The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1855-02-07
AN ADD r IS
ORANGE COUNTY SOCIETY
FOR THE PROMOTION OF
Aoritnltrt, tbe atlubanit arts, 4 atlanufattHes,
By PAUL C. CAMERON, ESQ.
At their First Annual Fair, October 27th, 1854.


At their First Annual Fair, October s7h 1854.
Continued.
And if it be true that misery companonship is but
many other counties of North Carolina besides
have fear of exposing poverty to those who
any better off than ourscycs and very well know that
poor likely remain poor, those who at
tempt to conceal their poverty.
Edgecombe is reputed the best cultivated district in the
State 1t is said her farmers the ieest from debt the
largest money lenders paying the most liberal prices for an
slaves and manures and that thing in her borders adj
vancng solid value and Improvement Less noise at cleo
tons and rivalry in the field and more and better pro-
vision for ourselves and dependents will certainly bring
better crops and elevate social and domestic habits
In the work of improving advancing the husbandy of
Orange desire to know party but the good OF all Its
pleasant sight, to people uniting and acting Tor the
complshment of NOBLE RATIONAL peaceful aud common end
that end the happiness Of the largest number. With this
object and with these views and feelings year ago. fifty of
the farmers Of Orange associated themselves together and
number about hundred members and propose to distribute
two hundred dollars in premiums. The farmers and mecha
who have united in this association have many interests
common and they do well TO cultivate this kHd feel
ngs towards each other We nghbors, and there should
be interchange OF good offices between it will heghen
the pleasures Of social intercourse the cei enjoyment Of te
We social beings, and desire not only air good
water and healthy sul desire good neighbos good
tage and all its consequents And like The soil that We cu-
tyae have large capacities for improvement; and
oymen and rewards viii be in proportion 20 the measure OF
sefmproyement We may become learned by the help
Of Others but be wise but by exerton
II is sefcuure that makes the OF mark and
all the pursuits of life and mans necessity Is often times his
greatest temporal bessinghe highest the scale Of be-
ing when necessity induces activity o both body and mind
Ii leisure that need TO become Mse It j. mental s
muus activity aud action We have opportunities for study
in our every day empoymenn every tree plant aud insect
I'm every crumbng and decayng ean every change
Of the atmosheen the clouds above u.s. and N the earth
beneath sh0r every natural object appearance by
which are surrounded Ii BY the practice Of thinking aud
investigating OF taking notice Of what around and
trying the Of such phenomena and effects
as under observation that the mind rendered
active aud stored with really useful knowledge From such
observations and Investigations society has received its best
contributions. Srolling the borders Of field In
South Carolina. Whitney, with metallic point in his hand,
applied il the removal OF the lint from the seed At
the thought Of multiplying the points presented aud hence
the Cotton Gin. At the tail Of KITE franklin, Boston pn
ter bow mastered the laws o Electricity aud obtained the
control o The Lghnng hence the Rod and the Telegraph
And Fulton and Watt watching the aeton OF boiling
conceived tie Steam Engines aud yOking the dscOrdan ee
m.n Of FIRE and flood gave the Ocean Steamer aud the Iron
Horse annhang time and space And seated on his Impo-
yerishr aud wasted farm Shell Banks The unpreenng
thor Of the Essay Cacarous Manures stimulated by
cessty and directed by active aud nqustye mind,
menced series u experiments n the q Shell Mari that
have the opinion 81 the best nioned added not less than
thirty millions value OF the lands o tide water Virginia;
placing his State in less thanweniy years IN the front rank OF
the wheat producing Of the Uuon aud winning for him
self reputation extensive aud enduring than any o Nr-
gnas living statesmen aud regarded By all as her best
living benclaeor With the farmers Of Eastern Virginia. the
fame Edmund Rutn has attained ts full height and p:o-
poron and no mans praise add single cubt 70 his
III Eastern Virginia, least they longer attach any
force truth the rhyme
"Tha, he who mari. sand
Will soon buy more land.
Aud hc Who marls clay
Throws al
II is not enough that should see feel and hear does
the or lie must think IL may be said with confidence that
every acquisition science and every invention useful 70
man has been made accidentally general rule but by
the proper use Of his reasoning faculties.
Nor enough that he should educate his head and bis
hands but his heart also learn 10 master himself TO govern
his appetes and passions Society is quite much 10 want
Of lie services o the ,uuns and guud 81 the learned and
great And the history Of all past time that man is
not TO be made good vtuou honest sober BY statute
law Thou shaft not steal" i law higher than mans law
and vet no crime larceny um the mcss plea
yuc percr him who decoys and swindes by thousands
Aud had il been written the tables, Thou shalt not
drink strong drink yet inempeance might be common as
Il now IL Thuugh soldier in the cold water armyhuugh
no advocate pruibtOt iawsyct should feel that had
failed my duty the plough aud the objects Of this assoc
atiOn did declare the most emphatic that,
next 10 wasted and exhausted SOIL the greatest evil which al
ncts ms native county, dsurcs it, husandry, aud dcgades
its tefs the manufacture and incorporate oi cheap
and Intoxicating drink For proof ol t visit any neighbor-
hood IN The county aud where most whkcy used there will
you find agc aud tcr The most naked aud ragged cond.
ion the social duties aud affections dsrcgared huma
nifty in its aud the brute but the shallow OF bis
MASTER the exhibition Of the pig without corn aud the COW
without fodder.
Habit begins In tobwebs and ends 10 chains The indiyd-
nal farmer ~ OF more importance than his farm and the
suits Of his occupation on his character o interest to
Than the products oc his fields We cannot be otherwise than
eenly soci,ous 10 know that makes hi IN habits O indus.