Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-11-23

Who does not know the tale Of the humid
red battle-felds Of New York; Not q
rock iuts out from the highlands, but the
mind's eye sees inscribed upoa il a record
of deeds Of glory. Not bisde Of grass
springs at Saratoga, but takes to itself q
tongue to proclaim the successful valor Of
patriot husbandmen. lApplause. Here
the name of Schuyler, the brave, the gem
erous, the mistaken patriot, shall long be
remembered; the Jealous, reliable George
Clinton, man Of soundcs; heart, a soul Of
honesty and honor, dear lover 81 his
country and o. freedom. Nor do we for
get him, tie gallant Monignnery---tN in
martyr with VA ren--who If Lily lrm ca
the Hudson, not Us il proved, 10 coiqncr
Quebec, b,t i win . tighter ,ie.ory
over death itself. [Chccrs,
/ | renew that theme ogce more, to re-
count how the Farmers Of New York have
se2ned their country aud mankind. They
were invested with sovereignty, andthey
abdicated. Glorious example! Highest
triumph Of disinterested justice' They
themselves peacefully and publicly re-
nounced their exclusive authority, and
transferred power in this republic from
its territory TO its men. Applause.
May your institutions, under tie spirit OF
improvement, be perpetual. May every
pure influence gather round your lesisla-
ton. May your illustrious Q ample show
to the world the dignity Of labor; the shame
that lights on idleness; the honor that be-
l1c.~. t>l sr.> ~ c,,l - tia, IL lop
piness the companion Of your busy homes,
and the plough ever BE- found in the hands
OF its owner. Loud cheers.
The farmer is independent. With the
mechanic and manufacturer as his allies,
he makes our country safe against foreign
fees, for it becomes perfect BY its own re-
sources. All America, thanks to New
York, is united in the bonds Of internal
commerce.; our exchanges at home cx-
coed our foreign traffic, and were our
ships driven from the ocean highways Of
the world, American has become compe-
tent TO sustain herself. She has less 10
fear from war than any naiicn in the world.
She may pursue her career and vindicste
her rights, and call forth all her energies
in conscious security. IApplause. But
! why do say this? To foster spirit Of
defiance? Far otherwise. Let us rejoice
in our strength, but temper it with the gem
tleness and spirit d love for Ill mankind
"a love that shall pcrpctaatc tranquility,
| and leave the boundlcss and rapidly in
crcasing resources Of the country at liber-
| ~ for its further development.
| Florists Of New York! Under the
hands Of skill, shape yourselves into mod
els Of naval architecture, and 60 forth upon
The seas to reconcile inequalities Of eli
mate, and confirm the brotherhood Of ma
tions-Amcrican ideas shsl! travel ON your
prows, and the genius Of humanity guide
your helm; while we who remain at home
will water the tree Of peace, SO that its
roots shall strike at the very heart Of the
earth, and its branches tower TO the hcav-
ems; wewill so nurture and protect It, that
its vercure shall be perennial, that no
spirit Of animosity shall sway its branch
es. that not even whisper Of discord shall
rustic in its topmost bcushs. lGreat and
enthusiastic applause.
! One word more, and have done. But
with that last word I am bound 10 address,
though but in Imagination, the assembled
people Of New York. II is a tale often
repeated, that to do honor to agriculture;
the siaperor Of China is himself accus-
toned, in the spring time Of every year. to
hold the plough and turn furrow. Under
our republican Institutions, far more is
achieved The State ilselfincludessand is
in the greatest measure constituted by It's
farmers. They themselves are the kings
tina. hold the plough and drive the team
every day in the year. Applausc.
The whole commonwealth watches over
the farmer.
THIS society performs its Office as the
agent Of the people. They are assembled
al our fair, toview with honest emulation
the products Of the farms and workshops
and single out this occasion alone, Oh az
ricultural pursuits to award public honors
to exalted merit. II il right, therefore, to
assume that the Empire State itself is pres.
ent in your midst. And has It occurred
that this great commonwealth--the mos
numerous people ever united under pop
uIar form Of government--is empha'icalls
a commonwealth Of the liying2 Go to thu
old world, and your daily walk is ove'
catacombs-you tratel among the tombs.--
Here the living of the present day outnum
Der the dead Of oil the generations since
your land wa. discovered. All, all VIII
sleep beneath the soil of New York, arr
fewer in number than you who move abov'
their graves. Look abou, You and Sc,
what risc est have accomplished.
Concentrate in yo,ir mind all that The.
have achieved-the beauty Of their farms
, the length and grandeur Of their canals an
railroads, iHe countless fleets Of canal Dor.
they have Constructed; their ships III:
have visited every continent, and d.scoyeI
I ed a new one; their towns cnliv ening Ii
public plains; their ,illscrs nat gem III
valleys; the imperis! Magnitude Of thei
eities;-and whcr. you have collected a
these things IN your thoughts, then hea
me when say 10 you, that Sou Of u.
, Iliving generation, as you ousnSinbcr q
TIE lead, are Lound, before your eyes Al
. scaled in death, to actuhiplish for Ne
J York more than has been accomplished I,
u New York thus far in al time. We
lhave you taken the device on your hanncl
ff-the sun, as he energies glorionsly abe,
, 1.-The horizon, and comes rejoicing IN q