The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-11-25
W. W. HOLDEN. Esq.

A correspondent of the Wilmington Jour-
nal gives the following account Of MIR. Hol-
den's Address, at the Duplin County Agri-
cultural Fair, on Friday the 9th inst:
After general inspection of the yari-
Gus articles on exhibition, at about II O'clock,
the crowd assembled around the stand for
the purpose Of seeing and hearing w. w.
Holden, ESQ.,, of Raleigh, the Orator Of the
occasion. Mr.. Holden was introduced to
thh large and most respectable assemblage
lby w. s. Houston, Esq, Of this place, in
just such a speech as every person who has
the pleasure Of his acquaintance would ex-
pect. II was brief but in every respect APP
propriate. Mr.. Holden appeared and de-
liyered one of the ablest and most practical
Agricultural speeches ever made in the
State of North Carolina. | know this is
strong language, and may be considered, by
some, too eulogistic; but when. the speech
shall have been published, as it will be,
think an impartial public will consider il
Just, 1t was well conceived in every par
ticular and admirably delivered. The uni
yersally expressed opinion in regard TO il
was, that in thought and conception il fully
sustained the well-earned reputation of the
speaker as gentleman of superior ability
and extraordinary mind, and its delivery
was very admirably performed. Mr.. Holden
il destined TO become, not merely one Of
North Cardinals ablest writers, as he Is now
to be, but one of her most
eloquent and accomplished speakers. The
speech WAS delivered with great deliberation
and pertest ease. without amy appearance Of
s''wness- ~ osSupsea about an honr and al
I Mil n
to with marked attention. In the anenins
OF his speech, the speaker traced with a
mastery hand the dependence upon each
other. Of the Agricultural. Mechanical, aud
Commercial interests of the country.
Upon this part of his subject his remark
were most happily conceived. and ro on,
could fail to see the relations sustained b,
the one respectively to the other, and how
intimately they stood connected to eacl
other. He next entered into comparison
Of the Agriculture Of North Carolina viii
that Of Virginia and South Carolina. ant
showed most conclusively that while tn,
two latter have the credit, before the world
Of exporting agricultural products much
more largely than the former. North Caro-,
| lima would be ahead of either, according Il
population. were she only true to herself
and would provide her own means and way:
Of exporting her own pfoducts. look to the
interests of her own citizens. and depend
less upon those who frequently seem to take
pleasure in sneering at her. While on this
subject, the speaker entered largely into the
statistics Of the State. and paid Dupl.n
county highly deserved compliment. After
dwelling at considerable length upon North
Carolina and her high-toned integrity, MIR.
Holden passed to consideration Of our
good old States relations to the Union, as a
member Of our great confederation Of States,
and concluded his able and instructive adj
dress with most eloquent appeal 10 the pa
triotism Of the country. The address Win
shortly be before the public, when thew cal,
judge Of it for themselves