Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-19
THE EDUCATION OF FARMERS, SONS.

We were born on farm. We were farmers
son. Ihs best lessons of our life were received
on farm. We love the farm and all that per-
salns to 1t. We regard it as not second to any
Morialy pursuit. not second in dignity, in i'm
portance and usefulness. Hence we feel that
we have right to speak for farmers sons.
we yin the outset that all people should be
educated. especially in a country like ours,
where the people make the country, the laws
the custums, the states of society, and do every
thing that pertains to political government and
social order; most especially should farmers sons
be educated. The times demandsit the country
demands it. There are governmental abuses to
reformed, there are questions of principle and
political economy to settle. There are produ-
eing interests to be represented in the Iegisla-
tive halls There are real estate laws, boundary
laws, that affect almost wholly the farmer ard
hls family Then there are the great CONNER
eial interests OF the country and everything that
relates to improvement in travel and trade. all
OF which vitality concern the farmer. There are
tax laws, the school laws, the laws directing the
paace and order Of society there is the conduct
Oh the general, the State and county government
How shall these things be rightly attended to so
as not to jeopardize the farmers interests!
Professional politicians are dangerous Wo
do not need horde of hungry politicians to
gather around every Office like eagles around a
carcass We want tho people educated in all
the great duties of life,-educated to be wise
juiiciOus, calm, highminded educated to love
tho country and honor it with virtuous and dig
nified hyes-educated to believe as the first ar
ticle Oftheircreed, ''that riah taousness exateth
nation people educated will have
knowledge OF politics equal to any emergency
Our fathers were not professional politicians,
and they framed government wiser than the
world ever saw. They knew what they needed
Ii the people are wisely educated they will
know enough of politics. We want to raise our
presidents, governors, legislators, judges, and
1Ore,gn ministers on our farms. We want TO
qualify farmers sons for these posts of duty.
We want at least to have the farmers completely
represented IN every legislature in the country
we want the whole governing power made up
from the whole producing classes. They are
the soul and body OF the country, and farmers
come In for large share ofreprcsentation. We
want speakers, writer's editors thinkers actors
polished, high-sOuled, gentlemanly men from
the heart of the farmers family. Shall we have
them? Say, farmers. We cannot do well with
out them. If every man was educate enough to
act respectable part in Congress, we should
have the whole people to choose from, and could
send our best men there As it is, there is only
here and there one educationally qualified to go
or serve his country in any way. Let us have
farmers sons educated and we can usher in
new order OF things in the management of our
government.
But it is not for political objects only that We
would have farmers sons educated. 1t is for
their own good, that they may conduct their
business with the strength and wisdom of educa-
ted minds, rear their families intelligently, and
surround them with the comforts, opportunities,
and excellencies Of educated and refined socic-
ty- Everything In our day calls for the educa-
ton OF farmers sons. Agriculture is becoming
science. In all its departments it is being
reduced to scientific principles. 1t is become a
necessity that the farmer should be a scientific
man, and possess a cultivated, well-informed
mind. AS man it makes him nober and
stronger; as citizen, wOrthier of trust and as
farmer, more productive and trebly success
full.
There is no place were intelligence paws a
larger per centage than in agricultural pur-
suits
The country and the world, as we'll as their
own interest demands of farmers the education
OF their cons in the principles of sound learning,
sound morality and sound life. Let those who
are soon to come upon the stage Of active life he
well qualified to discharge any duty that NAV
devolve upon them.-VaAsY Farmer.