The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-10-08
CLOSING SCENES OF THE STATE
H FAIR.

, hibition of Ohio skill and industry, wer
eminently in character with the occasion
and well calculated 10 add to the stead
enthusiasm prevalent from the first hour
About noon, after the regular proceeding
as announced in the programme wer'
disposed Of up to that point, the owners q
horses and cattle arrayed the most selec
specimens of their stock on exhibition il
procession, preceded by the splendid bras
band from Newark, and followed by al
immense throng. marched round the ave
nues Of the grounds. Although about thi
time the rain commenced falling, the in
terest of the occasion was SO great tha
few seemed to regard shelter, in the gen
eral anxiety to witness so magnificent ant
gratifying a spectacle.
Passing about the grounds for an hou
or so, looking at few horses, or few
cattle, for moment here and there, sub
ject to Interruptions and distractions from
the busy and animated crowd, it was no
possible for one man to realize the united
extent of the live stock exhibiled-tha
part of it composed of horses and cattle
Such hindrances to correct appreciation
of these important features Of the occa'
Fsion were greatly obvated by the process.
sion. We thought we had seen every fine
horse and every splendid COW, heiGer and
steer on the ground, and so we had, dur.
ing the earlier portion Of the fair But
we gathered much clearer and more sat-
isfactory conception OF the comparative
merits of each, from the cortege Of yes.
terday.
About 2 o'clock, the committee who
waited on Col. ALLEN, the orator of the
day, to escort him 10 the grounds with
that gentleman. proceeded TO the stand
Although the rain continued to fall quite
freely, a very large and attentive audience
assembled to listen TO Mr.. ALIENS ad-
dress. After an eloquent prayer by min
lister whose name we could not hear, Mr..
ALLEN rose. He alluded TO the unfavor-
able circumstances under which he ap.
peared before them, and stated in advance
that he would not trespass upon their in
dulgence. by keeping them in the rain, to
listen to regular address. Although he
had cast in his mind, discourse upon q
plan of commensurate extent with the oc-
casion, and with the numerous and i'm
portant subjects connected with the agri-
cultural and kindred interests of the State,
he must now lay that address aside, and
would detain the audience but few mo-
ments.
He thanked the State Board for the flat.
tering compliment bestowed upon himself,
by designating him for the delivery OF the
address upon this great occasion. In be.
half OF every friend of the cause every
where, he thanked the people Of Franklin
County and of the Capital City, for their
liberality and energy in aiding on the prep
arations for this exhibition. He thanked
the projectors of the grounds, and the ar
tisans employed in executing their plan,
for their taste, ingenuity and energy, as
manifested by the completeness and vast
ness Of the various arrangements. And
more than all, he cordially thanked the
farmers and mechanics OF the State, for 80
magnificent an array Of the products of
their skill and of their soil He said that
it was these evidences of prosperity and
advancement, of which lover of the
State would be most proud. He (Mr. A.
had said on former occasion, that you
might draw line around no two millions
Of people Of the civilized world, so sur
rounded. with advantages calculated for
the highest physical and moral develop
ment, happiness and comfort of man. as
those enjoyed from nature and from art,
by the people of Ohio. He said so now!
He saw before him and around him, with
in convenient observation, more conclu-
sive evidence of the fact, than he had ever
seen before. He saw it in the specimens
of taste, skill, frugality and industry. com.
posing the exhibition, but most clearly he
saw that evidence in the orderly and up
right department Of the people, and in the
light of cultivated intelligence beaming all
around him from every countenance.
Mr.. A. spoke in terms Of gratitude and
profound appreciation Of the numerous
modes in which the women Of Ohio had
contributed to the interest, the instruction,
and the universal enjoyment Of this occa-
sion. He alluded to the incalculable ben
eft in every desirable manner, which these
exhibitions must produce for the present
and the future upon the community in gen.
eral. We now see and feel the advan.
tageous effects of them upon our own
people, in-the increasing comfort and
happiness achieved by the stimulus which
they lend to every faculty of men and
women. Their future fruits must be much
greater. He hoped to see the day at no
great distance Of time, when Industrial
would become national, when
we would hold one this year in the Great
West, next year in the South, and another
year in the North and East No better
mode Of cultivating fraternal friendship
among the various sections Of the confed-
sracy could be established. We see the
operation in this regard among the people
of our State, and he ardently hoped the
lay was drawing near. when bv projecting