Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-02-17

| vclopcd mind labors TO better advantage with hi
hands | have always found when have hire,
help that the best Informed and most Intelligent
were the most profitable not only the most profit
able, but altogether the most agreeable associates
I think all farmers should make their help thcil
associates In fact they are compelled to IN some
measure whether they would or not what
would advocate IL that we, a. farmers, educate
our sons so that In the next generation they will
not be thus dependent uuOn the uun-pfoducng
class would have in an agricultural commu.
nifty like ours more educated farmers thah al
other educated men combined. would reverse
the present order, and choose the smaFcst anu
best for farmers 40 as IN Keep the home STOCK
good and then II farmer must make lawyer
or a doctor Of his son, take puny one VINO p hot
III for q farmer Though the present pmcu,e OF
farmers sending their best talent from the iarm
has had the tendency 10 lower the intellectual
canacitv thank fortune the draft has been only
from one sex The farmers daughters are the
very best material Of which mothers were over
made Who ever heard Of great man who had
not a good. intelligent mother
Man Is said to he the arbiter Of his own destiny
which is c1ually true Of class Of men. We are
what we make ourselves Intellect, like water, Is
inclined tai seek il level We shall occupy Just
that runk i'm society that we 1T ourselves for Let
the suggestions which have made be carried out,
and the next generation will have farmers and
lawyers in congress in the same proportion rs the
two classes bear to each other In the country.
Then We shall look after our own Interests then
n u CLASS We NllAii kNNM ilN HNl'iANlNf AA'H wv
shall not go Bringing to lawyer TO give rs an ag-
rcultural address at our fairs then We shall stand
on higher ground and bc respected and respect
ourselves.
Now it is for farmers of this generation 10 say
whether they will come up upon this higher
ground aud be respected aud respect themselves,
and become a power in the nation. and make just
such laws a. they choose-such laws as will tend
TO their interests and prosperity or whether they
will 20 ON In their present course and let the non
producers make our laws for u.s., until We go down
on sliding scale to n level with the pcasaniry Of
Europe Very few Of the farmers ui England
own the farms they cultivate. In Ireland they are
reduced 80 low that meat Is q luxury they cannot
afford IN Russia, until quite recently, those that
worked the land were scrfs, and were bought and
sold with the land
We may be- told that IL will cost q great deal OF
time and money to educate 80 many farmers.
was talking of coming upon higher level Did
You ever know anyh body To get upon higher ground
without going mp hill Did You ever know any
body To 20 M hill without an effort We expect
it will cost time and money. This effort which
we have To make to obtain this higher standpoint,
will give MS Just the training that We shall need
10 maintain this vantage ground after "e nave
acquired IT,
knowledge Is power. You place the prepondcr-
anco Of knowledge with the iarmers, and You give
them the power And where, ask, gan power so
safely be placed ~ In the hands Of the honest
yeomanry of onr country II will then be ~ firm
AZ our hills and pure rs the streams that flow from
the mountain sides