prielor himseU was aKeping (in a plank, under the
simile of ji lurgo wiuj his h:ii drawn over liis
eyt*s, ami was llie only ihing upon ihe prrmises
SftMncd lo te at its t ast*. I w«s received with
the wannest hospilaliiy, and kndly made welconrje
to every thing that the house could .-itford. I found
that imt»e host was a shrewd, int*rlligent, lazy, good
iialured, good for nothing fellow. Aiihough living
alnnost wi’.houl the comforts of savage life, he was
still whal might be called a man of substance—that
is, l»e owned seven or eiijht hundred acres of land
such as it was, and twenty or thtrty negroes—in
short, his goods and r.haitels, if reduced to .money,
coulu not have yielded loss than fifteen or twenty
thousand dollars. If polueiiess had permitted, I
should like to have suggested lo him, how much a
little repair and paint would have added lo the com
fort and convenience of his family; how many ele
gant pleasures and delights, the work of his own
hands could aflbrdcd them, if he had only employt^d
in ornamenting and adorning his homestead, those
hours he had spent upon that plank. But he, wise
soul, had found out exactly how it was,” ‘‘noth
ing Nva? to be made by fani>ing in this country,”
and he had d- termined, as :i prtuacea for all the ills
(if lifp, lo rcirove !o ihe ue:t. I could not help
fliieikitjg of tlie old nmxi;u, Calum, non animum
inutrdiil, qiii irans i.tnre cvrrunt; my poor friend
:i«dy change his climate, but 1 much fear he will
ntver get liJ of the Lad habita which made the
•haijge necessary, 'i'tiis unfortunate gnnlleman
wus the of»ly type of a class, that was formerly
nsuch more numfrotis tiiun it is now (thank God!)
ill Viigiiiici. Itijet .1 a new source of extinction has
lately appeartd, which threatens to dissipate entire-
Iv tiiJS ancic'iit and venerable race of farmers. Our
rs’ortliern neiglibors, with lliut sagacity for which
lh*vart icniailiahle, have discovered that there is
no jioition of the country, that ofTcrs such induce
ments to sptculutors, as uie ancient seals of these
old Vir^'inians, whose sloth and extravagance force
tiieni to jsell iheir biilhri)hts for a sonsf. These
c O
new comeis have disoovertd the grand secret,which
iiH.Iorn iinpiovtrnent in Agriculture have revealed
ifirit it is easier and cheaper to renovate an exhaus-
f' I ai.'rr, than lo bring u new one into cultivation
. f) this knovvi- dge, with which their superior
iui* l!i;,^ence h'ii ajfjuoiiii-jd them, they are well
■ to ; urchase i;jc pleasant homes of the form-
« i oocupan!-*. aiid send ^tlujni (oiih, wives, little cl’il-
drrn and all. to ( no iun'.er iLc I. irdships and priva-
tuui;> {>f ii life in tlie u i-ierri* We WL-lcome those
* liti'rj’i ..'ing slrati;;^ a::.: t us, for they make
the wI'deiij'js'^ to -'s the rose, tind set an
' xami
wearing an air of intolerablediscomfoit. I'he’>ro ' gf lous rlvai to thf'ir own prclMji;ons^ and have that tl.eir t*-Si paUOTjS are not a*\vays those who
more than half a mind to set up an opposition lo j profess the wartne:^t devotion lo domestic industry,
her claims. Poor, ignorant creatures! they little | Stern lells us, that whiis*. he was in Palis, having
undejstand ihe power they oppose, nor are they I need of a shoebuckle, he said lo the Jevveller, who
aware of the riuiculous figure they aie made lo cut | was stibmitling one to his inspection, ‘‘ \ ou are sure
the stUing is not false His reply was, ‘- Mon
sieur, you mav dip it m the occwh,*’ which, it Is to
in such a contest. They do not know, that in plot
ting against Science, they are guilty of the gross
est treachery, and the blackest ingratitude. To ; be remembered, is not within 100 miles ot Paris,
her, they are indebted for every social comfort they | An*Euglishman. Sterne remarks, would have said,
enjoy; her bh^ssings are around them and about | •• Sir, you may try it in that bucket of water,” The
them, wherever they endeavor to raise a sneer : Frenchman is grand, airy, and sublime; the Eng-
at her expense. 'i’he old housewife cannot make lishman more homely and practical. So, Sir, with I
a p»t of soap without the aid of chemistry; the some of the friei'.ds of domestic industry. For the j
commodious dwellings that they inhabit, are indebt | magnificent scheme of legislative protection, they
ed to innun>erable scientific discoveries for their ex-I are the mt#st noisy advocates; but, to the homely,
istence. The scientific reseraches of Coun Ruin*! practical, every-day exercise of the princijde in their
ford are called inquisition, whenever a fire place is own persons, they are totally averse; and when a
to be built; and there is not a physical luxury or | wardrobe, or a grate, or a saddle is to be purchased,
comfort that they enjoy, to which Science has not lent to the entire neglect of our own excellent artisans,
her aid. And yet, these are the men. who live and | their patronage is bestowed upon foreign w’ork-
breathe by Science, that dare lo deride her preten- men,
sions, or doubt the limits of her capabilities. Yet. j Nor is this absurd, prepossession in favor of for-
so it has ever been. This great benefactor of man , eign productions confined to the citizens of Rich
kind, has in all times been aspersed and derided.— | mond. I was fortunate enough to be present a few
Whjsnever she has proffered a new gift to the world, | days since at the exhibition of the]American Institute
in addition to thathousand she has bestowed on it, it
has ever been received wit» scom and contumely.
JEFFERSONIAN
.Charlotte, Xortli-- :iroIina,
SATURDAY. EVEXIXG, DEC. 2. 1S43.
jn New Yorkj^where the splendid display of Amer
ican prouuce made me proud of my countrym,^n.—
I remember an old gentleman’s telling me, that ma- ; ;\]v attention was particularly attracted to a table*
ny years ago, as he vvas walking along the streets of I upon which were exhibiied several specimens of
your city, and attracted by a crowd into one of the
rooms of the Eagle tavern. There he found an
assemblage, and an individual exhibiting a little
metal apparatus, smoking and steaming like a tea
kettle; it was moving rapidly around a circular
railway, and dragging after it a nice little carriage
Dtmocratic candidate, for Prtsidtnt of the L ni*f(i
JOHN C. CALHOUH,
OF SOUTII-CAROLLXA.
“ The great popularparty is already rallied ahnost en masse
around the banner which is leading the party to its final ter-
uniph. The few that still la^ will soon f>e rallied under the
ample folds : on that banner is inscribed Free Tb.ade; Low
Duties ; No Debt; Separation from Bakks ; Kconomv,
Retrenchment, and a Strict adherence to the consti
tution. Victory in such a cause will be i^reat and glorious;
and if its principles be faithfully and firniiy adhered to after
it is achieved, much will it redound to the honor of those by
whom It will have hccn won; arid long will it perpetuate the
uberty and prosperity oi tho counirv.’’—JLthn C. Cuthoun.
most exquisite workmanship, w’i’.h the word London
stamped upon them. Ilow is this1 said lo the prujtin
exhibiter: 1 thought thought this was an uxebitioti
of A'lierican, not English manufactures. Then
came the shameful confession, shan:eful to Amen-
t an citizens, that although these articles were made
To have the bent lit of the large mail from
the noith on Friday, we shall in future commtnce
our paj)er on Saturday evening.
about the size of a cand le box. (I have given you, in our country, it was found absolutely necessary to
as near as I could, the very words of the narrator.) | stamp them with a f^jreign brand, before they would
fhc exhibitor eudeavoreu to explaio tno operation i nass current amon^'’ us?
of the machine, which -.vas uniMfiligible !o my i.i-1 ‘ beaut,furs.-ecimens of .lecJIe wo.k too,
formant, but he rccoUtcted h,s assertion, that by | h,nd„vork of our fa.r country«-om n ! I wa.*
ineansof the mvent.on wl.ich he was then exhtl.ttn;:, ; p^jcer-hy observe-
the day woulJ shortly conte, when a journey fron, j uere ev„lences of tin.e ill spent', anJ tftat
Richmond lo Fredericksburg, a distance of sixty j
miles, would be accomplished in lure hour.=, with- | ,„,„.„factories for a mere trifle, but, sureiv. this is
out the aid of horses. This announce,nont was re-1 wav to estimate (hese interesting pioductiuns.
ceived with an incredulous smile by his audience, ! ^i.ey are not for sale-they are for the most part,
and a celebrated physician left the room, declaring
the man was a madman, 'i'hat viadmaii was Oli
We came near being able to publish no
paper at all tfiis wetk:—lor on Thursday, by acci
dent, a gentleman irom the country threw nilo pi
a good portion of the type ready stt up for the pa
per. Re caieful, when you coiwe into a prn-
ting ofTict, to touch fiot the type’s.
The reader’s special attention is invited to
the very inter*sting address of AJi. Rotts, which
was lecently delivered bt lore the Hetirico Agiicul
tural Society at Richmond. Va. It is the best zhing
of the sort we have seen ttiis many-a-day.
in
huil.iandiy, \V(;r?!iy of all itiiitaiion.—
It is a mclai.chuly r«.llcction, that for every
r-r;j:i vve gain in :!iis way, suine old stltler ha?
Ih ( ti drivf II liom iht" home ol his childhood, and
.‘(;roej to yi>M liis h'iii.'ithold n.sociations to stran-
g'1- h'Ui Is. M:iy {Jod [prosper hnn in foreign lands,
.ml leach him th.it industry aiid ccunomv, the waiit
Ol u.^ich d;i>ve 11 im fiorn his own.
f b ii kgf i'/uiiine is ihe inLil-ef of the Arts—
th ll 11 the. Tit: >-‘ **
it ic; :ie loun iati(,-n and source of all industry, has
|:. h r:ptat* d by every wii:i r and speaker on the
ttiljeci for the last }'.a t; and these declara
tions are not less tiue than uile. But there is one
view of the subject I have never seen taken, at
It'ast presstd With -suincient force upon tiie public
consi'.lora'iion; I mean the importance not to say
necf’ssil^. of Atyriculture, to the support of Repub-
presents to some loved one. Elere is a counterpane,
the work of her own hajids, the gift of mother to
v. r Evans, and that model was a shadowing forth |
of the railroad* that are m daily operal.on through- j ^([-ection are Interwoven with every fibre of the
out the countrv. When an individual is placed in ’ i, • j i . , n i • .j .
* luoric. It IS prized, let me tell von, and justiv too.
one of those luxurious cars, and rapidly transported I ' u i
’ . . beyond the dyes of Tyre, or the richest i)roductions
to his piace of destination, without troufie and with ^ i ii . .i i i »
' ’ ■ o{ ii,astern looms. 1 could not not help being for-
out tfiort on his part, if he beionirs to ihe common i „ ^i i i . . . ■
* ’ = I cibly struck wjtn the delicate sentiments and most
herd, he vu!;rarlv ima^jinfs, that it is to the sense-1 • . u- u i .• • i i i
. ° ^ appropriate manner m which mat distinguished and
less engine, or the almost as mechaical en;rineer, ^ i- • i .i yi rr r-«i i i
® ' , ° I accomplish»-d gentleman, Mr. Ih nry Clay, lately
or, at farthest, to the directors of the rail road com- , u . .i i i' r " r i
. I received some sue* girt at the hands of one of his
pany, that he is indebted for the conveniences he . , r ii u • . .
. ^ . -country-women; and i could well understand, that
enjoys. Rut the reflecting man knows, that it is ‘
the scientific discoveries of a Newcomen and a
Watt, a Fulton and a Evans, which, more power
ful than the lamp of Aladin, have subjected to his
will this potent slave of his pleasures. Who, then,
shall limit .the sway of Seience, or pretrti;!
oift41J>-1.5-err TTf~ai5coVcrU S 111 Agricuiiurc r
It IS true, tiiat in the pursuit of truth, we some
; the associations connected with such a token of es-
I teem, are calculated to bring repose to the piiliow’
of the wearied anU harrassed aspirant for public fa
vor.
A very old vvjjier very jusly observed, that
a t'v'untry, one by
conqutst, which increases its products by adding to
Its territory; and the other, by improvements in the
of the
times fall into the quagmire of error, and so it ia 1 Agriculture, bv which the products
not to be denied, that from a want of a proper know- territory are doubled. lie says, W
li'-'an institutions. 'i'ljLse, in ihtir nature, depend
upon the j urity and virtue of the people, and they | nie, have never been duly appreciated by tlie world
lihvc most to dread f\om tbut foul corruption, which | They are genernliy known by the name of •• expe
Who sue*
ledge of facts, scientific man have committed some j accomplishing either, is i Hero.” If a
egregious blunders in Agricuuure. Rut their mia- j Q^neral returns from a successful campaign, his
lakes should only leach us lo avoid the errors into 5j.q^v is bound with garlands,and the warmest offer-
which they have fallen, and lo seek moie confident- I human heart are laid at his feet. We
1} for the liul!i> at which they aimed. j about lo single out the individual, who,
havinor distin^ruished himself as the most successful
There is a class of individuals, wlio, it seetr.s to
^ee;l 3 to be uigendf-ihd in man from contact with
his ftllow man, i kiiow it has been claimed
f:>r ^'ints, and not wi'bout »t-ason, that history proves
them to have been the arderil friends of liberty, and
rimenters.” Actuated by the most laudable desire
for knowled;je, ihrv wear out their lives, and often
O ' ^ 7
empty their purses, in search for information that
redounds to the ndvanla:e of others. This self-de-
agriculluriat, is, in the opinion of our old author,
j entitled to equal honors. Have you no civic tvreath
on the part of our people, to clothe foreign products
with a ficiiiious value, that has no existence, except
in their imaginations. Now, I pretend lo have some
ever the piun'"“rs in the gi« at struggles for freedom, voted class, it seems to me, should have monuments
which man has been fuiced to wage with his op-j erected to their memorits. 'I'herc wns one Cuitis,
j)ressors. 'riuy have bet n the first to resist oppr» s-
M:ii), not fio;n a greater love of liberty, but because
ihtir local position ga;e tin in greater facilities of
union; but, if they aie bandtd together for good
they are frMjuenily united for evil, and it is in the
cojriipiions engendered in a great ••ity, that the de
magogue loves to riot. ^Vlth an almost boundless
t- rriloiy, and the most leriile so»l in the world, we
mual remain for many centuries an agricultural
p ople. V lilages, such as Richmond, may, nay
must spring up, and one or two, as New York,
may in time grow to bt the cities of which I speak.
Rut It will be long, very lung, »'ie the lenven of
purity and honesty,deiived from agricultural occu-
j'aiions. Will not more than oveibalance all the vice
ftiid corruption that seem inseparable from a congre
gation of great masses of jnankiiid.
Rut. if Agriculture is favoiable to Rt publican
msutuiion>, so are ihese in their turn vvondeifullv,
paoinotive of the growLli of Agriculture. Indeed,
it is the chief boast of free Government, that it re
leases the shackless of maid, and brings to bear up
on a subject of public iniereal the whole untram
melled force of public inl«dleci. There is no sub
ject upon which, in pi iportion lo our numbers, we
aimot think freer, sho7iger arid 7/inre cheerly, than
any oih»-r people upon the face of the earth. Our
institutions wool I not be woith a rush, if this were
nut Hue. And now, that the publia mind m Ame
rica has been brought to bear upoii this subject,
which is to us of peculiar interest, I venture to predict,
that in this country, during the next ten years, more
real discoveries will be made in tlie science of Ag-
liv-ulture, than in all Europe combined.
At the expussion. “ Science of Agriculture,” it
is possible, that a contemptuous smile may mark
tlie countenances of some of my auditory. I know
ii IS much tlie fashion of a soit of men. who have
grown wise :n tludr own cunceit, and whom the
modern discoveries in agricuhnral science are gia
oualiy displacing, from the ti acnlar tripod, which
i.‘ y have be» 11 accustomed to occupy in their own
nfi jiiboi he-'d—it is a kind ef f.i^hion with such
in» n. I aay. to luin up iheir ih.ses at tlie mention ol
for him^ Or, is human nature so constituted, that
it is only the reeking sword of ihe conqueror and
th‘* mournful cry of the widow and orphan, as it
rises from their desolate hearth, that can attract our
admiration and elicit our applause? Let us hope,
that the day is not far distant, when a higher slate
cncc, who knped into a fathomless pulf, for the goo.l ,i,,i.vatio„ will teach us to estimate more pro
of his country, and his name, at this day, is only p,,,,. (he p,aceful ar.s of Agriculture, and when,
spoke to be applauded. But these modern Curtises |
of ouis. who, for the good of others, I.ave plunged | j approbation,
into the dark abyss of poverty, pass unrecognised
through their own geneiation, and are, I fear, doom- i
ed to be forgotten by^posteriiy.
I conirratulale vou, rentlemen, upon the increas- > , 1 t i.i r i
® f ’ very intimately connecled, and the success of the one
mg interest of our exhibitions. I am deliijhted to , r 1 l • • r 1 •
. has a powerful bearingupon the prosperity of the oth-
see here so many specimens of domestic manufac > . c. - 1 1 u . . •
^ L r I. , , ler. J his Soe.iely was organized and has been chiefly
tures. Some of them are fully equal to any that t , , r li - . t
, ^ , , • , , , • , I supported oy a few public spirited gentlemen m the
can be found m this country. 1 most heartly wish : . . , . ,1 r 1 />•
, ,, • I 1 . r I neighborhood. Its beaeiicial efi.jcts are felt and
they were more gt nerally appreciated ; but the fact 1 , ,, r m ,
I- 1 r ! - • ^t‘en by all of you. 10 form a proper appreciation
is, a most uniortunateand fatal propensitv exists ur»- ^ , -t ,
‘of them, you have onlv to ride in anv direction
AGRICULTURAL FAIR.
The Fair of the Altckleiibnrg Agricultural So-
Ciety, given in this jdace on 'i'huiaday last, was cei-
tainly, taken altogether, one of the most mtertstiog
scenes we have ever wiinesstd The members of
this infant society, and the friends of Agricultural
improvement in the County, have just cause lo be | it lo the I
vvould^ake the peo;de beneve tljut has neviu’
changer on any que.>iion—no, not he. But our
readers are piobably aware, that *Mr. Clay was
once a dt^mocral—ih i’ ' as, before he aese*ried his
print'ipWs for an under Joi^n (^nincy Adams ,
—and aliliouj:i» he ti:'■ ted in
seems, lose all his d* iwi cracy previous 1S32, whe n
he made in C0ns[«ess the speech from which the lol-
iowing is an extract, on this very f^n^stion ol di.'tri-
buting the land sal* s. The fpefch may be found
al length in (Jalcs Seaton's Register of Congres
sional debati s fur lc3i. wrilt»ai oat ly Air. (,i..\v
himself. The Washin^Mon says —
“That whilst tiiis i^real ch inipion ot U ii._^cry is
so Instilv’’ cIa»noriniT lor llie distribution ol tlu: pro-
ct(L'ds of th:' public Ian is anioniT the Stales, lie deli
vered a most able u?nl unansvveraMe arijuinent i n
1832, in the Senate ut’the Uniteil States, ay;ainsi the
evils resulting t'roni ihis very policy of distribution ;
from which speech we beg to present the* IbllowiDg-
exlrai't:
‘‘W’hoever may be entitled 10 the credit of the
payment of the public *iebt, 1 eongriAtulaie you, sir,
and the country, most co.'^dially, Uiat it is so near at
hand, it iS so near heinij totally extingui&hed. that
we may now saf'ely inquire whether. wiilu)ut preju
dice to any estahltsheci policy, we may nut re.iwc
the consumj)tion oftlie couutry, by the rnpeal or re
duction of duti**s, atid curtail, consiilerabiy. the pn!.-
lic reve'*ue. In making this inq»iiry, the tirst (pie.-:-
tion which presents iiself l^^ whether il is cxpeuient
to preserve the? exisiinu diitie.'S, 10 order to accumu
late a surplus in tiie treasury fir the purpose oi'sub-
se*quent distr ihntio.'i am'Ui^ t!ie severaf Jstate^. I
think not. ll' the colleriiuii. ior tlie purpose >l sarli
a surplus, is tu be nnuh* irooi tht* pocnt'ts of e»ne por
tion of the peo,i!e, to t>e ultimately returned to the
same* pockets, the proce.-:s w»>^i!d ne attendcil 'viht
the certain h»ss arisio;! irom the ol ru'uvc-
tion, anti with tin; ! )>i also oi’i:it'*ie>t wiiile tlie mo-
nev is peit'ormiiiiT tise un:iei‘e'^. iry eiieuit ; iiiui it
Vi'o'uhl, therelitri', b^' unwise. If it is to he collect***!
from one portion ol (iie pei*[We, ami giv».n t» auuti!-
er, it we>uld he un;ait. If 1! is to be ^iven to Un
Stales in their eorpo;aie (•.i[)aiMy, t.) he n.sod by
theiii in their public I'-'ijiendiiurc’, 1 know ot nn {)rin-
cijile in the C^oiistitutiun which ;i'i!hori/es the Fed
eral Gove?riiment to t>ecome- eueh a collectvir for tiie
States, nor ol' any piinc-iple o! s.ilety or propriety
which ailniiis ot the Si.ites iiecnnii.i;.^ saeh r . I’nciiU
of gratuity Iroin t!%j (!■ neral Govei’o.neni. ’
This is wl'.at wt- c.ill f.rsl i.ite dc.nocia!’c u.'i-.-
tnne on this n. Ir.iiitd, w«ie !u e.-
sert this parairia^ h \\ .ihuUt sav;:’,.r who wus '.he
:j w .li
author, il would no.\ Lj Lilv'n lor the remaiks (1
Mr. CAi.iior\. Col. niiNTav. or s.):ne o'.h-r dem-
ocial. He not only j iot*tts agauist the Jisiricutii i:.
and insists on ihe bono l. n doly oi (.Vai^rt ss to 1 ;ivo
the fund fji naiionai jMirposes. m- it v\as doubtless
inUnifd to be ar.j 1 o}*: i.iiid tiy i!it j-'ii.l's m c'-ding
o\f rn;;.! i.f, 1m li
Ul
1
Its
’.litels against
leiiiing the*
I i . .3 oli l.lJ p JOj-i-.
■ i iL--' I'l f'C.s5 (jf dittri-
proud for the excouraging prospects of future suc
cess exhibited on Thursoay. For, besides the spir
ited and ajipropriate proceedings of tlie Society, the
deep inleiest evinced in those procei^dings by tin'
very larg»* assemb!ai:e (d our citizens general!}’,
was, to our minJ, a ceilain indication of the future
success of our Society.
The articles brought to e.xliibii for rremiums,
were of course not so numerous at this, our first
Fair, as we may reasonably »‘xpect in future:—yet,
in the arti:le of stock, there was a display in num
ber and quality really fascinating lo the connoiseur
shire, Grazier and Cobbelt Hogs, w’ere exhibited of
a quality to lake a premium in almost any countrv
There were also exhibited some domestic silk .^ttb-
rics,—the inanufaclure of some of the ladies of our
county, of a very beau:JuI q^jality, and indicating
that in that branch of iniuslry, too, Mtci.hn-
burg is not bhind ti;c .foremost.
At the meeting of the Society in the morning, af
ter ihe election of officers for the ensuing: v(ar, ve-
O «r '
ry interesting repoiis w’ere read from genikiiun
previously appointed to that duty, on the subjects of
ihe best mode of giowing Corn and Cotton,and ofjses, and that liv umijj disUilot.o.!
raising Cattle and Hogs—all which were ordered old Sia'es. and di.'ii ,)> ;,n
. , . . i
lobe published. We will give them a place in our i prouctive t.iiiii’ t«> t;uy ti,e .-(.j'puit .•! lae uianufit
lire disti lu'ilion on ti.e gion:.
necessity uf in ie;!.'!.!^ ti
tlie dead loss to t!'.;' p' o;-
baling tlie h;iid nn-nfV. ;.i. ! w' ewil CiUg tar ill du
ties i.i i!S stciil. an 1 aisv» ln- i!s it'iii i.cy logint'iat
a conupU(ai ii*i;J to ! r i;s d by asj.iravg | o|;iiciariS
to gain jd.ice atj ! | 'I'..* se aie jiM v'i.'bt !y the
^rounds npc o wl ;cij the thinociucv now 01 poso
O I •
Jiili luUliOl*. in Uio t'X-
tract. V11 \' '’v>r i * el I . iu on 1 (• j’ 1 u it>n. ta U( s Uu' sii on•
esl Soil oi I'le-ocI i > I’L'iisiiMj'.i. i) ti j.u’.Vi l el
Congrtss to cnle^'l Jr./.'/i i:i' rnoin'y to be
Ul H i L.’Hit.l iX iiOng ii|t‘ ftiUiC 'i'hl3
part f)f his a^.:'::ne'>t ue considir pnT. c’lv unrui-
Cl.."iv aJvocafinj'
sw’ei ubli
*ve i.o’.v see .Mi
ie:
nil, to
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w t.icJ
le w ash
, \.
thi; verv ni' iisoif Ji;
opposed in tolo in 1*:12. r.r.6 prcrJ i. . il [h.i
change i.i his vicws Sini;i!,’ this ; I.i ISo'J, the
question wa.^ a n vv o.i-\ iM.d .Mi. Cj. vv diJ n «i then
entirely d..'p i;r rta-l.i;ig tli.- g.KiIuf his ain'^tion —
a; 1 1 ill' V/.
JO
t
onistly
the Pn S.d'n;y—uy ti.r tn • a 1
diclal( s]|of his con: ci ra . .lod .'|ud;r- w !i,u he
thought. SinC‘0 ihai ti.ot-. I-!.- i.a^ 1 ih.it i.u.n-
buggery anl chiv.M/i ry au* !i c .'.'a: y lo i.-s
I \n ;bt ,0 till)
V I.... hi'il
! And now', gentlemen, in conclusion, permit me to
descend from Agriculture in the general, to theAg
f icultural Society of Henrico, in particular. They are
about ihe suburbs of the city. Rude groimds have
been converted into productive gardens, and barren
I II I • i wastes into smiling fields. I recollect a lady’s say-
littie acquaintance with the mtchinic arts, as prnc ; , , ■
. . . „ 1 I , I T L 1 i ii^i? to me last Summer, that she meant to make her
used here and else-w’here ; and I hesitate not lo de- °
dare, that so for as 1 have observed, and have been
able to judge, there are specimens, of manufactures
produced in Richmond that caimol be excelled in
the Union; yet, w’e daily see our townsmen pass
by the products of their fellow citizens, mechanics
husband become a rnfniber of this Society, bt cause
it had done so much to beautify the rides and walks
about ihe cit}'. She dvclared, the time had been
when il gave her a fit of the horrors, (she wa? a
nervous lady) to order her carriage for an evenir.*g
at.ii alst i-h sp t,
c lumns in our next and succeeding numbers. Cap- i luring inteust, is i.i« u:»!
Hal speeches were also made before the Society and
the large assemblage of citizens, by R. I. .McDow
ell, Esq , and Capt. John W^alkkr,which, b' lng
merely extempore, we regret we cannot obtain for poorly a> he his in ins rcpei'- I . ii'wi'. t i ieK*h ih*.
rtsoit.
*Vl once he chaniied bisi couisr, an ! !...i e\- r since
been ndt a vu! nig to coot; ov i 11 I.i.' ewn ai:jnrnin'.s
on lliiS Mii j :ct. ii.ii lie ii.is soci'f i dtj j ill i;iiS as
whom they have known fiom their infancy : »o to i ‘‘'"'''i ""‘‘""5 ''he and her
the North, and. as I know, frcqueniK- pay higher ‘children enjoyed so much. But this is not all. Let
pvices lor an inferior article. ” ° him who has betn familiar with your market lor
xNow, 1 do not mean to disturb the turbid pool of or y‘:>rs, compare its present
politics, by entering into a discussion of the 'i'arifrl ^^undant supplies of the fmest fruitsand vegetables,
question, although for so doing I could quote very j m™gre e.thibition of former days; and,
high authority. But whatever niv opinions n.av 1 sentimental as we will, a good
be of the policy of Uavernmental interference with I P'^vs a very important part in the comedy
ihe liberty of private action. I profess myself, heart | happiness. Oui merchant,and mechanics
and soul, for ihat best of all Tariff prmciples, which | rem. mber, ihal ihese exhibitions are an-
leads the individual purchasers to give ihe prefer- j becoming more and more attractive, and ihat
ence, even al the expense of lug pocket, lo his neigh- j means inetfjcient in increasing the
bor and friend, over a stranger and an alien. One ■ city. Bui, over and above all consid-
would think, that he who was continuallv invoking ! dollais and cents, let us, one and all,
the aid of Governm* nt to cherish domestic manu- j forward and enrol our names as members of
factures. vvould al all limes be possessed of sufficient i Associaiion, which represents the great Agri-
patiioiism to set an example in his own person, and
that he w'ould be the last individual in the world,
who. in Supplying his own wants, would seek a
tort ign maik**t. But, I imagine, ii you will en
r — Ul igii uiaiH' i. oul, I imagine, n you win en
'I’hey, foisooth, look upon her as a dan Tquire of the Mechanics of Richmond,you will find, ful
cultural interest of ihe Stale, and w'hich should be
the pride and ornament of its mtiropolis.
The chain of love is made of fading fiowere, but
that of wedlock of gold—laslinir as w ell as beauli-
publication.
W"e have now given a very hurried and iinpei ft cl
sketch of the Agricultural Fair, but the rnostspkn-
did and aiiiinaling sccne of all was in llie evening,
at
TIIE PARTY,
givd) in honor of the Agricultural Fair. At an
early hour, the large rooms of the Charlotte Hoi 1
were filled to overflow ing. On no former occasion,
even m old Mecklenburg—c*rlebrated as she is foi
the beauty and accomplishnw nts of her fair daugh
ters— have W’e seen so charminfr an assemblasje of
O O
beautiful and gay s{)irits. To have been otji(jrviise
than delighted and exalted o!i that occasion, would
mdecd have argued one to be really oiily fitud for
Trtason, stratjigem, and spoils.”
After “skipping the light fantastic toe,” to the
sw’fcetesl strains of music, until all had drank deep
of wit and .centiment. glee and merriment, without
a single occurrence lo mar the harmony and {plea
sure of the evening, the company dispersed, pleased
with each other, and no doubt all fully convinced
that, for agricultural Fairs, and for encoura-
gers of Agricultural Fairs. Mecklenburg is sur
passed by no country in the world.
MR. CLAY and DISTRIBUTION.
It is well known to the country, that ihedislribution
among the several States of the money arising fiom
the sales of the public lands, has for some vears j
been the main qiustion upon which Mr. Clay has
sought to gain a sufficiency of popularity to carry
him into the presidential chair. He has over and
a gain since 1836, proclaimed this great object
of ail his ambition. He now maintains, that the
public lands belong to the several States individual
ly, and not as a federative body, though the deeds
of cession prove directly the reverse; aod that the
money should be distributed, though the federal go
vernment is now m debt, and a resort lo direct taxa
tion our only alternative, evt n if the land sales
should remain in the national treasury. But we^re
these always Mr. Clay’s views on this question?—
I The whis?, who worship at Mr. Clay’s shrine,
presidtnoy—anJ lie is di.ciii. d :o iwr f.n! Ui both.
“A writer I I t'le Vv'n j.-n--, i D-no-
cratic piper, ])r *p >scs lirti tfio Ijo.iveiiiiod ; W iiit'ii
are to meet at llalei^li lo ii.>.ni;ia(' e tiidi i.ite.'; lor
the office of iie.xl G iveriior oi' this St it(>. come t >
an un(iers;:iu ling l i itnoi(h“r c i i l^ 1 u«;--Ji ill c in-
vass the. S trite :a p-M >ii, bo I It; i v ' iho la ii U r tu t!ie
cool delihernlioo of' the. pi*oj>le.
Wo are tree to say ihat vve like tin* t-u'j'urf'i^lioT anti
W’e should he gldil to see tli»^ pr.n-.iiee uf pcrbonui
electioneering lor th*' ofiice oi (i i^.-rii >r»l()ne aw«iv
with, and swcfi we rliink is tht* ^c»iii:;)*Mit of’ a large
portion of botli j>arti*^d.— Wilt.iin-ln i. 4 lich:.
“Not exuctiy oar senri iioais af t!iis fiiae. ]i'h*i
whigs. no dou!»t, will reau'ily agre.a t) tru sugges
tion, tor iliey have i;i the Siate, we bt lieve. i»e irly
d»)uble Ihe nuniber of presst y tlial me .Iviri •erat.s
hav'C, and can uefciv’e aiid »dieat tnc^ p»:o{>h*. t»y
blowing over the coamry their misrejjresentalions,
lalsehoodsj and hnmbuggery, withoui lear of con
tradiction ; this has been iloiie, an*i \voull he done
agam—No ! *\o! ihe Gov* ruor is « leeii-vl by the p** >-
pie, and the people should, if pob^»ible, nee tlie caiidiM-
atesj. know tin ir priiteipU*.-:. .nj,i hoar their views on
all important t.ubjr;ct.s ; if tiiis is fairly tlone democ
racy v\ill show lur itseil’ ami have liolhinir to lear.
li ilmiu^to.i Mcsiiea^er.
We entirely agree with the Jibove remaiks of
our esteemed coiemporary of the WM.nington Mes
senger. We wt*re once opposed lo the candidates
(or the officu of Ujvernor c.iuvassing the Slate for
votes; bec.iuse w'e thought ihe practice was calcu
lated to lower the dignity of thr ofHce to w hich they
aspired. But thy federalists forced the practice on
us, when they knew they had a candidate of superior
popular address, and who would stoop Vo any iricana
to delude the p^opleaoJ scatter political errors over
the stale. Iney succeeded by tiie foulest means,
and would now gladly lei the people sieep in error,
lo perpetuate the ascendancy of federalism in our
^taie Councils'. With the odds against us, of three
presses to one, our opponents imagine they can keep
up ihe delusions produced in 18 40, by Oov. More*
head’s humbugging speeches, and his industrious
circulation of ••Ogle’s O.Tinibus of Lies,^ but we
look forvvaid to a thorough redemption of the Slate
when it is fully canvassed by the worth}'and talen
ted genlitman our paily will doubtless nominate!
The masses in our State are honest, and sincerely
attached to the pure principles of democracy, arfid