Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1853-11-19


listening to some body else, aud not up here,
being pdrily listened TO. Bu, the work has
been undertaken, aud shall be performed at.
ter a fashion, no matter at whaI sacrifice ol
couvenierc- OF reputation TO myself.
When The Creating Spirit o The Universe,
(in manner that our little earthly minds
shall never comprchend,) made the world,
he robed il in beanty, endowed it with the
elements of fertility aud filled It's teeming
breast with the germs OF life. From lis
mountain sides flow streams TO enrich the
valleys. From It's valleys spring up herb,
tree and flower, vegetable gain and fruit
lis waters bring forth fishes, lis plains yield
birds and beasts; and every animate and or
ganised thing, clothed ruh The power Of re-
producing its kind through countless, unra.
rying generations forercr.
THIS aboundiug earth, with lis infinite va
rieiy Of rich and beautiful things, as perpei-
nal inheritance, God gave 10 man. Him, he
gifted with brains 10 comprehend It's Icsour-
ces, and hands to bring them forth The
fullest exercise of Hand aud Brain, is the true
source Of human happiness, the only road 10
mans highest condition on the earth
While society is divided into mary call
ings and while most of them are promotivc
OF lis comfort or convenience, but one is es.
sential TO It's criSiente of course, thai, one
is Agriculture. Being so essential then to
our existence, is it wonder that men of all
vocaiions, all positions, all grades Of intellect,
turn 10 it with interest and delight? l. il a
wonder that Judges Lawyers, Doctors,
Preachers, Mechanics Farmers, Laborers,
''dll the world and his wife, have gathered
here these last two days, 10 render homage
20 our kind and fruitful Mother The speak
er is feeble, hnt The occasion is great. Our
presence here implies enterprise in improve
meni, energy in progression, devotion 10 sci
euce, gratitude 10 the Creator.
Two yeats ago, a few humble individuals,
you and Mr.. Presiden, among the number,
assembled together in the county court house
and organized this Society. II had small
beginning. Ii has steady increase, and
| already, Sir, il gives assurance, that benefit.
may result from it, as wide and permanent
as he soil on which we stand.
| Ftom little acorns in the ground, spring uT
vas, oaks, whose branches afford shelter Il
bird aud beas, for thousand years. From
| babblng brooks flow rivers, on whose broac
bosoms floats the commerce Of mighty en-
pires. From quiet words, whispered in cor
| ners, have burst forth revolutions to unfette
trnih antt ffee the world
In central Pennsylvania, our Society hat
the honor 10 be the first, and although bu
little more than two years Old other connir
emulous of our efforts have inflated them
Let it not be said, they have surpassed them
They have done we'll Let us continue l.
do better.
Last week our sister Union held credi
liable and successful Fair, Tomorrow Mon
tour makes her first effort. Columbia wi
soon follow. Even little wildcat, Suliva
does not lag in the rare. Those who hav
seen her shows, say tha, in oxteams and ma
ple.>ugar she beats The world.
A few days ago the people Of Pennsylva
MA assembled al PilsburG TO the number {
80 or 100000, 20 witness her third great e'
hbi,ion. The proceeds Of That Fair amoun
ed TO 5000, exceeding by $4,000, the II
ceips of any ever held in the United State
and in all that vast crowd, there was I
drunkenness, no accident, no misconduct =
To ihe honor of PENNSYLVANIA be il spoken
Aud would you believe it,, Sir, there wer
Shaushais aud Chilagongs there, all tt
way from OLD Northumberland county, IN
bore their heads as lollily and crowed
lOudly as the best and would yon belle,
it, Sir, the owner of those Shanshals al
Chiekengongs (as my friend Kapp calls then
90; prize money enough TO pay his eypence
. and enable him TO live like IA fighting 90
o or a gentleman, il he had to travel like nj
l gers
' But seriously, Mr.. President, | rejoice
: all these manifestations. As man vi
! derives his food and raiment from the cuu
of the earth, rejoice nj any effort that W
Sp''huSC ~ 'hS improvement VI 'hHA Nul'hl
: Man owes so Tasch Of his comfort, wealth al
happiness to his mother eaIih, that he shou
y endeavor gratefully 10 repay portion
; those Obligations by proper and judicio
" treatment in return. From her fruitful bred
u he may gather treasures more real and su
slan,ial Than silver aud gold, more precio
Z than The gliterihg gems that decorate /
"A brows Of kings Or by his laziness and :,
d pidiiy, he may turn her lovely face inlo
" desert bearing no fuit, adorned with
beauty, cheered not even by the song
i birds.
" Agriculture, the improvement Of which
81 the main object Of our Society, is the old
e vocation Of the human race. II is true, Il
= among barbarans in all ages and conuiri
hunting, fishing and picking blaekberries
~ usually followed for living but with
81 proper respect for our sporting friends, m
J insist that these are moi seriously 10 be C
.' sideIed among The yocalions Of men, and
. il is the most aneient, so is il essential, hea
8 fM, probable, pleasant and honorable
81 Il is essential, for il feeds and clothes
world III affords raw material 10 the ma