New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-09
rrem TIE AIbany EssAina JawnaL

Opinions are various and conflicting as TO the cause
of the decrease III the agricultural population oil inc
state. One says Railroads. Another Canals.
Fear of Taxes" suggests third. western emera-
ton says a fourth, while fifth attributes II 10 tue
"hard times and sixth TO the "exhaustoa OF the
"sol.'
In purely agricultural country there is one invara-
bic succt sson OF events Its products are earned 10
the Metropolis sold, exported used. The Metropo-
lis thrves and iattens them. Population pours INTO
IT, Wealth centralZes in J. Commerce Is conuOH-d
by IT, Education and literature and refinement resort
TO IT, Political power and influence pass INTO ITS hands
Meanwhile the agricultural population decreases as
lands become more easily worked, ana as machines
take the place of hands. As il decreases and conse-
oueufy becomes scattered il Is no longer able TO sup
port schools and churches TO maintain banks, to build
roads and raways or libraries, or even to IN lands.
80 the Country grows ignorant, poor dependent ana
comes in time TO be the mere purveyor and subordl-
nate of the Town.
once confederation OF sovereign States like ours, nov
ruled and owned BY Paris. Such fate has happened
TO The agricultural Turks, once the terror OF Europe,
the needy dependents OF the Greeks ana Jews OF
Cons'antinople. Such fate is gradually stealing up
on the agric cultural Southern States, becoming every
yoa- more dependent on New-Nork. such iate
would happen 10 US were we 10 cchhhe ouseINes a.
thew have 20 that one pursuit
Inland CONNER cial towns, which happen 10 De TIE
temporary place of iranshipment or export exhibit
TEMPORARY growth not unlike that OF the metropolis.
Goshen grew rapidly so long as II was Tie terminus OF
tie HE hOdU uNNeoD grew ldiiAiH uli' Al was tlt
roni of departure for ship navigation. Auburn grew
Ispdy while the Central X Dad built further.
EniTa and Canandaigua have grown since they be-
cane the functions Of traDshipping roads. Buffalo
AID OsweeO the elropots of northwestern trade grow
rnuidlv vet As the channels of trade become per-
6cfed such places if they have no other resource,
fall back and tleir commerce is transferred TO tue
Metropolis. Witness jamestown, a. Alexandra,
Schenectady.
This j. one side Now for the other.
We have but 20 look across our eastern Inc Tor
State whose agricultural population does not decrease
whose growth is as rapid in IL age as in s youth
whose country towns and metropolis grow together
and keep proportionHte pace-WhOse villages ana
farms notwithstanding % railroads, Notwithstanding
taxes notwithstanding Western emigration,
notwithstanding the poverty Of o. the soil, are
thriving as much az they ever did, and more. And
a. il is In Massachusetts, II l. IN other manuac-
turing States the world over
Observation-Disclosures Of iron, cloth, paper' WOOL
cotton. or anything ese-are what are neeoed TO keep
the inland towns and counties Of NcNlork increasing
instead Of diminishing. Bringing a market close 10
the farmers door, supplying bin with the manufac-
tured products without the cos, OF the oouele trans
poriation 10 and from the see coas-brnging mouias
10 be fed bodies to b. clothed, heads 10 De taught
and pock cts to help pay taxesihose are the means OF
preventing him from leaving his farm and running on
aftfr prairie land and gold mines.
Two small towns Of whose existence even ihAn.
IN the State sEe ignorant exhibit striking oouiras
20 the fslrE Cd IL toms Of similar sNt-cf-.T Il