Worcester daily spy., 1853-10-24
The National HORSE EShibitiOn.

HG NdttOudt t1OfSS EXhlDltlOUs
The saccessfu cousummarion of the idea of
great National Horse EXHIBITION, at Springfield last
week, is suggestive Of many things in regard SIM
liar Exhibitions, from which the community, and es.
pecialIy the agricultural portion Of it, may largely
profit in the future. The success Of the Exhibition,
was, ii is agreed on all hands, far beyond what the
most saneeine dared to hope, and the beneficial re.
suits Of il will be felt throughout the whole nation in
long years TO come. But that success, and these
beneficial results, are owning, in greater degree,
the iberality Of the management, than to anything
else. The men who had the control Of it, seemed
to be governed by more enlarged views than gene.
rally prevail upon the Committees Of such enier'
prises. There was no niggardly penny.wise and
pound foolish policy. pursued in the expenditures
narrow and contracted poicy,as the provision for
contributors and guests; stinting in any efforts TO
please and accommodate all who wished to parlici
pate in the Inauguration of what has been very prop.
erly termed, the Fnsl American Olympad, and, Of
course, the results with the mag.
nitude of the design, and the liber9ly of its ex-
ecutors.
As we witnessed the splendid scene presented in
the arena for three successive days. where the bcst
horse blood Of the nation congregated, in the
presence of the best human blood in the world and
noticed the good order and decorum that every.
where prevailed, we could not but acknowledge the
force and trulhfulness of the remark made by Ex.
Governor Floyd Of Virginia, a, the banquet, that
'associatons of this kind do more to harmonic the
feeling Of the American people, do 10 perpet.
uate the institutions under which we i've than all
the laws of Congress that could he passed. than all
the sermons that could be preached" And then the
thought arose, why, here at home, IN the heart of
the old Bay Stale, all our agricultural exhibitions
might not be made more sul,servient to the same
great ends, by rendering them cosmopolitan in
character, and conducting them upon grander and
more liberal scale than they have heretofore been
conducted.
The Farmers Of Worcester County, are getting
somewhat tired Of the dull routine Of our Annual
Cattle Shows, where meagre premiums doled
out through the most rigid restrictions, where the
whole business of the Committees is crowded into
the space OF very few hours, aud where, after
large expense in time and labor, the owner Of fine
stock is compelled 20 return il to his farm without
having received more than a casual glance from the
multitude and the judges, and with the feeling upper.
most in his mind that he has only receved-as the
saying s-hs labor for his pains.
The success of the Springfield exhibition ofhorses
shows very conclusively, what success would at
tend an exhibition here of all the products of the
farms of Massachusetts,, if such enterprise
was planned upon the same magnificent and lib
eral scale, and the coop creation of all classes in
the community, was sought and obtained with
our own Agricultural Society, for the furtherance
of such an object We would most respectfully
suggest to the officers Of that Society, to take
the subject into their serious consideration, as
soon as we have sufficient hotel accommodation
for the purpose.
Let guarantee fund be raised by subscription
here-let the cooperation of all the railroads, be
obtained for the gratuitous transportation OF
stock-let committee be selected, of gentlemen
of enterprise and ability from all parts of the
State and country, to cooperate with that of the
County Society let the premiums be liberal in
amount, and large in number, and let us have
here, in another autumn, four days festival, in
which not only the equine race, but all the dumb
servants of mankind, shall be made eloquent ex-
pOnents of the dignity and glory of the art of
husbandry; and the instrumentalites of encour-
aging a stronger love and higher appreciation
for that enobling occupation, which, since the
world began, has been and is the most essential
to the happiness of the individual and to the
welfare and prosperity of every people. The
President of our Society, is gentleman ofwealth
and enterprise possessed of an ardent love for ag-
rcultural and horticultural improvements. Let
him honor himself, and distinguish the society
over which hepresdes, by setting on foot such an
enterprize we have suggested above and we
doubt not it will be crowned with the most album
dant success.