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MIR. wEIsrER's SPEECH
AT OK FORD. NOLAN ID

The first triennal celebration OF the National
Agricultural Society was held AT Oxford, OH tie
18th Of July. Earl SPe ncer presided. At the
dinHef neatly 5000 PERSONS sat down to table,
under an Immense awning. Many cool aSts
and speeches were elected. from among which
NC select the remarks of Mr WEBSTER.
The Chairman. Earl Spencer in Civ
ing the Eaxt toast. said they had already
drunk the health OF q foreign minister
who was present, but they had the honor
and advantage Of having among them
other foreigners not employed in anv
public capacity, who had come among
them for the purpose Of seeing a meeting
of English farmers, such as he believed
never bad been witnessed before, but
which he hoped might often be seen
again. Among these foreigners was one
gentleman OF a most distinguished char.
acter from the United States OF America.
cheers. that great country whose people
We were obliged legally TO call foreigners.
but who were still our brethren In blood.
Loud cheers.
Ii was most gratifying to him that such
a man had been present at that meeting,
that he might know what the farmers OF
England really were. and be able 10 re-
port to his fellow citizens the manner in
which they were united. from every
class. in promoting their peaceful and
most important objects. He gave, The
health OF Mr.. Webster. and other distin-
guiShed strangers" The toast vas re-
csiyed with much applause.
MIR. WEBSTER said the notice which
a L.. IL Il At
had been kind enough 10 take OF him,
and the friendly sentiments which he had
seen fit to express toward the country TO
which he belonged. demanded his most
cordial acknowlsd gmenis. He should
therefore begin by saying bow grati6ed
he had been in having il in his power 10
pass one day among the proPristors. the
euliivaiors. the farmers Of Old England
(cheers)-ihat England Of which he had
been reading and converting all his life.
and now for once had the pleasure Of vi
sitting. loud eheers.)
lie would say in the next place--if
he could say-how much be had been
pleased and graiihed with the exhibition
OF one product, or branch OF product, Of
that agriculture for wbish England was
80 NON paTNOnb
connected With some pursuit, Of Whatever
description, assembled in such numbers,
be could not but look on them with re /.
Spect and regard but be confessed At
once that he vas more than ordinarily
moved on ell such occasions, when he
saw before him = great assemblage Of
those whose interests, whose hopes,
whose objects and pursuits were connect.
ed on either continent with the eulliva-
ton Of the soil.--(L Loud ebeers.)
Whatever else might tend 10 enrich
and beautify society that which feeds
and clothes comfortably the great mass Of
mankind should always. he eontenjed,
he regarded - the great foundation Of ma
,ionsl interest. lie nsed not cay iha. tho
agriculture II England was Instructive to
all the world ne a science il was here
better understood; as an ART IL was here
better prSc,ised as great interest il was
here ~ highly esteemed as in any other
part Of the globe. (Cheeyl
The importance Of agriculture 10 a ma
lion was obvious 10 every man. but !,
perhaps dad not strike every MAD so sud.
denly slthough certainly IL was equally
true. that the annual product Of English
/ agriculture was q great concern 10 The
whole civilized world (Cbeers) The
civilized and commercial stsies we're 90
connected their Interests were so blended.
that "a was a matter Of notorisiy. that the
fear OF the prospect % a short crop IN
Engiand deisnzed and agilAled the busi-
ness transactions aad Commercial regula.
tons end 'peculalions Of the whole world.
II VS. natural that ihis should be the
case 10 those nSlions which looked 20 the
Occurrences Of shor; crop IN England.
~ as occasion which nav enable them
10 dispose p-o6lsbly 81 their own surplu,
produce bat toe fact yeAl much farther
Tor when there a. such en- occurrence
in the English capiisl. the centre of com
nercial spsculailons Cor the whole void
where the price OF commodities was Get.
lied and arranged. where The exehange,
between nalions we're conducted and
concluded. its consequences were fell
every where. AZ none know better than
the noble Eah Who occupied the chair.
should there be ffost 20 Englssd Is
days later than usual. should iheFe b,
an unreasonable drought. o. ten eold o.
wet days instead Of ten warm end Dr.,
ones. when The harvest should be Feaped
every exchange ~ Europe and Amsrici
fflt the consequence Of H. lie woulr
not pursue these remarks. loud criei
Of Go on. 20 On He must. however
say that be entertained not the sliehies
Il