Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-27
From the Albany Evening Journal
ADDRESS BEFORE THE NEW YORK STA
AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
II NiTulUgu, 'SePreWOeT =, to

yY {. HIvEs. ESQ Of VIRGINIA.
Connection Of Agriculture ,cM Free Political iastHu'ons
Comraratire Position Of Agrienhnre IN E"IGpt and
America Standard of Agricultural Profits in both Cou"
Ma PREsIpE~7 AND GgHTLEmES:-i should consider il
an edifyiny aud picuue circumstance, was
pabe uf worhly fulfilling the task you have assigned ir
you have been pleased summon me from my quiet re-
Virginia, al the distance vi live hundred miles IRON
YOU to address my brother Farmers of this portion Of The
Union iu OF their great annual assemblies IL IL IN H.
self eloquent proof that state boundaries, no
sectional Designations no "Mason and DKons line oppose
barrier the sympalies fellowship VI American armera
bound together y the teS OF common pursuit. aud through
pursuit de.ui their best energies f mind and BODY
TO the cutsane, rnricling and adorning OF common
country.
Nor The first lins may be permitted 10 say that
Virginia farmer has had the honor OF meeting III common
and cherished his brother farmers OF the North, on
the spot where stand Gates and Morgan with their
brave followers Virginia farmers when IN The Autuma
OF Iii The plains OF Saratoga they fought os The lbef-
lies OF America with Schuyler Herkimer Lincoln and Stark
and the gallant yeomanry they led battle from the fields OF
New Eng and and New ors.
II WAS the victory won with The entire cap
ture The opposing army which revealed The world the
irresistible energies and The ultimate and inevitable rumph
Of American progress and led without farther delay To the
conclusion u powerful foreign aances Of which the effect
only shorten the period OF the struggle Thai fruit.
iu victory the work OF American farmers Tor The he
toan significantly records that il The necessity Of first
ahorne in their harvest before they repaired field VI
battle that alone proacled the fate OF the invader Ia the
moment when il finally decided Such is The double
and noble mission Of the husbanduan community like
render fruitful the su in from the spoef
and subdne the enemies of his country.
The scene which greets view presents indeed
striking contrast that which fathers heheli here
senly and Of which they themselves
magma p7s No lUnger the seelcad warrior rides
the banks vi the Hudson more The sharp crack OF The
unorrng weapons wledetl Morgans reemen tho
sde Of answering fire Of the enemys grenadiefs
other awaken The echoes uf saltwater and Saratoga The
pride poinp AMI circumstance OF glorious war are ihis
day replace by the PRIDE pnmp and circumstance" VI
glorious show and. instead u thy thousand armed
ninelhg bloody strife The fields u battle
around that number ut The und The other
arrayed the gay hahmcnts Of peace and cuntendng il
friendly rivalry for the prizes Of successful industry under
their vine and fig rees and make them afraid"
Let thank God and tho noble eyertions OF gallant
cesiors that this happy lot day. that permit
ted 10 exchange the ord and the the pruning hook
and the pough and 10 better 10 subdue The earth
for the sustenance and not the destruction Of men.
This is the holy aud benehcen Task which The Founder
the Universe when He created the heavens and the earth
assigned When be had separated the from
the waters under the heavens and commanded he
bring forth grass and every living His kind
and The waters "bng forh every living creature thai had
M and fowls that may above the earth in the open fir.
nanent OF heaven" He invested man with dominion over
hcm ALL and babe him fruitful and multiply and cpensh
The earth, and eusdne IT, We may say lhcG without ire
veence that calling in which engaged and whose
have brought together to-day noiseies and
,brusse IL s in lis daily walks is oy the express sp
continent Of God
II lie the natural primitive AID universal employment Of
From the day which FIRST progcDtor placed
The Almighty and goodness in the garden OF Eden