Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-11-04
CLAY

The eighth annual Fair If The Agricnl.
t1ral Society If bourbon county, ken.
lucky, was held during The last three days
Of September. Tho ladies present were
quite nnmorous, md many Of them con.
trlbuted articles for exhibition. Among
The domestic That took n premium were II
pnir IF blankets. tho manufacture Of mrs.
fumes Hachraf, Of Bourbon county,
mnde Of The lorg fine fierce Of tho Bake
we'll sheep. They were Of uncommon
Hlze and thickness, weighing each eleven
and n half pounds. and were designed ns
n present TO Mr. Clay. The lady who
made them having selected tho Hon.
Garrett Davis TO perform the ceremony OF
presentation. that gentleman, in eompli.
ance with his commission, r1nde a lew
remarks expressive Of tho qualification Of
| tho donor in having The opportunity Of
bestowiDg so appropriate u testimony on
| the great advocate Of American industry.
TO these remarks, Mr. Clay. having been
| first introduced To the lady, replied with
his usual frankuess Of manner, and, af-
ter returning thanks for the personal hon.
or conferred on him, thus continued:
"Will you allow me, madam, TO express
the peculiar qualification | have experien.
ced in the examination ! have Of the M.
merous excellent and tasteful articles with
which Won and the other ladies present
have enriched this Fair1 You are in
the riuht course--dismisa your merchants
--a,,pply vonr own family for, with such
f,brics ~ have been spread out to our
view io.dny, We need no merchants but
our own fnir couutrywomen. trust thai
this spirit will not only abide with you, but
increase md that your next annual OK.
bibilion will afford still more numerous
and more excellent specimens Of yo,l
household industry. Diligence, perscye.
rance, emulation, and competition vii
cause progressive improvement IN the
fruits of your useful industry, as in every
other field in which tho faculties OF maj
find employment. | hope to live to attens
many Of your Fairs. and to find each one
excel)ing that w%bichm"y have preceded it
This is II proper occasion for dcclar
ing the great American maxim Tint 1t II
both our interest our duty TO make a
home as we can. and TO buy as little n
possible abroad. The family or natioi
that acts upon this principle will neve
become bankrupt Economy and house
hold industry constitute the great and th'
only sure remedy for hard times with fam
e lies. The family which practises indus
+. try and ~frugality, and sells more than !
buys, will certainly rise TO wealth and IN
dependence /; whilst the one which act
9 upon opposite principles will surely fal
INTO poverty and decay. As ii il wit
families, so il is with nations for n natioi
f il no more than a collection Of familie
/ TO remove the pressure of the times lie
v every individual buy only what he want
when he has the means, let him buy nc
j al ali /; and make his industry profitable b.
always selling more that he buys.
: "That man or nation is not free an
independent that is always in debt, or tina
, lives mainly upon The labor Of others
o 10 make ourselves, to make the America
nation, Independent, we must furnish on
own necessaries, our own comforts, on
own Injuries, principally. And why ca
we not why should we not do it? VIII.
should we go TO France and England TO
, cloths and silks, when at our domesll
, hearths we can make articles of the sam
A material Of such substantial beauty a
these2 Pointing TO several before him.
, It is individual and national prodigalit,
+ to do SO. Let US foster and uphold gu
, own industry, and it will enrich ind'vidu
!, ais and the nation ; but neglect that, an
prefer the labor Of foreigners, and both in
, diyidually we become poor.
f "Itender to the ladies and gentieme
here present my acknowledgements 70
t the kindness with which ! have beea re
! ceived and treated by them on this occa
sion, md | assure them that, if spared i
health, | not only expect to be present a
their next Fair, but also to mingle sociabl
with them at many succeeding Fairs"
!; A WORD TO MEKcHANTs.-Have you a larg