The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-10-08
AGRICULTURAL Fair.

Mn. CARLiLI:-I DO not know that / am
doing right in noticing an article in Mon
days Enquirer, but justice demands that
something should be said in defence Of the
officers OF the Society, and thu.c ladies and
Gentlemen who composed the Committees OF
Award.
The officers for the current year are as fol-
lows: Edmund Maidl6w, President; Philip
Kramer. V. President; Samuel Orr, Treas
urer, aud p. Iornbrook, Secretary. Direc-
tors: Peter Sharp, Alex. Madjnx, J. y.
Dixon, john Rheinlander John Bump, John
Whitehead, jr., VIM. Pruett, and Thomas
Bower.
The Committees of Award were selected
from the States of Kentucky and Illinois.
and from Posey, Gibson. Warricll and Knox
counties. and they were thought to be ladies
and gentlemen of good Judgment. Their
awards showed they had no friends to re-
ward or enemies to punish. l am inclined
to the opinion shat tho writer Of the article is
both knave and fool, or he certainly would
no: have written rs he did. The Committees
| Of Award made their reports in writing. not
at my suggestion, and have no Goubt that
they were governed by the quality Of the ar
ticles. As to theirincoRpetcncy, all have
to say Is, that they stand Ligh where they
live as ladies and gentleman Of good tudr-
meut, and especially so Of the articles they
were chosen to judge. To say the least, II is
treating them with msaupcss TO charge tbem
with incomrciency, after they were SO kind
as to leave their homes and business % Judge
tie articles on exhibition G. our FAR.
The oicers and directors are men well
known in our county. AMI are not easily
swcrvcd from what they consider .h-il dirty:
and fccksure that shey would no, delegate
to me or any o,leF person -he power con-
! lerred upon them by the Society. Tho En-
qu'rcr is well qualified 10 ubgse &c officers
and directors of the Socie-y, as well as ,ae
ladics aud Gentlemen w..o acted ~ judges OF
award for abuse is is .terte.
Ny son is not a member Of any Fire Com
plny. nor has he been for nearly Il year.
Mes,rs. ]. \. Ross, Aaron Lex h;ohercer and
81. y. Gle, the committee on yrsiies. ale
gentlemen who need no one to defend them.
They made their report-puhIisled IN your
paper Of Monday-and the Inquirer cap
abuse them if it cLooses-that is between
,bem aud il.
heed.tor Of ,he Enquirer has been prcmp-
tel by one OF two motives, OF perhaps boJh.
Ei.h-. some disappointed exhibitor .eels sore
tha, b. lad no p.emium awarded him, and
hence us abuse OF the laCies and ecn,lcmea
acting a> judges Of awards. or he le.ls sore
himself because The Society have not Given
Ian any patronage ia the way Of printing.
The inquirer charged tie Society four dol
iaIs Tor advertising ;wo meetings OF the 50
ciety, whilst .hs Journal LIS always adv-r-
tisel the meetings. aad Ucyer charged q cent.
And no. only that. ba, the Journal has time
and again published editorials advocating
tie Sotic,y, and showing the benefits arising
| fIom such Institutions.
Each exhibitor must, according to our Con-
s;itu:ion. be a member, and each member is
required 70 pay one dollar anraaliy. Our
premium list showed that the Society ehar--
cd as entry fec > per cent Of the premium
offered, hence each captain ofa Gre company
is member; and The premium offered being
10, the charge for entry fee WAS $3.50, and
thus each f.e company was charged, as Jlc
Enquirer has II. 30 Tor entrance TO the
Fair Grounds. when in fact the V. Z. Land
Association did nos charge a cent for The al
mission Of the Ere companies 70 tie Fair
Grounds--the money, $500, paid by each
comrauy going to ,lr hcr.eu...siFl 5o.ic.y.
Instead OF abuse, i take hat tAc Inquirer
has said OF myself IS Praise, for if one indi-
vidua' like ne can Fl! TIE Offices Of Presi-
dent. Treasurer, Secretary AID Board Of Di-
recto.s, and IL Is we'll IS WAS done at the
last Fair, that individual nyst be man OF
no ordinary merit; but lee me say to tie In
quircr thu. AT the o ieerS worked, and work
cd hard. during The whole Fair.
The Enquirer is welcome to say what Il
plea>es about me. bus IL has no nigh. to
abuse those whom tie Society invited hei,
to AZ Judge the articles offered tor c1hi6i,ion.
The awards are prhlishel, and now I'll,
Inquirer can begin It's worsS OF disscctinr
l.. it dissc,t and lonors.ra,e Is mu,h SIS i.
wishes to. aud thcn let It 90 to worl; to break
down Society that is calculated TO do NOR,
good than any Other association in the conn
~. and my word tor it, !. win fnd that he
worl; undertook; VIII Iequire Il paper that hiss
more moral aud mental force than the En-
! quircr ever possessed.
=. uORNBROOK.