The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1831-11-02

ms Is wrong and oppressive, not to say un
constitutional, as all must allow; but you
Committee have found themselves unable. icon
siderIng the great diversity OF opinion, which
prevails, at the present day, on almost every
SUBJECT OF general INTEREST," to devise any. plan
winch seems likely to furnish complete rem
cay Tor the evil. They suggested to their pro
.SeeS The e1pediency of notification, but the
'dea did not strike them at all favorably. An
appeal to the Supreme Court was recommend
ca, out claiming 10 be themselves sovereign and
independent, they thought it unsafe TO re-
ier their grievances 10 that tribunal, more espec
i@iiy as they had been told, that it was mere
'oo' III the Government. The establishment
VI newspaper, in which their claims should be
advocated, was limited at but, in reply to this
suggestion, they said something about hollow
hearted friendship, which your committee did
not e4acliy understand. On the whole, no
pan could be hit upon, which seemed more
Heeiy % enect their object, than a convention
"i swlne,to be assembled at some suitable time
ana place, where the whole subject matter
could be fully discussed and considered. The
hrsl business of the meeting, wosld, of course,
oe to nominate suitable candidates for office
out the main object would be To pass resolves
embracing the following sentiment: IF any
man shall, knowingly and willingly speak evil
OF hog, he Ought never afterwards 10 have a
rasher othacon for his breakfast
Inc exhibition of Swine wns large md very
satisfactory. The whole number was 54
The attention Of the Judges was first direct
ed to the boars, of which there were 8 offered
for premium; 2 by Abel Warren of Northboro'
by Lewis Bigelow, 9 BY John w. Lincoln,
by Geo. A. Trumbull, and by VIM. Eaton, all
of Worcester. very pretty little animal, too
young for premium, was sent in, for exhibition
only, by Ephraim Child, for which he deserves
thanks. All were good, but not equally so.
One of Mr. Lewis Bigelows boars, 81 months
old, was considered the best, and the Judges,
therefore, award TO him the LIST premium of S.
They had more difficulty in deciding, who was
entitled TO the next premium, but finally award
ed to Geo. A. Trumbnl, for bis boar, 6 months
and days old, the Cd premium of SO. The
Judges respectfully recommend an allowance
for his travel, TO Mr.. Warren of Northbero
as his animals certainly are deserving of much
praise.
The Judges found in the pens, S breeding
sows, owned, one each, by Oliver Fske, New.
ell Rice, VIM. Eaton, Moses and Samuel Perry,
and John w. Lincoln. They were all, without
exception. beautiful females but the one owned
by Mr.. Rice was thought to be decidedly the
handsomest, and the Judges, therefore, award to
hun the list premium Of So The sow, owned
by Mr.. Lincoln, was in high flesh, and doubts
were expressed whether she would be on that
account, so good breeder but she had too
many good points to be passed over, and the
Judges, therefore, award to Mr.. Lincoln the Cd
premium of SO. DR.. Fiske's sow, also, is
very fine one, and the judges had evidence,
that she is capital breeder, having had at the
age Of % months, littcrs of pigs, in all a, but
was not thought to be quito equal, on the whole.
to those for which the premiums have been
awarded.
The weaned pigs, being in all 81, were, with
few exceptions, particularly beautiful. were
owned by Messrs. Salisbury and Williams, 9 by
Rufus Barrowx, 2 by Ephraim Childs, 3 by
Newell Rice, 8 by Samuel Harrington, Jr., by
VIM. Eaton, 10 by Samuel Harrington, Jr and
Elbridge Hewitt, and 2 by John w. Lincoln.
all of Worcester. The Judges walked from
pen TO pen, and examined again and again, and
were finally Obliged to decide, not without
some misglvngs as to the correctness of their
decisions. They thought, that two of Newell
Rice's pigs, on the whole, were the best, and
they award to him the LIST premium of 50
They selected 9 from the lot of 8 belonging te
Messrs. Salisbury and Williams, which, they
finally agreed, were second best, and they ac-
cordingy award to those gentlemen The Cd
premium of 50.
The Judges may have erred In their opinion,
but they can only say, they have endeavored to
judge rightly.
Very few of the owners of the swine were
seen by the Judges, so that they could not ask
questions as to the feed, &c, which they would
have done, could they nave had the opportuni-
ty. All of which is respectfully submitted.
By order. WALDO FLINT, Chairman.