Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-11-27

,,n ,hc two countries upon the preservation o.
- In said, the prosperity anu happiness VI 0"'"
Mis- 80 essentially depended. tehtcFs
then said that nc hoDed he Should be inangea
,or-r.tinr for a moment The flow Of ihc:r icstiviy
h;l,, hc noticed very briefly ,hcr assoc'a'ol, a''n
n benefits it was calculated 10 besiow on a4rcuit"''
lie reoiced he said, IA have 1t IN lis power - ''.s"
on ,h;s occasion. Besides tie pleasure lie !'a' c.tu
, ,,t,,ss;nr for the last t%o days, proceedings 50
onn.en;,l w;lh his feelings, i, afforded han an op
noi,,;,v Of returning in person ms thahNs Tor ne
! NOR which had been conferred upon MA III ec''"
inn hin, worthy 10 become an honorary :.'ihS,r VI
ncb m association. Tie only regret he iei!, ROW
arer was that he could 10. repay snch a'l nom
or liz some corresponding benefit worthy oi ''e So
ce,r and of the deep interest hc loaK III Us S"'
cess fChecrs In such m assembly II wohia Dc heeu-
,4s he knew II lie were competent. 10 eSpaatc uio,
aqriculturc or lis benefits to mankind ne pe4@'"
however to throw out one or two S9I@es-
,,ons which uuh, not be unworthy oil considerations
An concurrsd in assigning 70 agrcu.lurea hish place
in The scale of ndv dual aud national interests toosh
MANY did not give il the Importance II me!i,ea, OF
,bcb !, had right aspire to- In other words, that
!, 49,, o,,;,led 10 a much wider scope than was sup
nos,d Inv those who regarded It's objec.s Us i'mta
alone 10 purposes of subsistence Now more ih1'a'
cons o,nion could nol he thought prevail, ah 10 sup
pose that the responsibilities OF agriculture s''rp"d IL
nrov6;,q simply food for eaters. Its duties MI steven
son soid like those Of morality, spread beyond Inc
snbere nj provd;ng sustcnance, into VIDE cSpanse,
Nv the obligations arising out OF the state Oh So
c;e,v and were Intimately connected with ill me great
national interests. [Cheers The support Of Govern
mor.s ,ba encouragement of commerce, the basis o.
m,nnsc,,rcs the subsistence Of the learned pro-
ftssons. and all scientific and nechaniea employ
,nents were sustained BY this great interest ,h'cls
As an object Of universal benefit II SHOULD " one
of universal patronage. Agriculture, nc sa'd' was
no,;on,l property: the whole country ole great
farm IN, inhabitants one great family; IN when
those who worked least derived the greatest Front.
Other classes, then, besides The farmer, haa rs
rreot interest The farmer himself, inasuch rs INC
subsistence of those engaged IN agficnhse WIS "
he supplied and then that of the other classes out oil
tho surulus: and of course the surplus VAS great
would be the ra;n.-tlerc, then, was motive - selSh
one but the less srong) why all classes should unite
in supporting this great branch Of national industry
fIond cheers Now the best mode oil dong inns was
by such associations as the present By societies for
The collection and diffusion Of information; the nitro
duction of the best systems and writings o experienced
and enlightened men, and by that excitement and emu
a,ion, necessary 10 all improvement Sc!rncc was
now admitted be indispensable 10 the due success OF
agriculture. Theory and practice reflected light on
each other and the so as there was no pursuit
in which habit was unyieding and lnvccra;e as
amongst those who cultivated the SOIL
But he rcioced in knowing that agriculture was nd
vancin. with giant strides, under the aautary benefits
of science, and especially chemistry and geology "
any man doubted the extent to which science had con-
rbutcd It's aid 10 agriculture, lei him visit England
and Scotland. England, wl.ich Mr.. Stevenson sad,
had been denomnated the garden Of Europe and just
" SO. And whv :-Simply because her whole snr!acc
was cultivated principles which were brought - lie
ties. of the most rigid and exact experiment Because
agriculture scientifically and phlloS"phcallr pur
sued, and because she had such farmers Great cheers
Who could gn through this country and not he delight
cd md amazed with its agriculture and lis rural ccono
nv: ICheers1 II anv foreigner wished to know what
England really was he mus: 70 to The country and INK
with her farmers and her yeonsanry. Cheers. |,
has been SAID by one he believed OF the princes
Of the present eignng family, that the pride OF Eng
gland in her yeomanry. [Cheers. lie re-cchcrd
the sentiment, and as an agricuurist at home, was
proud of belonging 10 such class. Cheers In
deed next TO the proud distinction of beng an Amct
can citizen that Of being cuivator q! tho So;
- II was, indeed, delightful, he said, to witness such
an association this; 10 the wise ana good, the
politician and professor the public and private man.
uniting TO uphold this great and good work, and TO
sec charity and peace shedding their holy calm around
refreshing alike to the feelings and intellect Cheers
He hoped that the society would prosper. lie
begged to remind them that upon lis widespread
ing and far.cxtending purposes the eyes Of Europe
and America fixed with sieady gaze. lie
trusted there would be disappointment Viewed
relation to their own country, II had every motive Of
support but viewed in relation 10 lis efforts and be-
ncts upon other nations, the motive for cNcrtun and
success rose 10 a far higher, aud noher sentiment
(Cheers.) II became not the cause OR. Stevenson
sad of this country or his, but that of mankind: and
who poor and sordid in spr., as TO think only
Of himself or his country even, when tho great qncs
ton was, whether the earth should be inhabited anl
cultivated hy enlightened and yirtuous aud religious
men, or by ignoran, and dsbascd human beings, aud
hordes Of savages Great cheerng) lie concsacd by
repeating his thanks for the great honor ana kindness
that had heen done him, and expressing wish that the
association might fulfil its high purposes 10 DO honor
10 its founders and benefit mankind. Re "a; down
amidst grea; cheering.
sTbc health Of the Duke OF Richmond, which was
then proposed BY Mr.. Stevenson, was received will,
loud acclamations