Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-11-02
From the New-York Tribune,
Mr. Wc1Sier's Great speecI,
At the Agricultural Fair,
ROCHESTER,, N. Y,
From the New-York Tribune


all the great acls ofhis einucn,ly usriiI
life. all lhai he had done in the servic
of his country, aud all the great deed
aud eloquent words which had made hi
uame distinguished a. honored lhroue h
out the world. The story Of his Iii,
was the history Of his country and {,
history he would leave the approprnt,
task Of describing and commemorative.
them. For the present, he wished t.
propose
The Health cfhe Farmer q r.MorsbGeu.
| This sentiment was received with tn
multuous applause, followed by ihre,
hearty cheers. After the noise hac
subsidized, Mr.. Webster rose and re
piled in Substance as follows -
NJ. President and Geniiemen-I au
gseatly obliged for the kind manner IL
which the President Of this Society ha
referred tn the circumstances Of ou
!early acquaintance and intercourse
| am proud, gentlemen, of such pupil
and it he learned any thing under IN,
instruction relative to the profession I,
which belong, am sure be is full,
competent, now, to pay hack the pyinci.
pal with Accumulated interest, from
knowledge connected with the present
pursuit to which he and you, gentle
tlcmcn, a,e So greatly attached
Gentlemcn-Owing, perhaps, in some
measure, to this early and friendly con
sldoration Of the President Of your So
ciety, and 10 the general kinduess a
all the persons connected with it, | had
the honor to be invited TO appear OF
this occasion, and to make the annua
address usual upon the celebration o
your anniversary. t happened not to
be IN my power To accept the tender ~
this great honor. But ia declining it
| suggested 10 my friend that, as
sometimes had occasion to visit West
'ern New-York. partly to visit some
family connexions and other irionds
and as | always embraced such IN op.
portunity with ibe greatest pleasure,
might be in this region IN the cours,
iof ibe Autumn, and thai II an, would
.endeavor to arrange my time SO as II
be present at the Anniversary of the
Agricultural Society. comc. gcutit-
men, in the iuIfimcns ofthe mt,inatlun
J come with great pleasure, no,w'th-
standing the heat of the weather ard
the length of the journey. to be prcscnt
at This great meeting Oft the Representa-
tiveS of the Agricultural Interests oI
this great State cheers H. and wnu'd
most gladly, gentlemen so far rs MA,
be in nv power, do Something by way
,ot compensation for the Kindness you
have manifested towards ne. and Il.
expressing the gra'em feelings "lth
which acknowledge the honor you
have done me in extending 10 me the
invitation.
Gentlemen. the occasion is an ogri-
cultural occasion The topics which
have assembled us together here are
agricultural topics. They carry rs to
the consideration OF that great inter" 81
: Of society. the cultivation of the Earth
from which we ourselves we're taken.
And, gentleman, | have been struck IN
examining the exhibition which has
been made to-day Of animals, and oi
the products and improvements OF tho
mechanical arts, and especially the
improvements in the grca; science aud
practice Of agriculture, with tue vast
advantages which hGRiCuLTURE, in the
appropriate sense Of the word, holds
out to the great maA ofihe society in
which we live. The cultivation Of the
earth is not all Of agriculture, in It's
proper or common sense. That de-
,pends very much on climate and condl-
Ition. We speak Of Agriculture ~ that
great Pursuit of Society 10 which the
great mass Of men are engaged, IN
temperate climates, and in soil adapt
ed to produce the variety OF things
which are useful for food and the raj
nent ofman
! But there is another cultivation OF
the fields. appropriate to tropical cit
mates, which has received the usual
denomination OF the plantation tho
planting interests Of society. Now,
gentlemen, what has most forcibly
struck my attention, suggested by what
hive seen and heard and witnessed
to-day, is tho vastly superior ndvania-
ges, 10 individuals and to society, OF
the truly agricultural over the planta-
ton interest desire no better ex-
empification of the truth of the gener-
nj sentiment which have advanced
than that suggested by the compnrison
If we may not more properly call II
conirasi-oxhibited by those who culii-
vale the fields of Western New-lork
and those who cultivate equally rich
soils which lie beneath tropical sun.
I would compare the agriculture of
Western New York with the plantation
interest Of the Yves, Indies, Nav does
any thing exhibit a broader contrast
between different pursaits-boih dedl-
Gated To the cultivation of the land,
both rearing products of human con
sumntion-than wo find between your
circles, and those found in the plnnIa.
tion tracts Of Cuba or Jamaica, not only
"a affecting individual happiness, but
~ touching the riches, the strength,
the order, the powor, the Intelligence
nf human society
Tho difference appears IN he this {:
troscsl cultivation the raising of su-