Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-10-13

newspaper in new country, where there
were no settlers-they could not live there
without the agriculturalist-b the agricul-
turaist could live without the newspaper.
Yes, gentlemen, the agriculturaist must
| first go on and clear the way--the ticrs Of
the ground must first shoulder their KNAPP
sacks and march forward in the front ranks,
and subdue the stubborn obstacles before
the typesetter can get support.
| may have OCCASION gentlemen, before |
sit down, TO allude TO the great improve
menls of Western New York so while my
hand is in, want to show you that we have
been improving some down there in the old
city of Albany For that purpose, have
brought along another newspaper, which is
a descendant of the one have Just shown
you. 1t is printed in the same office, under
the same roof, now in lS43 where the one
in 1897 was done Here you see how
much larger aud how much whittier we have
grown since that period And this is print
ed daily, while the other was only twice
week.
However, the principal object l had in
showing you this paper is, wish to read to
some of the members Of this Society who
used to be old stage proprietors, an adver-
tlsement which it contains about the great
western mail stage. | want to show them
with what facility we used to send people up
west. (llere MIR. Joy read the advertise
ment.)
You will see, gentlemen, by this advertise
ment that we used TO send passengers, and
carry the mail, all the way from Schenectady
mot Albany, mind you,) to Utica, in two
days, and the third day we used TO send you
clear up 10 Rome. And there the line end
ed. ! suppose we used 10 dump you off
there into Wood Creek or the Rome Swamp
At all events we did not think it worth while
to run stages any farther west, because we
had been credibly informed that all the land
there west of Rome, was one entire swamp,
and therefore not worth settling.
The first day we sent you to Roh7s tavern
at Canaioharie. / remember the old Dutch
house perfectly well. 1t was a good tavern
too. The next day we sent you to Clark 5
and Houses tarernS at Utica.
suppose by this that it took two Utica
taverns at that day TO accommodate one stage.
If the advertisement had read to Clark's and
Houses tavern (nstead of taverns) then
should have supposed that it took two men
to keep one tayern-and one probably had
to stand sentinel TO keep the wolves off,
: while the other entertained his guests. But
be that as it may, / did not come up in this
stage. The power which gave me locomo.
ton, was that which | stand on now
came more like the two young men re-
member in early days who came from down
> country into Western Me- Ve.L .heir
l. Il. l., x.f oh
axe on his shoulder but they plunged into
the forest, got some good jobs, paid for their
land, and soon became the most thriving
men in the town. And they soon began &c
be held up for some of the little town offices
= but this created jealousy between then
lest one should be considered more distin
: gushed man than the other; and this leal
u ousy finally grew into strife aud rivalry; anC
this led to filings and throws at each othe
D about the obscuri,y of their origin; anC
one says to the other, "you are no grea
= things any way-I knew you very wei
;, down country-you were as poor as rat
: and your father used TO bottom chairs TO
d our folks well +" the other said, 81 can
:. help that, but | know you as well as you dlt
: me, and at all events | did not run ava,
! as you did. You ran away from dow
country when you came"
s Well this seemed to strike the fellow a
<. though there was more truth than poetry il
o it, aud after scratching his head little, sal
/ he "No, did not run away, though admi
o it was almighty tall making the way come.
d Now | apprehend there was more walkin,
"A passongUrs about thvsS days than the-e >~e
&c stage passengers and that there should b
4 coma ,,ro,,v toll ,uaILiuO omouu Thorn
Ic don't think is at all strange.
l. am afraid gentlemen, that all have sal
III may be considered as rather small talk for
he great State Agricultural celebration, br
YOU must consider that the time of which
10 have been speaking was a day of SmG
n things. And it is from these small thing
or beginnings that the cattle upon ''you
IS thousand hills" and the grass in your valleys
and the grain upon your broad plains hay
o, been produced.
:, And | now rejoice with you, and wit
tn those who do rejoice, that this day of sma
things has brought about a day of grei
te things, and that Agriculture has progresse
with such rapid strides, that you can no
lis "sit down under your own vine and undo
o. your own fig tree with none to modest
he make you afraid"
"a If man of my pursuits may speak
'r- recommendatory terms on the subject
u Agriculture, l should here say that it oug|
IFS to be made one of the great anniversal
ed festivals of the nation. l would commer
", its adoption in every town in the land.
d. would appoint some specific day in the fa
as after the ngathering Of the summer harvest
ire to be designated as day of Agrie"hur
Ia Jubilee.