The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1860-02-16


power, that distinguishes Us from the tribes
Of wandering Arabs, or Of our own abo-
rigines, TO His blessing upon productive
industry.
The great interests of nation are elias
sed, (admitting, it is true, of more mi
mute classification into three general
divisions: agricultural, manufacturing, and
commercial Those employed in the first
two only are producers the other, the
commercial, though vastly more assuming
! and arrogant, and, like spoiled child,
hard to keep out OF mischief, is entirely
| secondary and dependant. Those engaged
in it are idle, until the commodities and
fabrics in which they trade are furnished
| by the labor of the producing classes
They "buy au1 sell, and get gain" upon
| the products Of labor. Their wealth, when
successful, IS but an amassment Of the
fruits Of the producers toll.
OF the two producing interests, agricul-
! ture holds the first place in importance :;
for, while they, together, furnish the ma
| terials for trade and commerce, it feeds
/ and sustains the life of all. The calling
/ Of the husbandman is entitled to precedence
and pre-eminence, not merely because it
was the primitive employment Of man, but
because it supplies the veins and arteries
| Of alI-those who labor, and those who live
upon the labors Of others, or, il you please,
who olive by their wits, with their life
! blood Let some dire calamity fix immo-
yably the plow in the furrow let the
| toiling arm Of the husbandman become
paraIyzed, and the earth refuse 10 yield
her increase, and what would soon be the
result? What would become Of Wanting
commerce and its proud marts Earth 5
cities would soon he left
"Without sound ortread,
And ships be drifting with The dead,
To shores were all where dumb -
The stiffness and dosolation Of death
| would overspread the earth.
While, however, AGRICULTURE holds
this front place and rank, and may, in .
sense readily perceived and understood,
claim prc-cminence over all other pursuits
Of men, there is an equally palpable, and
an acknowledged relationship and depcn-
dcnce amongst all the branches Of PRO
DUCTIyE INDUSTRY. Man, while he cannot
subsist at all without the labor Of the hus-
bandman, ''cannot i've" IN civilized so
ciety. and in the cnioymentS Of It's varied
couyenicnces and blessings, "by bread
alone" The a@riculturist, while he feeds
and nourishes, and sustains them, is indebt
cd for the very implements Of his toll, tol
the tcmple in which he worships his God
and Acknowledges the rich bounties OF hi.
Creator, for the dwelling that shelter:
him, aud the numerous conveniences ant
comforts with which It Is stored, rs well u
T . . I. Z
facturer, the mechanic, and the artisan
And then, be IS dependent upon them fo
a market for his surplus produce. Their,
Is, in truth. relationship and deponQenc
among the branches Of productive labo
. and industry which find an apt comparison
: and Illustration IN tho fellowship and de
penderce oe the members Of the human
body. ''The eye cannot say TO the hand
= have no need OF thee nor again tn
head to the feet, ! havc no need Of you.
There IS . propriety, then, Mr.. Presi
dent and Members of the Agriculture
: Society, in taking into fellowship witt
yoq, and inviting hither by your premium
> list, and every other encouragement yo
I can offer, all whose praiseworthy and hon
Y orable ayocatiou it is to PRODUCE, by tn
i labor Of their hands and intellect, ANY
n THING VALUABLE. And it IS matter c
T graduation, that, with the stock, and tn
! produce of the field, the orchard, and tn
q q garden, here exhibited by your farmers
q your manufactures and workshops hav
o been laid under contribution, and haV
: added TO this exhibition and display, th
Il varied productions of your manufacturers
g energy and enterprise, and the numerou
specimens of the industry and skill Of you
d mechanics all highly creditable to th
:. various departments of industry repre-
i sentcd.
Is But it is my purpose 70 speak to-ds
c more particularly upon the subject Of IL
/ RIcULTURE After what l have deeme
P it proper to say Of this already, as gre;
d and leading branch Of the productive i
d Dor of the country, in order TO hold it I
e in the view OF those engaged in it, and
t. all others, as worthy Of all honor and el
,e couragement, | bespeak your patient atte
l. ton to afcw practical obversations. | e
4 ter upon this part Of my subject with di
is fdence The theme is 50 eXtensiv
n branching out into SO many distinct par
or topics, any one ofwhich could not
e. intelligibiy discussed within the limits
is an address. or all OF them within the Ii
ID its~of volume, that, when compelled
e make selection, ] am at loss to knc