aIone.'' We sincerely believe tha
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alone.' We sincerely believe that
/! there were ten times our present
population in this country, and they
and their posterity could be efectual>
ly prohibited from moving out oft,
that thousands Of acres of our gloomy
swamps would be reclaimed and bios
som as the rose. We would in that
case be driven to some permanent
policy. But every man says now,
do not much care about advancing
this school or that church, this i'm
provement in agriculture or that in na"
vigation, because have heard that
better country than this can be found.
Our opinion is-you may 90 further
and fare worse. What we object TO
is, the great and serious harm OF
breaking up the endearments Of
long established friendship for doubt.
ful advantages. When man moves
ne acts by the best feelings of his
heart, in the same way as he does BY
plant or tree by pulling it up. He
may be settled again, as he trans
plants the tree. but many of his finest
affections are killed forever. These
thoughts have been suggested by
hearing several men talk about emf
grating TO Texas. They perhaps may
ind a richer country, but they will
surely find some counter balancing C.
wills. Let US stay here, and for few
years imagine that there is no chance
OF ever getting away. Let us form
an agricultural society, and, let our
practical farmers communicate to
each other, their several plans of car
ryiog on their plMations. Let US
apply to science for her advantages
and ere long we would cease this race
after rainbow that in reality never
existed. For there is no country with
out its disadvantages.