Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-08-09

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Il u lprohsf sforme 20 confess that T haye
fonnth nyseaf inithata annoying spredice-
meat.ss1I could read you m oid .sssay of|
mihes ia which Yos E,sesld 6sd ~ rub
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ing of of'imanuihctnring uandfss ,a the
.values ufs line, ,lleached l1ashee and PeSf,
and decomposition of alsthese, ,1together
Mith b scors Of other shatlersof i lin.
drsd character, aud which.wouid occupy
ysurs time tothe end of your patience
Aud yetsa MinnesStian would vote ME
insane ifa were to allude tothese SUBJ
jsets in any other way than II ridicule
Of the old, worn out States which we
eileft behind US. 2 ssfass 7s2ss
Nevertheless, Mr.. President, before
/ close these remarks, shall briefly
allude 10 these subjects, If only in hon
Ofsof 4 time honored custom. ''5s@ eS'ss
alIt is'too true that there IS d general
impression pervatling the inhabitants of
this Territory. that none Of the old
fashioned, laborious conconiit ants of
asricultufe- that none Of the ways and
means which have always puzzled men y
heads and called largely upon their
hands the world over are necessary 70
ensure success in the fertile region of
Minnesota = v15f}at 7Es s5s
What, then, shall an agricultural ad-
dress consist of ? lIf talking to you an
hour upon the beauties Of the country,
the fertility Of the soil, the invulnera-
bleseharacter. and the rapid increass ii
ahe, population, 1buld ,answer the pur-
Fosesaof 1esoccasion, i would be easy
.aehA & Az ~ tor II
seeposmous yields ltks acre, 81 beesa
longer of turnips larger. and pumpkins
tiggsr than any ever seenior heard Of
auysxhefs else upon earth. would an
swor 10 6lIssup the blank, there would
sgain be bul glillle e4trouble ina writing 81
speAting. ,sss % I
For il the facts ,ars. hard to b found.
the; alternative Of dra wing upon the i'm.
agination Is always Within the scope o
ops means, and perhaps never entirely
fails Of accomplishing the object desired
e:HsysG rsally wish to propagate : lie
yss will rarely failto find knaves eneugt
tobsIieve j. 81 q sla ~ ssgssf zisssfs
But i Society Of the Kind am nov
addressing, is organized for certain we'll
ds6hyd purposes, neither II + which, y r.
apprehend, is TO fatter the members .
8 4 4 of. the inhabitants sof the country
which Il represents. Your purposes an,
Objects sfgof1 much higher Character
Yous have designed by ii inliusacs /,
promote ahds ADVANCE the i interests .
agriculture, and, incidentally, all TIL
idb4r rhl pussdtts of Jour rqunsry. 4
II noble and praiseworthy object; AM
ifkept steadily in view, you will sccom
rlislt morrsstha1i would u first seem pro
hnblsevene 30 ahe most credulols. rg
hAvs ~ many yss1 been connects
withseue pf khcsel societies. I saw il
beginning some twenty years ago.
srss i small beginning, but il has stssdl
" ines - - numbers = and importance
i nnd - inauence Is 80 pJrceptible, eve
3 1saIis bIsdsst skepticf in such snattsn
\ \ thsth now epnnaads he respect whie
4 begged at its incePtioh. -sl's 4 sss'
IS = interesting I'd notsi il mauy I
lNthe1 rictss Of the Eastern States, ]
8 g kow many ways the iafiasncs oF Sse
4 xcisaiss Il silently bnt constanily On
81 N ratiPg. III 4 said, ands 4 think ~
rsat truth, that men are in i met n lE xs
d $3.50 bat grown-up children. Whe
( ~ M46s TIME ihIli come that Win senabls ID
" distribufea premiums and rewards
sk 1hose wsho are most stutcsgsssioI III u,
q a,rs : = ofl indqatrial qYrapiis,4sysQu
"a ithin the objecasjS ySidf attention, u
vsll kad fhst the rivalry for the distin
tsss y = = 4 Htsineg sthens will pasvads Z
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