, 1857-02-20
What Is tho duty Of The AgricuItwaIIsli

What IS tho duty Of The AgriculturaliSti
The following sensible and pertinent ars
ticle upon the duties Of farmers, we tak6
from the Memphis Tenn. j BaRst,n. The
editor is on the right Sids 10 the position he
assumes. We heartily endorse him IN that
position, add recommend the annexed to
the serious consideration Of the army of
farmers Of the Union. 1t Is an appeal to
the agricultural class Of ofTsnnessee, by our
colemporary Of the Bulletin, but believing
the subject to bo equally deserving Of
thought and reflection by the 4lOfds Of the
soiP in latitndes elsewhere, we have taken
the liberty to so alter the phraseology
thus to suit it, without inparing the senses
AGMcuIrURE As NATIONAL INrEREsf.A'
Now that the political hurry ybnFly Is over,
and the country has a chance to subside
back into that calm and sober eontempla-
ton Of real interests from, which It was
driven by the selhshness Of scheming politi.
clans, we trust that such suggestions as
those Of "AeMcoLA"in in to days issue, may
arrest the attention of the people. They
touch the most important interests ofall--
the claim that Agriculture has upon the
fostering aid Of the National Legislature!
Is It not strange thatTHE Lgood-naH
tured easy, patient drudges astbey atd4-'
have so long endured this negligence of
their stake in the Government Think iof
il, Sc Tillers Of the Solltl Commetce, Man
Gfaetufes, eteftf fothersinterest, Is cared for
facilitatedp fOstered and protected y while
all that bas been done for yoHn VOCATION
is indirectly through the Reports Of the
Patent Once, which not one IN q thousand
ai The fault and tbe shame IieS with Sgf,2
fafmers,in not demanding yonr equal par
ticipation 10 tbebepe6ts0 Of the GoveFnment.
You permit yourselves to be stirred up TO
party strife BY cunning aspirants for politi-
cal honors, and 10 the melee forget that
youT special interests are ignored aud neg
lected by all parties.uo grroa yil1iasqso
1t was 50 for long, long years in Tennes-
Sc; until at length, Justice was in part rem
dered to the producing class OF the State,
by the establishment Of the AeRfcuIfuRAL
BuRExu, as q part Of the machinery Of our
State Government The effect Of that
measure has been magical as tie rod Of tie
Prophet, awakening into gushing life spark.
ling fountains Of Agricultural inteIllgcnce,
which win aow % forever feftilsing our
whole State, as was the ancient Egyptian
abundance by an overflow Of the Nile,
What the sereral States owe to itspoople,
the Nationall GoveFnment Of the Ullop,
owes ID, the people Of the Nation. .n.,
What after all, IS this political agitation
IN which the farmers OF tie country permit
themselves to beoplunged, bot ia passing
through the FIRE Of evil passion toithe Mo-
Ioch Of afeW mems ambitioni Win they
always thus allow themselves to. be made
sacridcial victims and pnppetsl-of rather,
win they not pause aud thi6k Of the HlssneR
in which they aroy interestedf We adjufe
them 10 do We urge upon them, as
one Of the surest means Of enllghteuing the
whole mass o. The people, and thus Of res
toring aud peipetnating the Republic inits
pFistineipdrity TO demand of al aspirants
for national place. as an absolute condition
Of their suffrage, that The Agricultural in
terests Of the nation shall receive equal aid
with the other Interests. We urge upon
them 10 demand National Bureau for the
dissemination Of agricultural information
and TO otherwise, BY the national bounty
facilitate agricultural eleyation and prog
ress.
oa And 50, too, IN our State Elections. u
ii not time that the hone concerns Of States
should have something TO do with the So
lection Of our Governors and State LegiS
latorsl-that other questions and consider
ations, than whether q man "btleHgr to
this or that notionhl political arty-Wheth.
er'he has ''seen'i or has act seen somsthiag
that somebody else has not aeen-aWhetbeJ
ION the goass" he is''righP orswrpBg
should enter into, the list Of qualities and
quaIifcations3 It seems 80 20 1s; aud We
are 10th TO believe that aR Intelligent ana
patriotic people wilflong disagree with MS.
Mere party has brought ns, as q people. 10
the verge Of disintegTatiOn, In the name
Of patriotism, let eonatry be, for q while,
the paramount object Of regard. II the
farmers Of the land will 60 decree b, L viii
bo done.aD 20 f9lal I'D sYTell1 ~