Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-10-05

have been Of the most interesting exhibitions
OF the kind that has yet taken place in this coun-
try. There was vast display of the products,
animate and inanimate, Of the State; and the
number OF people assembled there was computed
at not less than thirty thousand. The proceed
ings were OF the most enthusiastic character. 1t
is pleasant TO hear Of, much more 10 witness, en-
,husiasm on such subject; we would be glad to
see more of it in Virginia. though even here, as
regards both our Agricultural and Manufacturing
interests. the tendency is onward.
Mr.. Van Buren,, Mr.. Granger, Governor Sc
ward, Mr.. Webster. ( who was present by invita-
ton from the Society," and others, addressed the
meeting. The Ex-President declared that the
last two years which he has spent in farming,
have been the happiest of his life.
MIR. Webster, in his remarks. spoke of the vast
advantages which agriculture, in the proper sense
of the word, holds out to tile great mass of So
ciety. The farmer. he said, has the means of Sc
curing to himself an independence, without
which, as 1t is with nation, man is man,
! nor can he ever be man. lie drew contrast
between the planter of tropical region, and the
farmer OF temperate climate, greatly to the ia
yor Of Tho latter. In the worst or times the far
mer is his own consumer, and supplies his family
with all the necessares Of life, without reference
to or concern for other markets. There can be
found no other calling in which the elements of
life make al comfortable and happy, and secure
in an equal degree against famine and want.
| He also said that the agriculture of this coun-
try is the great matter which demands protection,
not the manufacturers; tina, It was the duty of
Government to take care that there should be
demand for agricultural products; that il should
furnish marke; for them, IA near market, a home
market He alluded to the infatuation of the
South on this subject, one-third of whose cotton
the North purchased; and said that the entire az
rics Dral product of the eastern portion of Vir.
ginia and North Carolina were bought by the
manufacturing and commercial classes in the
North, who were their only customers. Our va
rious interests should not he arrayed against one
another, but as we all citizens of one country
we should make the whole national, a family
concern.
i When Governor Seward, in his address, alud.
ed TO the Farmer of Ashland, loud and prolracied
cheers arose from the multitude around.
Mr. Gowen, Of Pennsylvania, Chairman of one
OF the Committees, spoke of the general causes
OF the embarrassments Of his State, its runous
taxes while neither principal nor interest of her
great debt was paid, and the evils of party which
governed her councils and concluded by oiierinr
The following toast!
"THr EMPIRE SrArr-New York Let the
brightest flower in her chaplct ever be culled by
the hand OF Agriculture"
MIR. WsBsTER, after this toast had been given
and received with loud applause, rose aud said ::
May l be permitted, gentlemen, TO occupy your
attention Tor few moments again, have | al
ready exhausted your patience! GLoud cries of
o, | I'M lel In
be heard here to any great extent [crits OF Eyes
You are "we're always glad to hear you,'' &c.;
but the Suggestions of the gentleman from Penn
syivania have caliedsmv mind to topic, in my
Judgment. Of 0pe, iohe!ming importance 10 the
honor and credit OF our common rountry. Mr..
President and conference.-the is the credit and
character OF ms glorious country to which all
belong, abroad We are rich ; we are powerful :;
we have all the means of accomplishing what
ever vlrtuous human desire can embrace. But
what is our credit! And | am not one of those
VINO are disposed to complain to stigmatize in
any way the efforts OF the States of this great
Union, who have sought for funds abroad to carry
on their enterprises and Improvements which
their sense OF utility has projected. On the
trary, think that the circumstances OF The times
! and The necessities of the case, may Justify at
least 10 considerable extent, the engagements
into which some of the States, especially the
/ Western States, have entered abroad, Among
those which have thus justiiably become involv-
ed Is the State OF Pennsylvania, the riches, State
In the Union, in my dgmeni--perhaps ! ought
I TO except New y ork-but taking her mineral
commercial, and agricultural faculties into consi-
| deraton, do not know, on the face of the earth
excepting England, richer State than the State
OF Pennsy lvania. {. Take off her debit said
Governor Seward.] My friend Governor Seward
says " take off her debt" Her debt--her debt
/ W hat can be the debt of State like Pennsy Iva
MA. that she should not be able TO pay il that
she cannot pay it if she will but take from her
pocket the money that she has in il England's
debt Is engrafted upon her very soil she is bound
down to the very earth by it and it will affect
England and Englishmen TO the fifiieih genera
ton. But the debt of Pennsylvania-the debt of
lllinois--the debt of any State in this Union,
amounts not to sixpence in comparson.-
| [Cheers.J
! Let us be Americans, but let us avoid as we
desPIse, the character of an acknowledged insol-
vent community. [Cheers.] What importance
is 1t what other nations say of us, or what they
think OF Us, 1t they can nevertheless say you don't
pay your debts! Loud appause.] Now, gen.
| temen, belong to Massachusetts but if be-
loneed to deeply indebted State, I'd work these
! len fingers to their siumps, I'D hold plough, I'D
drive plough, I'D Din 6oh, before it should be said
OF the State to which belonged that she did MT
| pay her debts! Loud cheers THAT'S the true
principle; let US act upon it, [cheers; let us 20
IT. to Its full extent! Deafening applause.l IL
II costs us our comforts, let sacrifice our co ~
forts; If it costs us our farms, let us mortgage
oar farms. But don't let it be said by the proud
capitalists Of England, :" You don't pay youy
debts" :" You Republican Governments don't
paw YOUR debts.;' Let s saw In tbuu, ,yui