Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1839-09-05


Essna. On he 18th of July. Earl spencer
presided. "a the dinner nearly SUOV PeLsons
zaa foNn b table. undcran Immense awning
Mani rood boasts aud speeches were otacllo.',
from among which we select the remarks ~
The Chairman, (Icarl Spcncer.) in gIv.nS
ne ne1t losst, said they had already a. ~" WI.
~ heaith Of foreign minister WIG ~"
present but they had the honor arg S 49,
snge Of having among them oIner .G,s ,"ho
not employed in any pubic GU :,
sne;vsr 3 n,eefing Of English farmers, such as
- ha7;eve.l never had been Witnessed before,
hut which he hoped might often be seen
neain. Among these foreigners was ono gen.
tlcman of most distinguished character
from the United States of America Lcheers,
that great country whose people we were oo-
liged legally to call foreigners, but who were
still ous brethren in blood. Loud cheefs,l
!. vas most gratifying to him tina! sucn
man had been present At that mestnSs 1n"s
he might know what the farmers OF Ensi 9 c.S
really were, and be able to report 70 ms Ici-
w-citizens the manner IN which tney MY
united. from every class, in promotns tnS1t
sresref;1l and most important objects. nc
I've q The health of Mr.. Webster, Snd other
5;st;npuished strangers.'' The toast was re-
Mr.. WEBSTER said the notice which the
noble earl at the head Of the table had oeen
Kind enough to take of him, and the trlendiy
sentiments which he had seen 1t 70 eS9 sess
demanded his most cordial acknowledg-
,ments. He should therefore begin by saying
how gratified he had been in having it in his
power to pass one day among the proprie-
tors, the cUltivators tho farmers of Old Eng
laUil-Tcheers1 that England of which he
chad been reading and converslng all his life,
and now for once had the pleasure of visit
ing. Loud cheers
He would say, in the next place--if he
could say--how much he had been pleased
and gratiiied with the exhibition OF one pro-
duct, or branch of product, ofthat agriculture
for which England was SO justly distinguish
ed. When persons connected with some
pursuit, Of whatever description. assembled
in such numbers, he could not but look on
them with respect and regard; but he con-
+, fessed ut once that he was more than ordina-
rily moved on all such occasions, when he
saw before him q great assemblage ofthose
whose interests, whose hopes, whose objects
and pursuits were connected on either CONT
nent with the cultivation ofthe soil. lCheers.
Whatever else might tend to enrich and
heautifv society, that which feeds and
ciothes comfortably the great mass Of man
Kind should always, he contended, be regard
ed as The great foundation Of national inter.
est. He need not say that the agriculture OF
England was instructive to oil the world as
science it was here better understood; asl
an art it was here better practised as Q great
any other part of the globe. lCheers.]
The Importance of agriculture to a,nation
was obvious to, every man but il perhaps
did not strike every mind so suddenly, al |
though certainly itwas equally true. that the /
annual product of English agriculture was a /
great concern to the whole civilized world.
ICheers.l The civilized and commercial
states were SO connected, their interests were
so blended. that il was a matter Of notorlety,
that the fear or the prospect of a short crop
In England deranged and agitated the bust
ness transactions and commercial regula-
tons and specuiations Of the whole worlds
1T was natural that this should be the case
in those nations which looked to the occur
renee Of u short crop in England, as an occa-
sion which may,enable them to dispose pro-
fitnbly oftheir own surplus produce; but the
fact went much farther, for when there was
such nm occurrence in the English capital,
the centre OF commercial speculations for
the whole world, whore the price Of comn1o-
dities was settled and arranged, where the
exchanges between nations were conducted
and concluded, it's consequences were felt
every where, as none knew better than the
noble Earl who occupied the chair. II
SHOULD there be q frost in England IS days
later than usual. should there be an unsea-
sotiable drought, or ten cold and wet daysI
instead OF ten warm and dry ones, when the
harvest should be reaped, every exchange in
Eurc,pe and America felt tho consequence of
i. He would not pursue these remarks.-ll
Loud cries Of I" Go on, 70 son."1 I He must,
however, say that he entertained not the
slightest doubt Of the great advantage to the
interests OF agriculture which must. result
from the formation and operation of this So
ciety. III 1e
Was i not obvious to the most common OBJ
server that those who cultivated thesSoil had
mol the same sconveniences, opportunities,
and facilities Of daily intercourse, and COM
parison Of opinions as the commercial and
manufacturing interests4 [Cheefs.1 Those
who are associated in the pursuits Of COM
nerce and manufactures naturally congre.
gated together in cities; they had immedi-
ate means offrequent communication Their
sympathies. feelings and opinions were in
spontaneously circulated like electricity
through the whole body. m; 1900
But how was II with the cultiyators Of the
soil! Separated, spread over a thousand
fields, each attentive TO his owI, acres. thew I,
bad only occasional opportunities Of COM
munication with each other. Ifamong com
merclai men, chambers of commerce and
other institutions Of that character, If, among
ahe trades, guilds were found expedicnt, how
Much more necessary and advisable 10 have
some such institutions, which al lenst sannu-
ally should bring together the Representa-.
tiyes Of the great agricultural interest h
Cheers