The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-02-13
PUBLISHED WEEKLY DY
THOMAS J. WARREN.
Agrifnltnral. =.
The farmers Mode of Living.

prevalent, than the idea tIlat,the chief end Of
existence is to to toll and garnAr Up riches.
Men will NIT, in so many .%iuds acknowledges
their belief in doctrille ST. abnnfl'ablr; Int
the actions Of by far the 'grcatrr pat otinrl
kind, demonstrate Il It, t" all practice int'iits
and purposes. the, do bcIdng' t,t thai house
hold offaith: The wp.ldor men and women,
'if called upon to-day 10 define hy rheiF-lr7<
and modes of life, their idea o. the imranuount
objects of exi<tcnre,uuuh ve''t!y l:r seemingly "
sweeping assertion that We have made.
And yet, EACH soul has iDtuit ors tr;erhn.
better things. Labor, III itsrlI, * far ii1n'.
being attractive. A%ivrn amount ofphysca
effort may be- condueivr to- hear, ir.and hanpi
uess !; but even then, labor Is not the eud
happiness is the end, and labor the mcus Of
securing it. Just'-so it is, as: regards the in
crease, or accumulation Of wealth.. Amass of
wealth, boarded. up, as the ap;iils Of years If
toll, or the fortunate speculation or what i
worse-of reckless ambition, or graspingTava
rice-eaR impart TO the. mind nothing tlrrt de-
,servessthe name "fj6y., Itoiteu. .causes atrlin'
of evils, infnitely.worse'thA han the-oritnary con.
comitants ofpoverty--worse, because avariee
itself is n curse, to say uotbing!of the number
less discon,forts always atendilgit. =.
Fhis is, after all, fair and beautiful
world-a place fitted up with iufnr'te skill, for
the temporary dwellingpace of uan. 1t hath
not entered into tie heart of man to- roaiceie,
how the great Architect could have done bet
e. ter by rs. . The broad fields are befne aud
around US, variegated as models of taste, and
everywhere inviting us to aanrn the garden
planted by his Masters hand, and to enjoy the
muni6cent benefactons Of his providence !;
while over our heads are spread out the gl,
rious heavens, as the eloquent exp4irentS OF un
changing and incnmPpehen sndn ss. And
yet, the multitude of these >phq "live, lnnvt
and have their being" in the very atmosphere
of an all comprehending bentvolencc, which
demands of all that they shalbe happy, and
joyful all the day long, turn away their faces
from beholdirg the brightness of the Creators
face, and make it the great object Of existence,
not to enjoy but to accumulate.
Now, it may be. earnest ysiusst.d upon,t that
mode of life, cnnformed To such prryerSinn
Of the grand elementary principles cf social
existence, 10 SAY nothing of Ire eterua' ftn-ss.
of things, Can nevcrbc otherwise ,han'lchasiug
and Improbable. Especially is this true o.
those who, as the culti~,urs Of the si,il, ave in
tbc very midst of objects calculated f. eujnrur
and Quicken into h,althtill ACTIVITY tie tiner
capacities for eunyrnent. and woo stand in,i,
matey related To the Creator hy a 'Irar!ica;
familiarity with the laws OF the plIiNeg'S'
Those who can. cai,>e the earth to. hrc"nH'
clothed in living green. m'd WHO can call :'the
cattle upon Thousand hills" their own, ougjl:
assurediy, to be able 10 extract t"m ihe-''r
perverted volume at IA, nre, ii" .,''r'. -. /.
and delightful, ,in>ua'Aion. AID T. l'se:If -,
to render thsil da,S,a beautiful com - -.
not upon the goodness # G"d ..v"',.'
upon the. capacity for e'l"> '"c;'f' ~t'ri
goodness. has he:t"wrI "p"a Us,
e.: 1t we are right 'p:th'>, IT i"l'"Nn Ini lH"s"
whose chosen lot rs. not t" cultivate Ia" r'Iu'
should fix upon a mpdr "t Iii" h"sl ~ 'l..i /"
the end Of promoting l!ier ""n :apa.nrS" a....
sSthat Of those who Share the abrs .; IN II 80
cation, They ous not to i've up"l' the 70
fuse. Of their crops. nor i'll amy Ma, t" CT
themselves of from 'he in'"lgv're "i teli""
ment OF lie who, he;ter 'na" ths :i'b4'
IS entitled TO. the ci"icr da''i'rs E"gG'f1 hs
his industry! Why stI"I.d ne s'ler; ';.".ii''
larder or. his. granalS, from his "rcsid ~ Ills
garden, the bst Parts for u" d'"ne> vf The so,
ciai hive, aud feed Emsrlf aud Family upon
what is leit2 Or whxsIuuld he ha:i, cN;u:
fort from his own iresidc, for. the s:.kn nfnlak
ing money for his heirs to. quarrel ab ,utl =.
Not only should the turner's home b., the,
but It should lie distinguished by the adnrn
ments of taste, and the embellishments Of ~
advanced and progressive civilizati"n. In: