New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-10-18
Eighteenth Anniversary Of the American
Tusfifufe.

81. There were over 5000 persons present selected
from the beauty and intelligence of the city and most
interesting appearance they presented.
Gen. TuINADGE. President of TIE Institution. wa
present and took ne Char.
The exercise. commenced with piece performed by
the Sacred Music Society. called the Hsis,one Che
rus This was very well performed, with the eSeep-
Ton u one man who seemed determined to he heard
above al the rest and made noise Amos; enough 10
split every bodys ears.
Gen T,LLMApGE then .ad that for j. years they had
toied successfully 70 promote Agriculture. Commerce,
Manufactures and the Arts In the ate Farmers Con-
ven,0n every State snd Territory except Eve were rep
resented AL the citizens Of this country appear 20 0c
prosperous and happy under the beneficial effects Of the
Tar. The iron furnaces have rekindled then fires
the glass blowers have reed their pots and many other
valuable manufactures have been started by the AID Of the
legislation Of Is42 He denied that this political
in.ttu,on-its members were divided politicsiy-it did
advocate high Tariff but i went Tor nign wages
20 our aborers % pr0iec; domestic industry here over
the prostated labor Of Europe and for the purpose OF
developing the resources OF our own country lGreai
applause
The Sacred Music society then performed The Horse
and his Rider The solo portion in most adj
uIirabIe manner BY Miss WnGmler.
Hon. Mr. ELLIOTT OF New Bedford, Mass. was then
introduced and delivered the customary annual address
Mr. ELLIOTT referred 10 the custom in Peopennesus
Of dividing society into three pars-ihe aged the mid
die aged and the young each having their speakers 70
detail the -oIie u the past the delights vi the present
and the hopes the future forming beautiful drama
the youths coming ast excaimng
Thereafter At our County. call
Wewil slrpass you all
There was one difference between them and all Of
j. uncougeni. 70 Us the dat OF the p.owne1d not
the ba,tIehed-the sickle. not the sword-besehins-
powder not gun powder (Applause)
/ This ln.ti,ots has prospered immensely and It's IA.
ture progress has been made pain By the progress OF the
past our Country has prospered much and the outlay
Of the pact severe as was has been amply made up
bv the abundant harvest OF the present. No stream now
e an div pour itself into the the busy noise OF ma
chinery cnvens its bank hardly foot of soil now but
= visited by man rich fre-his sent daily 10 our
cities loading vessels and increasing our commerce
The inventive genius Of Country Is IN proportion TO
the demand made upon 70. HE then adveTted 10 the ex
perments OF Franklin and q Morse with the Telegraph
AMI OF mis- mode 81 making conduct cleo richly
scros. river and observed that whilst God mas made
lightning for the of man He has also made the rivers
10 conductit
He very earnestly called all 10 do their utmost 70
hsv. the indeed truth enphsiicay the last
.rqr For all the benefits enjoy have arisen
from the blessings OF peace for without i all our inven
lions would have beeh useless and the pow the ioom
the sicle would scarce have been heard
He euogiscd Human Labor as the beet foundation on
which all men could build and that he who did not Ia
Dor useuy either with MS head or bis hands but hall
man. and his horse OF more use In the world nan ne
was sui il was too much the practice to undervalue
the labor Of the head he who follows the plow does
well and he whose head invented the plow 70 turn the
furrow surely Did not less than well lApPlause) Let
not therefore the head cay the hand, " what doe 81
thou - nor the hand say 10 the head what doest hOui
For the God who governs and protects all made oothhe
hand and the head.
He then spoke the immense agricultural resources
Of this country and mentioned the agrcu liura pro
duets of the past year he following ~ OOOOOO bush
els Of grain 100000 tons OF hay s72OOOOOO pounds
Of cotton l666O0O00 pounds Of tobacco uL759eO
pounds OF rice 2ll 100000 pounds Of sugar and lat
but as our fair friends will think not least in value, We
have raised 36 100 pounds OF beautiful silk for their con
sumption. Appiause)
There are cattle on more than thousand hills. and
the aggregate of their value hardly be estimated
can they be diminished In Europe the institutions make
their men and here men make our institutions. zap
plause) We have done something, when man can wor
ship God he peases-when man can receive the Just
reward OF his labor-whes he speak and fear no
wrong since he 10 doing no wrong where the man OF
one dollar who is true 10 himself Is richer wiser, and
prouder than the man Of million who Is false to HIM
self applause Here indeed. something has been
done and surely may ask where. under Heaven has
the Almighty bestowed man gOodlya heritage ne
ours Man is free. And ieariuy great is our RESPONSE
bity for all this
Your rich city is our proud monument but its base
stands on whole soil the farmer, the mechanic, the
manufacturer and all have worked hard 10 make you
rich-the Queen of Commerce, and all claim Just pro-
tectOa at your hands.
He then referred to the foundations OF Carthage and
DIDO buying her land with STRIPS of an oxhide-ryaing
the white mans trade with the Indian and added that
down TO the present day in the purchasing Of land no
man had ever yet out Didoed the Queen Of Carthage.
lie then went on sitrbuing the gloies Of Carhsge 10
the successful prosecution Of commercial pursuits
He dwet briefly but strongly on the fact that without
due protection our domestic wOrkmen cannot compete
with the hafpaid labor Of Europe and that II al our
manufactures were embark in az icutural pursuits,
the result would he that All the markets oi Europe would
be oversize kcd with agricultural produce and cOnse
auent misery 10 enormous extent would fall on our
industrious population II the manufacturer 10 helped
by the mechanic and merchant are alike benz
hted There il no such thing partial legislation in our
free country relation 10 protecting our domestic IN
dustry. Great applause.
our manufactures were forced upon us by necessity.
II was because food would not the nakedness of
the land that the ctZcntarmer nrst made cloth ana
the work has gone until the manufactures OF our
country produce fabrics far superior to any IN hu'
lie then spoke 2Oi patents having been issued up
10 1872 OF 5Oi in ls43 and of 1915 applications for pa
tents in sij as evidence OF inventive genius and skill on
the part Of our cOunrymen that has never been sur
passed by any people in the world
He spoke Of the application Of electricity to agrcul-
ture and Of its application fret by lady. who ran an
electric wire from her conservatory tohe terrace where
the Grass grew green in winter and the snow melted
away whilst all around stiff with frost Improving
on this An ingenious gardener has taken the wires from
the surface aud sppsd them with great success to tae
roots And an instrument has been invented in Phia
delnhia the principal moving power in which Is electr
CITY IL rivals in the tones Of the foan harp
and in grandeur thO-c of the organ so that literally
may take the lightning IN his hand make ninss
grow tor him his garden and put his wife to sleep with
is soft music IN his pulor. Much laughter ana ap
plsuse)
He dwelt especially upon improving the condition Of
that valuable class without whose labor spent hyesw
had BET poor indeed well cultivated farmer Is mucn
better than a well cultivated farm. applause The
educated aborer-with his mind well stored with scien
c and practical truths is far removed from the IL
iterae workman the dead machine s from the living
man applause LABOR demands knowledge. aud
the cry must not be- UNDECIDED applause lie
must be educated IN that knowledge which IS vsus
Die ~ his profession the farm aborer ~ much
requires knowledge in his pursuits as the probes
sioual man requires L in his. The iarmer u tne
hy-icn Of the so-the doctor Of the grasses and the
grain He must be taught to knock reyereniy AZ the
door Of that cell where stores the valuable secrets
of her mode of operation and Il he do So that know
ledge will be given 20 him. Not dower-s blade Of
grass a weed by the way side. but lives end grows oy
iaws which God has imposed upon them, and ne VINO
diligently seeks for them may earn wha, those law. are
Mr. also spoke in high terms OF the lsoors and cue
cess VI the ssilor-fsrmer who ploved the deep and
reat.d wher.ne did not and OF the claims wnicn
be had upon the favor and good will OF his fellow
country men.
There Is no farmers boy at the plowtail but MAJ a.
pire D. the highest honors OF bis couEty-not nome
however humble throughout the broad expanse OF our
land but may send forth MS son 70 Judge the land
Great applause That which true OF the aoorer 10
neld applies with equal truth to the artisan IN te