-v
c
rcfo H:b sta3. .-
T (Ulow.if lint were written bf an absent buihani,
tWiil to a w -1 ef stckrieaa, aa a tribute to an flectiA
are IS il'e. If vo k thm worth; f place in tbe
STAB, lucif inserts ul aUire . , .
. ' . ....,..-, . - , .
IthVdCiraUme.efallrflywilnolisdeaV.v
. Fining m iit knr&, st Jl my beating neart .
. . l'wrU lo iu object. M th Starr pula . .,
Commands the magnet"! undulating aim.
7
AGRICULTURE.
. .
",'0 tit tultivatien e Jlrfnh. '-'
It A believed that there is at this Bme no
Now io it came Wpass, that many years pre-
viooi to the tJ toe of Which we ire treating; the
aaee cabinet of England had adopted a Certain
national ereed, a kin3 Of public walk of faith, or
rather a religious turnpike in which every loy
al subiect was directed to travel to Zioa tak-
.1 .ka. U.I KJ Mftit-
In ao fL idea, whilst nurtured meiiwry
r prow
8t41 let me told her imag-e to my breast
Kcco jiiU the bliM that toreni only know
ii
Come then sweet Taney on poetic wins,,-1
.! ' Auiit ftiv numhera flowiftsr fhtm thCKNit. ''- . j
Hitip7crai0f CUH:luefi:arw 4 .
'." ' Say if uou canst; wh'ai Hwas'inirViaotn fclt.
- "UlieUtelundeyei at jowiawra ksuijuobw
. tnoHinteixd Rift their beaHtiouatonPeirt j'
. " K;iy it waa love, but aot that vulgar love '
. ' That fetda a el&aht aolitary Joy, ' ..' . ,
J1utoftTiattolcr4va4aieeMoriao
It influence to a atlblimalcu lorm.
. " ' ' Btspeeuhe baaia jimI Ha anmmit, Wia, " '
' f H(ipeNtt"rin pencil "rom that very tima
. - ctnred a acene of happihe .auoremq, . , .
' .;'. And bade me follow ure indeed t 4idt '
T And mad the pleasing prospect all my own,
-Thro' titrelvingjeart.bhohriftiUn;, 'J
jf . Loving and" lov'd pursue our equal course,' V' ' 1
7 ; ' Two smiling chetubi dandttng on the kneei
O ! may the toft attain lus fUthefs Wiah, ; . ," "
4 The datihter, prove her mothcnwumeTpart, y,
-."'. And then concentre all her aexl eturms. '
J ,.', f .i.i.---r.i,
' Wltftii ifiwin mIiimm MtiM nt jt1iapt J. ' f
, T'hcn (louver's enamel o'er tUe Up of earth, ' - :.v;
VTien sylvan cfloristera one ry spray . .
; Attune to melody tlu-ir vocal throaU, . f- v '
Then, hand in liund, thrtf each bewitching Jrovtsj .
. far fiotn the tumult of the way world A
," 'We'll wander, careless of 4 higtier jo, S '',
. ThanaytiMHt eoeaeaand fuati haimta &rL - -
i ' - . , . '
'..!,. The snmmer's snltey Wbat wiM tearce allow
' TUe bland amusements of thjs open field, -
- , .. Pit wlum forni upholds her pleasing reigtv " ,
. Tis nolXQ piace tlut happinesi belongs.
' , ' I when tha uh, high on the buniing line, 't
. T BA ma scorching radiance 6ii the tn'uily lani, "
- When bleating hock foreaJcethe fluwry feast
-To teek the shelter of the noontide altade, '
- 'A thousund pleasing and domestic rare : '
Press eager on, and ctium the ready Will.
'. .Ti joy, . tithsppinesa tQ sea and bean , v
' The playful actions ard the lisping voice
I ' Of artie pratiert, aa in mazy round
They dance and leap and frisk the time nay
utAh! of Autiinms deadly rag beware 1 ;
v ' Wncn fell disease, with all her ghastly powers,
. 1 i . frowns on the land, and lead his numerous hoata 1
Aroaair1t tk tfkAl4i Bnmnrpnf ititf lift 'v,
, Fly then, my Delia, from the consimuug Mast,
' I t That sweeps conugeon from tlie soudtern sky, ,
1 4 i And with. a hasty, aeanlating stride, ' ,
,' : i O'erwhelms the widow and tlie orphan too
Vli ilnrtitttin(mial1 imiim anil t.ui
t riy to irgima a hospitable call, '.: .
,. , Oi- with full aaU and unabating breeze i ' , . .
1. f To Ocracock'a fam'd awylum repair, ' '
Where feaming billawsXash the sounding sidrfc f
, i rt The dreadful season past,' return in gleo '
' -.To wide dominions late so strictly shun'd. ' . , .
. . When gelid winter's hoary reign begins '
, ( ,To silver o'er the lofty pine with snuw. ,
. E'en now the steady and coiYnted. mind ' , '
' Ever alert, ino cbeerily n(ffe on ;
: In wonted barmanV, ami finds alike i !
!. 1 Each time & place & change of circumstance ,
CheerM by the pleasures of a blaiing hearth j
Now frolic, joke and repartee- go round,
, ! j Or with uphftett hand, the sounding dice ',
, i Prbclahna backgammon's social paatimenear i ' :i
i -v But whilst stern Winter howls along the plain,
- .' AVhen rushing Boreas sounds his chilling blast t:
'.! t v When in the regions of the fi oien NorUt .
- ' v Crag upon crag of ice stupendous hangs, ;
' ! am gtasay- rivers shine a Wide expanse,
. Folding niy Delia to my throbbing breart '
, f ;. I bid defiance to the boisterous raite 1 r
-4 tf warring eltmcnts, and think on nonght
ut hef fare virtues, innocence and truthA"" '
wttliio ot a few yer jreleasetl . ,
from the t1.ac!ct cf a govtromecl, v ; t
Hy dca;eJ ua the jrmSfge of r;(,tt,,,; , ,
itlrei.and using m fua Utitude that i
Ik member, the longue f and arc we i
ihia very mooxQt mvip cur best to ivr.
over tLe opinions, tie up the tocs,'t,r s
tbi' fortunes tf one mother f What are t
jreat political aocietiea, but mere fvlhk-A i...
quisitioos our pot-house committee, t.t j
tie tribunal of denunciation our oews-r,,-but
mere whippiog posts and pillories,
u'nfortunave individual are'pehed n 'r.h rott --v
egpnd our council .of appoinimcuJ.Jt s.
grand oUto defe, where culprits are annul,! ,
sacrificed for their political heresies?
f Where then U the difference in principle -.e.
tweea our measures and those you are an r, ..
dv to condemn am6ng the people 1 am trtaut,r
of? There iaoone; the 4i3ercnce is mtrt'-
- ' - wwt . a
circumsiannat. - i nus we otnouncc, istc. ,
of banishhig We tibef instead of acourging
we turn cut of office instead nf hsnr.. . i
accounta peculiarly favourable to ita prduc-J habit of mind which alwap .thinks aloud; which' where they burnt an offender in propnarxnrr.
uon i neir ugm . warm wu, aucir swusur ia wanner ruc tuta-ai-uuup uu us iwiiuvti we ciuicr inr ana learner or curn him in t r,.
crop that ao well compensate the lahoura of Log tare to pay the tU gathrrtri by the way.
the husbandman at that of hempi Many "per- , Albeit a certain ahrewed race of men, being
sons have fTTveoaily auppoaed that it requir- very much given to indulge their own opinions,
ed a peculiar soil and that, its cultivation waa 0a all manner of fcubjecu (a propensity vcx
attended whh much uncertainty. It ia now ceedinjly obnoxious to your free governments
hnwrvrr srrrfsind from .dailv exnerience. nf F.urone did moat nrekumntuotlslr dare to
Though tracts of country bleak and cheerless te' What not only the fertile1 binki of the Connect l- j thiak for themadvea in mauer of religion, ex-
Agusangtommaenii jfJ77j ' 1 . cat and Genesee riveralbut moat of our warm erasing whit they considered . sfnaturalnd
con-
uplands if properly prepared produce it to a-j unextinguishable rTght Ihe liberty of ,
bundance-The situation of many bf our river I science. . ! ' T' V -' ' V 1
towns, particularly of Wetherfieldsi is on many J As however they possessed thaf ingenious
etice for water rotting in the cove, and the fa
cility with which it may; be ; aent to1 market
by the rivert are great and important advanta
ges Sill. without these, there are few towna
j in jthe atate where any other aeed can oe put
and isforever a-aUWrasr into other people's ears
u .ntturilly followed that trteir uuerty oi con.
science likewise implied liberty of tpttcK, which
being freely indulged, soon put the country in
a hubbub, and aroused the pious indignation
into the ground that ahall yield ao many nun- of the viglumt fathiri of the chutclu i . .-.
dred folaAs evidence of the profits prising . The usual methods were adopted toclairo
from the cultivation, of hemp, I woujd jitate, them, that in those days were considered so
ihtt, thirty, fjvc dollars per acre, have been paid efficacious in bringing back ttray sheep to the
for one years use of (and for this purpose. fold that is to say, they were coaxed, they
and I jim cradibly informed that the town of were admonished, .they : were roehaced, they
Longmeadow naa received at; oostqa iew-1 were bulfeted-une ; upon une precept upon
York, and New-Haven, : thirtv five thousand
doiUrs jor ont; years crop f';Ari average crop
from land i$ good, peart may be consiaereo
from 8 to 12 cwt, 'per acre i and the land u
ptbpcriy taken cafe of the second year will prci-
nrecept, lash upon lash, here a little and there
a great deal, were exhausted without mercy,
but without success ; until at length the worthy
pastors of the church, wearied out by their un
paralleled stubbornness were driven in the ex
duce more" than it did the first. A judicious cess of their tendef mercV, to adopt the scrip-
farmer in ' my neighbourhood; lately 4 iold roe J ture text, : and literally heaped ' live embers
that he had taken 8,cwt. oif an acre last year I on theli- heads.w - f :'";-?f.ZS?-
and had no doubt that with little more attention j ! Nothing however could subdue tha
itc auuuiu tuis year at icasi, get twuwi nave uic spirit ut inuepcnoencewnicn naa , ci
noticed in the Courant that 8414 per Ton had I tintruished this singular race of beorjle.
lately been paid in Boston, for hemp raised at I rather than submit to such horrible tyranny.
ii price I i tney one ana au emMirked joe tne wiiuernes
jy jwwwv viwvuwu ttlllJJ, BOflie now
or other, the grand palladium of oar liberties,
and an incontrovertible proof that this is a free
But notwithstanding the fervent zeal with
which this holy wat was prosecuted again;t the
whole race of unbelievers,, we do not find tl.?;
the population of this new colony was in any '
wise hindered thereby on the contrary Uicy
multiplied 4o a degree, which would be intrc
dible t any man unacquainted with the mar
vellous fecundity of this growing country, i
f a ins amaaung lutrcaac, may uueeu be part
y Ascribed 46 a singular .custom prevakct ,
among' them, and which was probably borrowed
from the ancient jepublic of Sparta ; where we
sire loiu tue youn&iauiesi tiuier irom oeiEtr
great romps auu. noyueos, or use HKe masy
modern heroines, very fond of meddling with
matters that did not appertain to their sex, usti '
(rcquently to engage with the men,in wrestling, s
ind odier athletic exercises of the gyrnnafitm, ;i
t he, custom to which juaUude was, vulfrrly
12 UJads of Manure.'
Ploughing and harrowing 3 times.
2 1-4 Bushels of crd,atD. '
Sowing and Harrowing . '
Pulling and Csrirrg , . - i
Breaking and bwingiingt 1
Sure profit, per acre
ilalfa ton,at2Q0Di
12,00
6,00.
' v,0Q
1,00
3,00
15,00
46,00
54,00
LooRmeadow- thi is a very unusual
has been considered a fair peace price at 8200 I of America, where they might enjoy, unmolest
i-Tiicii uur uiicruiuiic W4avu(u nnu ui ncu. mc mcauuuiuic luxury ui ini.tui.
and at that,it will bay, vastly more than any o-1 sooner did they-land on this loquacious soil,
tner crop, as may oe seen oy me rouowiog ve-1 man as u wey naa caugnt tne disease irom uie
ry liberal estimate of cultivating Sr. dressing the j climate, they all lifted up their voices at once,
product of one acre of iand that is in good order I and for the space of one whole year, did keep
up such a joyful clamour, that we are told they
frightened every bird and beastout of the beiefv
bourhood, and . sa completely dumbfounded
certain fish, which abound, on their coast,; that
they have been called dlunbfisn ever since, r .
rrom this simple circumstance, unimportant
as it may seem, did first ori irinate that renown.
ed privilege so loudly boasted of throughout
this country which is so eloquently exercised
in newspapers, pamphlets,, ward meetings; pot
house committees and congressional delibera
tions which establishes ,the right of talking
without ideas . and without information oi
misreprestnting , public affairs of decrying
puouc measures oi aspersing great cnaracicrs,
and destroyinff little ones in short, that grand
palkdiurrt of our country the iiherhr ttftpttch ;
or as it has been more vulgarly denominated-
the pft oftfsegabi . V . y
' The siirtple' aborigthei of the land for a while
contemplated these strange folk in utter aston
ishment, but f discovering that, thcy'r wielded
harmless though noisy ' weapons, and .were a
iivciy, ingenious, goou-nuwipurra race oi .men,
nu
the
f- ' il 100.00
- The above estimate which it undoubtedly as
high as it should be," would be redtKed Consi
derably by having the hemp dressed in a mill,
for which purpose a number are already erect
led about the country, and by converting the
stocas orsnieves oi manure, wmcn purpose
they answer to a considerable degree. ? .
.There exists no daritrer from a elutted mar-
licet, it will never be imported cheaper from a-
broad4 and should we, go successfully, into the
cultivation of it, for many years to come w
should not more than equal the demand there
would be a soon as our ships are permitted to
spread their sails on, the ocean. $ .
ihe louowing method ;ot . cultivation nas
he en nracrtiaed withtrreat'aur.ceaaLm.The Vrnund I
.e t.?..l .u ' .u.. Mhey became, very irundiy and sociable,
X7(Z:r:;7 WAJt .C Massachosetg langu
1 1, Zl. 2:1 .IV ?i-C-A ZZlll-LVL siRnihes , tilcnt men-vk, Waetfsrt - appell
LITERARY.
FOll THE STAR..!
labored with , any deeree oi wroygn we neia anq selecting me ma.e , - w . - . . . .
: '. . - -- ' . iwaim thai au1 hamn whiiH a hal Utr II MAnth 1 . VF V : , .w ..... w w" v, f:, . a . i
.wuim -t-n - v,r ...u.v-... nuakera and anabant ata. for dar n to
r-"- t; ;-, r.-r , ,T ,9 .
w(.weriy. vj ' conscience; wnicn tney
early proved to imply nothin jr more, than
Almfvt mnrt aXJSal!rJ -V. 1 art m . ntunnArf Swh
thebundlCs to belaid under T? CC. J. ZZTSLt?
iato 20 days accowihff to litrJi Trrl r.-T':'
a... . :. j.:u sult.x W. oiiiciw u wuuiu uc Eiving n iwimue w
- ANCIENT LITERATURE. . x
The man who can tead ihe .work-of the1
'ancient Classic" writers, without being aensi
; ble of their beamies, ii'ftforirtaiQmtta'
v tagems and spotlit ' kijno sUUtjnan be trusted?,
: and h who has laboured with any decree of
diligence amobg those Venerable ' fathers of
; science, Without inhaling a portion of that p?,
' therial , spirit which animates"ltheif' writings,'
."' will ever - remain - insensible" to - 'whatever is
'"f great dd excellent najurxiT Io'atudylng
- the classics, the poet has - free access to the
v pure waters fehkhflow from Mount Helicon,
and the' miuct of the public speaker Is imbued
with lust 2nd elevated conceptions, with a fa-
' ' cile, chaste . and ' nervous ' eloquence. I Many
accomplishments' peculiarly' useful and orna-
mental to the orator, may be' acquired , by a
" jiroperattentidn to i ancient literature. The
, effect which it has on his language, hia voicei
his look, and his general deportment, is pre
, ' ceptiMto alh jv A composure and dignity of
manner, a correspondent harmony of language
'stud sentiment,; a manliness and, elevation: of
'. countenancidistinguish him, whet has formed
',' an intimate acquaintance with those great mo
v' dels of Wfte ancf learning; . " '
r V In the wrki bf the anciertt we-find what
y ever is profound , and elegant in literature
they bear the genuine stamp of wisdomthey
" have on their own intrinsic merit, shone for
ig
ation
" : , u'.r1--' . isince shortened into tne laminar epitnet o
more or icss manure j accorainir to, toe xonui-1 u , , i - . r ".
Ir, , x - f . , ! iwntw,wnicn tney retain unto tne present tiav
t,on o the, land the p ougW tcT be tpc , Xruct J ,nd ag . nstorian wil
v I 'i . . ii; . : " ; t s.' i i " ' . I not allow mo to pass it over in sitencthat the
wiucn ,.peCuuany.proper.woua pot JTe zeal of those eood . people, to tnaintain their
' ?r:fT lP and priyileges unimpaired, did for a
. " . , , . ""'"w"..n L i T I while betrav them into rrrours. which it is ea
sier to pardon than defend Having served i
reeular aporenticeshin in the school of nersecu
Piurca. -when tneioiossomi r- . t:u;-, :. .i- - . .
miouie oi augiHt, u is to oe pmicu wbihidk - . . ; . th . - , . . -M . - u:, t.
iured in moving-
water to' rot from
weather Clear, standing, soft water is best
for this put-pose, and salt water, , bya recent I
Entrlish publication' U considered aliocether !
inadmissible'. After it. is so fficiently rotted,!
wpicn is easily ascenaineaoy aryirrg ana orea
ing a little of it ihe bundles to be dried In the
open air. and when tuoroughiy ' dried,' to be
housed ( when dres&d first tone passed thro
k course brake and afterwards" thro' a common
one and swingled like flax;-; ' ;
The" seed hemp is-16 be pulled as soon as
the seed begins to fall from (he stalk, and to be
bundled and carried immediately to the' place
where it is to be threshetU there to be set up in
the sttrr &- few days and then - gently threshed lj
and again put in the1 sun a few days niofe and
afterwards threshed agaTn-Hitls thert td be treat
ed as before directed for the male hemp.
Now. as they (the ma lor i
ty) were perfectly;! convinced: that tSey. alone
thought right, . It "consequently followed that
whoever thouirht different from them thou&h
wrong and . whoever, thought wrong and ob
stinately persisted' In not being convinced and
convened, Was a flagrant violater of theinesti-
mauie. UDeny oi conscience, ana a corrupt ana
't'-'-.t.: l i-. . .f. . i
nucciiuus inemucr u mc aouy pontic, ana ae
served to be lopped off otid cast into the fire. '
Now 111 warrantthere are hosts 6f mv rea
ders, yeady at once to lift up their hands and
eyes, with that virtuous indignation with which
we always contemplate the faults and-errours
of our neighbours, and to exclaim at these well
meaning but mistaken neonle. for inflir.tin on
.t - -i a f- v --'---vrj
others the injuries they had suffered themselves
-for. indulging the preposterous Idea of c'on-
anown oy tne name oi pwiaanjr superstitious
rue Observed by the young people of both sexes,
ith w Inch they usually terminated the ir I
viues and which waa kep up withrel
strictness; by the more bigoted and vulgar ; t
6f the community f This ceremony was L v -
wise, in tno e primitive times consiuerea $s
indispensible preliminary to matrimony t!.i. .
Courtship's commenting, - where ours usua'!
bnibh -by which means tbey acquired fhat m
timateacqaintance with each oiheisgoJ gli
des before marriage, that has been prautMiAccd
byphilosopL' r; v-sure basis of a happy anion.
I nus early did inning and ingenious .peo
ple, display a shrewdness at making i bargu
which has ever since distinguished theft a. .
$ etrict adherence' to the good old vulgar mai
tm about V buying a pig in a poke.'! - .
a ne nrsi inougnt oi a i anitee, on coming t
ihe years of manhood, is to rfehimsell in t! ;s
world- which means' nothing more nor le; i
(had to. be?iQ his rambles -To' this end he
taes , urit himself for a wife, some dashirg
country heiress j that is to say, at buxom rosy
cheeked wench, passing rVtS.in red ribband,
glass, beads .and .mock - tonOise -shall corr.u,
with a white gown and morocco shoes for Sun
day; and deeply skilled in the mistery of m;.',.-
ing apple sweetmeats long sauce and pursy.L 1
pie, j vs J - 4T
Having thus provided himself, like a trv v
pedlar, with, a heavy knapsack, whcrewiih o
regale. his shoulders through the journey cf
Ufe, he literally sets out on the peregrina... .
ins wooie lamny, nousenoia lurniture
arming uiensus arc noisten into a cover? a c: rr ;
lis'own and his- wife's wardrobe pad. 1 i p i.i
t firken which done,, he .shoulders ha z:- , '
;akeS staff in hand thistles yaakee docd' "
and "trudges off to the woods, as confide: . '
the protection 'of providence,' and relying e
cheerfully" upon his" own resources, as did t- r
ii patriarch of yore ,whcn he journeyed into a
grange Country bf the Gentiles ; Having buri
ed himself in the wilderness, he builds a I z'
htftV cleaf S aWay a cornfield and potatoe p&i.!
andr providence smiurVcr upon his labour f is
soon surrounded by i snug farm and some 1
a (itore pf flaxen headed, .urchins, who Vy i'-'-f
size, seem to have sprung all at once put c f tl.e
earth, like a crop of toad-s tools. ' ,
But it is not the nature of this most tndclati-
gable of speculators, to rest contented with any
state 6fsub!unary enjoyment improvement is.
his darling passion and having thus nnprovea
his lands the next care is to provide a ttanston
worthy the residence of a land holder. ;:: A huge
palace of pine boards immediately springs up
in incmicisi or me wiiuerueas, urge
for a ! parish church, and furnished with win
dow's , of all dimensions, but so rickety ana
fhmsy withal, that everj' blast gives it a ht ct
the ague'"'--' v. ' v ' V" 4:i rrKl
Bv the time the outside of this1 mighty, r
castle" U"' completed.- either5 the 'funds or the
zeal of out1 adventurer are exhausted, o tliat
as oeiore uirecieu ior tne xuaie nenrn. . j - j. v. v . ; . .
7,, ..tvu . . vincin the mmd by toastincf the carcass, anal
fv. " j. iD, may serve as a genera oirection, ,omi - i .i:Ti;-.i'.'i.L . " w . - i t
i....;. - ihn m;n UmA .ni.M4n.i I .t . . .. . o . . . V .. I establishing. the doctrine of charitv and for-
, ,uv.iw .6i iM.u.........v.rw.w..., tne inieiugeni iarmer' wut maaesucn expert- u.. :. .t.- ' r r.
and willremaio monuments of the power of; mea as his land.'his situatioil and hi conve'- "j nt0nt pcecdtion,r-But soft
.fbumingenius.which v yr: At , niCff wiU pefmi , dndoy com Wicating.the T-nlr
' r , , ..xeoJovisira,ftecignen-r' fe8uk w;ironferf an obliiratioA on that claw at . 9 ndin xhn yerY nllShtened
lVMtrto?: Z?31JSSL' nation, but acting upon the Very same princi-
! - -.. i-;v- ' ., VSMVIXV. v ..w.v n our no tcalcontroverMes. Have we
i . .
he barely manages to half finish one room vn
in, where the whole family burrow together
.u ' ..... . r .t ...- J . I-
wuuc mc. rest; ui tne nouse is uevwicw
curing of prmpkins, o storing of carrots a"
potatoes, and is decorated with fanciful fest
of1 wiltercd peaches and dried apples. 5 '
Outside remaminir' imnaintcd. trrows vencr..'
black' With time: the family wardrobels 1- t
under contribution for old hats, petticoats a..i '
breeches to stuff into the broken windor-,
while the four Winds of heaven keep up a wl' '
ling and howling about 'this aerial palace, r-
play as many unruly gambols, as they dii '
yore, in the cave of old Eolus. ' '"':':'