Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-11-02

y, would. al onna y tsr, &vr'0.,' .rH. and he"HE"
lcal Ieyt looks introduced Into our CONN
schools. An Agricultural Profcssorship in our
contemplated University. In addition to this we
would he pleased to see in our young, but growing
state, at least three agricultural farms, with
schoo-h0uses and workshops attached to each {;
one in Western, one in middle and one in Eastern
Texas, modelled somewhat after the plan Of lem
pemoyle in ireland. IIofwyle in Switzerland and
ilocgeton in Prussia. Here ali necessary branch
es are studied soils are analysed, access is had to
extensive botanic gardens. models of agricultural
instruments are kept in museum and the vari'
ous implements used on the farm are made in the
workshops around the institutions. VIII you IN
struct our Legislators!
Gen. Washington asserted that the great Oh ject,
of our confederacy was the establishment of JUS
tice and promoting the general welfare neither
of which in our opinion has been the object of
our legislation We complain that both the State
and General Government have neglected the great
and important interest of the husbandman. One
reason of this is that you planters and farmers
neglect to do your duty at the ballot box, and do
not select fit representatives. Governor johnson
whilst representative in Congress took pains to
ascertain the avocations of the 223 members
which then constituted the House of Representa-
tives. Two hundred of them were lawyers, and
only % of other employments The agricultu-
raj products of the United States are estimated
at 300 millions Of dollars. and hence you see
there are less than % members to attend to the
great planting interests of the country In most
civilized countries YOU will find the population
made up of artisans or mechanics, traders or
merchants, agricuturists or ti'iers of the soil.
They exert in different proportions in different
countries. In Great Britain the manufacturer
is, perhaps, the most numerous, but in our coun
try the farmers or planters out number all other
classes. Who we would ask pays the expenses
of our Government, who rays'hcr civil list, who
pays for the ,upport of her army and navy, who
pays her ambassadors, consuls, Judges. govern,
ors &C., and in short, who furnishes the material
which keeps the ship of State in motion. We
unhestatingly affirm and answer, that the farmer
and planter furnishes much the largest part OF
the material and taxes which go to support Gov
ernment. We know that tariff or system of
duties on imported goods is nominaly the source.
of our revenue' but the question has been long
since settled, that it all comes out of the consul
mer for if the merchant is taxed on his goods
he of course prices his goods that much higher.
Look ut your tax book, your assessors tables
hen you see your horses, your cattle, your
household furniture, your negroes, your 20 DIS.
your money and everything in the shape of prop
rrty taxed, it is no difficult task to ascertain
whence comes the revenue of the Government
The total population of the United States now
near, oO,O0o,UUD
Total NUMBER OF farmers, 0,iSi''ol
Total number Of manufactures, 1e1,I49
Total persons engaged in navigation. .oc,ooo
Look again at the capital of the whole Oni'eo
States, which is set down in round nunaers' ae
seven billion of dollars, and of this sum more
than half belongs to the farmer or planter, ano
constitutes one-sixth or one-seTentPoi our entiIe
population. If these statistics approximate the
trnth. il seems TO us that the farmer ana his IN
terest ought to be fostered and cherished by the
Gorornment. Such is not historically true. Our
s.o ,esm-n have been go absorbed in the contest
far place and Office, and 80 affected By partisan
influences that the great planting interest has
heen neglected So importunate have been the
manufacturers of New England, and they have
SO incessantly knocked at the doors of Congress,
that tariff after tariff has been passed for their
benefit, bnt where are the statutes iavoring ag-
ri.ulturgt where are the las- wd'eE Hs 5a been
snsctei 60 taneat the producer Ag,vi .i't-ant--
iar ytu number millions. ani yoll capital rz-cr-
es billions, and notwithstanding ysa pay very
large proportion Of The tsSes which 80 &c snF-
port Logsrnnsot, yes all the attention a. plant
re and farmers, you have 5een enable 70 eoia-
...r r5 f-.rl vou7 Government. 10 through -o-T
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