The New York herald., 1851-11-01
The Pennsylvania State Fair.

THE PLouGHiNs MATcH-TnE PREMIUMS -RoN.
ANDREW srEvENsoN's ADDRESS, ETC.
HARRISBURG, October 81, 1851.
She State capital has been crowded day than e
wsS yes terdsy- the weather has been very ine
TIE receipts at the exhibition exceed he ror San
guine anticp ations.
The 2oughisg match The great event oc the day cams
off .iie grornd adolnng the exhibition TIE ecens
of operasons crowded, that long time clapsed
before tn, uarsss could clear it Those posted on the
ADl adjoining had perfect view of the contest Ten
oughs sta ted-two with oxers and eight with horses
TAs emulation very great, and in consequence Of
being much hurrsd vere. o the teams gave out
sorse Of the Souahing ecelen and altogether IL
was very creditabIe The crowd pressed too much on
the horses ar e drivers for the ri! display Of generous
rivalry Am pg the tloags entered were several OF
Prouty & MearG Of Boston siDciai-, of Baltimore;
Hall Spears. G. Pittsbr7s; Henley, Of Montgomery,
and C-essler's Of Cumberland The Gwsrd Of the pre-
EumS sRve not yefbeen made.
Cover Johnston with -0cvernog Rtper and Judge
Jessup, eere on the Gaound tsT the 5leughng match
the pr, p-iums on etocs &c avards James Cow
OF Philadelphia toDk the preE.uul eor the best Du-
ham bull over three ytafs old Henry Shsrbornes stall
lion j. Z. Polk toos the price also, the French
rino sheep of a L. Bingham OF Vermont McCormioak's
reaIing nesbipe aIa;n succescfri PTc AMI Bar
retts doulse plough tCok the premium, r Whitman,
of Baltimore took The premium for the largest display OF
agricultural impl-msnts The Awards being over, the
| first ann ual sddi ess next delivered
The lion Andrew Stevenson the orator elect for thu
occasion delivered his address in the Fouse Of Repeeen
tstives which wac deussly crowded The speaker oacu-
pied b. ursy and made able aud eloquent fort
lie began by comparing agriculture with conf nmercs
and manufacture CT nAtionaa wealth and
greatness Will he did not seek deprrc'ats tue i'm
poraDct OF conneIc9 and manufactured, be f+t that
the true basis Of naons wealth is in s agric alture
The HoDoTsbe sytaker then proceeded TO show that
agriculture the true OF British power during
her war; with Fran she derived from upon tbs
pro ducts Of her soft the OF siI and half
millions Of pounds sterling fhe reason of the suos-
ro-ity II Great Britain all the world ia this depart
mt n attributed the early formation OF arc tu-
raj societies The eoit OF Sir John Sncr to pyouss
Brit sh sgrsul ure referred ! ana extract OF
letter fr IN Wabr gton to that individual qnted 20
chow how much the cause interested that gress
The Importance Of agriculture In political puiut of
yeCnanry Jnstifu'e the chief defence from ,.oc
lie spoke Ct ike great progress Of t age,
ard alluded 70 the Application OF seam 10 ry.r al
octsn DAvigafion-the d. covery OF the msroe:ic ei
grsrb, by which space and tine apnil strdthe
light for iC Cmirntirg cities &c. lie then ID
what is sgrict turr not bic of attiDg TIA, pa
Ter employ ed are science bs brought t.
AID? Tne spirit q prrjudc Deprecated by waisn
farmers deferred from improving their stock an
ottsI content in dong what their fathers AMI
grand stheis had done h,fore them He remsrSej tbs
farmers and planters OF Penlsy atd Nirgni.
b. inouced 70 cultivate thtir lands sth more ska.
science che give place, irr, ,ssttlg, those
and csn. by moving Vest and sysiiug them elv-s Z
virgin roll lie closed b passing eulogy rpin tfa
OF agriculture, which, he said was hold hgh r'gs-i
ht.ned to with great attention ara the hoeorAs geo
IT, man WIS frequently appauisd:
Goyernor Johnst rat the right Of the .ses aDi
Judge watts on the eft
The Pair Is closed and 90 morrow usrr s5a-s siu
be C, mpsrytv,ly deserted