Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-05-17
From the Maine Farmer.
Prepare for the War.

Prepare for the War.
We clnrot urge too strongly or pcrsi..
,en,ly upon the farmers Of Maine the duty,
IN their own sphere Of action, Of timely and
adequate preparation for the emergencies OF
the war which HI. been forced upon US.
Succcss in such contes, will depend not
lc., uron the practical forVthOuch, and we'll
directed lahor OF the tillers o. the soil. than
upon the devotion and bravery Of the sol.
dler- who fshi our battles. Fighters must
be fed. and those who rrmain az home 10
work will perform quite rs patriotic duty
a. those who march forth to the martial
music oi ffs and drum. There will b. q
great and rymunsraiivc demand Tor all that
can b. raised upon the farm, beet. pork.
mutton. cheese, bay. oats, roots OF all kinds.
and especially breai.tua.. And there will
be no lack Of help to De this work. Not.
with.tanding the heavy drai, Of men into
The military service Of the cOnn,ry, more
than enough will be thrown Ou, Of employ.
ment in our large eitic. aud manufacturing 9
Villages, TO make their place. good. These
will have no other resource for the present
than the cultivation o, the soil-snd 10 all
who have a desire for work should bc given
the opportunity. We hope our farmer.
will he thoroughly aroused 10 the du ties
and responsibilities which now dsvolve up
on them. The following suggestions, perth
neni 10 the .uhict. We extract from the
Hartford Homestead
Who = wi-s enough 90 tell what pro-
portions this war shall assume, and how
long the struggle will continue True,
modern wars are much shorter than those
o( ancient ,ime-, when king. AMI emrerors
were the Contestants aad their will alone
made pace. Bu, this is war of the reo-
pie. Of Anglo. Saxon people, re.olu,e, dog.
gei and persistent to the las, degree. The
grea, question a, issue IL no, likely TO be
decided by one battle. nor by ten. The
passion. are innamed upon both sides, and
the voice Of reason - .,l le-s likely TO Ia
heard in the future than II has been in the
past. Multitude. Of men will be drawn
irsm the pursuit. OF peace TO the tente!
Geld. Large armies will have 20 be fed and
clothed. Immense numbers OF hor.es will
DO needed for them. Almo., everything
that the farm produces will - in brisk de-
mand. Hay. cats, corn. wheat. hour, pork
beef, butter, cheese, will Dc likely to ad'
vance in price IL the war j. prolonged bey'
ond the present summer. IL Is anon; the
contingencies. ,ba, We are jus, entering ny.
on a eonae, more bloody and prolonged
than that which gave birth to the nation.
IL i. the part OF patriotism as we'll as OF
private interest, to keep the country full oi
pr,i.ions.
; The following from the Boston Journal
present.. practical and patriotic view OF
the dniy of all citizen. in the crisis
I'VE cannot all 90 TO the war. in fact
bu, very small proportion Of the commd'
nifty can 90. or will be needed. But every.
thing now goes on war footing. and
those who stay a, hons have just as urgent
indispensable ,a.ks to perform as those who
take the tented field. Let US see in what
position the sudden emergency places US
and how We are TO meet its requirement.
NOS, electually.
From lO0.O00 to 100000 men in the
: prime oilifs will soon be withdrawn iron
the business classes Of tae free States. ant
: their energies absorbed in military service
. The effect ON oil our industrial relations
must be more vas, than We can now fully
: conceive Of. The most obvious consequence
, will DO the reduction Of the number Of pro
. iueers OF food. while consumption will b
enhanced. We must, then, Gil up ,.s gap
. The u,mO., quantity of .eed. at the we'
! and throughout the North. must be Pot in
to the ground that can b, taken care OF
! Happily. the progress OF inventions ha'
o been such ,ha, machinery can now supply
; the loss OF manual labor, to an extent new
er before dreamed Of. If. therefore. oul
: farmers everywhere will redouble their en-
n ergie', our harv,',s may s,ill be made Il
equal or exceed aoy Of former years. Th'
duty Of stock raiser. Of all kinds 1. equall!
e apparent, for war calls for meat. and 70
J. horses with even more urgency than 70
y breads,ua,.
. The withdrawal OF men from mercantil
+ and mechanical puruiss will probably sbOu
!. balance the general dimina,iOn OF busine.
e in those pursuits OecasiOned BY the war