Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1853-03-04

Moral RERuIsM OF QUAKERs.-Mr Golden,
who, in his seas, carries more guns than any
other man in England, having received panegyrc
pronounced by clergyman on the character and
services Of the Duke Of Weington has written
three very long and able letters in denial of the Just.
of the Of England against France, and CON
sequenty of the right Of Wellington, who led in these
wars, 10 be considered a good man, or public
bene(actor. He maintains at great length, that the
war against France undertaken 10 put down the
principles OF freedom In referring to the mmeas
urable superiority Of victories ofpeace over victories
in war, he makes the following striking allusion to
the moral heroism OF the English Quakers amid the
Irish famine:
"The famine fell upon nearly one half Of great
nation. The whole world fastened 10 contribute
money and food. But few courageous men left
their homes 10 Mddlesex and Surrey, and pene-
traled 10 the remoest gens and bugs Of the west
coast OF the stricken island, administer relief with
their own hands. They found themselves not mere.
lY in the valley of the shadow of death-that would
be but imperfect image--thev were in the charne
house OF na.ion. Never, since The eleventh centu-
ny, did Pestilence, the gauut handmade of Famine,
CLEAN rich harvest. In the midst OF scene,
which 6eld OF battle equailcd in danger, in
the number Of lis slain, or the physical suferngs Of
the living, these brave men walked as calm and un-
moved as though they had been IN their own homes
The population sunk so fast, that the living conld not
bury the dead; half inferred bodies proruded from
the gaping grayes often, the wife died in the midst
of her starving children, while the husband Law a
fostering corpse by her side Into the midst Of these
horrors did heroes penetrate, dragging the dead
from the living with their hands, raising the
heads of the Vanishing children, aud pouring nour-
ishment into parched lips, from which shot fever
flames more deadly than a volIey OF musketry. Here
courage! No music strung the nerves; no
smoke obscured the imminent danger; no thunder of
artillery deadened the senses. Ii was cool selEpos-
session, and resouie viii, calculated risk and heroic
resignation. And who were these brave men! TO
what "galiant corps" did they belong? Were they
of the horse, foot, artillery force? They we're
QJlakers, from Chapman and Kingstou If you
would know what heroic actions they Performed YOU
must inquire Of those who witnessed them You
will not find them recorded in the volumes Of Reports
published by themseives-for Quakers write no bull
leIins Of their victories"
Board OF AeRicULTURE.-An official notice
from the Acting Secretary of the Board Of Agricul
tire, states that the Exhibitions of the several Ag.
rculural Societies have been arranged for the cur.
rent year follows:
Worcester Co. Society, Sept 2ls and 22d.
Norfolk Co. Society, Sept. 9th and 2Sth.
Essex Co. Society, Sept. 2Sth and 29th.
Houstonic Society, Sept 2slh and 29th.
Worcester West Society, Sept. 30h.
Bristol Co. Society, Oct. 4th and 9Th
Middlesex Co. Society, Oct. 4lh and 5h
Plymouth Co. Society," Oct. 9th.
Barnstable Co. Society, Oct. It'll,
Franklin Co Society, Oct. 9Th and 7th
Hampshire. Iiampden, and Franklin Co. Oct. llth
and 18th.
Hampden Co. Society, Oct 18th and 18th
Berkshire Co Society,", Oct. 20ih and 2lst
Hampshire Co. Society, Oct. 26ih.