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Ko advcrtlacificnt inserted until It has been paid fur,
or ttspnjrmcntwsmied by some pciWiHffthllTownTor
lU.vicinltjr, Jj -
-cdfAll Icttert to-thccdltort mast peyiitfipiT,. WlKty
will not be attended to.
Observe next the reverse of tins hideous a-
pert. I hc thorn and thistle plucked away, the
wilds turned to fruitful fields, the poisonous fens
draincdand converted into rich meadows, the
f?l)kMfatlicdwitfc
JL'lS2Jwsi jssau.iiua. Drought to- pass or the
skuiui waustry ot man; .who, while he is tilling
he ground, smews his body, growl fobuit in con-
M'UQiuaml invigorate the faculties hbTntod.
Meanwhile, the Lord look ctb down from above,
Visuctlvhirtt witrrhirtivifying swuITtBelK
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FROM THE I'LOVGII BOY. '
Philosbphefs and poets, from the deepest anti
quity up to the present time, have so copiously
bestowed their "praises upon agriculture the
source of human comfort and weal, that it would
W'nexVto'impossiblo to a'dd materially ufwhat
Itasbcen already said upon this subject, nd said
so admirably well. y But one little crevice, suffi
cient for a short essay, still remains to be filled
up.I know. not that aay .onQ-ha&-undertaken to
show that agriculture redeems the earth from the
curse denounced upon it at the lamentable period
'of the aoostacr. and even turns that curse to a
.blessins. This I wilPattempt, and if my feeble
attempt should fail to produce convicUon, It will
at least give scope tor useiui reuecuon
Thorr:$ and thiitlc shall it rr-.was the bur
dentf the curse that lit upon the ground. But it
is not on irremediable curse the industry of the
skilful husbandman removes, this foul stain which
the,' fall brought upon the ground, and bedecks it
with a thousand beauties Those eur$ed thorns
. and thistle a he grubs out ; whatever is noxious,
ot-ueless tjr'ti'.fltihtiyi he 'dears away r and
rears'up, instead,' the tree "that is good for food,
- the 'nutritious vegetable-whatever if pleasant to
the eye or gratefaMo the palate.: Lookupon
the field of golden wheat, rank and good, ripe for
the sickle, and graving in the gentle breeze. Is
th;re any visible curse remaining upon that field ?
No : With Eden itselT it almost vies in delight
somencss. . Look now over the domain of farmer
Tuair r. WThat there do jou see indicating that
his ground a yet L'nder the" curse ? Nothing. He
has honorably, redeemed U from the origina
- maledictiofr. Thcrs xr nothing cumbersome re
maining ; everything is there that thould be, and
I had vciiturelijrTernark above, that by means
cf agriculture the curse uDoh'thc ground is even
turned to a blessing : or, in other words, thafin
estimablc benefits have .sprung out of it. Let us
examine this point. Was then the curse upon
the ground indicted itf mercy to i.v.tn ? I presume
to hold the.iilurmatifc'aii(l for -it yill ofior the
following considerations :
The sentence w-S-Cursed i.i the ground fir thxj
- take It is noen man that this curse fulls, but
tipxmnlveg
rake i -That is, in wdef-tQ atfapt it to the circum
sBnees of his faiieature"Jtva no ? haiger-
wntttny-thar hfrhoBlcllif'clltioTit toil, lor it
would have been ie
In a moral point of viewand m everv ininoi tant
jespect, it had become altogether necessary that
h o should-1 abort atid 6 ve m labor hard, for h U
liviftgthat "Tie sTiouId eat 'trswtintyewcat of hh
: mm!mmTmmm.1 "" .' ' M 1 1 "m "" - - Ml , t
and the dews of heayen, and giveth him increase.
Itlitiotln judgmehVVufTn"mtrc
divine constitution of things compels man to la-
bor; and of all labor, thatof husbandry is the
most congruous to his health, his peace, ind his
morals ; and the mast conducive to the develonc
mcnt of-the laeulties of his bod v and mind.
. ... - ,
BeholdrthcreforeV the 'goodness and severity
of Cod: severitvin fmitintr the rround with
f . ' -j i - o
ursc so visible that man must needs see the
arks of it even to the latest generation : Good
ness, in making this very curse upon the ground
the means of immense benefit to our apostate
- - - - -
race goodness, too, in blessing the work of our
hands, giving us rain from heaven, and fruitful
seasons,' and filling our hearts with food and
gladness.
American farmers, y6ufilsVrnong't1ie"cTr(iIcesf
of callings, and no so great a body of people in
any other part of this globe has such ample means
of independence and comfort. Of the ground
you till, you yourselves are the lords. Every
goodly tree you plant, every acre you meliorate,
tends directly to your own benefit, and that of
your wives and children. " Be up and doing "
Think not hatd " concerning your work, and the
toil of your hands, because of the ground which
the Lo-d hath cursed." To the industrious it is
a blessing in disguise. Say not, ' a little more
folding of the hands to sleep," if the thorn and
thistle is still growininyour enclosures. Ex
pel' therefrom, ini'spc
every deformity, occasioned by the wiles of the
serpent. Destroy the teeth of the old dragon
wherever 'you find Ihem scattered within your
premises. Make every acre of your ground turn
to some good.accoumV- f a iadustry-add-skillr'
Seek earnestly, and by all means in your power,
to increase your own knowledge in practical agri
culture. To skilful industry, add strict economy.
Be frugal ; let your living be good, but plain and
uncostly ; so you will avf id the curse of debt
which is not remediable like that brought upon
the" ground." Dash from your lips the cup of in
prejudices of education, for principles which
I haye no doubt he conceived, to be more
Consonant with his feelings; und more con-
sistent with his id eas of liberty and indepen
dene .Whtever mar besaid as lf the inc
...I .1- ... 1 1 X . .
uyewmcflLprQiiuceaxne ctangerl hnyerto
hesitation in thinking" ironginated entirtly
ffORpri,rcipletand.thathis feelings Mid-ten
witTTtTie party Kejoined than the one he had
for8akcn.:The conduce hehas since - pur
TuedTIiasevihcedrthe intecritv of his motives.
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and the sincerity of his attachment to his
panjTan'd" his "couhtry f andllie conA(ience
which that country has reposed in him, is an
evidence that ahe alsg has been influenced by
a similar opinion.
Mr. Adams is in person short, thick, and
fat, resembling a little in his face, the portrait
of his fathe.r which. you have aef-n j and nei
ther very agreeable, nor very repulsive. He
is between forty-five and filty years of age,
and seems to be vigorous and healthy. lie
is regular in his habits, and moral and tern
peratc in his life. To great talent, he unites
unceasing industry and perseverance, and an
uncommon facility in the execution of busi
ness. Though he has read milch, and drank
" aeepoi me rienan spring," he seems not
to solicit the character which literature be
stows, and what will seem extraordinary to
ycnchoosesHr men
oi ousincES man among men pi science.
temperance. ; Us deadlv . noison is more
drcadeuTnanuia envenomed tootn oft
rjhce-; tnereXore 3ch a jhange jwat nicrcifuily
wrousht in the face of the carthYsshould-com-pel
man to. labor, and by ihismens save, him
JjJ51JltCUon.or
had been, !and continued to be, a?i4iirDfg
-1'den fair ;M that there were Ao rubbish upon the
face of it, no nuisances to remove ; that every
hing nutritious, every thing'.dcficbusi.; ;rew up
spontaneously, and that man had nothing to do
but to banquet upon the luxuries which perpetu
ul'ly sorrounded him :- Would he bavo been
happy ? Ilafir! his condition would have been
inost wretched and deplorable, jorpitjfotwant
v of motive to'exertion, enervated byioth, cor
- rUDlCfl hv fllVllPlF lllWl lulll...,lftn. m tka iri.. (
iprom'gate ice, the pis;uiy, race "would, in all
to be
ic adder
that hisses under your sheaves. Bring up your
children in the habits of industry and frugality,
and in the fear of the Lord. Grudge not to school
and educate them well, that they may become in
tcllient, virtuous, useful, respectable men and
women. In all your toils and labors, in all your
secuLr affairs, hi ull your domestic concerns,
seek the guidance of that wisdon) whkli is from
above, unci the blessings of heaven will rest upon
V
Looking thiougli the vli-ta of a few year me-
thinks I see in prospective, tlie auspicious peripd
w he n t h e sc vUnitcd States -shall possess an agri
reason, and be uninfluenced by the attractions
ofJn ission. - He v must comnrehrrld " aavi
Mirabcati,allthc defects of our social eju.
istence, disceja, Uie-dcn'rcccf-imDrovcment"
"irrr," ' . . . ... .
or wnicn ve are susceptible, calculatejhejid
VmZ)fotitffiixQm-' the posseasiim of
liberty, estimate the danger of confusion and
tumult,- studnhdw-&rn)T WnannnTen for
jcucuyv and tonducnhnrrtoTvards -nenc'SwoliT
I. -f V t . , - ...
by thcplainest and inostobvi.)us paths.His
survey tnusrcxtend Kyon J oilfinary iimitV;
he must examine climates, deliberate on cir
cunsnce8J.an4.yieldLto evmu without uf- - -
lertng them to master h:m.n
To extensive research and general knowl
edge, Mr. Adams adds great powers of ob
servation. His residence as minister at the
courts of St. James and St. Petersburg, has
enlargetfhis stock of facts, and rendered his
informatiorrTTOrc correct and' practical. He'
is not one of those statesmen who theorise
when experience can 'afford its aid, and avoVls
the application of abstract principles, when
plainer and more obvious ones arc calculated
to subserve the object in view. He is sedate,
circumspect and cautious ; reserved, but not
distant; grave, hut not repulsive. He re
ceives, but seldom communicates ; and dis
cerns with great quickness, motives however
latent, and intentions however concealed by
ih-i?Qrito.ttio.nsjaf- cunning, or the drapery of-
hypocrisy. This penetration stems to be in
tuitive and natural, and not the result of 3
mere acquaintance with men, or a long and
intimate association with the different classes
Mr. Adams is extremely plain and simple,
both in his manners and habiliments : and
labors to avoid alike the foolery and splen- of society. It is the operation of native
dor of "fantastic fashion," and the mean and I judgment, and not the exercise of acquired
inelegant costume of affected eccentricity, I cunning. This excellence is common to the
He is evidently well skilled in the rhetorical
cultural population far superior in numbers, and
ejual-in.taro
world has ever known r when millions, and many
millions";' of tillers of the '"ground, shall be spread
over tlusyBst territory of-
moderate iiu;Upcndence,the.lamp. of divine truth,
the Iight3 of science, social and domestic happi
ness, and distinguished no icss for their, moral
nnJ christian virtues,, than. Jk. Xh& preeraineni
goodness of their istcuTSf f16t atid portion. "m
From Letters raa, WSHlNGTo:N."
Mr. . ADA:isl has distinguished himself in
the- paths' f f literature and politics. The
early part ohis life seems to have been de
voted to the aquisition of general knowledge,
whidi has beelr-aubsequenily augmented by
travel observation nd reflection. s He was
once attached to the Arty by whom his father
wa chosen presidenrsi but .very soon after
the republican - admi.mstranoifcamsjla PQTt?
art, on which he has lectured, and in which
he displays considerable research and ability ;
but whether he succeeded in reducing his
principles to practice, while a member of the
senate, I am not able to say. 1 should infer,
however, that his speeches were more correct
and polished, if they were not more eloquent,
than those of his coadjutors-in legislation.
Yet after all, my lord, there is something more
required to complete an orator than the mere
knowledge and practice of those principles
which rhetoricians have established as the
ground workof this art. If there be ar. ab
senctrof thuf peculi ar kind "Of lalcnfFwant
of that peculiar enthusiasm which propels jhe
mind to embrace with ardor and delight the
profession of an orator, the most intimate and
accurate knowledge, or the most pcricctdex
terity in the use of the " rhetorician's tools,"
will be inadequate to produce excellence.
And, however skilfully a man may round his
periods and balance his sentences, select his
that etncnal and incomprehensible . power
which "gives animation to matter, sleeps
through nature like the lightning of heaven,
and creates, and embodies, and unfolds ; he
will still be cold, and tame, and spiritless ;
correct indeed, but frigid regular, but in
sensible. From what I can learn, Mr. Ad
ams, with all his knowledgeand talent, did
not attain the first rank among American ora
tors. He wanted enthusiasm and fire ; he
wanted that nameless charm, which in oratory
as well as poetry, delights ard-fascinates, and
leads' the soul captive, without' the dejjre of
resistance, or the consciousness of error.
Injhe hjgheraclescf eloquence, where
th'eTJaRioTisFeeTO andThl
whofe mind wroughrupia k!n4 iuy
by weakenijjgU
Adaris did not excel ; bat in close argumcn
tatlon in logical analysis, in amplification and
regular d isposition, . he U. said to have been
inerior.lo-Jione.4V.ith-w.knowledgeof
art, he was howeVer defective in- the urs celure
ehemAn essential ingredient in the compo
sition of anur: tor. His personal appearance,
tocswTiIc1s .lt very'pfeposwssfngor agree
able vMn.ust-- have operated against him, aiid
rendered his eloquence less effective and re
sistless. Notwithstanding these defects, he
was considerably above mediocrity, and main
tained a character- as an rator, .inferior to
but few in this country.
INIr. Adamss prominent inclination, how
ever, appear to be' political, 'lobe eminent
as.a statesmn is his predominant ambition ;
and I doubt not he will attain -this character,
from the nature of his mind and the tenor of
hisxStudi.es; Much, indeed, required - to
forrii a statesman. He must haye a mind that
w
.remove..
people of the east ; but whether it originates
from education, or from any peculiar organi- -zatibn
of the physical powers, I am not suffi
ciently master of the theory of Helvetius and
Oodwin to determine. , Mr. Adams has more
capacity than genius ; he can comprehend
better than he can invent ; and execute neailv
as. rapidly as he can design.
Though as a puUic minister he had no
jrreat opjvjrtunity to display his powers, yet,
from the little he exhibited, Ti judgment may
bejbrmed of hit ability in that character.
He has all the penetration, shrewdness and
perseverance necessary to constitute an able
dqjtomatist, united with the capacity to per- -
ceive, and the eloquence to enforce, what
would conduce to the welfare and interests of
his country.
Mr. Adams is a good writer. A state
paper of his, which I have, lately seen, is com
posed with great ability, and though not suffi
ciently condensed, evinces much "skill and
dexterity in the art of composition, with
short, my lord, there is no public character
in the United States that has more intellectual
power, the moral inclination to be more use
ful, or that will Iabrr with greater assiduity
to discharge the. important duties he owes to
himself and to his (.uintry.
The Canada newspapers give us an evi
dence cf miserable malice, which we did not
suppose, if entertained, could find open de
fenders among respectable Hritons, against
one of our distinguished fellpw-citi.cns,
Some exhibitor of Wax-Figurt-3. at York, had
in his collection a representation of our Maj.
General JackAson. Ihc cxhibi tiouxithia-
hzure, bays the newspaper, was hiirhlv of
Jensive -not. particulaHyto-thc inh'abittptl"6'f
York but tocyeiy
heart beats iu unison w ith loyalty tp his sore- "
rcignf",, Jevcne w as detcrminecron. Tho
offending figure was taken, unresisting, from :
the -waxen Toupe, aritl Jiang as hjh; iiiHa- "
rnanj" to use the words of a writer, who i gives -
an account 6f it; Spirit of chivalry ! What
an cxpliwt :
havexpneeived it ! What daring hands achiev.!
ed it ! How loyal be these men of York !
It r would be grcss injustice to the British
nation to impute to it the disposition indi
cated in this instance of stupid rnalignity,---Itegafdin
the authbrs of it as ignorant' zeal
ots,they merit pity more than any other sen-
timert. a ne writer : in tne x oric Ubservcr,
however, who applauds ihis" magnanimous '
feat, deserves tlie punishment w hTch is iustlv
due to all jiiischievous instigators of nationay
broils. Let itbe the business of the seriojB
and rcflectin-g part of both nations to CDuiir I'
act such lolly. ' We are persuaded th4 - .. , )
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