The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-10-08

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our fertile soil and our universal enterprise
who can predict the destiny and grea,nt IS
OF this people? We can raise the bread.
stuffs and provisions to feed the world, and
the cotton and the wool to cloths it, said
Mr.. D. With such vast resources. and
such infinite materials to open them up,
with our free and happy government, guar.
anteeng to the yeomanry and the artisan
the control Of the lands they till, and o
the capital they create. there is no height
Of national and individual prosperity be.
yond the scope of our reasonable hopes
or the reach of wise and peaceful EN-.
ployment Of our energies.
Mr.. DOUGLASS closed his remarks amid
loud cheers. and introduced 10 the audi.
ence, Governor WRIGHT. of Indiana. We
must again express our regret that We can
not give full and accurate reports Of the
speeches of these gentlemen. that we were
unable TO take full notes. The speech ol
Governor WRIGHT was fraught with argu-
ment, wit and humor throughout, and he
was often interrupted with the cheers and
applause of the people.
He stated that he had just returned from
four days attendance upon the New
York State Fair, and he had been here
during the present occasion. He had wit
messed assemblages Of the people, number
ing over one hundred thousand at both
places, and he could say that he had not
seen at either Fair single drunken man.
People Of all parties and politicians of all
parties. had attended both exhibitions,
without number, and so intent had they all
been upon the greater purposes of the oc-
casion, that he had not heard single al
lusion to party politics.
He congratulated the people upon the
existence of such spirit. He was glad
to perceive all over the land, that farmers,
mechanics and laborers, were waking up
TO so deep sense OF their claims upon
public consideration, and that they were
cultivating so universally. not only senti.
ments but habits of temperance and so.
briefly; that they were showing on every
hand determination to eschew, upon
proper occasions. the embittered strles of
parties, except so far as politics were ap.
plicable TO the promotion of the agricul.
tural and mechanical interests of the
country.
But there are phases Of this great agri.
cultural movement and "agitation," which
must not be overlooked. Farmers are be-
ginning to educate their children in all
practical knowledge calculated to inform
them OF the capacities Of the soil, and the
products most adapted to its nature and
action. In short the farmers sons are be-
coming the learned men of the country,
learned in all the philosophy connected
with this noble and indispensable avoca-
tion. Time was, said Governor WRIGHT,
when young man was sent TO the acade.
my to take his preparatory course, then
entered the college, spent year after year
in learning little Latin, less common
sense, and more dissipation and vice. until
he becomes ready to graduate. He OBJ.
tains his diploma, walks out of the Col
lege upon the soil from which labor is to
bring the bread that must support and
keep him from starving, and yet he could
not tell you old farmers the difference be.
tween maple tree and beech tree, to
save his life
GOVERNOR WRIGHT congratulated the
country that the age of practical educa.
ton was dawning, so that while we have
the greatest proportion of fruitful land OF
any civilized nation on The globe, our far
mers would know how 70 turn their natur.
al advantages to the best account. He said
The gentlemen who had preceded him, had
remarked upon the greatness Of the coun.
try and the duty imposed upon us all to
cherish hearts of gratefulness for such bles-
sings. He would not dwell upon that theme
though he was reminded OF the definition
Of our boundaries by the Kentuckian, in
reply 10 quizzing inquiry from party of
during the past summer. He
stated that he could not exactly remember
he boundaries Of his country, but as they
insisted upon his giving them, he believed
he United States were bounded on the
east by the rising Sun, on the north by the
Aurora Borealis, on the west by the Pacific
Ocean, on the south by e-the-Day Of
Judgment!
Governor w. exhorted the people TO the
cultivation of a generous spirit Of emula.
ion and rivalry. He stated that Indiana
would have Stale Fair at indianapolis
,ext year, and invited all the people pres c
mt to come out on visit, on that occa- q
ion! He was frequently interrupted with ?
oud cheers. We were compelled to leeve G
he grounds about the close Of his remarks, @
md can only sketch the close of the meet i
ng from hearsay. s
The SPENCER FAMILY sung song ap.
,ropriate to the occasion, and were fol- q
owed by Mr.. LEWIS F. ALLEN of Buffalo. Il
Who commenced speech which created '
enewed interest. He was soon compelled Il
o desist by the increase Of the rain, when n
he Board and company proceeded TO q
9loral Hall TO hear the announcement OF n
remiums. Awards were made we under Il
tand for all the premiums, list of which 9