The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-10-08
CHAMPLIN'S ADDRESS
At M'La Suite County agricultural Fair

'n thus convention &
|, husbandnen, 1t Ia to regretted tia, tho task q
addressing You had not been assigned to one hay
mg better claims than my self; to belong To yGu
iody, II h"rc ere long to earn H.. honorable d
Tie "i Farmer: ana hope to show. before
am done, that Upon no spot ON earth can lba
title be more honorable or more desirable thai
when earned 10y linn who culliyat.s the soil @
Ia Sale County
But 1t has been the pleasure Of your commit
tee to assign th, task Of Addressing YOU to me
nnd while ! cnuUot doubt that mere time an,
consideration would have enabled them 10 Lav,
made selection that would have better enter
tanned YOU to day have felt 1t my duty /,
make ue hsst NE 81 lhr very limited time an
sparng uttnlnm,nts allotted to me. in order. /
possible, not cnircly to di,crrdt th,ir ch ice.
4 The tlle Of Farmer, IL indeed an hpaorabl.
'iiIt. Greatest "i all m antiquity, it is mdec.
the only one directly conferred br HIM who crr
aied both man and the soil he culrys,es. \,
tl;lc Of nobility rcach., back 50 far, none olhc
was granted by the k.og oi Kings The Er-
conferred it Will be the last ulnll Luman title,
to be cXtugGi.hed k.ng., princes president
/ Legislators lawyers, and all arts, professions
anu hGuzaGs may cease TO be, science and com
mcfce may descend 10 their graves, an! vet the
world remain Pcoplcd AS it H. less happy, lts,
.r..rlr.I'. L'f - ~ ,.,.,,. ,,,.,,I
At the head of cr.a,,nu master an, u,,,r.,cI, ~,
all, But let the Farmers vocation cease, let that
tt,t ht revoked by HIM iwho gave IT, aud /,
consign- on the instant, three iuuths Of creation
to ,hrlr gave
/ Holdrg our title then from this higlI source
/ il .LorId h.. xrrr,..J win vi.d,, ,,., l.,,..
1 10 do thl-, T.. arprrhcni, one # the m,ln r,r
rI-.-. rfnn, III. nnly purp,,, If ..,.i.',,.,,
r,rhtp. It will lr sui that ur,G, r.c,,,,i,r,
n..6 f., the N, nm ,i;.rt -, ,,.r ',
bnp, If ~ II r,nt h., 40 tLou.,,t ma. ,li,., =,
ear ,rnir,.I,uis # ,uL.,.l,rJ !, II, ,l,,,.o
from the -ul the uruI.,.i ,r,u.th, o.,,,i,p -,
tInt Will, will b. u.,fu IA r,,,LiI a, n
east possible lahpr and CO. That !. Tho ar,sx
I'M. # unlrr..uI n. aprl,,d /, tL,ir .,v.,,l
pursuits which controls he Farmer H.. mann,
lecturer. and ne. ,uI ,h,rc,t r,er,,,,,t ,hI,
prorerly understood If ssttI.. III. vhn,, o,..
ton Of profits II. whn prndL,ra. rh, ,,,.t ,i
uL,t mankind either must ur viii h,y. a, "a.
least COS, and labor makes TN. n,s. ,,,nrv :
Take the article ofica The Amer,c,n m.,cb,,,
who can deliver in New York IN, g,,,t..t on,n
ty and te., quality Of that article for III. leas,
labor and e-pensp will of cours. rcol,zc tbe
greatest profits. Bat see vhn, a vast amnpnt -,
knowledge is nec,...ry To ,sarulr Tina .jr,,,e
enicrprrz. with surcrs. H.. mn, u.i,,.,tnJ
naval p,rb,t,crur. that ha may Inv -, L,,lI ,La
,-',s, sailing ships. He mr., knnw snm.,h;p,,
,,,;.. Iiti.. ttbr cantnip of =, shin ina,
soI.c, ,l, ,r..i skilrui n.rson fnr that "a; -,
Ito ,,r.t hs , iri.a of human u.tur. tb, ba
MAJ, loo, -, o,, ,ntrlligeut ,rrr,s H..
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~ those cou,t,i.. -, n,J 80, L.,,. L..,,,, =,
his sb,n u,,b an o,,,,,,,r,, i,l.,
.,,,s,,, bo, IN s,u r. H., h., .a.,;, .",
with tL. ,no,,,,hy c,,o,,,,c, s,;I o,'ii ii
Ctin, ~ trow I,w o,I nt 49,, ,ha "',' '',oo' VI
the cas-, of nrolur,ny # nrI ,hs moan. al ,'.,
If f,,au.rr,',,,, ;, f,,a ,I,. ,,,.,.,r ;, ' u'.
h,,r, b,,,..,,, ,,,Iy L,u -, ,h.. ,l,.,'. -"
, .rrc..sGd ,,.,L,r, NM, l,,.7r II.
tn,uiup IL, m b, ,nrr,t IA. sr,.,s.G,, ,',I
s,t, g..frI n,,rrI,ut iIpt,G,,. Gamma, h -, L.
u,r,nt man. .
TL,. Sam, pec.ssi,v f,r krovL.I,,, ,n,l,.s =,
every o,h., nu,.ui, IN If. AnJ wh,. Ih,. 81,
r ,.,',n,,.t n, .a,,st,,,, ,b,. II, = ,,ur,,,,.
# opybr not :, hp ..,nnd N l,,u,ty f., ,,,v ,,r,
hu.inrsa Bot ,n be , surr,.,.CI f,r,,., s,,,.
thing more I. necessary than 4, sr,v b,v T.,
hold N, plov vhIrlr IA, bn,. and pui,,.,nrd,h ,h,
sr ,.on- Of srrd nm. and harvest Tb.., and
even ,h. mora imuur,,nt d,t,il- or ,v.r,,,,.,
m. wo,k of a f,rm / Isprn,.. ,h,t ,,I,n,r,
intellect. and ht,l, .yprr,rnc, are suffered r..
en- ,hl. a farmer IN ,ccnu i'm with succgs.
With This Lu,yl.I,p urrr ina GnuGl .,,I