New-York daily tribune., 1843-08-05
VOL. Ell. no. lO1.
Arr;culture-1,s Importance-Necessity
nv, ..orcf, Of Improvement.

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Derby, July llth, when upon his health beng
proposed by the Chairman, Earl Spencer, he re-
soonded in the following Speech, which e1nbodles
truths of which too many professcd Statesmenale
unaware We bespcak for them consideration
and due application BY our own countrymen:
Mr.. EVERETT, upon rising to return thanks
was received with loud and long continued cheer
ing. lie said-Nly lord and gentlemen, assure
YOU, without affcctation, that when consider the
kind manner in which ycu, my lord have spoken
of INC and my country, | an almost overpowered
By my feelings, and want words to express them.
(Chcers.)
Such notice, from such company, of myself
and my country, from this intelligent assembly OF
English noblcmcn, and gentlemen, and ycomen
from you, my lord, who have borne the flag OF
your country with honor on the sca-(cheers)-
and who sustain "a position Of such Importance
and responsibility or shore-Sir, want words to
thank you as ought. You have done me no
more than justice, | assure you, IN ascnbmg to
me the kindilcst feelings toward the land OF my
fathers (Checrs.) Ny lord, | great be
lever in the efficacy of race and OF blood. ! co
not think it is confined to the question OF short
horns and Hereiords, and South Downs and Lei,
cestcrs | believe in the race of men as well as
Of the inferior animals. (Chcers) Attached as
am ardcntly, passonatcly, to my own country,
desirous TO strain every nerve in her service and.
if need be- to shed every drop of blood IN her de-
fence-(cheers)--I yet rejoice that my ancestors
were the countrymen of your ancestors Mylord.
the sound Of my native language beyond the sea
is music to my cars. (Chcers.) doreioice that
when | speak my own mother tongue | speak IN
the mother tongue also OF a kindred people like
that OF yoursclvcs-(cheers and my lord. II
there is anv occason-if there is any meeting
that ought TO bring us together as brethren, Is 1t
not at meeting Of those devoted to the great pa
rent art the common interest o. civilized nations
(Cheers.)
Oh, my lord believe THAT if onc-thousandth
part Of the energy, of the skill, OF the treasure,
that have been expended by rival nations IN the
deadly struggle OF what is called the held had
been employed in a generous emulation to see
who should excel the other IN the arts OF peace,
(chccrs). believe, my lord, if this had been donc
your fathers would have driven us dip!omatsls
out Of the field (chcers): at any rate you would
leave us very little to do in carrying angry
international discussions. You'll have been pleased
to ;.llude to the important commercial connection
between our two countries: it is Important and
most earnestly and heartily do | wish that 1t
might become more so. (Checrs.) But there is
a thought on this subject which has struck inc,
since listened to your lords!ip's instructive
speech last evening, illustrating the lnca!culable
Importance of agricultural pursuits.
The commerce between our two countries is
the largest that is carried on between any two
countries on the face of the globe. The annual
commerce between Great Britain and the United
States is nearly twofold that which you carry on
with any other people. The entire annual move
mcnt Of this commerce both ways-your exports
to the United Statcs-your imports from the
United States-cithcr Of them sngy beng twice
as great as your commerce with any other ma
ton And vet what think you /. amounts to
About as much as the value of the annual crop
of oats and beans in Great Britain. (Cheers.)-
take the fact from the instructive essay OF your
worthy collaboration, Mr.. Pusey.
One more fact'to show the Importance of your
agriculture The whole forci On commerce OF
Great Britain, in pursuit Of which you ovcrsha-
dow the ocean with your fleets, and plant your
colonies in the farhcst islands, is actually less III
value than the annual grass crops of these islands
fCheers So truly was 1t sad that he was the
greatest benefactor who could make two blades Of
grass grow where only one grew before. Cheers.
1t does not become me, my lord-l will not say
as a strangcr-by your kindness you will allow
me to throw off that name cheers but as your
puest, it does not become me to enter INTO great
details on this occasion but 1t struck NE III go-
inc over your implement yard tins morning, that
however inactive and neglecttul you may have
been heretofore in the improvement OF agrlcui-
ture, there is nothing to complain OF now.
It docs seem to me that there is an amount Of
science, of mechanical skill, of practical sagaclty,
of capital, and of attention. on the part of the
higher ordcrs-of diligence and perseverance on
the part of the intermediate and aborlng classes,
combined for the promotion OF agriculture, that
has never been eQualed in tho history OF The world
Cheers And it is most remarkable fact, II
YOU will allow me to indulge IN general rctlec
ton, that till lately all great discoveries and I'M
provcmcnts in agriculture seem TO have been the
product of the very earliest infancy OF mankind
Who can tell, my lord when that instrument that
lies at the basis of all civilization the plough, was
invented! Who can tell when man first called
in the humble partners OF his labor, the horse, the
OK, the COW, the swine, the sheep, and took them
into profitable alliance with himself?
If YOU could find out who the shepherd
that first caught the wild dog, and taught him to
help and tend the flock, YOU oug to rear monu-
ment Of brass or marble ccnotaph to his memo
rv-a higher monument than was ever raised to
hero or monarch. w no KNOWS Wnerc tfle ctrcdl
Grains or the esculcnt roots were first cultivated .
There is but one of them, as you know, the pota-
TO. of which the history is known-all the rest
retire back into darkest antiquity. They were
cultivated at time when your ancestors were
roaming over the morasscs OF The now beautiful
free and merry England-(Cheers , when our
ancestors were roaming painted savagcs through
the land Ay, when the Romans ana greeks
were living on beech nuts and acorns-(heaF'
hear.)
1t seems, in fact, that in reference to the pro
grcss of agriculture, mankind has followed that
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