Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-24

FARMING AS PRorRssToN.-It Is some
relief to those who deprecate the follies
and designations Questionable life, deteri
ofation of morals resulting from the doubt
full sharpness required for success In trade
and the learned profession, and the wretch
ed vices and the destitution prevalent
in densely populated commercial cities,
to kbow that the pursuit OF agriculture
is growing rapidly in favor with the gene
raj public. The fact has been discovered
that scientific requirements are as necessa
ry for this business as for any other, and
that quite as much taste, Judgment and
mental cultivation may be exercised in It's
prosecution as the counting room or the
law office usually demands. Another very
important matter has long since been as
certained, that while seveDty-fve per cent.
of all other professional enterprises fall
short of success, the cultivation of the soil
insures competency and independence for
all who engage In 1t.
Nor lie the amount of capital required
for this line of business by any means as
large as other professions demand. Mel
ther Is the labor so great, or the duties go
taxing and enslaving. Ordinary and well
regulated industry, attention and economy,
arc the requisites for success; nature per.
forms the balance, and with her benevolent
cooperation the fields yield full and rich
harvests. No financial kiting is asked OF
the farmer-no endorsement requested
no sight paper disturbs him-no cnmprc-
mise with the creditors await his final la
bors. lie Is not even dependent on the
family market for mis- meals, and this ex-
emption from sea of troubles which
health and clean illness imposes, lie for
tune In itself In the way of comfort. He
is almost obliged to have wife, a luxury
the merchant or lawyer cannot afTJrd, uu-
I'll certain amount of capital can be with
drawn for the purpose, or q democrat zed
or unhealthy state of society presents the
Opportunity, and then, perhaps, 1t is very
late In the day-too late In most iustan ceS
TO finish up satisfactorily, and 10 accOr-
dance with the important obligations i'm
posed upon us, the primal duties we owe
to society.
The great objects which seems to be In
view TO those who take the mercantile
method OF making living, or any of the
drudgeries, Is To accumulate fortunes, rap
idly, or at least soon enough to admit OF a
happy retiraey somewhere between the
noon and sundoE n of life. The prevalent
conception Of this little paradise Is a rural
residence. But nine times out OF ten the
books don't show any accumulstlons-ex
cept ofdebt-and the hopes which stimu-
lates to exertion goes out. The paradise
. was accessible all the time. and its enjoy
ments would have proved all the pleas
anter and happier by an early occupancy.
If the south Of the country, who flock to
the cities, could be brOu- shL to look at this
subject In the light 1t demands, and Induced
to turn their attention to the agricultural
pursuits, great good 10 the country and
greater good 10 them would result, There
would be lees vices exhibited on the,part OF
both sexe', and more manlness and dom s.
tic virtues and eEj Iyment 10 be observed
everywhere.
II will beconceded that the Interest on
cltizeus take in the fruit farms around the
city, is not more happily Conducive 10 the
Development OF pOmolOgical science ami
the resources of this State, than to the in
huence IL lie exercising on the public taste
and Judgment In regard to such pursuits
Men Of liberal education are enjoyed H.
these enterprises, and the experim snts
have shown that the richest reward. ola
Tor are to be derived. Would IL not be d
good plan TO appropriate a portion of the
three hundred thousand acres bestowed by
Congress for tbs endo gnenL of agricni-
tural college,, TO similar purposei ARri-
culture, like everything else, must be
taught practically. On a large farm.
therefore, of hundred thousand acres
several thousand persons might be en-
ployed probably 10 themselves and to the
state, and In this way become Initiated in
to the mysterious OF the occupation. A
graduating class each year from such an
Institution would be worth Something
more, IL ls likely, than an equal number
from the chain of colleges, or from the
highest medical and Law schools of the
land. AS respects theological Institutions
we must suspend an opinion uOtil the par
sons comply with the provisions OF the
New Cons 'tution.-& Louis D,nlocr0t.