The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-09-20
Agricultural Fair.
To the Editor ofthe Union:


SARATOGA SPRINGS, Sept II, 1s47.
Yesterday the most interesting day of the fair and
the fair ground attended with vastly increased
number OF persons from the surrounding country This
fair has been held annually for some years, and each
year it is held in different county The fairs at Roches
ter, Auburn, Utica, and Poughkeepse, presented great
articles and Of fruits than this, because those
easily accessible by railroads than this, and trans
poration therefore easy from large extent of
country But the show here very interesting and
various, and if it not attended by all the fine stock
OF cattle which New York produces, it had the merit of
assembling very favorable representation of the people
of the Empire State. The proceedings OF this meeting
were also invested with mournfu interest, in
qucnce of the sudden death of the eminent citizen whom
the society had selected to address Them and whose last
thoughts were given to the interests OF the society," and
whose tact to record those instructions, which
were to be listened to coming, it may be said
from his grave
At IL o'clock, yesterday, the society met in the pa
vlion the fair ground, and was called to order by
the president, George Vail, esq., of Troy The assem-
bly, was very large, and embraced great number OF Ia
dies
The president announced the arrival of several dis
tngushed guests and of the members Of the State gov
ernment Ex-Presdent Van buren,, leading Mrs Tyler,
first appeared the platform; and when they came in
view spontaneous and universal whisper OF applause
and admiration ran through the vast assembly. Ex-
Young, Chancellor Walworh, the Attorney General and
many of the members of the State Senate and House of
Assembly at the same time appeared.
After an Impressive prayer by clergyman OF this place,
the president introduced to the meeting General Dix, to
whom had been assigned the task of reading the address
prepared for the occasion by Governor Wright.
Gen. Dix prefaced the reading with very appropriate
and beautiful introduction You will have an opportuni-
y Of reading this performance in the full account of the
proceedings which will appear in the Albany papers OF
to-day.
was much interested in the private account which
the orator gave of the last moments OF Silas Wright
The camness and self-possession with which he met
the blow which at he saw was to be fatal, are
worthy Of the dignity and serenity of his life
It also appears, from General Dixs account that Mr.
! Wright undoubtedly FASTENED the untmely termination
of his life by too sudden transition from the sedentary
pursuits of statesman to the active and personal labor
of farmer.
| have only time to say Of Mr. Wrights address, that
it was received with profound admiration II were the
only production of his life, it would give him never
ending fame. As philosophical view OF the condition,
prospects, and interests of American agriculture 1t has
been surpassed II is repete with lessons OF Wis
dom and benevoence and the richest bequest that the
to the society, his State his country if he had been
possessed OF countless millions.