The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-24


white, and his pants which were OF grey color. Mr.
Strong rock coat and drab pants The Governor
aud Mr. Strong had canes, Mr. Van Buren, had no cane
didn't need one Mr. Van Buren, looked very hearty and
rudy the Governor looked WELL Mr. Strong did not look
so very well.
There are guess not less than fifteen thousand sran-
gers in the city, at least 1000 wheeled carriages in full
operation land 1000 horses And in the show ground
so Durham bulls 10 stud-horses several hundred
sheep and hogs thousand horses Of all kinds and five
thousand people, thought spectacle of live stock
worth journey from Kinderhook And this was in the
afternoon when Mr.. Van Buren, and the crowd had thin
ned of.
TIE STATE AekIcuLruaAL SUPPER The south side
Of the railroad depot fenced from the side through
which the trains pass by partition eight feet in
height, forming lofty and commodious agricultural
saloon OF 40 feet in length by 40 feet in width. From
this hall four parallel tables of 100 feet long,
upon which bountifu supper of pigs fowls
for the lO40 plates laid down. The supper was an
nounced to come off at seven o'clock As early as six
several thousands Of the yeomanry with and without
tickets and all hungry or many Of them had found it
impossible to get dinner such the throng at the
hotels, boarding houses and booths during the dayD
were collected at the doors Of the depot At quarter
past seven, door openedIand ten minutes thereafter
there lao men seated at the tables and perhaps two
hundred standing in the aIsles, helping themselves by
reaching over cutchng pig roast turkey pie, and
dividing by tearing 1t to pieces with their hands The
tickets were superorogst,on have mine in my pocket
provided with seats for band Of music, where also
were score two of ladies' had mistaken the spot
before the music arrived for the head quarters and had
pushed through to this position with the most determined
desperation accordingly. While a number of the
WfTf tnt 1rhRments ana WINE
cry for "wster" was universal with river at feet,
man commenced speaking midway the room at little
side table against the southern wall Pushing forward 10
the nearest opposite table, had the gratfcato Of pro-
curing seat Of sturdy farmer for the moderate price Of
four shlpgs The small sdetable the seat OF the
onsthere sat the President OF the Society in the CENTRE
with the ExPresden Of the United States his right
Mayor HILL OF Rochester, hB left and the Committee
| Of Arrangements around them.
Mr.. Wordsworth congratulated the Society on the pre-
eminent success Of the fair, the specimens OF stock mpe
ments and agricultural productions exhibited To i'm.
press the supremacy Of agriculture he referred to the
100000 engaged 10 in the United States while there
but 900 employed in manufactures and III goo
in commerce and further said in evidence that the
nual and potato crop Of the nvaue
the entire amount of capital invested in manufactures
Abiding to Mr.. Ferguson OF Canada he expressed his
disappointment that he could not participate, having been
kept by the pressure of the crowd We had tried the
nation of which this gentleman citizen, in the field
Of and the ocean, and the result had been such
that neither might be ashamed But there was more
appropriate field of contest-the poughed field And
while England raised forty bushels of wheat to the acre
while raised but fifteen might acknowledge that
she would be pretty hard to whip, meet her where we
may. (Cheers) The crowd OF unsoph stcated farmers
upon the benches 10 what in the wind when
amid cries OF down down the band struck up and play
ed air after which the President proceeded He pro-
decided in complimentary aluson 10 the election TO the
Ist oteo in the git Of the State OF practical former
Shsses and cbecrs) lhepe that whatever sy ps The