Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-14


delight; they not Interrupted by old age, and
! they seen 10 me to be pursuits in which a wise
mans life should be spent. The earth does not rebel
against authority 1t never gives back without
usurv what IL receives The gains OF husbandry are
not WHIST exclusively commend 1t F; am charmed
with tae nature and pr ,ductivs virtues OF the soil
In my opinion there can be no happier life not only
because the tage OF the soil Is salutary TO US all,
but from the pleasure it yields. Nothing can be
| more profitable nothing more beautiful than well
cultivated farm" These were the proudest and
| happisst days OF Rome, then the greatest nation
that had ever existed
| "Tben none lcas for party,
| Then all t5eIs for the state:
Then the great man helped the po,r.
Aud the poor man loved the great.
! Tnsn lands were fairly portioned,
| Tnen spos were fairly sold:
| The Romans like brothers,
| In the brave days Of old"
Wars Of conquest filed the republic with slaves
who superseded freemen in the tilage Of the soil ;
labor became degraded luxury enervated the richer
classes agriculture dropped, witheIed, sank into
decay aud the decline Of Rome began. Slavery and
luxury bssociate evils in the economy Of State !;
it is a question which is the gre iter evil Slavery
/ degrades luxury enervates each is element
OF vice and weakness. Eeeh is Incompatible to
health and vigorous action to just and wise law and
it's i'm partial administration aud the development
of the higher faculties aud ncbler aspirations OF
berg.
To feudalisrn a species of slavery which sprang
up in the fifteenth century, and which n con-
/ tinued, under some notifications, down TO
time is to be attributed the constant apathy in the
minds of the illers of the soil toward improving the
land and the means Of cultivation The tenant at
will had No incentive TO improve his holding, for by
so doing he only increased his rent and not his
profit. The feudal system preeluded efficient agri-
| culture.
It's relics are still bane to England. The uneasy
and restless condition of mind with the masses
of the people throughout the British Empire, grow
ing out of social and legal relations between the
1 If
the land, presages that the time is not far distant
when this ong-suferine and oppres ed people
will rise as q giant in Its might and free them
selves.
! 1t is an unhealthy condition OF affairs in any
| State when the lands are owned by few, or when
the masses are land ess, they in the British
! Empire. The English statesmen see this and
knowledge the evil, recognizing the truth OF these
/ lines by Goldsmith:
q Princes and lords may flourish and may fade
| A breath make them, breath has made;
But the bold yeomanry, cOuntry's pride,
| Once gone their place can never be supplied.
1t behooves us to profit by the lesson of our trans
atlantic friends and not suffer public domain to
be squaudered bold and reckless speculators
but parcel 1t out o the tlller OF the SOIL so to
effect the greatest good to the greatest number. By
so doing ends Of justice will be at aimed and the
Government streng ,hened.
The human heart loves its own. Make the tiller
OF the so its He will love it, and fight for
1t the hilt because it is his own, part and par
eel Of himself Let Government see to it that such
only shall enjoy its bounty. The owner of the soil,
feeling his interest al led with the best interests of
the country, and being freeman, is naturally
supporter of free labor and free institutions-he is
a conseryator Of 4 eedom.
The farmer. in the comprehensive use of the term
that is, the representative OF all the various
branch Of soil-tihug and its concomitants WOOL
growing and cattle-raising-is Ette subject TO the
fluctuations and annoyances Of speculation and the
hazard OF adventure hence lead5 uniformly peace
full fe-independeDt of all except his personal care
willing and requited labor, the gentle rains and
genial warmth OF the sun to quicken the seed,
inyigOrate the plant and ripen the crop His toll is
rewarded with prosperity and happy home
His children educated to habits Of industry, econ
omy and temperance in all things, to eniOy the
panse Of the country and breathe the pure air of
heaven, grow up in health and yigor Of body and
mind, and come to adOrn socisty, and honor the
State by their intelligence and executive ability.
II the lessons of the farm pertain less to the graces
than do those OF the city, they nevertheless mcul-
cate that which is substantial and Of greater
utility.
Webster, whose youth was spent in tilling the
soil frankly admitted tnat he hal not the capacity to
dance. He had a higher aim and attained unto it.
but great as he he never outgrew his love for
farm life.
4" In ar clent times the Sacred Plow employed
The Kings and awful fathers Of mankind
And some with whom compared your insect tribes
Are but the beings of a summers day,
Have held the scale Of empire, ruled the storm
OF mighty War then with victorious hand
Disdaining little delcacies sezed
The pow nd greatly independent scorned
All the vile stores corruption can bestow.
He generous freemen, venerate the pillow,
And on your hills and loGg Withdrawing vales,
Let autumn spread his treasures TO the
Luxuriant and unbouuded! As the sea
Far through his azure turbulent domain
Your country owns and from thousand chores
Watts all the pomp of life iuto your ports
So with superior boo may your rich soil
Exuberant natures better blessings pour
Ger every land, the naked nations clOthe
And be the exhaustless gfanary Of o world
The history Of the United States seems ro-
| nance, more wonderful than the Arabian Nights,
rather than the sober record Of events.
But few centuries have elapsed since the East
ern Continent bestowed her highest forms Of civil
| Zation upon her twin sister Of the west. Where
once blaZed the council fire Of the slualid savage,
\ now stands the State house of civilized man. Then
| the country Of our fathers but a speck upon
! the surface Of the earth. Now country spreads
! out its ample domain from the Gulf TO the Arctic,
| aud from the Atlantic to the Pacific. A nation of
united sovereigns, fifty millions strong and which
at the end OF this century will number hundred
millions
Agriculture must not only be commensurate
with this vast population. but must minister.
/ through the aid of Commerce, to other people and
| other natl ms
In the last decade the production in the United
States has been: OF cereals, from AZ 00000 tons to
81 600 coo tons; OF coal in 1870 80 600 coo tons, in
1880, 7l0OQ,OO0 tons; OF iron. in 1872, 1900 900
ports in 1872 1884, 600 600; during eleven
months Of 1Se0Sl it SS54 COO COO In railroads,
in 1871, there $1,000 miles; in 1880 81 800
pleted, TO- 600 in construction and IL 600 projected
sufficient TO girdle the earth five and one half times
| while manufactures in 1870 amounted TO s. $780,
000,u00 In 1880, S5, $40 600 000 exclusive of gas,
malt and spirltuous liquors and petroleum. From
1sis to 1881 the gold product Of California was ST.
1850 0Oo0, which is fully double the entire quantity
I in circulation in the rid prior Marshali's
discovery Of gold in 1s4S. OF this, S90lC coo 600
was taken from ancient river beis the work
done amounting to but little more than prospecting
The impetus gwen t. the world BY this addition
its ating medium and standnrd of exchange
has been shared by every branch of industry, and
| the results consequent upon the gold product of
California have been incalculabe and have sur
| passed all our conceptions. IL buys d stocks our
farms and ranches It pays for the labor to plant
and harvest crops II builds our factories fnr
pishes the raw material and settles the cost of
fabrication; it builds the ships that take away our
! produ is and return in exchange the products Of
every cline. The magnitude Of this subject and
the present relation uf farmer and miner seem to
Justify the iuterposition of the Government which
bel eve, can and will adjust the rights of both
without injury to either, "a consummation de-
yOutly to be wished"
From 1870 to 1880 the population Of the United
Sites Increased 1900, oo0 which is 3, $50 600
greater than during any other decade since the
signing Of the Declaration Of Independence and
0u0, 900 greater than the average increase per de-
cade.
From 1872 to 1882 there were granted lsl. .4ss
patents for new and useful Inventions and oQ7 re-
issues showing that genius an science are ia con
Of action toward perfection in the useful things
of life.
These statistics furnish useful lessons aud prob
lens 70 US all. Are able 10 grapple with and
master themf
Ia view of the progress Of the age in the various
departments Of industry, the written works Of
, sci nce showing how to best utilize the forces and
materials OF nature and the certainty that all the
tillable lands will long be occupied and under
GUILTY. tion throughout the Union.
The duty and position Of the American farmer as
sumo grave aspect His personsl ease may seem
. TO require him no further than 10 reap what ia in
sight This policy will not in the end produce the
best results. Cupidity much chagrined at the
result of having killed her hen which laid the
golden egg. Already the complaint Is heard that
the lands of California do not produce as well as
. formerly; thst visible exhaustion and premature
old lge have come upon them.
Tie vegetable creation, like the animal, must
hare full supply Of good food TO yield its bes;
. work. As well attempt 70 run the steam engine
, , without fnel as farm without manure.
AL nature is subject to the laws Of equilibrium
We do but borrow the product OF the land the