The North-Carolina standard., 1847-09-29
Laa . - AsTicalltllral Fnlr.
I5 iIe Edioysof thes Upi6nF

Yesterday was the most Interesting day OF INC
fir and the fair ground was attended with a9Vast-
ly,incIeased, number persons from lhe sutfpsna'
ing country This fair has been held annually
for some. years, and each year i is held 10 dif-
Eferent codniv Tbe' fairs at Roch hester Auburn,
Utiea.sand Poughkecpsie, presented "a greater
variety and number of fine cattle and OF manutac-
tured articles and Of fruits thnn this because those
towns are more easily accessible by railroads than
this, aud transportation was therefore more easy
from a large extent of country. But the show
here was very interesting and various, and II IT
was not attended by all the fine stock of cattle
which New York producers, IL had the merit OF
assembling a very favorable representation OF the
peonle of the Empire State. The proceedings of
/ this meeting were also invested with a mournful
interest in consequence of the sudden death off The
eminent citizen whom the society had selected to
address them, and whose last Thoughts were given
10 the interest of the society, and whose last act
was 10 record those instructions, which were now
to be listened 10 as coming, il may be SAID, from
his grave. G@'sG"t 7Gj -" ta .'f' d" -
AT l2 o'clock, Yesterday ,the society met in the
pa viiion, on the fair ground: and was called 10
order by the president, Gporge Vail, rsq, of Troy
The assembly was very large. and&emoraced
great number of ladies. H. 7i - .u- 2tfo'E
H.. Tho president announced the arriEal of several
distinguished guests. and of the members of the
Stale, government, Ex-Presidcnt Van Buren. lead
ing Mrs. Tyler, first appeared on the platform ;
and when,thcy came in view, a spontaneous ana
universal whisper OF applause aud admiration ran
through the vast assembly. Ex- President: Tyler
followed with Miss Gardiner. Governor Young,
Chancellor Waworth, 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. -t. r... . s..
Gen. Dix prefaced the reading with very ap-
propriate and beautiful introduction. You will
have an opportunity Of reading this performance
in the foil account Of the proceedings which will
appear in the Albany papers Of today. -.-.
/ was much interested in the private account
WHICH The orator gave of the last moments OF Silas
Wright The caImness aud selEpossesson with
which he met the blow which at once he was
to be fatal, worthy of the dignity and serenity
of his life. ...... .-. .-
1t also appears, from General Dixs account,
that MIR. Wright undoubtedly FASTENED the un-
timely termination OF his life by too sudGen a
transition from the scdentary pursuits OF states
man TO the active and personal labor Of farmer.
| have only time TO say OF Mr.. Wright's address,
that it was received with profound admiration II
it were the only production of his life, ii would
give him a never ending fame. AS philosophi-
cal view Of the condition, prospects, and interests
OF American agriculture, it has never been sur
passed. :. 1t s replete with lessons of wisdom and
benevolcncc and is the richest bequcst that The
distinguished author could have made, his
death.bed 10 the society, 10 his State, 10 his coun-
try, if he had been possessed of countless millions.