The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-03-16


prised that 50 little attention has been
paid to the subject OF Agriculture by the ,
public writers of our country. 1t consti-
tutes the most important business of the {
nation. and is destined if adequately ap-
preciatcd and properly followed up to rem
der the length and breadth Of this wide !
spread and deeply-rootcd Union, the {
granary of "a large proportion Of the world.
Already our products in this respect are
immense; but they are a, drop in the
Ocean, to what they may become. Mil {
lions of acres, the richest and the finest
that .hc sun ever shonc upon, are Yet to
receive the first touch of the pillow; while
States and Territories yet unknown, VIII !
one day, not very remote. ike infant Kan
sas send forth their millions and millions
Of buShels OF wheat for the support of the
great family Of man in other sections Of
the earth. The great work of agriculture
has we trust. only commenced within our
borders.
The pursuit Of the farmer Is a glorious
avocation. He may be said to work un-
der the immediate eye of the Almighty,
and to be assisted in his labor Greatly
| and indi~pen,ably. by the Omnipotent Ar
ciitcct Of the world Thus. the very seed
that is put into the ground is fo,tered
and encouraged there, by the invisible
and mysteriou; power Of Nature. The
/ farmer j. taught in the very outset Of his
occupation. to look to and depend upon
/ the source that hung the stars in Heaven |
4 that made man in his own glorious i'm /
age; and who alike paints the rainbow,
and gives The chry,tal glitter to the rain |
/ drop. i there not something noble in all /
this; Does il not teach man the affinity |
existing between the creature and Crea- |
tor: Does it not elevate the soul from
the mere clod, to the source Of intellect. !
of spirit. Of cvi~tcnce-to the great foun-
tain of tlat viviiying principle. which not
only auimates mortality. but which
lives hroath-, and moves throughout all
creation: w have often thought that
farmer 70 be an intidel was impossible
The very pursuit, Of agriculture are cal
culatcd 10 have a religious influence upon
the mind, and show man his utter nothing
ness. without the aid of the great power to
whom he j. taught to look ~ the run
ming stream. the towering oak, the humble
blade of grass, and the golden grain field
Agriculture l. hy no means an iguoblc
pursuit. ON the contrary. we recognize it
as one of the most elevated occupations of
man. 1t contributes the mean. not only
by which We live, but upon which millions
upon millions Of human beings in other
parts Of the habtable globe, depend day
, 10y day for the aliment of mortal subsist-
enca. Judge Bewcll states that British
agriculture pays most of the burthcns of
/ the Government. supports a privileged
{ clergy, pays more than thirty millions of
dollars annually for poor rates, while its
F.. products exceed in value more than four
teen time. the whole amount Of British
exports to foreign countries. although the
commerce OF Great Britain exceeds that of
any other nation. With this fact in his
mind, let amy farmer take a glance AT
! the territorial extent Of Great Britain.
i and then turn to the United States: Let
D him recollcct what Is done on the other
10 side of the water, and imagine what may
. be done by the use of similar means on
p this. Let him cast his eyes over the rich
e prairicS of the farweSt, along the alIuvial
e regions OF the more central State--imag-
N inc their increased population half cen
y fury hence and he viii then be able to
e form something like an adequate picture
2. Of what we may become, and of the real
/" extent % our agricultural products at
!, some future period. not very remote.
e. But to place this country in the posi-.
= ton she should occupy, our farmers must
y profit from the spirit Of light and knowl
N edge that is abroad in the world. The
i. march Of Improvement i onward Tho
= mind of man is one of the most active
= agents in the great work Of the Deity
- Discoveries are starting up with every
q year that we live. Old systems are giving
o. place to new. Inventions crowd rapidly
on the footsteps Of each other. and farm
n ing, which in earlier times was deemed :
A pursuit somewhat rude, i now raised into
Is beautiful science Flowers ushered into
ar existence in advance of their regular De
= riod-, crops are facilitated into growth
o. and increased in amount. and the mvste
o. riou- works of nature may he said to be
y. becoming more and more apparent to tn,
= enquiring mind Of man.
- Ile Is, indeed and in truth. the lord OF
ar the soil. and with Just dependence upon
J the Great Ruler of the seed time and har
q vest. he can laugh to scorn the bubbles Of
Il speculation which are blown into exist
is ence 10y the stock gamblers of the day
TO which please. dazzle and fascinate the ey,
e for a moment, but which bursting. leav,
!, behind the memory of deceit and tn,
emptiness Of ruin.
>" The profession Of agriculture bears Will
it none Of these evils. If there lives f..
+. a man who may eat his bread at peac,
r. with man and God. it is the man who la.
brought that bread out of the earth by hi
.. own honest industry. 1t j, clnkcred by
~ no fraud: it Is wet by no tears: it i
~ stained with no blood The profession o.
1- agriculture brings with It none of rhos,
s. agitating passions which are fatal to peace
TO satisfaction. or to the enjoyment even
y of the common blessings Of life. The pro
y. fe~~ion Of agriculture presents few tempt
Up alton to vicious indulgence. and remove,
I'd a man from those seductons by which toe
y often in other situations. health and char
NJ acter. and peace are sacrificed. The pro
ii fc-,ion of agriculture is favorable to health
>t and to Ion. life. to habits Of industry and
I liugality. to temperance and self govern
!. mcnt, TO the cultivation of domestic vir
al tues and to the calm and delicious enjoy
C. ment- of domestic pleasures in their purity
u and fullncS~.
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