Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-11-18

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DupIin Agricultural Fair.
We copy to day from the Wilmington journal
the list of premiums awarded at the late Fair Of the
Duplin County Agricultural Society.
We had the pleasure of attending the exhibition.
1t highly creditabe in every respect to the peo
pie Of the County. The articles in the ladies de-
partment,evinced superior housewifery and domes-
tic taste and skill; while the farmers department
was quite equal in several respects, to that Of the
late State Fair. The hogs certainly the largest
and best we ever saw; and the collection of poultry
was numerous and superior. But we refer our read
ers to the list of premiums in another column from
which it will be seen that about three hundred and
fifty dollars were paid ont in premiums. .-
The attendance at the Fair was large, and the vii
lage of Kenansvle and the houses in the neighbor-
hood were crowded with visitors. The hospitality
of the inhabitants was profuse, generous unbounded
Frank Johnson's celebrated band led by Frank
himself, was in attendance; and on Thursday and
Friday nights the ball room was crowded with the
galantry and beauty Of Duplin and the surrounding
Counties. -s -.4- --- -f-,...-.-y-
glance at the, agricultural productions and at
the swine and cattle Of Duplin and Sampson is at
suggestive Of fine lands and successful farming.
While in Kenansville and Clinton we heard of un-
improved lands yielding from ten to fifteen barrels
of corn to the acre. A farmer in Sampson gathered
from of improved land the present season
one hundred and seven bushels more than TWEEN
ty.one barrels of corn; and from of uaim-
proved land, seventeen barrels Both Counties
abound in mari and lime and other materials for ma
nuring and improving land. .
The Agricultural Societies of the two Counties
have undoubtedly been of service in stimulating the
productions of the earth, and advancing domestic
manufactures and the mechanic arts. We were
glad to find determination existing among all with
whom we conversed to keep up the Societies with
their annual Fairs and to render them still more
useful in the future
The Fair of the Agricultural Society of Sampson
will be held at Clinton in the early part of next
month. ~ 3
~ The Register attacks US for our notice of the
fact that the Bank Of Cape Fear, while in state of
suspension had declared dividend ard talks about
Democrats having chartered the Bank. &c. This is
all humbuggery on the part Of the Register. Bank
has been; and the chartering of this or that Bank
has had nothing to do with party. further than the
action of the Democratic party in throwing some
additional safeguards around these institutions was
concerned.
We mentioned the fact that the Bank of Cape
Fear had made dividend, not on account of any
peculiar hostility to that particular bank but to
show the defect in the present system. Now, bank
profits accumulate, notwithstanding violations of
pighted faith. They lock up their specie and refuse
to give you dollar, but continue to make profits
out of the intrinsicaly valueless paper they give
you, and on which, to pay distant debt you must
lose heavy per centage. This is no loss to the
bank, but may prove profitable to it to still
greater extent if it is disposed to send its specie
and buy up its own notes at a discount. The sys-
tenn Of banking is evidently wrong when such things
can occur. We must approach nearer to specie
basis, or we shall never stand safe ground; AMI
we must render banks Improbable when they cease
to redeem their pledges. It is not right that the
people should suffer end the banks prosper.
Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
The stockholders of this Road met in the Court
house in Wilmington on Thursday last and organ
lied by calling Col. Owen R. Kenan, of Duplin to
the Chair and appointing Patrick Murphy, Esq. of
Sampson, and William F. Dancy, Esq, of Edgcombe,
Secretaries
Col. Owen R. Kenan appeared proxy for the
State and 7. d. Walker, Esq, President of the
Wilmington and Manchester Road, represented the
stock held by that Company. ...
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