Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-03-12
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ne M 3 ybfe2 .Eo!d asnsefE}be social com
mereisi and polisiesl. That f.rS,eSs should
coubipe ,f.r the jprotrrtios pof ltAeir rights
the rcdres. Of their rricy.nee. The nro.
lection of their iudustSiss ,aa -the .dvmce-
nent If their socisl and int uec,.al ar.l;.
ties, seems to haze elected The .srnriae Of
some and produce The een.ure a osl,srs
l viii admit thai ther. = soue supr;aa eoo.
nected With the mater. This 'surpri.e
however. docs NOT ariss from ~. f.ct ,h..
they haze orsast:ed hs from IL. sot H..
they have mos orrapissd soonsr. The vo-
tarscs Of every nro(eaaion, and 1,vscas;o,
IL lie have thsis orsanisatiops. - TO
them 10 . great messrrs is to be ,,.tr;hn.
ted their adyapsenast asd ssesscs. { i.
every trade. ast ard science yoa discover
unity Of action among. and eoubinsd Of.
fort on the part Of ,,its neubsss. Law
yers. doctors. nerchsnts and mechanics
have their associations. ths oHsets Of vhish
are 70 promote the interest Of their eal.
lings. whilo the farmer from the Ifounda.
tion Of the world till nov has lived in q
comparative state ofisolation. They have
neglected to cultivate the rriu.iples at
the foundation Of their pursuit. aud per-
mitted it to be regarded BY the world ,s
menial and degrading.
Why I remember. and you All remcm.
Der. that until within the last t,v wear.
i, was CONCEDED ,La. the education of a
farmer should extend no further than !.
knowledge Of reading and wiring and
eyphering in the double rule of three. If
it was intended to make doctor or a law
yer OF a boy he was sent off to college. II
he was 10 engage iu farming. a sma,ser;,e
Of common school education Was enouch
for him. What is the result of this or.
roneou, practice? WY &c sec .hc o,her
art. aud sciences marching side Ly side
with the advancing snirit Of the aoc xb;lc
The wheels of agriculture remain sta,;ona.
ry in the ruts Of a bv-gone ,;mc hoia
that the object of farmers i, ho, merely 70
take from the soil a bare snh:etcn.. hv
main strength sud s~s.sss -. :. ;;...r, -
is q science in farming. sfAEsT nen vho
dcvotes his life to agricultSfs} pnr.u;,s !.
entitled to, and should receive a. much
education ss any one else. Intelligence
is as necessary in this branch Of industry
as in any other. ! understand that is one
of:he objects ofthe Patrons o. Husbandry to
advance the standard of ed ucatiou among
their children. Irejoicc that il II 20. In
accomplishing this object you will pcces.
ssriiy have to remodel our public school
law. This law % il nov stands II of n.
tle beue6s 70 those Who pay the tax for its
existence. aud the sooner t 10 superceded
BY one that will meet the exisences Of the
times and the demands Of the people. the
better. We need new school law: aud
when BY the efforts OF the farmers it is e. f..
taClished. l would suggest that none but
those educated for the purpose. teach your
children. and that moral aud political
philosophy and the science of government
be made a part OF the course Of study
The rising generation should be made
politieians-no. in the common accen,a.
tion Of the term. bu, in IL. bjcbcr and
broader sense. when the meaning Of the
word is convertible with s,atesmsnsb;n -
Your children shou,d he t,uch, The ..;r,..
Of government, that thrv NAV know mon
what course the admipi<ir,,;or n onr 20.
public under evsrv possible con,h;n.,;on
Of political iufluences sbould be en;dcd .
and they should be learned IN moT,I mir.
osophy, that Our Iesisl,tive record. NAV
never again b blotiedl vi,b ths .,,;,. ~
salary grabs and back nav ete.Is You
conplsin that other ipterc:ts have ,rsass,
presentation in the densr,ment. r. ,o,.
ernueut than yos have. Thai i true
but why II Il true II Il NOT beee.,s The
other ssocasions Of lifs b,ve eomh;neS
.s.ins, vou but bec,u,. ,or r.. -.
neoliren, in the mental .ri,;v.,;o. ~ 49,.
sons and daughter, vb;I. oshs,. H..
strictly attended to this matter. There !.
as much native ability AMONG the ,;l,sr.
of the soil as there i; apv v-vbsre else "
lie, us have a cultivation Of i. ,e, No h,v,
more Of them in Official position: le. them
do more 10 mould the direction of nonul.,
sentiment; then vile corruption wiII be