Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-10-03


Western New YORK, of New England; OF o. lug
land. or of any other strictly Agriculture, opeey.
The farmer of The Western part OF New iu.n 49,
nrs., variety OF articles-as have see" " 'te
hbition of TO day. There is c"ieceu e'e.y - "a
useful productions Fl. Tor human hue'''' a u, ohl
vegetable There the heeces " MS 49, Ir,;
r ho;nr ,,,ned 10 great extent mic Tue P'ouu1'on
o ~ -, cor h,msef aud family. In the rarely the'e
Co. ,hays is a areat advantage lie mas Tue me ans
securing to himself an ,ndepende hee-a"o - . -,
=, vidual as Of nat,on that without mug
49, nan ISM man. nor ever be man. lIpee'S
~ 49,; yb,cn uiyes him personal resPectao'ity; 'o'
- a nerceiye that If he has provisions ana hreees'
-; table - supp.d his family to great e"e"'' %
"i1.hsd-snd # prices fall how far IS he affected;
ncer,,emen this reflection might be pursued al erea'
Ieooth Il might be made 10 appear 10 w"u' y: 49,
atfsc,s the character Of society. Why, VIVA, IS t"e
IN !, . plantation establishment ~ The west In
d;os, There is no society There IS captahs'' anu
Their is labor of particular desc ou' So
or INTELLIGENT tree sprs-there ~ none, none, 49,
~ ,be,e never can be 1t is therefore, IN the len,
ner,te cl,ma,e-n the rich and favored Spots % '''
:, therefore gentlemen, beneath such sun as sn"eS
On vou and on such earth as that on "n'c" YOU
that the ,ruest development OF s'ong eo'" J
ba made that can ever be witnessed on ea'."' 80
ohoars7 Gentlemen, every body knows tha' a! Tue
foundation of all that is important w 'u"an '''e Ir,
,h;e rraa, bus,ness-the cultivation oil Inc eat'h Il
were fer his sins that man was c"hoemntu :" w -.
land il was the most mercfu judgment tna' Ain'g".
heni
cheers st., ,ho,o uers
Mr Webster next went on to show, that thefe were
certain interests in every country when II was '"e
dptv If Government to care tor aud protect. 'A"o"s
them he named first, that OF proVio'ng Puo',. Wy
na means Of pora,ion and as he was on the i"e
r the qreat Erie canal he seized the occasion 10 pay
n passing tribute to the genius and perseverance o.
Clinton. :. yu.,.,, New
81 need not say gentlemen, that you IN 'af,,
York are striking, and. doubt not, grateful
nJa &c tho excellent system of laws and Pocy "'s"
has pre vailed in your State, and gwen you an
mission for the products OF your rcb sou ano
ons labor to place of sale or consuihPuo", 80
WIN 10 there here now that does not ieel tue oee"
ooa the wisdom the patriotism OF Clinton, ana ths
other projectors of your vast internal 'oP'o.ee"'
loud cheers) Party violence OF parry '1 I.:,
dim for time and rejudce may in)ute, anu "a's!
NAV rail but there cannot be, am sure 'hete % w.
m hones, man in all Western New YORK, on w"ose
hear, the memory of Clinton 10 not inoelso'y e"g'aV
(En,husiastic applause and cheers "e"''e"' I "
Tbs resoect your position ennooles you oeyohu my
,h;no IN The face of the earth. New YORK cry mas
sao "s h,o,abt very near your doors The great En-
r;,u ne This great Continent lies close before o"
are rich in your home market-a market OF pu'cHaSr
and Of sale All New York is at your 'ee' !" u
can deal with her as If you lived IN one Oh he' "a'us
( mean for all the purposes oil commerce
cad gentlemen if | might contemplate CONDITION
oo;o,v in which, with regard to the discharge oil al
,reat duties nothing was left to be desi'eo snou."
fook nj Western New York, with her favored c''t'Sp
and fertile fields with those she mas co"
jetad and those others which she contempiales' al
h &c interest not only all the States OF this great
IIo;on but 10 the feelings and hopes AND hgnest asp'
rations of every man. Gentlemen, Inc FARMERS VI Wv
Work have no lust reason TO envy those VINO i've UNI"
rho coffee fields the sugar canes, the orange groves
,h n.In trees nd cocoas and The pine apples OF the
tron;cs Far otherwise. His wheat helds, ms grass
fields his herds and 1ocks, and his forests are nhhle
ly richer c.o,n-
xl,afo tn
=, m,aLs care that there should be demand for Agr
cultural products
81 am not about gentlemen 10 enter upon The ques-
tion-the debateabe snhec-ot protective taifH' 10
anv considerable extent But |, nevertheless DO say
at least do think-and why should | not sag Ut
rCbeers and cries Of say it, ont with II H. go on j
do saw gentlemen, that the 7gr,euduTe OF 'h's coun
try is the great matter which demands froeeen0n'
;s msnomer TO talk about the Protection OF manuiac
tpres: tina, is not thing want or neeo; VI IS the
Protection of The agriculture of the country hePeat
ed cheers) 1t is furnishing TO the surplus proouc
tions Market, near market, home Market 'afse
market! You want n home market; STEADY demand
for Agricultural products And this IS, and must oe
furnished bv the Commercial Glasses, the sea-iarIng
classes and all other classes Of non-prooucers NOW
gentlemen certainly ndmit, that those VINO nave IN
vested their capital in Manufactures have great m
terest at stake and is just that they should have Sc
cured by law reasonable protection t. that interest,"
lint do also insist N spite of all the sophlstry and all
the folly las must call ny of this age ana ms age Is
fuI Of sophisry this subject that the great ihng !"
be looked for that we have at home demand Tor me
surplus products Of arculture and on the other
aide home demand for the products of Manufacturing
industry CHEERS This neig hborly exchange 1t IS,
this neighbory intercourse among ourseVes-ths sup
plying wants from city to CITY, from village l"
village from house to house, this, S it IS which IS cal
cuated to make happy and strong people :
Enthusiastic applause)
Mr. Webster having disposed Of this part Of his sub
ect went defence of the positions which he took
at Baltimore concerning commercial uea''es, III 'he
course of which he SAID:
81 believe that the policy of England is and has been,
and will be more and more towards liberal inter
course favorable to our great interests
TO all the interests of the North and Middle aud equally
favorable TO all the friends OF the South IL 10 most
certain that within few months new and great
change has been produced in our intercourse with Eng
land; very great change Articles produced IN your
State are yearly becoming more and more introcuced-
provisions finding marker IN Europe. In the last SIX
months quite a trade has sprung up between US
and England in the article of provisions While was
in New York, took occasion to inquire OF some prac-
teal merchants and valued friends how the matter was,
and they SAID quite to my nstonishment that cargoes
OF lard butter, cheese beef pork &C. were shippeo 10
England every day. and that vessel OF The largest class,
within the last twenty days, had left New York loaded
entirely with provisions, to The excluson as happen
ed in that case, though do not mention It as matter
Of triumph, of single pound OF cotton or sooacco-
Who ever thought eighteen months ago, that large
.
mske, Who does not rej"ice and feel The benehcen,
influence of this upon both nations The people OF
England are better frd-;he agriculture OF New YORK
is better encouraged and The interest of both is better
promoted"
Mr. Knott one of the Vice Presidents Of The Society,"
then proposed the Health of the Chairman OF one
of the important Ccmmittees-Mr. Gowen, OF Fem
sylvania ,.-
Mr. Gowen, in reply, spoke OF the long and diff
cult journey he had performed for The purpose OF at
tending this FAR. of the Philadelphia Agricultural
Society with which he was connected, and pronoun
ced high Eologum upon the late Judge Peters, who,
he said, shed lusre upon every thing he did nat
he dd'-uhat he did, said Mr. Webster) lie spoke OF
the emotions excited in his mind by VIVA, he had
of the unbounded prosperity of the great State Of New
York He was forced he said TO contrast IT'S cond',on
with that of his State, and spoke OF the neglect
in Pennsylvania of her Agricultural interests OF me
calamitous legislation by which she was afi'c'eo OF
the great debts she had incurred, and Of the deep DIS
aster in which she appears to be sunk CO you II
get out of it-youl get out OF IT., said Mr. Webster
I'VE nre thought 10 be neither able willing To pay