Weekly Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1853-1861, 1855-10-11

of country where there j. 40 love of home. Pa I
trioiisu. true and genuine, the only kind wor- .
Thy OF the name. derives It's mighty strength {
from fouatains that gnsh out arouud The hearth L
stone; and th"se who forget e. cherish The hoase
hold Interests viii soon lts,rl, leo look with In s
dliierelfe uaiii Tic Interests uf ileir common
country. :
We must cultivate the ro1.s--noi ;he tons
We n'us, make tlie jaiply ,,soerRmeaf The
Sclrlol. the FAINT he Church ths. Sbop the I
Agricultural Fans lac Laboratories of oar great
ness We musi educate our SONS io be farmers,
artilaiis, :iihittcis, engineers, geologIsts bOta-
nist-. chcmiSis-iu word practical men. Their
eyes must Ice turned from Washington 90 their
state. counties. townships. districts, home
This Is ,rtic patriot sift an the. ev aairiaiis
| thai viii prrrelu.lly preserve the nation.
| Win a TERRITORY stretching irnm he Atlantic +
to the Pacific. AMI with sea coasts more than .
/ FIVE thousand miles in zeNleut I'VE have almost
all varieties OF Soils climates aud productions; I
and consequently, we have within our bounda. /
ries citizens OF every kind of pursuit and occu-
patton. The world never witnessed, before the 1
present time, such busy, busting, energetic
crowd OF human beings. scattered over a terri /
tory so vast, and living under a government
supported by their own will. Formers and plan
| tiers, mechanics and manufacturers, merchants
and traders, miners OF iron, and gold, and sill
yer, and copper, aud coal; men of labor and in
dusjry, engaged in business IN town and eoun-
try, on the oceans of the world, and on our
lakes and river--all of these while they consti-
tute the strength of our confederacy have in
their various pursuits, their own peculiar cas-
toms, habits, manners, and tastes: yet. their
constitutions aud their laws protect their rights,
Individually, and recognize their political equal
/ ity. In this consists the strength and the beau
ty Of our form of government.
| We require. must have. the full grown
| policy of each ofihese pursuits, with the thou
| Of mt in
government whose interests are so diversified
Each of these should be left free to arrive 1t full
perfection. without the influences of great
overshadowing, central. consolidated, govern
ment.
\ great proverbial economist has said. Take
care of the pence. and the pounds will take care
Of themselves" We may, with slight modi-
fcaiion. apply the proverb to government Let
US take care Of The smaller communities, and
the larger viii take care of themselves. | re-
Gently asked a friend of mine, an intelligent
farmer, "For whom did You vote for township
, uustce!" "Well, really, have forgotten, was
: his answer "Forgotton" replied, "forgot-
ten What, Do YOU not know the inan 10
. whom YOU have entrusted the management Of
affairs most intimately connected with the mo.
r raj aud intellectual welfare of your children p
= Do you forget the person who is 10 have charge
of Your schools, and Ia choose teachers FOR the
future men aud womenof your country Why,
my dear sir. never bc 50 lttlt-
after select the most useful and intelligent man
in your township. for trustee and never forget
: the choice you make After this, select the best
man for county commissioner, 10 direct youi
;, municipal government Ii you have another
= great man. send him 10 the Legislature To speak
= your voice in framing laws TO protect Your per
!, son, property, and character while yon live, and
= the rights of your widow and children, when
: YOU shall be 40 more. Then, II your catalogue
Of great men Is exhausted, but YOU have one
lelt with about half sense, send him 10 Con
gress."
This advice was gwen from full conviction
/ of it, correctness. How can YOU can expect the
heart of this republic 10 be free from corruption
4 and fraud when the little streams and rivulet,
r which nonrish il are neglected. The fountain
Ia heads and springs of this natioa-the people o
a. the several States and TcrritOries-in their pri
al mary organizations, in their local policy, laws
al customs, and manuers-are the sources from
nj which the national government must derive, 20
G. ticaly. whatever OF virtue, wisdom, or strength
E. il may possess.
Ii has been Justly said. that the two grea
TO leading objects of human pursuit, are Agricul
s. turc and Mechanism. In these are comprehen
Ii ded the wealth of the country Their .prospesri
no ty indicates the prosperity Of the nation
o Wehayc too long regarded as the wise man
D. the representative who ,leyises the best syseg
e, of finance to carry forward great enterprisesb
le borrowing millions. Suppose we establish
ii new standard by which, TO measure men; and re
to gard him % the wise man who dcviscs sys
ID fem that will support, and advance, the true in
tercsts of Agricultural, Mechanical, and Manu-
e featuring pursuits. He who is good mode
e. farmer, IS as much entitled to distinction an,
he office. as is theman who has commanded regi
" ment in battle He who shall ascertain tn
b. cause of the potato rot, and prescribe proven
be tive. will be entitled to the respect and thank
r .s~-t.r IL
e finances Of bank successfully The countr,
a. will not he re,rogsadings when The highest OF
h. fee shall be given 70 the Mechanic or The Man
ufacturer. who shall make the best specimen o
r. mechanism, or the finest piece OF cloth. lie
n the friends of the Plo0, the Loom and the ARril
of have their associations, conventions shows. aus
n Fairs These arc the great UNIVERSITIES of Prac
&c teal, Agricultural. aud Mechanical knowledge
he How limited is our knowledge of the chemic
en- al properties of the air That we breaihe-of th
Vi waller that we drink-or Of the soil on whichw
an are dependent FOR the food that supports life
lis How ignorant are OF the various natures an'
qualities of the different ores and minerals tina
to lie in profusion all around us What do tb
ia students i'm our colleges and universities lear
les of the botanical characteristics OF our grasses
III grains. fruits, trees, and howerss And, on thei
its return to thcr.home, what information can the
all communicate 10 their ncighbors, in relation {
he the physiological pecuiaritcs of those animal
ra- for which there Is in the market and on IA
n farm, the greatest demandl
his The progress of happy change Is visible /
in, every part of our country. During the cours
Is Of the present year e-fourth Of the whole M
ith ton will have assembled ut our numerous Stat
ch aud County Fairs: aud the most favorable n
Ii suits will follow these exhibitions of the cnie
81, prise. skill aud industry Of the people.
To- In many parts of the Union the people are o
ler canlzing Agricultural Schools and Colleges, i
he which the science OF planting and cultivatin
,th will be taught in place of human buichery.-
nd The schoolmaster is beginning TO be regarded ;
lel one whose profession 10 as noble as that OF q
her buttoned gentleman. The public mind seen
in 10 have awakened To the realization of SOM
he thing practical. Each man Is asking, for hin
he self information with respect To the best susie
he the Jed mode-fhe best ma,lRfr--of reaping n
NJ reward of labor bestowed upon the Garth, or
as the making Of those articles which are foun
ler necessary for his comfort and condition in lii
In the investigation Of those questions. men al
mt willing 10 exchange views aud opinions wit
ger their neighbors. They are not only Willing
ID bat anxious, 10 become acquainted, by persons
so observation, with modes If labor, nlachincr,
nd aud the productions of the earth; in n word I
NJ have the full history OF all that is around then
i'll The mechanic has access To fbc farlner--ih
he farmer Ia the mechanic:--they meet and consul
i'm together. At these exhibitions, the most dis
IL tinguished mechanics are present: aud the
bring with them, not only the work of theI
"a. brains aud hands, but active and oJscrs in;
ed minds to inquire into the wants of the country
10 and they return 10 perfect the intentions tina
m have been suggested by these means The far
H. mcr, too has favorable opportunity. al Ties
IT. fairs, TO make himself well acquainted viii
TO what is new and useful and TO see the best pro
al duclions of different portions of the country
Id Perhaps, the most convincing evidence OF re
Of cent great improvements in the business oi farm
he ing, will appear, on instituting comparison
IA between the present coalition OF the agriculh
i'll raj interests Of your State and that condition
il IN which these interests existed hefare the or
" ganzaiion OF these associations. There are,
es doubt not those present, who. If they will lool
rs back over u period of twenty-five years, car
Sc make the comparison 10 which / refer.
ii In the lapse of that time, what improved