The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-09-26
YAZOO DEMO GRAFT.
From HUNTS Merchants, Magazine.
The Industrial Progress Of the Nation

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We have received a copy Of truly i
splendid Grafton delivered by the Hon. Rob
ert Rautoul, Jr., at Concord, in Massachu-
sets, on the celebration of the seventy-6ith
anniversary of the battles Of Concord and |
Icxiugton* This was the occasion of the !
shedding Of the first blood in the war with |
Great Britain. In the glowing language |
of the orator, "Thc site o! the Old North |
Bridge az Concord is the pivot on which |
.thc history Of the world turns. The volley |
fred for freedom there, revcrbratcd through !
a series Of revolutions. The route which
then begun, was but the beginning of the
disasters and retreats Of despotism, not yet
cudCd. Before the first shot had been fred
that morning TO repuse the regulars, self>
government was Or am; since that mo-
ment 10 has grown TO be "a fact fixed as the
everlasting hills" thus compreheudiug
She occasion ia all It's greUtness and gran
drur and momrutous results, the elouuent
orator has not only presented us with a
graphic sketch OF tho exciting scenes Of
that cver-mcmorauIr day, but rs if inspired
hy th. contemplation OF them to still lortierI
;bcmrs, he has uutoldnd before US, with
translucent clcarLess. the secret aud hidden
manner 10y which lhcsc events are all inter
woven in the grand drama of human eX
islcucc On this subject the oration is un-
surpassed. Progress, aud the laws of pro-
crcss. with its incidents, are illustrated with
GREAT force from the records OF the past.
Accompanying the address, there is run
uiug sketch Of the other proceedings at this
celebration, which will thrill the bosom OF
evcrv son of Massachusetts with intense
emotions of pride and ratification. The
remnant Of the old veterans was there, aud
rchcarscd the deeds Of that fearful day.
Mr. Rantoul the author Of this address, Is
one of the distinguished men of his native
State a lawyer by profession, he has no
superior at the bar, where Webster and
Choate a lpear as antagonists. As a public
mau, aud a statesman, he is less known 20
the public, from having been constantly at
cached TO the party Of the minority; but on
all occasions, he has proved himself Il man
of pre-emmeut ability. and of wonderful
advancement of mind.
The following extract, which is moro pc
culiarly appropriate to our pages, presents
a surprising statement Of the wonderful
progress Of some branches Of the industry
OF the United States since the day on which
the conflict at Lexington and Concord took
place.
"Our prcsen: population is niue times shat
Of the day OF the Concord fight. and a con-
'Jiuuancc Of the same ratio, for the same
period, 10 the year nineteen hundred and
twenty-five, will extend the blessings o.
this Union over more than two hundred
millions Of souls Then the orator who
shall stand upon this spot, will show thai
all these arc not crowded, but that there i,
room for more. There is no probability
that this aggregate will be less than double
the whole population Of the United King
dom Of Great Britain aud Ireland, togethe
with the French Republic.
Our present wealth is more than fort,
times that Of the colonies seventy-fve year
ago. Our annual income was then abou
oue.ten!h part that of France; now it i
nearly equal to that of France, and is gain
ing very rapidly upon that of the Brius
Empire. OF the great element Of powe
over physical nature, coal, our production
is now greater than hat Of the world seven
ty-fve years ago. OF iron, the chief in
s.rument with which man subdues natur
{ his purposes, our product is greater tha
that Of all the world seventy-fve years age
OF gold, the other mann sinew Of war, an
the negotiators Of the exchanges peace, W
produce more than the rest of the worl
now does. Our cotton manufactures eX
ceed those Of the whole world seventy-fv
years ago Our tonnage exceeds that of tn
world seventy five years since. 1t will 500
surpsss that OF the British Empire, and, i
a few years, much short of three-quarte
Of a century. it will far surpass thai of I'll
rest Of the world. We have more printiu
presses in operation, and more printC
volumes in the hands Of our people, tha
the whole world mad on the day
Of the Concord fight. More newsp
pers are printed in the city of Boston ever
day than the whole world then produce
Since that day America has produced II
steamboat. and adopted the locomotive, al
ere are more steam. engines employed
Massachusetts than were then used in Il
world
An Grafton delivered at Concord on Il