The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-11-08
Miscellaneous,
American Institute.

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n from the beauty and intelligence of the city" So
y nys tho Tribune. Gen. Tamadge presided, who
% taking the chair said, 'they have toiled success
\ hly to promote Agriculture, Commerce, Mnnufac-
,ore, and tho Arts. In the late Farmers Convention
every State and Territory except five represent
3D. All the citizens of this country appear to be pros
,rous and happy under the beneficial effects of the
Tariff. The iron furnaces have rekndled their fires
The gNss blowers have rellled their pots, and many
ber valuable manufactures have been started by the
81 ID orlhe legislation ofls42. He denied that this
was political institutionits members we're divided
Dliucaly-i did not advocate a high Tariff; but it
went for high wages TO laborersto protect domes-
tic industry here, over tho Frustrated labor of Europe
and for the purpose of developing the orour
country" Great dpplnuse,) ...
The customary annual address delivered by
the Hon. Mr. Elliott, of New Bedford, Mass, which
wefnd unsupported nthe Tribune:
Ma ELLIOTT referred to the custom in Pelopone-
SIS of dividing society into three partsthe aged, the
middle aged, and the young ;each having their speak
o detail the glories OF the past, the delights of
the present, and the hopes Of the future; forming
beautiful drnma-the youths coming last, eKcaim-
ng.
thereafter, at our Coun,ry's call,
We will surpass you all
There was one difference between them and us; all
,wpr is uncongcnal to u.s. the dust of the pillow field
not the baitle-feld-the sickle, not the sword
Bleaching powder, not gun powder (APplause)
This Institution has prospered immensely, and its
hlure progress has been made plain, by the
rOgress Of the past Our Country has pros
psed much, and the outlay Of the past (severe as it
was) has been amply made up by the abundant har-
YES, Of the present. No stream idly pour
itself into the sea; the busy noise OF machinery enli
VEINS its banks hardly foot of soil now but IS visited
by mans rich reghts sent daily to cities, load
ing our vessels and in rersng our Commerce.
The iny eutive genius Of our Country is in pro-
portion to the demand made upon it. lie then ad-
vert ID to the experiments Of Franklin, and Of Morse
with the Telegraph, and of his mode Of making water
conduct electricity river; and observed that,
whilst God has mude lightning for the Of man,
no has also made the rivers to conduct 1t,
lie very earnestly called on all to do their utmost
10 have the last war indeed in truth the last
For all the benefits we now enjoy have arisen from
the blessings Of peace FOR wthou. all our inventions
would have been useless; and the plow the oom,t the
sickle, would scarce have been heard
lie eulorised Human Labor a. the best foundation
on which all men could build; and that he who did
not labor usefully either with his head his hands
shut half man, and his horse is of more use in tho
world than he was Still it is TOO much the practice
to unlervnlue the labor of the headhe who follows
the pow does well; and he whose head invented the
pOw 10 turn the rurrow surely did not less than well
(Appause) Let not, therefore, the head say to the
hand, "what doest thou?' For the God who gov
and protects all, made both the hand and the
head
lie then spoke of the Immense agricultural resour-
of this country; and mentioned as the agricultural
products Of the last year the following: ooO, 900
bushels orgrain; 700, 900 tons OF hny: s72, ooo,-
600 pounds of cotton; l66 100000 pounds oil tobac
CO; Ill $4,000 pounds Of rico IN ,OO0, 600 pounds
of ugar;1nd last but as our fair friends will hink,not
laas in value, we have raised 396,760 pounds o.
+ beautiful silk for their consumption. (Appause)
There are cattle on more than thousand hillsand
The aggregate Of their value hardly be estimated
nor canthey be diminished. In Europe the lnstitu-
n tons make their men; and here our men make our
N asttutlons. (Applause.l We have done some
thing, when man can worship God as he peases-
when receive the just reward of his labor
when he speak and fear wrong since he is do
ing no wrong; where the man of ono dollar, who IS
true 10 himself is richer wiser, and prouder than the
man of million who is false to himself lApplauseD
Aere indeed, something has been done! and surely
we may ask, where, under Heaven has the Almighty
bestowed on goodly heritage as ours. Man
Stree And fearfuly great is responsibility for
all this ..' .... .- s. fr
Your rich city is our proud monument but its base
stands whole soil, the farmer the mechanic the
manufacturer and all have worked hard to make you
rch-the Queen of Commerce; and all claim just
n protection at your hands. ''..l..,. a.,
lie dwelt briefly but strongly on the fact that with
Out due protection domestic workmen cannot COM
pete with the half paid laborer of Europe; and that II
all our manufacturers were to embark in agricultural
pursuits, the result would be that all the markets OF
Europe would be over stocked with agricultural pro-
luce; and consequent misery to an enormous extent
would fall on our industrious population If the man
u'acnrer is helped by legislation, the mechanic and
N merchant are alike benefited. There is no such thing
a. partial legislation in free country in relation TO