tlement, and by Mr. Lewis, for- ex ggerations, drew no' flowery merly of New York, who has pictures, disguised none of the also a new settlemeut in hand. difficulties; but, like sensible and These gentlemen submitted their honest men, were endeavouring plans to me, or, at least, laid to give value to their property by them before me, doubtless with a fair and honourable means. desire that I should, if I thought

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The invention of this false im

motive were suspected, my letters could not fail to produce great effect. In short, I could have no motive other than the professed

it right, recommend their settle-putation; the resorting to the im ments respectively My reputa-putation of such a motive to me, tion for knowledge respecting clearly shows the weight of the such matters, and also the in-circum-tance of the absence of fluence of my writings, if di- sinister motive! For, if no such rected to such an object, made it very natural that those gentlemen should propose to me to be associated in some degree in their respective concerns. But one. It was my right, having those gentlemen will do me the great influence, to exercise it for justice to say, that I frankly told them not only that I could think of no such thing for myself; but, that, being convinced, that English Farmers, nine times out of

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the good of my unfortunate countrymen; for, unfortunate that man is, who, from whatever cause, is compelled to quit his native country.

ten suffered injury from emigraBesides, Sir, I dealt, not in tion, and especially to new set- drawings, but in facts. I took tlements, I should think it a very facts, stated by yourself, and base act on my part to do any proved them to be untrue; I took thing tending to promote such your calculations, and proved emigration. I know they will them to be delusive. It would be do me the justice to say this; and useless to go over the ground I will do them the justice to say that they both approved of my resolution; and that neither of them made the smallest effort to divert me from my purpose. I will add, too, of both these tlemen, that they attempted no dred acres of land.

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again, but I will just advert, for a moment to the grand delusion. You reckon your own crop pro

duces the first year 2,000 bushels

of Indian corn, grown upon a hun

First

Second

Bush. I. Corn.

2,000

- 2,000

1,500

Third-
Fourth

- 4,000

4,000

1,50) 3,000

12,000

6,000

B. Wheat. I calculation which you made, and upon the strength of which you called your English farmers to join you, the three crops ought to amount to eight thousand bushels of Indian Corn and three thousand Now, then, I put you to the test. I challenge you to publish an account of your three crops. I am of opinion, that they do not amount to two thousand bushels of corn and one. thousand of wheat. Nay, I should not be afraid to bet, that. they do not reach more than the half of even that amount! This is coming to the point. You will not publish, I am satisfied; but, then, shall I say that you are

Good God! I showed the de-bushels of wheat. lusion of all this. I showed the wildness of it. And what was the fact? Why, the first year, as is stated in the Journal of Mr.HULME, who visited you in July, and whose account clearly shews a strong disposition to say all the good he could say of your undertaking, you had not a single ear of Indian Corn! Who, then, was it that was "wholly indiffe “rent to truth?” But, Sir, here we have, in the course of four years, twelve thousand bushe's of Indian corn, and six thousand bushels of wheat. Mr. JUDGE LAURENCE, at Bayside, Queen's County, Long Island, has a farm, which contains a hundred and

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wholly indifferent to truth?" I will not say that; but I will say, that you are a man much too sanguine and too enthusiastic to be relied upon by persons, who are to venture all their property, with their lives into the bargain, in becoming your followers.

thirty acres. It is as good as can be; and, I imagine, that it takes him about twenty years to raise what you were to raise in four, though his farm has been enclosed for a century, is situated most advantageously, and is in as have been confirmed. able hands as any in the country. had you, in January last, the However, before you can pos-four thousand lushels of Corn sibly see this Letter, your third and the one thousand five hundred crop will be in. According to the bushels of wheat, which you prog

Let me now observe upon an expression or two that has slipped out of this extract, relative to, your prospects of January last. You say, that your prognostics. Then,

nosticated you should have at the

you be not "wholly indifferent to "truth," you will answer this question in a distinct manner.

You still persist, that you

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end of the second harvest? If have chosen the best spot for English Settlers, though so many have had to rue the hour they listened to your fatal advice. I You say, that "capital is might, indeed, easily discover required for farming" in the more than one motive for this perIllinois as well as in Eng- tinacity; but, I refrain. Hav land; but, that the great dif-ing discharged my duty; having ference consists in the security saved many from ruin, I find, in of profit in the annual returns, that, a sufficient compensation and in the accumulation of capi- for my trouble and for the real tal from our improvements on our attacks, which you and Mr. own property. Now, though George Flower have thought prothis I tter part, security of profit, per to make upon me. and accumulation of profit, is true in words, it is wholly delusive in meaning, when addressed to English farmers, whose ideas of profit and accumulation are altogether different from those of the American farmer. The plain and fair and true state of the case is this: that, the profits of farming in America are nothing, if the la-ordinary degree. He was, too, bour is, to be hired. If a man sober, well skilled in husbandry, have a farm of his own, owe no industrious and vigilant. With money on it, till it with skill and great sorrow I heard of his uneconomy, he will, doubtless, get timely end from one of those from it the amount of the interest terrible fevers that never fail to of the money that the farm is haunt new settlements for years... worth; but, unless he, or his fa- One of Mr. Flower's sons is mily, or both, actually labour dead also, in the bloom of life. themselves, he will get nothing Now, if Mr. Flower had folmore from the farm. This is the lowed my advice, given him at state of the case; and, deny it

But, as to English Farmers. yours, or any like yours, is the very worst spot they can go to. I am told, that Mr. William Hunt took out two thousand pounds. If ever there was an Englishman formed for your spot he was the man. Health, strength, and activity all met in him in an extra

in the face of the people of Ame- New York; if he had pur-> rica, if you can.

chased a farm or two on the

Atlantic side, this son would, net'; and have seen him fling cartin all probability, have been loads of beautiful salmon out of alive; the family would have the Creek as manure for his little been settled amongst, and, wor- bit of natural meadow; while the thy as they are, would have been high-lands, all aroun, for miles highly respected by, a charming and miles, were either red with society of intelligent and hospi- the fruit of the rasberry or blue table neighbours, instead of being, with that of the huckleberry. Did in the first place driven back (as we eat pheasants, pigeons, sal

Mr. George Flower was on his mon, rasberries or huckleberries, arrival) from the door of your ca- think you? Very little indeed; bin, and afterwards doomed for and, as for setting a value on

their lives (unless they retreat in time) to pass their days principally amongst the fellers of trees and the swallowers of whiskey.

them, or on the pursuit of the animals or fish, it is nonsense to think of such a thing. A cloying takes place the second day,

Poor William Hunt wrote home like the appetite for plumbs in a (a letter published in the news-boy bound apprentice to a papers) that there were no game grocer.

laws there. Very true. Nor are Had Mr. William Hunt come there any game laws in the Pro-to me, instead of going to you, he' vince of New Brunswick, where would have been the owner of a I, being at a loyalist Yankee's beautiful farm in Long Island, on the banks of a " Creek" called the Oromueto, which runs into the Saint John, have knocked down

living well, riding a good horse, and passing a pleasant life. There, too, there is a little spice" scores of pheasants (called Spruce of game-laws. The act of King Partridges) with a stick; have William (punishment of trespass seen the farmer catch three hun-after warning) is in force; and dred pigeons at one spring of the the State-Laws forbid shooting

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or killing out of season. There, gion makes no part of the ceremowe see sporting; dogs are kept nial. Now, what was the consefor the purpose; and, in short, quence. A hurricane rising against the pursuit has a certain value you, stirred up by priests of all set upon it. These, therefore, denominations, from one end of And, are the of America for Eng- the Union to the other. parts lish farmers to go to, if go they will, and they will, to a certainty, rather than expend their last shilling upon the Fundholders.

what part did you act, in order to shelter yourself from this hurrîcane? Why, write and cause to be published an apology, and cite,

drawing logs to build a Meeting " House!"

Before I conclude I must notice as proof of your respect for relianother very striking instance of gion, the fact, that this very the disagreeable effects of your" day my team is employed in enthusiastic turn of mind. In your Notes you charmed many persons with the answer which you said you had given to a priest, who had offered you his services, on the supposition that your new colony might stand in

need of ghostly assistance. You

answer, that find that the

you

Rather than have done this, I would have chopped off, with my other hand, the hand with which the letter was written. would not have done this. I would have left my colony to the squatters and the bears; would have

But, I

trees and grass and every thing come back to Old Wansborough ; husbandry have thriven very well for count-have resumed my less ages without any priest; and there; would have paid my tithes that you do not perceive that one cheerfully; and, would have can now be at all necessary. You frankly acknowledged that I had also relate the manner of burials, been disappointed. But, I never and observe, with evident exulta- would have committed the original I never would have given tion, that, on such occasions, rel.- error.