The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-10-15

AsrIvxRsAnv OF rHn AMElieAR IssriruTs-Ths
Twentisth Anniversary Of the American Institute
celebrated last evening at the Tabernacle In presence
of three or four thousand persons The preliminary
proceedings consisted Of music which performed in
a most excellent manner by the New York Sacred
Music Society and an orchestra comprising a number
of excellent performers.
After the music Gen. CHANDLER said 1t has always
been the object Of the Institute to solicit the highest
talent occasions like the present. and In this instance
Fletcher Webster, Esq has consented to deliver the
Anniversary Address. He then introduced
FLETCHER WEBSTER, Esq who, after a few prepara-
tory said that each and every specimen OF the
genius OF our people Is better ana TO
its Predecessor which considered perfect Annver
saries usually held to commemorate some former
event but do not meet on this occasion to oommemo-
At stated intervals this society stops to reflect on
what 1t has done, and then commences anew ne
then explained the objects OF the Society ana ssd tnst
their order, agriculture stands hrst, especially a. II Is
at the present time, occupying the attention OF the
world, by the pressure OF the money market-the oe
of exchanges and the famine In certain parts
of the world because root which the old world Dor
rowsd Of the failed to produce It's expected returns
quences of the famine in Ireland and alluded IN the nap
pisst manner to the relief extended by the United
States and the arrival In Ireland Of the jamestown
and Macedonian, with a cargo Of life and health,
having left behind their engines OF destruction, their
ported his audience to the country where he showed
them the rising In bis glorydirected their atten
ton the singing Of the lark and oontrasted the most
wonderful works Of man. such the temples OF modern
science with the works Of nature, and asked how eiy
aud Insignificant do they not appear In comparison !!
Agriculture il not rude and unenlightsned occu
subssrvient to It, and the wssst and best men OF the
land engaged In its He referred to the
progress of thu science OF agriculture all over the
world; showed its necessity IN China, where, with
the unrsnittiDg ipdustry, that country SCARCE
which the people Of that country make to make
blades grow where but one grew before So
snrsS the ..S.h n. Of the prnSp.
cities actually sell the boards which the shave, to the
IT. aEr .S otes
might receive another lesson from China besides
thisons Of protecting she does her domestic msnu
features in fostering she does every department. OF
home industry. (Applause) England and France are,
at the present time trying great experiment Tor the
Of and saoa 1s anS
holders and the other small but he believed that the
United States holding the middle ground, pursuing
a plan better than that of either France or England
Where land held In large lots the majority OF the
people be degraded because they have not and do
not even expect any interest In the soil Labor must
be cheap Where the soi is divided into farms not
large nor small we are in want Of liberal and
lgbtened men to make discoveries In agriculture In
deed have experimenters enough but the great evil
that their example not followed ought to be-
and the is that the mind of the farmer is conser
vativs. and much opposed to change. Those who live
in cities and pursue mechanical business minds more
mpusve than those of farmers and more disposed to
orange The sgriculturists of America have great
future before them and will certainly have for their
customers hereafter France and England to greater or
less extent the food Of which has flowed into
those countries under the free trade system cannot be
easily checked MIR Webster then explained the differ
in meaning of the term free trade in England
and in the United States and said that man here who
in favor the tariff Of 1872 would be called free
trader in England, where free trade is applied to
nothing but He then showed the connection exist
ing between agriculture with commerce and the me-
chanc arts-their mutual dependence each other
and asked what the Is that Mexico poor with
her extensive gold mines, and her inexhausta6e soil
harn alb has
she canals railroads and commerce The reason 49,
she has commerce, arts ships to make markets
for her agricultural products How different IL 1t with
U.S. and what is the of the difference! The cause
Is that protect our home manufactures. The value
of things depends the labor bestowed on them How
valuable Is grain of wheat In farmers stack 1t the
labor Of sowing reapipg threshiug and pougng which
make 1t valuablensture has done more for India than
for any other country and yet there more reel wealth
in Yorkshire than In the Presidency Of Bombay 1t has
supposed that there collision Of between
agriculture and the mechanic arts but SUCH 10 not tns
for unsound public opinion which our greatest
enemy. 1t has the fortune OF this society to put
down public opinion in this respect and to show
the world that agriculture and the mechanic arts not
hostile to each other. 1t was triumph Of right over
An original ode, entitled Time aud Agriculture
composed the OCCASION and the music Of which waa
arranged by r. Chubb conductor Of the Sacred Music
Society then performed by the choir and elected
much applause.
CHARTER CONVENTION This body assembled last
evening pursuant to Adjournment and after several
discussion in committee OF the whole the report
of the committee public schools adopted portion OF
the 4th proposition recommended in said report, VIE
The Board of Education to appoint city supernen-
dent Of public schools suitabe salary who shall also
act as its secretary. The committee on motion then
reported asked leave to sit again.
adjourned until Saturday evening.
DKrLoRABLE-At an early hour yesterday morning
FIRE discovered in large building in the rear Of Nos
63 and 65 Centre street In the building q cabinet
shop occupied by A. Bassford billiard table manufactu
rer and also shop in which mcuds for castings
made MIR Metcalf, brass founder, lost about So 00(
worth of mouds Mr. Bassford's loss We hear is about
$4,000 Some slight damage was done to other build
ngs But the probable loss OF two lives is OF more con
sequence than all the rest II s said that poor csbne
maker named OConner, and his son, boy about !:
years Of age in the habit by permission OF sleep
ing in the shop and 1t Is feared that they persisted
the flames as they have not since the FIRE,
It evident the staircase burned away at an earl
stage Of the fire.
CHINESE JuNx.-Ths unique specimen Of naval ar
chtecturs is again open for exhibition, and visited
on Wednesday evening last by Governor Young lad
and suite all OF whom pressed themselves much pleas
ed with what thsy very ny, ses sGn a
country to attend the fair.
the GREAT P1ouoHINo MATCH AT HARLKM, comes Of
to-day at IL O'Clock Those who wish to be there
should take the at the City Hail. at 10 O'Clock
PARADE.-Fre Company No 80 turned out In full
force yesterday "a %.tair: on target s.our, no,
passed our Office and their band discoursed most clio
quent music
CALCULATING MAcHINr.-We would advise all VIII
take an interest in such things to call and examine THU
See advertisement in another column.
Army Intelligence.
Capt Bragg writes to the Hamburg Is. C) journal
under date August 26h and says In relation to thu
attempt made to nssassnate him:"My escape withou
injury, 10 regarded almost miraculous. A twelv
pound shell, heavily charged, was placed within tw
set of bed just outside Of my tent and exploded
slow match; the fragments literally Kidding my ten
and bedding, pieces passing above and below me,
through a blanket spread over me, and yet no
| touched was not ware that had enemy in thu
world and times feel disposed to believe now that
may have been intended as practical joke, by some
fool ignorant Of the effect Of shells thus exploded
that 10 may my escape almost miraculous, and
| prefer not repeating the joke"
part Of one Of the companies ofths Georgia bsttaie
| Of mounted arrived yesterday the steamboat
Eureka hey number forty-seven men, and were uude
command Of Captain Nelson and Lieuts. WalliDg an
Davis 1t Is expected that portion Of the troops nov
lying here will embarked fer Vera Cruz towards tn
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