The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-02
EASTERN CORRESPONDENCE.
BosToN, Oct. 2e

Boston, Oct. %.
DEAR JOURNAL: The y. S. Agricultural So
ciety, which has been open during the past
week, closed yesterday. This was its third
annual meeting since its organization at Wash
ington City, and if its future meetings contin-
ue to increase in interest, they must certainly
result in much benefit to the great agricultu
raj interests of this emphatically agricultural
nation. The idea of such an association as
this was first suggested by Washington in his
rural home at Washington, but it has not been
organized until the different States have taken
the lead and almost forced it upon the country.
This exhibition was for various reasons con-
fined to animals alone, but it is hereafter to be
made more general in its nature, and include
the various products Of every section of the
country where the great States may compete
with each other for the premiums and honors
of the nation. The animals on exhibition
were numerous and of the best quality, and
the Fair grounds have during the week been
visited by crowds of thousands of people from
different parts of the country. The grand day
was on Friday, which appropriately closed
with magnificent banquet, of which more
than three thousand guests partook. As
was fortunate enough TO obtain seat among
the reporters near the stand as delegate from
Indiana, was induced to send you this notice
of the exhibition. The meeting was presided
over by the president of the society, and after
ample justice had been done the luxuries, we
were entertained by addresses from the dele
gates from the different State societies. Adj
dresses were also made by Mayor Smith, the
Governor of Rhode Island, John A. King of
n. Y, Robert c. Winthrop, Gov. Gardiner and
the Editor of the Philadelphia North Amer
lean, who in classical and eloquent speech
did ample credit to the fraternity of the quill
But the great attraction of the occasion was
the address of that old and eloquent patriot
and scholar Edward Everett Though he has
almost entirely withdrawn from public life he
has yet the eloquent fire of his youth, and the
same steadfast attachment to his county, even
in these fanatical times and within hearing of
Parker, Philips, and Summer.
The whole week has been one continued
gala-day for Boston, for besides the National
Exhibition there have been held the New Eng
land Agricultural and industrial Fairs, the city
Military parties, the Wing, Democratic, and
American meetings at Faneuil Hall, the "Old
Cradle Of Liberty" and the visit of Rachel
and other celebrities" The great French Ac-
tress has been drawing large houses at the
Boston Theatre, and every lady is extravagant
in her praise. The enterprise tour of her
brother Mons Felz may be another Jenny
Lind humbug, but certainly no one will ever
regret hearing her, even if the language is
French; for her tone, every expression of her
countenance, and the motion of her body are
all human and as plain English as French
1t would puzzle even the strongest politician
to predict with any degree of certainty the
result of the approaching Stale election. There
are four candidates for Governor in the field,
and the papers and politicians are carrying on
a sharp quadrangular fight and all seem con-
fident of success-it may be that the Demo-
Gratis by the addition of the Original packages
may prove too strong for the three fragments
Of the Old Wing party No one, North or
South, can with justice or reason complain of
the high national grounds the regular Wings
of Massachusetts, have taken, and it might
have been better for the peace and safety of
the nation if such had been the course of the
party throughout the Union. W.