The advocate., 1891-04-15


justice, religion and, In word, OF All kinds oi
virtues, both CiVl and military. Amer which he
relates tho hno saying Of Lysander, tho LAcidm'
mOnlan, whO aa he walked ~ 8ardis with the
younger Cyrus, hearing from that princes own
mouth that he himself had planted several Of
the trees he was looking a. exclaimed that the
world had reason 10 oxt0l tho happiness Of
Cyrus, whose virtue was as eminent as hia for
tune and who IN the midst OF the greatest anu
ence, splendOr and magnhc0nce had yet pre-
served q taste 10 pure and 30 cOniOmable 10
hight roason.
10 is related that when Hero at
tanned the sovereignty Of Syracuse, the
first object 10 which he turned his at
tention was the encouragement Of
agriculture
10 was his care 10 keep his subjects employed f;
10 Danish luxury and idIeness, the parent OF all
vices and the usual source Of All sedltOns from
his dOmlnlOna; 10 support and improve the nat
uTal fertility Of his cOuntTyi and 10 reflect honor
upon agriculture, which ho considered as tho GER
tain means 10 render his people happy, and 20
dlnuse abundance throughout bis kingdom.
This 10, and We cannot repeat 10 zoo Ofton
what ought 10 be the special attention OF Wlso
government as one OF the most essential parts OF
wise and Salutary policy though unhappily TOO
much neglected.
Hero applied himself entirely 10 thls end He
did not think 10 unworthy OF the sovereign 10
study and mako himself thoroughly master Of
an the rules Of agriculture. He believed II Of
the highest consequence, and demanded his ut.
most care and application, 10 establish good Or
der IN that traffic, % render the condition OF the
husbandmen, OF whom the greatest part OF the
people we're composed, safe and happy.
TO answer these purposes, Hero made rogula-
tOns 80 wise, reasonable, equitable and at the
same time COniOrmable 10 che peoples and the
princes interests that they became In q manner
the fundamental laws OF the country and we're
always observed as sacred and lnHOlable not
only In his reign but In all succeeding times.
Can there be anything more to a kings praise
than that which We have now saldP Hero
might undertake wars, for he did not want valOr,
gam battles, make cOnquests, and extend the
bounds OF his dOmlniOns, and upon those ac.
counts might pass for hero In the opinion OF
the generality OF men. But with how many
taxes must no have loaded his peOpleP How
many husbandmen must he have torn from their
lands2 How much blood would the gaining Of
those victories have cost him And Of what
emOlument would they have been 90 the state?
Hero, who knew wherein true glory consists,
placed his In governing his people with wisdom
and making them happy. Instead OF ConQuering
new countries by tho force Of arms, ne endeav-
Ored TO multiply his own in manner by the cul.
tvatOn Of the lands, by rendering them more
fertile than they were, and In actually multiply
Ing his people, wherein the real force and true
riches Of state consist and which can never
fail TO happen when the people Of a COgatry reap
a reasonable advantage from their labor.
Thus, in all ages Of the world, the
Wisest rulers, under whose admins
tration nations have achieved their
greatest magni6OenCe, power and
distinction, agriculture has been re-
garded as the chief source OF all
wealth, prosperity and greatness, and
has been the subject Of especial fa-
vOr and attention. Whenever princes
and rulers have departed from this
policy, every industry has suffered,
trade and traffic have declined, the
nation has become enervated, patriot
ism has languished and the govern
ment has persisted through the indif-
ference of the people What Plato
says of the decline Of the Persian em-