Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-11-05

comitantS of the first epoch Of tillage, which i,
hasty. pitilc>S and impovcrShlng. On the other
hand remark that in many portions Of the
Union there are extensive tracts which wou'.!
he considered opulcnt and we'll ordered in anv
European kingdom. In the absence o. turnps.
potatoes and mangold worried. the English
traveller is gratified by the spectacle Of the liz
dian corn tobacco and the vine. and, further
South, by the cotton plant, the rice field and
the cane, all magnificent and lucrative produc-
tons unknown to British husbandry There
is also 4 greater abundance Of fruit trees the
breed of horses equals that Of the mother coun-
try. Il speak with respect 80 near the birth
place Of Sir .ArchyD except think. for the
purposes Of heavy draft; and the various races
of cattle. rcpleniS!icd by importation> Of the
best blood of England. will be prppogaicd with
out icgeneracy and vii! prove formidable RI
walls to the parent stock
In country where human labor iS cxorbi-
tantly expensive the greatest ingenuity is en-
ertrd in the Improvement Of tools and the in.
vention of mechanical aids and substitutes. and
in this respect the triumphs Of American con.
trivancr are not only profitable at home bat
are recognised and adopted by foreign nations
Much. gentlemen. has been accomplished. anl
the future will furnish still higher results If
WE regard the dissemination Of intelligence. the
diffusion Of taste for rural pursuit the incrras.
cd application Of capital, the scientific inSpcc-
ton Of soils. the discriminating use Of ,nanureS
the development Of the home market. and the
general establishment of competitive eXhib-
tons we may safely affirm that American AZ
riculturc has entered upon period which Will
not only be repara,ivc where the past was ry
hauStiyc, but which will gradually carry the
land in every quarter to high pitch Of pro.
ductircnc>S and beauty.
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen, her Majesty.
the Queen. will bc gratified in learning that her
character and dignity are held in honor in this
ancient Commonwealth, which owes its fuunda
tion and lis name to the most iliu>triouS of her
predecessors. and which WAS long connected.
by peculiar ties, with the loyal houses and the
throne Of England. II has been asserted by Il
historian Of our great rebellion in the seven.
tccnth century, that in the outset OF the con-
iict the question Of right was 50 uncertain that
al honest man might have taken part wth
either side. II may be added that while We
recognize the virtues of both factions in mis-
fortune. We cannot cNoncratc the asccn,iaacv
of either from rcproach. In the fluctuations
of that struggle the continent Of America was
open to the victims of alternate tyrannics and
gave an impartial welcome 10 the prosecuted
Puritan and the prescribed Cavalier; hut the
sovcrci;:as Of England. and those who de-
scend from the adicrcnt, Of the royal caiSc.
should not forget that the cxi!cd survivors Of
Mar>,nn and of Worcester rebuilt their ruined
altarS. and restored their ravagcd halls in the
h0Sptablc bounds Of the Old Dominion. ten.
,Iemcn, long may Virginia flourish and while
she preserves me traditional virtues of al
open hand an! warm courageous, patriotic
heart. may She attain that industrial pros
pcrity to which she now a>prcs. and Of which
nature has bestowed Oh her the abundant
elements.
ticntlcncn, before i; down permit me To
call upon y"u to drink the health Of General
Tilghman the Prcsdcn; Of the United States
Agricultural Society.
Lord Napier took his seat in the mi'i>t Of yo-
cftrou> and long continued cheering.