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

protecting our Dome site industry. [Great Applause
Our manufactures were forced upon by necessi-
ty. 1t was because food would cover the naked
ness Of tho land that tho ctzen-rrWle first made
cloth; and the work has gone on, until tho mnnufac-
tories Of our country produce fabrics far superior
to any in EHrope.
lie then spoke OF Ia ,204 patents having been is
sued upo 1915; Of 50I in ISI3; and Of l045 appli-
cations for patents in ls45; as evidence of inventive
genius and skill tho part of our counlrymcn
that has never been surpassed by any people in the
worlds
lie spoke of the application of electricity to ugri-
culture, and Of its application first by lady who ran
electric wire from her conservatory TO the terrace,
where the grass grew green in the winter and tho
melted away, whilst all around was stiff with
frost. Improving on this, ingenious gardener has
taken the wires from the surface and applied them
with great success 20 the roots Add an instrument
had been invented in Philudeph The principal NOV
ing power in which is electricity; it rivals in sweet
the tones of the lEolinn harp, and in grandeur
those of the organ so that literally man may take
the lightning in his hand make things grow for him in
his garden and put his wife to sleep with its soft
music in his paror (NIuch laughter and appause.)
lie dwet especially upon improving the condition
Of that valuable class without whose labor spent lives
we had been poor indeed. well cultivated farmer
is much better than we'll cultivated farm. Gap
plause The educated laborer--with his mind well
stored with scientific practical truths is Ear romov
ed from the irerate workman The % ID machine is
from the living man! (Applause) Labor demands
knowledge, and the cry must not be UNDECIDED! APP
plOuse) lie must be educated in that knowledge
which is valuable 10 his profession tho farm laborer
much requires knowledge in his pursuits the pro
fessonal man requires il in his. The farmer is the
ply stefan Of the soilthe doctor Of the grasses and
the gran. He must DO taught knock reverently at
the door of that cell where nature stores the valuable
secrets Of her mode OF operations and ifh do So that
knowledge will be given TO him. Not a fower-N
blade of grass-a weed by the waysde, but lives and
grows by laws which God has imposed upon them,
and he who diligently seeks for them may learn what
| those laws
There is no farmers boy al the plow tail, but may
! aspire o tho hshe st honors of his country-not a
home, however humble, throughout the broad ex-
panse of our land, but may send forth his 10
Judge the lund. (Great appuuso.) That which Is
true Of the aborer in the field, applies with equal
truth to the artisan in the factory and the mechanic in
the shop What ofweath we enjoy emannes from
the labor Of his hands, Capplnuse,) and demands nt
all hands, honor, reward encouragement, sympa-
thy aud protec ton. But better than all legislative Ca
actment is the encouragement which tho true wo-
man gives to the labor Of the land!
lie concluded by dwelling emPhnticnlly on tho ne
cessity of improving the mental condition of every
class of laborers throughout the land; OF Ofordng
them the fullest means Of education in their various
professions; and Of establishing libraries accessible to
all as the best machinery effect this, and to build
up empha,ray n noble State! For
''Whn constitutes a State?
Not high-rased battemenis, sc,
But men-hiEh minded men;
Men who their duties know, and know their rights
And knowing dare mHintnn!"