The Trinity journal., 1856-02-23

PHGNIXIANA-Th immortal John Pho-
nix as a Hibernian might with propriety
say, still lives While in Oregon last sum-
mer, he was written to by the Executive
Committee of the State Agricultural Socie-
ty, to deliver the poem at their anniversary
festival This letter failed to reach its deS-
tination. On his return the other day, the
Editor of the Farmer handed him a copy of
the former letter, to which the prince of hui
morists returned the following response
Sac Union
SAN Francisco, teb, 7th, 1856
Col. J. L. WARREN, See. Cal. State Ag. Society
My Dear Sir | have the honor to ac-
knowledge the receipt, this day, of your very
polite and llattcring invitation (dated Aug
25elS55,) to deliver Poem of my own
composition before the Annual Meeting of
the State Agricultural Society, in Scptcm-
berlaSt Though somewhat dirident regard
ing my powers in the poetical line (leeling
in fact very much like the lriShman immor-
talized by Miller, who when asked if he
could play upon the fiddle, replied that he
presumed he could, though he had never
tried y shall accept the invitation, and
shall endeGyor to discharge the duty devol-
wing upon me to the best of of my ability.
You do me more than justice in supposing
that | take strong interest in the newly
developed resources of our glorious State
in an agricultural point of view and have
in fact. as you may be aware, devoted some
little time to the pleasing science of horti-
culture in my endeavors to show up the
greens of California.
see nothing to regret in the late arrival
of your invitation, it gives me sufficient time
to prepare, and | doubt not that by the re
turn OF last September | shall be able to
present to the Society poem that will be
among poems, what Niagara is among cata-
racts, or Oregon among civilized nations.
| already begin to feel grand agricutu-
ral floral, horticultural and pomologicaI po-
etic tervor stealing over me, under the in
lIaence of which, have without much eff
fort composed the following admirable lines
as beginning
Here's to the land of potatoes and carrots,
Whose banks grow wild, rich bacon and parrots
Where each apple aud pear dollar piece is,
And man may daVour Just as much rs h. peascs
lSPoden- 4 hes Tie MON y 10 pay for Hem)
Where the soil is tecming with vegetable treasures,
And pumpkin ten feet in circumference meas.
urcs;
Where to root up turnip an OK team employed
is;
By each laborcr a very large salary enjoyed is
(Pi4y the ,eord coliryD
And kind Colonel Warren with interest watches
The growth OF his parsley and marrowlut squash
cS,
And stirs up the farmers, and gives them rules of
action, and Incentives to cXcrtion, and constant
ly teaches
How they ought not to let Oregon get ahead Of
them, but establish nurseries at once, where they
could raise at very trifling expense all kinds
OF grated fruit, pears and apples, and cherries
and the most delicious peaches, &c. &c. &c.
That last line seems II little cXubcrant,
probably it results from the rich nature of
the soil, but there is plenty of time to ap-
ply the pruning knife. Thanking you hear
tlly for your kindness and presenting my
compliments to the Society, to whom beg
you will communicate my acceptance of their
polite invitation,
] remain,
With great respect and esteem,
Your friend and ob't scry't,
Gro II Derry