The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-10-28

acre, is better for a crop another year,
than il would be il it had produced bu,
. forty. You may say all this is apparent
: TO every one; then, why is i, not prac.
ticed?
He should be politician ! Don't be
: startled when | repeat--the acriculturist
should be politician / DO not mean to
say that he should be that managing.
} wite.pulling, designing, willy, unscrupu.
lous creature, who has made The business
, of controlling elections trade, that he
, may share in the Establishments Of place,
: and live upon the emoluments of Office;
| but use the term in its highest sense,
TO designate man who studies the sci.
, ence Of our Government, who examines its
institutions TO understand and appreciate
them, who forms an opinion of Govern
: mental measures and policy, and who is
: thus able to yield an intelligent aud Judi.
! cious support TO the constituted aulhori
ties Of The Government. and TO discharge
well the important duties Of the citizen
) Of The Republic. ....
He should dignity his own occupation.
1t is the most necessary and useful, and
it should be the most honorable. For this
chief Of the industrial pursuits, i: seems TO
me we have not only the necessity for its
prosecution, but more directly the com.
mand of The Creator TO do thus, than per-
haps any other. "ln the sweat of thy face
shalt thou cat bread" is the injunction
And, as is the fact in regard 10 every
command of the Creator, as well as, l
might say, every duty which it is our clear
obligation or interest to discharge, there
are circumstances surrounding them,
commenting 10 us both the advantage OF
bleeding the one and performing the other.
In other words. TO every command OF the
Creator, as well as duty epjoined, there is
a reward following the observance Of The
one and the performance of the other, and
penalty denounced for the Infringement,
oI both. The agrculturist has health and
v:gor OF constitution, power OF endurence
and all the essential conditions 10 enjoy
lie, perform its duties and endure lis mis-
fortunes, whilst The man OF leisure, .he ex.
cusively professional man has his pains Of
mind ,as well as, with large portion OF all
those engaged in indoor occupations, his
corporeal aches and infrm'ies, chronic
diseases, Gyspepsias. Ever disorders, &c,
&c. Activity in the open air, and in
Gods glorious sunlight, is the condition
upon which we are 10 be blessed with
bealtn,a the ability 10 discharge all the
duties of life. Er.
What nonsense, then, is it for our farm.
crs TO bring into our towns their feeble
boys, and seek places IN shops and stores,
on the ground that they are too weakly
for out.of.door work. |. is The very place
and the very business for them TO over
come the untoward fortunes OF birth and
infancy. The robust constitution alone
can endure to be shut up in doors. AS
the smiths arm becomes strong from con.
slant use, so will the feeble boy grow
stronger by industrious lie in the pure
air Of heaven. .....
Do not seek for excuses for abandon.
ing healthful and useful pursuit your
selves, nor ones for your sous TO abandon
it,. Do not allow the foolish notion that
there is some more reputable business
than yours, draw you away from it. Re-
member thatilis respectable FOR every body
to do everything that is needed to be done,
no matter what the nature of the TASK.
We may becomingly learn lesson from
the great Grecian general, Epaminondas,
on this point, when, upon a certain occa-
sion tie people.i paroxytm of passion
SO common to ibe ancients, sought 10 de.
grade him by appointing him TO COM
mission beneath his rank, he observed,
'tbat no Office could give dignity TO him
that held il; but that lie who held it might
give dignity 10 any Office" So, too, we
may learn another from the good and
great Plutarch, author of the elves" of
distinguished ancient men, bearing his
name. He TOO was appointed TO an inferi-
or office, that Of commissioners of sewers
and public buildings, and ne said, 81 make
no doubt that the citizens OF Charonea
often smile when they see me employed
in such offices as these.
When | am rallied for measuring tiles,
or for calculating quantity of stones or
mortar, l answer. that it is not for myself
do these things, but for my coun-
try. For, in all things OF this nature, the
public utility takes off the disgrace; and
the meaner the Office you sustain may be,
the greater is the compliment you pay the
public"
The man may degrade any position,
however high, or give character to any
however low. Give, then, gentlemen, re-
spectability and character 10 your occu-
patton, by your numbers all having a
common purpose, and by your lofty spirit
and manly bearing.
But, gentleman, you will see that | am
dealing with the plslnest principles OF ag-
ricultural science; those which are known
by all, and by common consent are admit
ted 10 be true, ,and such as ought 10 be put
into common practice. l have not sought
for new notions, new theories, nor drawn
upon books for new facts, nor labored to
charm with high,sounding words or gilt
tering periods. | have thought It sutil'
-. slnf Il l.l