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many of our barren hills and down lands, the objefi becomes 
equally grand and encouraging. “The whole is not to be 
confidered as the work of this or the next generation; but 
whoever has the power of beginning, if but ona {mall fcale, 
has the power Po iiniva to fet an example, of which 
future generations will reap the advantage, and may gra- 
ually carry on, to the delight and profit of their fucceffors. 
And if fertility of hills, and redemption from unprofitable 
barrennefs, leave not a fource of gratitude and rational plea- 
fure to pofterity, what better effeéts can be expected from 
our indolence and floth? 
Nothing has been more common than for men of pa- 
triotick minds to with to tranfmit the advantages of political 
inftitutions, not only unimpaired, but improved, to pofterity ; 
this is confeffedly the true fpirit of patriotifm. It has gene- 
rally obtained the tribute of gratitude and praife. Emulation 
of pofthumous praife is the moft noble, becaufe the leaft 
interefted. Every man who judicioufly plants an ufeful tree, 
fixes a living memorial of himfelf; the man, who, with fu- 
perior ability and judgment, plants a grove, though it may 
at Jaft be his lot to be forgotten, may be fure that the 
benefits of his exiftence will remain. 
6thly. Whether fufficient care be taken in the leafing of 
farms to prefer tenantd of a difpofition to neatne/s in the 
general management of lands; to encourage fuch by parti- 
cular commendations; and to. admonifh the flovenly and 
negligent, when tliey are found inattentive to their duty ?— 
Fora duty it undoubtedly is, for every tenant, independently 
fame farm, are able to point out thofe parts of the fields which, on 
the average, fuffer moft from adverfe winds; and confequently the 
beft fituations for planting clumps, and finall groves, are eafily 
afcertainable, 
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