The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-11-05
VIRGINIA STATE AGaICuITra.Isr..a
FOURTH nv

| t.1. -. ssiSat caJ. but rather c,nI
show grounds, although not so nurueraas On TIE
eedins day SILL in such large sas pre-
to the scene great animation AT about N
! big tent was once more filed with s''''
dience to witness the closing psocesdIn,. - =
| Fair Notwithstanding this, the number h ~ 80
closure was large enough TO keep all the Other
hiled while crowds looking at the catt,s :. !
stock and machinery First in order the prsm.,..
| were publicly awarded. After this, Ex-presiss, !,
TYLER, according TO appointment, came forward u
CLOSE the baif' with valedctory. This he did in
very appropriate style, as follows:
Ge1aezae. Of the -f7ricyitx1g Sccsety.-on me ha.
csyosea Ine task OF uttering 10 you the vsedictorv
2. me coEnmitsee this inter
esslue OCCASION. 1t will of be brief The in.
poitant duty VIII afterwards remain of am ouncfng
re various premiums awarded by the Societs- arJ
esss so-ofroW tho hrst great Fair of the gri.nlf
rai society will have mingled with past etrnities
au nfs. let me coneratula ate you gentlemen nnon
We he nave seen ana what we have heard since
i9wiands have met in friendly commnnnn 1ee - ~
eaangs views and thoughts on the great sabisc. 81
SSss.cullarai Improvement, and every repioa ~ tt
ota.e has exhibited the results of its - ee
various productions Specimens of tobsern as :. 80 -,
nv fos =, indicate capacity in o1r State to sup
iooo 70 the starving millions of less aroTed
sIeep OF the longest wool and finest
yosn na!ive and imported, of rare
that CLAIM descent from the ..rscsrs 81 H.
ana the sturdy animals that share ,,;tb - sno sun
bors of the plough-vesetabes of "a as IA tne fa.
% chafacterores dug from the bosom of aha
eaitn, Vi unsurpassed richness end onatyN.t. s.-e
| yentive genius of people "a nas5y;r mo IN
the exhibitions OF their skill-the adrann s 70
nIsmsn1. - a. ha "a she useful specimens Of i'm
and other fabrics the product Of the neeSI G M
lootn-a Dear evidence to the richness of on- 81.
ana encourage Us to press forward in the rca of 49,
provemenf and can we desire tiner ;sId &c vi VI I'M
ertious than our own tme-honored stats nr o1A s4-
II yoa oserennb the mountains and traverse that in
l md rtrn
dimpied rivers of the west countrv ricb =; ~; u tne
resources ITS hill tops and valleys covered ;s ri
Vulnerable herds of animals and nosse,si saaeo IN
power to 90 the manufacturing of the world 80.
tne Anes many and your eye rests upon ysIiev -
vaiilnS IN point of beauty the oyeliest ra;y ~
earth; lnclinlng gently from its ioftv sn,o1e;s III o
behold the Alleghanies sinking amid xerdans d sod
the broad smiles o tbs aRd R meeting in the light
ana sister. population comparatively derss 20
gagged in all the diversified employment of soe;et
neIe meets 5ne gaze The hum of mans hpsv nSsss
| try mingled with the lowing and hIaa.;J anous-
merous nocks, bespeak region far advanceS T.; - ~
a.. eoesn and adorn, and the labor which
| entcnes the country. Descending the Rne Ria.a
to the east and you enter upon the rs,nn aioss
lands where iourishes the Tobacco nlapf Or " req
farmer gathers into N e1enslse, and where the
WIN the harvest Below the falls of the r a,s ,dii M
country invi es attention NOT onIv hssan
VI no saiuaoie productions, but because of i.s nnra
rous MYERS and bays the caracioIs rs: ~ .s hume
commerce yetto be- which it reouirss 49, os ~ u
~ 60 80 ~ ps pa VI tne Legislature and the peorIs
" ana increase Such is the countTv bicb
Goo IN MS goodness has given you Virrinisr n,n @
70 your aeeee ndapts; such the Resources which hs
a. daced at your disposal; such the talent "a-sn IL
TO your care We should but poorly sc0n;t oSaea
OF our duty 1t we could eslecr TO ifnprova ~ @
F ps. can IL DO denied but that individual
eHoIt mas done much towards tho nnprovement hs
iana. am surrounded here by seuten,ea 1sh hs
raised mp their lands from batrenness to ft;,;.
anifyatioo sr sm yaats ago would not hays repaid
Sui..A atloH' elo now teeDing with produetion In
,aet the raoss interesting statistical table 1yhic id
pc presented Tor the encouragement of others voi9
Do the statistics or the wheat crop upon tbas. -,
proved estates for the period of 20 vesrs ,t , .i
In tnat astrlct or country which hes alen r,oP r.
nav he s,Iv saa y eye and n which reside it
was told by the hundred bushelsi.is now toId b
Inousahd. Ine truth Is that without some ciIargt in
tae course OF cultivation and improvements we anlS
have been driven to elnigrate to rieber and @
glons or to have dragged out lives of novartn "a
tL o; Inc annuncation of single fact
W We result OF analysis, VIZ the absence of Tina from
me SOIL rescued US and the State from camna,stirs
; apanaohinent: h FROM that moment rev order Of
AID South are no longer filed as was fornarI,' tb
case with eIo grants fleeing from the homes ~ thu
Lasheis 10 seek their bread in other lands Plenty
presides over the board where meagre gcraus of od
were betsre served up. The son euItiyatss the All
homestead and hospitality once more invites tha
"aiafer 70 enter the doors where poverty so lately
Kept watch. Can too much praise ,ba bes.o,vs5 ~
that man who has been the great instrnent IN - ~
nahds OF providence IN bringing about this ras,lt3-
| Ihe SOLDIER Ia the embattled field NAV encircIe bs
brow with iaurels; he deserves to wear them far hs
| sSii and bravery has Won them--the statesmen NAV
deserve the gratitude of his country hu con-.a ~
unselhsh and devoted patriotism but what can 49,
ror or statesmen do to compare with the citizen who
unaded IN his eforts shall from his laboratory havs
annoupced truth, and by bis own example have
carried it out and thereby opened the vra ~ tba "a
suseitstion and improvement of his native land The
o. suSh an one in the hearts of his conn
tymen, and the laureis that adorn it shall be green
| forever. 500.
Much, admit, has been TINS done BY individual
effort towards the improvement of the so-but .Sbas
can individuals, isolated aud apart accomplish TO he
compare TO the result of united actiof Look at the
ELECTS ct concentrated capital in the various
OF lie lS bids the manufacturing establisbJnents
arise and forthwith the loom and shuttle cIothe the
| naked lt penetrates into the bowels of the earth
and the ire blazes In the hearth TO exuel the fost
the plo'v subverts the globe and the axe fsIIs ths
forest II speskes 10 uninhabited places and towns
aad villages and eties arise. Ii builds the engine
and lays down the iron, and the car speeds over hill
and plain; 1t calls into reauision the Hzhtninc and
makes It the letter carrier from Indus to the Poen
Ii such be the results of concentrated captsl shall
mind have no afaty with mind in this srsat wor of
improving the very na5ir of every comfort known
in life If gold aud silver poured into one common
forts of mind produce similar effects upon the ar
| fculture of Statef Mind, from which snrung the
Gmverse-mInd, the great attribute emanating from
Delty, ana which makes man but little lower than
the gels, can its sciutations when collected and
drawn TO focus be less In their effects than the me-
ts whcn 6nt ter 1t would still lie unbosomed in the
earth And how is this concentration Of the mind 10
be obtained but by association 1t only BY inter
course with the world that each man Ia active and
t1ouI Uis k3nu 2d1 lS9laf0 his
| mind. and he becomes the naked savage and wild
beasts no more savage than himseif are types Of bis
condition ~
For the frst time Virginians you have brou the
concentrated mind of the State to bear anon this
great subject of the improvement Of the lands of
state IL Is an emineny successful frs. effort and
would most forcibly Compare with the lour cnntin
ued Efforts OF other States We have now
that this TO be no spasmodc fort TO perish az soou
as made The Agricultural Society of Virginia Il NOW
nxed f4et and its benefits destined 10 roll over
the land in mighty volume, causing the now desert
places TO bloom and blossom like the rose and cur
beloved State 10 raise its head proudly the ps.
tions The voice of the past proud in historic lore
mas been heard and obeyed. The interests of the
sent resnlting in eur gsod, have plead not Ia vain
Inc hopes OF the future, so full of uuspeak table
greatness. spring forth in the heart ana ,afify this
work, which has been accomplished We look no
longer from fisgahs top bu. have aiready entered
upon the iruiton OF the great heritage of cur anx
l Gus ionsngs. From this day new era opens upon
rs. ouI noble state awakens ike giant from her
ssunper and stands erect In all her majestic pro-
pc, tons rejoice that have lived 20 see this day
The hour Is approaching when we must wend our
way to our respective hones. Your neighhors VIII
cluster around you to learn from you tse results OF
! you visit here You win tal them what you nase
seen. aud when next we essembe they wi surely
be with us. You will not fail TO ten them that VIZ
ginia is at length in earnest IN the coed work which
she has so long been seeing only N the possbie--
That che has changed her livery Of grey aud put on
suit of green. That the spirit oi improysms NJ
has commenced her wors IN earnest, and that thu
rial has touched her with hs spear, and that she
stands ia al her virgin robes beautiful and iosei /.
soon to become grand and sublime. Fer ouraeives,
We will 20 back possessed OF new energy In the
work az Improvement. Upon the next meeting