Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-29
TIE STATE FAIR AT SARATOGA.
49,. - A.. NJ. xrtlu.,. Hives

The address by the Hon W. c. Rives late Minister
10 France delivered the show grounds on Friday at
o'clock L. NJ The rain and confusion has retarded the
Fair.
Mr. RIvES' ADDRESS.
MR PREsrDESr AND GENTLEMEN
should consider it an edifyng and not inauspicous
circumstance n were capable OF worthiy fulfilling the
task YOU have assigned me- have been pleased to
from my quiet retreat in Virginia, At tie DIS
lance OF i've hundred miles from yon to address my
brother farmers OF this portion OF the Union IN one OF Their
great annual assemblies. IL is in itself eloquent proof
State boundaries, sectional designation
no MASON aud Dixon's line, oppose barrier 10 ue
sympathieS and fellowship OF American farmers oound
together by the ties OF a pursuit. and through
that pursuit devong their best energies OF mind and body
the cultivating, enrchng aud adorung OF common
country Nor is it the first time may be permitted to
saw Virginia farmer has had the honor OF meeting in
and cherished cause his brother farmers OF tho
North, the spot where stand. Gates and Nor
gan, with their brave followers, were virginia farmers
wheu in the autumn Of 717 the plains OF Saratoga,
they fought for the liberties of America with Schuyler
Hsmer Lincoln aud Sarkc and the gallant yeomany they
led bae from the fields OF New England and New York
Il the victory then and here with the entire capture
ofthc opposing army which revealed the TO world
be energies and the ultimate and inevitable triumph Of
American prowes aud led without farther delay To the
of powerful foreign alliances, OF which the effect
only shorten the period of the struggle That fruitf
victory the work Of American farmers for the hiso
rau significantly records that it the necessity oil first
gathering in their harvests before they repaired the
field of battle that alone proracc6 the fate of the inva
der the moment when hnalN decided such the
double and noble mission ofthe husbaadman in commun
like that in which is happiness to vein peace
till and render fruitful the soil in to il from
the spoiler and subduc the enemies Of his country. The
which grcets view, presents indeed str
king that which fathers behed here
tyx ago, aud of which they themselves the
magma pars No longer the seelcad warrior rides along
the banks the Hudson the sharp crack Of the
uncrring weapon welded by Morgans Rhcmen the
side or the answering fire of the cnemy Granaders the
other awaken the echoes of saltwater and Saratoga Creek
NJ
this day replaced by the pride pomp and crcumsAuces OF
glorious cattle show, and instead of thirty thousand
armed minglng in bloody strife on the field Of bat
tie, around twice that number of the
and the other arrayed in the gay habments Of peace
and conendng in friendly rivalry for the prizes of sue
cessful industry under their vine aud gree and
none make them afraid" Let thank God and the
noble eIertons Of gallant ancestors that this il
happy lot to dsythat permitted TO exchange the
sword and the spear for the pruning hook aud the plough
and in better sense 'subdue the earth" for the
stance not the destruction of man. This is the holy
and benfcent task which the Founder of the Universe
which he created the heavens and the earth assigned
When he had separated the heavens from the
under the heavens and commanded the earth
bring forth grass aud every liv after his kind
and the waters to bring forth every moving that
hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in
the open armament OF heaven, he invested man with
dominion them all, and babe him be fruitful
and multiply, and replsnish the earth and subdue
it, We say, then, without irrevcreuce,
that the calling in which engaged, and whose
terests have brought together day. noiseeSs aud
unobtrusive it in its daily walks by the express
appointment Of God IL is the natural, primitive and
universal employment of From the day in which
our fr.t progeuitor placed by Almighty power and
goodness in the garden OF Eden, to dress it and keep
it, and in which sll cattle and every beast of the field
and every fowl Of the air successfully brought be-
fore him, be named by him, to that in which each
OF il busted in the Of his allotted portion OF
the common inheritance, it has been everywhere and in
all time the chief occupation OF the human family. The
source OF subsistence to ALL and supplying materials for
the Industry and employment of every other class it il
that which all other human occupations depend and
without which none OF them could for a moment exist
IL not TO be wondered at then that agriculture has in
all ages Of the world and in all countries been primary
object OF Socude 10 the State; and il i circumstance
worthy Of remark hatt has received the greatest
encouragement and attained its highest perfection in these
states Hucicnt and modern, which hays been dstn
guished 10y their free Institutions the magnitude Of their
power ami achievements and the grandeur OF their public
policy That one Of the States OF antiquity, whom it
specially belonged, IN the language OF OF her
poets endorsed 10y history,