Demoine courier., 1855-12-06

upon me eastern sea OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
of dollars can be ex expended Annually TO
beaulify the grounds around the C capitol
expeditions can be fitted out TO ex
plore the Dead Sea, and the reports OF
The officers making such explorations
can be published in expensive and cost
ly form, TO be distributed to The favori,es
of those in power Millions can be ap-
propr:atcd TO sustain a school at West
Point TO educate our sons in The arts al
war--vessels can be built and maintain
ed al a great expense to qualify our
0 n for the naval service. But when
ever the proposition to foster and adj
vance the great agricultural interests Of
the country is made in Cong sess, it is
lost sight Of in the discussion offaf less
importan, subjects. In short. our gov
ernmen, has utterly, shomeiully neglect.
ed it's duty in regard TO this great ques-
lion of agriculture, while il has in too
many instances pa,ronized with a Law,
ish and even a reckless hand, other and
less important bjects. No,wi,hsiand
ing the fact, that Gen. Washington, in
his first annual address 10 the first Con.
gross, and every successive President
from that day TO this. has called the at
~ten,ion of Congress TO it, and urged the
necessity of lie vising some means to pro-
mote this interest. yet every attempt has
been useless and unavailing.
Above all other governments in the
vo.kf. oars should foster and encourage
agriculture. Look for one nomenl TO
Europe, In The kingdom Of Prussia,
there are five agricultural colleges, in
which are laugh, by theory and practice,
The highest branches of Science. together
with culture and Improvements OF the
soil--of agricultural schools of a more
elementary character there e's ten
there are also seven schools devoted TO
instruction i'm the cultivation of fas--
'wo specially devoted TO instruction in
The management of meadow lands-one
Tor instruction in The management Of
sheep, and there are Is model farms,
intended to serve for introducing better
modes of agriculture. In all II public
establishments for agricultural education,
and all these institutions receive aid di.
reclly from he government, and most of
then are under The superintence Of off
GERS appointed by the government -
Prussia is a monarchy with Is. 600 600
Of people. The Uniled States a Repu-
bic with $4,000, 900 Of people. The
former has IL agricultural sc:iools-the
latter no, one.
Belgium. since 1920, has made large
appropriation for The encouragement of
agriculture.
France, under several administrations,
has been liberal in the support of this
grea, interest, and particularly in the
rearing and improving of sheep and ca!-
ovation Of the sugar beet. ">he has
seventy five agricultural schools unde.
government patronage. To one OF these
she made an appropriation in l849, of
nearly half a million of dollars. An
other has already gradu.ed six hundred
well educated agricul,urists, who imme
tia,ely found honorable and lucrative
situations al The head of their profess
sions."
Despoiic Russia. has CO OF these
schools. some of which are OF a high or
der.
Spain. too, for many years. has had
flocks of sheep. pay ing the greatest al
~,en,ion 10 their improvement, and send
ing Them gra,uitously to the farmers OF
The country.
Great Britain has to some extent, civ.
en- aid 90 her many agricultural associa.
atoms, and in England more especially,
has The patronage Of the government
been moot salu,ary upon her rural pros.
periiy. In Ireland, that .brigh, isle of
The ocean The benefit Of those schools
have been marked. There. by the 70.
lation Of crops. and Improvements foun-
ded upon scientific principles. murh Of
The land which was considered worn OCT
by bad ,illage has been redeemed, and
now bears most prolific crops. The
'bogs Of Ireland 80 long a reproach and
a by-word to that na,inn have by q sys
TEN Of underdraining been made ,illable,
and in n instance. seven hundred bush
els Of potatoes are said TO haze been
grown Upon one acre Of re1eemed bog
land.
You may inquire why il is, that Wills.
The governments Of Europe have been
thus liberal in The promotion Of our Ia
vorite interest. that our government.
which should be the model OF all Others
in this respect, has been SO regardless of
its duly! In reply permit me 10 say,
,ha, in Europe, those who make the
laws and mark oul the policy of the gov
ernmen, are the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. most
interested in the promotion of this cause,
In this country such 10 not the TACT. The
President and The members Of his cabi.
net are LAWYERS and no, farmers. Who
are your members of Congress! Are
they farmers or mechanics. or are they
lawyers! Who exert the controlling in
~luence 10 your Stale Legislatures! Is j,
The farmers or mechanics? think not.
| say this in no disrespec. TO the mem
bers Of the lesa! profession. AS a PEG
pie W owe much 10 the members OF The
legal profession. Ia our glorious sirug
gle for independence, they were foremost
in asserting and defending The rights OF
The colonies. and in the organization OF
our government thew assisted in lavinp