Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-10-27
IWPORT, r.. L. THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 27 1886
Gor. Erereu 10 agricultwisls-Beau-

Coz. Erereu 10 agricultauIsts- Beau
ifm Eriract.-At the late anniversary
aud Cattle Show of the Esser 8ericuI'n-
roi Society (Mns-.) Gov. Evere'' re-
sponded Ia a complimentary sentiment ai
some length. The following beautiful
extract is from his address;
"It will not, oi course, be expected Of
me Z" enlarge upon the duties winch de-
volvc upon our husbandrnen, with view
To guard against these dangers and per-
rriunic our institutions ~ their purity -
/ can bn glance al the topic. Blu, may
sav, that the 6,si and most important du-
" of the llusbandnan Is Ia endravor Ia
preserve, aud il il may be Ia strengthen,
the brund foundation laid by our fathers,
in deep religious principle. Surely
there is no class Of the community wh"se
daily pursuits onght To furnish greater
noulishmcnt To the sense of religious
things. The reilecting mind, II Is tiue
brbolds traces Of n higher wisdom aud
goodness in every step Of every walk "i
life but the husbandman who drops
seemingly liieless seed INTO the cold
damp earth, There in great part to de-
cay who sees the vital germ in few
days pierce the cold rise into the air,
drink the suns RAYS and the dews OF
heaven,-s upwards and expand =
array itself in glories beyond the royal
vesiure of SoIomon,-extract from the
same common earth and air n thousand
varieties of the green Of the heal, the
rain bow hues OF the petals, fhe Juicy or
the solid substance Of the fruit, which ls
to form the food of man and hls depend
ent animals. ! say the intelligent hus-
bandman who beholds this, seems to step
behind the veil, which conceals the mys-
teries Of creative power, and sit down ut
dare to speak in the laboratory OF Om-
impotence.
Connected with the cultivation Of the
religious principle, and the natural fruit
Of it, we look to our husbandmen Tor
high moral sense. The worst feature III
the degradation of many foreign c"nn-
tries, is the moral condition of those VIII"
till the soil, showing i,selfin the extreme
of intemperance, and the kindred vices.
No man can fully understand this, who
has not Witnessed it. In the general ~"
raj character of our population, We are
warranted IN say ing, that II might serve
as an example TO the world. 1 do not
think that out Of New England, (and
repcat only remark, which within lew
weeks, ! have heard several times from
persons coming from other paris "t The
country,) you could assemble a con-
course giving as much proof ot s"briety,
thrift and industry, as is brought t"Reih-
er in this town to- day, and might he as
sembled, IN u similar occasion, ~ any
town in Massac iu,s etts. We look TO our
huSbandnrn, by precept and exa'nple,'"
sustain, and if possible elevate, this s"und
state of morals in the community.
Lastly, that may say single wofd
on "A SUBJECT, on which the orator has
preceded met is great and just boast
OF the pilgrims and their descendants thai
they made early and ample provision iof
education Farmers OF Essex hold fast
to that boast. had rather Tor the APP
;, pearance,ii must choose between them,
see the country dotted all over, at IT.
cross. roads, with its plain little village
school houses, than have the high places
Of a few large towns crowned with the
: most splendid fabrics of Grecian and Ro-
man art. had rather tor the strength
and defence of the country,-h must
choose, between then,-see the roads
that lead to those ool-houses, throng-
ed with the children OF both sexes, sa'ut.
ing the traveller as he passes, IN the g"od
old New England way, with their 't''o
courtesy or nod, than gaze upon reg'-
men,s of mercenary troops parading up
on the rampars OF impregnab'e ior'res.
ses. Ave, for the honor oi the thing, l
, had rather have it said of me, that was,
by choice the humblest citizen OF the
state, making the best provision Tor the
education Of all its children, and that
had the beart 10 appreciate this blessing
than sit on throne of ivory and gold,
the monarch OF an empire on "h'ch tue
sun never sets. Husbandmen, sow the
seed OF instruction in your sons and
daug ghters' minds. II will grow up and
bear fruit, though the driving storm scat
ter the blossoms Of spring, or un''mey
frost overtakes the hopes Of autumn
7 Plant the germ Of truth in the infant un'
| derstandinus of your chiIdren;--save,
stint, spare, scrspe,-do any thing out
steal, in order to nourish that growth.
aud il is lalle, nothing TO say, that It viii
flourish when your grave-stones, crum-
bled into dust, shall mingle with tho
dust they covered;-a will aour'sb, when
that overarching heaven shsli pass away
like u scroll, and the eternal sun, which
! lghtens il, shah set in bIcod"