears The exhoridtIon of the father of Daniel
Webster 10 his son, as they were resting
dow, Get learning, my son, get learning,
get learning!" and the la'her was ready to
make any sacrifice TO This end.
IL remember" says Webster, ".he very
hill which we were ascending, through
deep SHOWS in New England sleigh, when
my father first made known his purpose OF
sending me to college. could not speak.
How could he, thought, with 50 large a
family and in such narrow circumstances,
think Of incurring SO great an expense for
me. A warm glow run all over me, and
laid my head on my (alher's shoulder, and
went"
Our children will remember the sacrifices
we make for Them, and bless our memories
for it; nay, they will, as they relate such
sacrifices, let our voices be heard above our
graves.
For the training Of our sons, so far as
their physical formation is concerned, how
favorable are our country homes, and The
sports, labors, and exercise they induce -
N or is The scene less favorable to their moral
culture, where, remote from 'emp's'lon, they
behold in everything that surrounds them
the works OF nature,
s'And look through nature up to natures God!''
Their intellect, then, must be addressed lhr o.
the schools aud the colleges, while every
where they mus. learn .,he precepts Of our
blessed religion, and seek 10 excel in The
practice Of every Christian virtue. Train
i then van mo,hers Train in the name OI