The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-09-17

TEE STATE AGkcrLruRAL FAIR.-For some ten
years past, the grea, State Of New York has held a
great annual carnival, called the great Arculturi Al
Fair, which Is but another name for great State
humbug From the reports Of this fair, Just closed
at Syracuse, including the accounts Of our own
reporters, evidently disposed to give the thing It's
best mplexion-being the greatest fair that has
yet occurred-t has been the greatest humbug Of
them all. What was in What was it fori Whit
has il donel
II was collection Of stock. good. bad and indif-
fcrsnt and Of all sorts Of mechanical implements
and tpmpsry, old and new, scrapcd together, put
INTO field or into buildings and tents, with high
board fence around them, and tickets Of admission
for twenty-five cents. II was a collection Of from
80 to $4,000 men, wonen, and children, spending
several days in the duet rush and confusion Of the
crowd, on thort so vance, and without any con-
ccivsble object, staring in wonder at collection
Of peughs, with two handles. or al patent straw
cutter in operation, or at overfed poTker in a
cage, or nj n rkin Of butter melting IN the sun;
and wondering, after seeing the show, as well
they might, what could have brought go many pco-
pie together
What il was for has not trAnspired. Probably il
was TO improve me state OF agriculture possibly to
improve the treasury Of the society, so to COM
mspd snll more ridiculous ssscmblsge at the
next exhibition. What IT has done, is simply the
delivery Of premiums, every one Of whtchcss, the
lucky winner ten times IT'S value, in the expenses
OF the show. There was, however, the sdvan-
,age Of some $4,000 somewhere. That was
something to ,ome empty pockets, and decidedly
the most substantial production Of the fair.
Yet, let Justice be done There were on exhibit
tIon some splendid specimens Of the vegetable king
dem, which were quite an offset to the small poia-
toes aud patent siraw-cutters. There wac Henry
Clay, the golden pippin Of Kentucky, the premium
spple Of the fair; and, although the apple Of dis
cord TO the whie party, stll dear to them the
spplss Of their eyes, except when they come to
yote--ihen they come up missing. Then, like Del
shsszar, the King the golden p'ppin is weighed ia
Ne balances and found wanting, and the premium
goes over the lefi." Many man, Who would
wade a milLpond TO give three cheers TO Henry
Clay, would wade back TO vote against him. Then
the 70 wss Vice President Fillmore, who ought to
have had premium as the best watermelon, large
end sweet: and Governor Marcy, wearing the
finest specimen Of that peculiar Kind Of CLOTH Ia
vented by the Governor, which only requires City
cents TO patch u, however large the hole. Fanny
Kcmble Butter was there. and clearly entitled to
premium as the beet exhibitor Of Fanny in the Pan,l
loons. Bet above all. asd better than all there wac
the great galvspc yegs table production the gal'a-
nizcd squash The seed was frem the Green Moun-
tame, but was irsnspsnted TO New iofk, where i
has onived at ITS pres, Mt state Of perfection. Mas
"a Greeley long white coat and all, large ~ life.
Massa Greeley was there We understand that
ihs fret premium wa. awarded 10 an article far