Smyrna times., 1856-09-17
Social Status Of Farmers and Merchants

SOCIAL status or Farmers and merchants
Tho farmers share of the profits of the land
should not be as a narrow rivulet, a. thin and
hardly perceptible thread, flowing through
wide margin of rent on the one hand and ex-
penses on the other. 1t should be something
much better than this. (Hear, hear.) When, |
for instance, l meet a farmer going to his mar
ket town, like to see him mounted on a good
horse, or driving his family in neat turnout,
wtha good horse in it. (FIear, hear.J When
l enter farmers houseI like to find it, not
only well and substantially, but, handsomely
and elegantly furnished. And whenain it, the
first thing which always do, is to look round
for the bookshelf, on which hope to see, not
only volumes on practical and scientific agri-.
culture and the improvements of the day, but
also works on general instruction and informa-
ton, such as make the we'll cultivated mind and
the accomplished gentleman. (Hear, hear "
And / never forget 10 peer about for the wife's
piano, as the most graceful ornament of the
parlor. 1 especially, and emphatically, and ad-
visedly mention the piand, because recollect a
London paper five or six years ago, somewhat
| scoHingly and very audaeiously recommending
j the farmeraa.a TsaiD .t3smit ;ysio1g - a'.1.
5 aaas'" To sell his wife's piano, '''"' ~ 2n''
; sa'i'''' And with the money buy guato.", ''
r loud laughter.) = Noy., III were snarl
flSoung farmer, i should put lit altogether the
: other other way "a Eoi - - lHsa g5dI
A 1isdIf use soimuch gaano,a Hs4a sas hoa 4'ii
q Esa1 hope to buy good piano; 30. -''o'a'''
q 81 lFor,if music is the charm of life, ~ aii' j.
U Goai 1'ptrSto charm my charming wife. .''''""s
Loud laugkteE), Or, IS prove my view Of thc
farmers rightfuI position in the social scale il
: another light, let us suppose the case of. maj
o with two sonsa each tof whom, to start hin
: in life he gives three or four or five or si'
u thousand pounds. Very we'll, One of then
q settles in the country and establishes himsel
q, as farmer, while the other finds his way .
ID London, Liverpool, Bristol, or Hull, and embark
&c in trade and commerce. .... 49, 4.ba
~ = If this last is judcious and successful, in
'e very short timewe hear of his name in tn
~ list of the merchant-princes of the land; an
- - ali respect and praise, say !, to the men wh
ne win aud deserve and adorn this honorable an
" wofld-famous title. And when we visit hin
a we find him surrounded by all the comforts ar
VI conyeniences and elegancies befitting the st
d. ton and positioniwhieh he has achieved .. Mo-
cir while the one brother wh9, it may be, inipor
ca. the tea which weare to drink with opr' toast.
on called aimerchant-pripce, and has and enjoyss
The things accordingly, why should not the 9th
on. brother, who grows the toast which are to
ard with our Tea, also claim 10 be 6f the same 70,
on. family, and be called a. farmer-pripce, and ia
He rank and all the rest sofit with his mercba
and rothera--Spsech of the, Req. James Aspind
ex- at the Isle Of ArhoIme dg ricuIturaI dinner
e- H'A oi4's' 81 80. /
nal lar THE Pans ExhIBrrIoS.- read
tied will remember the rise, progress and decline
itch the d" men fever" during the raging Of VIII
Tor great, awkward Shanghai fowls brought fa
hav lous prices, and -trim-littie barn door chick
: Of were at decided discount, although one of
era latter for purposes OF utility was worth do
goold of the former There was similar go
,ew- fever b raging at The Paris Industrial Exh
a it. ton when the last steamer sailed, WHICH p
It Of heavy discount on the Durbams, Attorneys
lies Devonshires. The animals in favor were c
yaal, ed the Angus breed" and we're the object
itory general admiration. They have no horns,
New are mostly spotted --blaek.and white, They
s,oh ,aised in the connties of Furfar and Kineard