The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-12

Mr. James, the novelist, recently attended the
Norfolk cattle show, and made a speech. We give
the report from the Boston Journal:
Mr. Wilder then said: at affords me great
pleasure to announce to you that we have present
with on this occasion, Il guest, gentleman
from our father-l -land-one who, IN the various fields
of literature and science, has adorned the rich
fruits of knowledge with the beautiful flowers of
romance. Introduce TO you G. L. James, Esq,
the accomplished historian, the brilliant novelist,
and distinguished farmer, and propose as a sem
Ilment:
England and the United Stdtes-B Bound together by the
f oi common m origin pToggh @ neaIe ear BY the wonderful
still closer connection maintained through the
country and Vibrating acFo the ocean awaken in
millions oil hearts IN the other"
The sentiment was received with enthusiastic
cheers, which having subsidized MIR. James rose to
respond He said he had been introduced as one
from the father-and. He was proud that it was so,
and he would say there was no eye in England that
would not be proud to own such children he
now saw about him. 1t was the most magnificent
sight he had ever beheld He came to see the cat.
tie; but he had been shown something more. Such
an array of beauty, of OralOry, upon the noblest
subject! his thanks were due to the Society ten
thousand times for the invitation to be present. and
also for not telling him of all the entertainment to
which he was invited. He had been called his.
tOrian 1t was true he had read some history, and
written some history, and traced upon written page
the bloody course Of war. But in triumphs such as
| agriculture accOmplishes, we have nobler kind o
| warfare, warfare against all which impedes the
march of civilization The greatest conqueroI
| that ever lived does not deserve SO high a crown
| as the citizen who devOtes his powers and talents
| 10 the cultivation of the soil.
| Between father and child there will be little
lifts. The child will sigh to throw off the author
| ity of the parent-especially if the parent be in.
ciined to exercise that authority in rigid manner.
| The world looks on the strife with pleasure, and
the parent himself at length rejoces in the pros
| perity of the child, which it would not have at
| tanned had it remained under It's parents hand
| England is proud of the progress of her daugh
ter, as though her own hands had accomplished it,
She feels that it is her blood which has accom-
pllshed it. 1t was the Anglo Saxon blood which
had produced such fruits he saw around hin
to-day.
Coming among from the mother country, he
had expected TO much TO interest him. But he
was greatly disappointed his Imagination haC
failed altogether. The people Of his native lant
were awfuIly ignorant of the progress of arts
sciences, and in general and beautiful civilization
which the American people have made. Alluding
to agriculture, Mr.. James sad in many branches
of this art you rival u.s. At the State Fair at Al
bany he saw cattle which would compare wei
with cattle in any part of England /; he had seeI
some beautiful beasts at Dedham, and what he ha,
seen convinced him that the Norfolk County So
ciety was running close upon the heels of any
Agricultural Society in the world. With the
accustomed New England energy, he was conf
dent they would soon catch their rivals. He con
cluded with the expression of an ardent wish thai
there might be no strife between the people of the
two countries, but that Of strife excel in those
things which most contributed TO the welfare anu
happiness Ufthe peOpl e at large.