Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-11-09
did APPEAL.
Lord Napier en Agr1szlturs and AnsrIssr
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LIZ h11GAL.
Lord Napier en Agnszlturs and AnsrIssn
Farming.
Lord NAFIER attended the National Agri-
cultural Fair held at Richmond, Va, week
before last. The correspondent Of the New
York Brsld, writing from Richnosd rndsr
date Of October essh, says,
+" "A splendid banquet was given tonight BY
the United States Agricultural Society, at the
Exchange Hotel. Speeches were made By the
Hon. Caleb Gushing, General Tilghman, Jas.
Lyons, Esq Lord Napier, and others. The
following is Lord Nspier's speech ia reply to
a toast BY sir. Lyons"
GExrLEMEN: When I rise to address the
great assembly which has remembered INV SOW
srsign aRd ny country, and done ne the honor
Of recognizing ny presence at this festival, 2
reject with satisfaction that however ignorant
Of b. Eoble industry to which Won are devoted,
ead however inc ? Die Of justly spprsciatiag
the eh5rts and services which you are render
ing 10 its cause, ] may still rank myself, though
IN a su1ordinate order, among The true sons aud
Totaries OF the Boil. / remember with plea
sure that NY father wss en- unsuccessful far
nsr. though a successful writer on The art Of
farming. belong to a class whose interests
and elections are deeply rooted in the land
class whose active Gse is much bestowed on
the business Of Parliament. or negotiation. or
civil government, CT on the profession Il arms,
but @hose thoughts, IN all the vicissisudes 81
life and strife Etll rep0se upon fields and sports,
and who ever dream Of a late rcturn 10 the be
redtary home. Notwithstanding this foreign
vsgrancy and diplomatic desertion. remain
member Of he Highland Socis;y Of scotland
and, however Incredible il nay appear 20 you.
an President Of The Pastoral Association Of
nv native county for the improvement Of he
breed Of sheep. With such Instincts and Rsso-
Citations YOU viii believe that I dc not feel al
together a stranger here, aid thar l an deeply
Erstihsd By the hearty welcome that I ind
fron the brotherhood Of sgriculturists, IN which
Ielsim 10 be an affiliated, though at present an
uufruitful member The husbsndrY OF Amsri-
ca presents in its vsst extension and rapid pro-
grsss q spectacle to which no Enslishman can
remain Indifferent History offers no example
Of this swift, resistless, uncessing encrosch-
ment Of skilled LABOR over the vacant and fer
tile domain Of the savage and the brute Il is
the FIRST triumph OF man, equipped with all the
accumulated powers OF experience and invsn-
lion, over nature IN her largest limits and Der
most gracious and bountiful conditions.
IL The agriculture Of the United States we
see with oxidation a benehceut and sp0ntsne-
Gus procession Of Industry, Of which The field
lE the American Continent, and OF which tie
in -lonent is the Anglo-Ssxon arm. Such q
reaection might slons furnish to ny country
many motives % thSnkfulness and pride; but
II lie equally certain that the agriculture Of
ADsFiea forms one OF the principal foundations
o. ne ex,sting prosperity Of Great Britain.
In the hfss great staples OF cotton, grain and
70 se-o, Imported from the United States, we
Recognize an indispensable material for our
manufactures main element IN the food OF
our people, and an important basis for the rev
snus Of the Safe. While the agricultural pro-
ducts OF the United States cOD'nbute in q high
degree to the resources aud power OF our gov
eminent, and to the welfare OF the Industrial
community, he land and labor markets Of
America ofsT to our saPsrabundsnt population
an lnestinsbls refuge IN periods Of distress
By this convenient issue the burden Of doues-
tie taxation is lghtsned, our public peace Is
confirmed, and our political Institutions are de-
Tended against those disturbances to which
they might otherwise be exposed from the pas
sions Of men without the means Of regular sup
port, and without the hops OF prospective in
provsmenE Surely, gentlemen, there is no
event in the circle Of human actions more preE-
naur with moral interest than the departure Of
humble family from their birthplace to settle
in G strange cOUntry. Il Is q subject on which
TIE poets and painters and teachers may well
exercise their genius, forIt Is ever touching add
Gud ever new. For ny own part, / draw my
Impressions from the life; and ! an the more
disposed 10 revert in fancy to those scenes, for
there / ind ny first associations with America
Belonging, a. / do, TO q district Of Scotland in
which the aspiring peassntry have long been
sensible Of the benefits attached to emigration,
the earliest Tecoilections Of az Cd ldhoof are
mingled with he pathetic but hopeful pictures
Of our people f0Tssking TIE rude hearth and
the gray skies and tie familiar field OF toll.
and tur1isg heir thoughtfui faces towards the
Western World, at once advancing their OWE
coudiHon BY the sn.srpriss, and opening A more
-aa--nw - H-kn- - - - - H.
who stay behind.
fsstsres OF such IN Incident are still pres
EFT 10 my memory. There is be stormy dawn OF
morning on the moor, and tie mist trailing OF
the mountain tops; there is the crumbiing cot
tsgs, with its smoksless chimney, Tor the FIRE
Of many lives is qa=nchsd. I see the gathered
neighbCrs, munsd in their plaids. the restless
sheep dogs, and tie useless burden Of domestic
goods F; Ises the helpless infant, the submis-
sion OF tecrspit age. the suffering wife, reiuc-
tsut but resigned to 60, the elder children
pleased with the unW0l ted tumIit, the father
grave and fru-thsn the long partings Of those
WHO Kill nee. no mHre tall al the weary sre
az rest And thus theY pass forth, poor, and
but BALI aware Of tie biEh mission they fui6I,
vet hearing mysterious d~estinies and the unseen
blessings OF The promises land, and overs6ad- s
owed by he Almighty Power Who silently in
pcls them Oh TIER distant course. While re
cogHjZing ali ths iuportancs Of the land and
EENU.AaAAEH u u AAAArA 1luHFA 70 LuE hELlaN j
welfare q the British empire, I cannot deny s
myself the pleasure Of expressing to you thr I
interest which, as a mere vIrtuoso IN rural :
matters, / have taken in the external aspect Of F,
American hu5bsHdry- In some respects the e
prospect is indeed often unsatisfactory 70 the Z
English eye. 10 The nsw parts Of the country 7
primitive graces OF the landscape are ruthless
w violated, while he artih ial trimness TO a
which We are accustomed has not begun. We ]
mourn over the blacksnei and girdled giants .
Of the forest, each Of which would Be the syl- 1
van honor o. an English homestes6-our fss- q
Idious taste complains that the furrCw is not :
straight. that the wheat is not clean. that the d
swamp is not drained, that the sEard bristies
with obnoxious stumps; then there is z general .
absence Of root o. green crops, and we discov- 2
er : great deficiency Of sheep n the regions :
which have been longest under the pillow. he I,
vital forces OF The soil seem 70 have been fire. 6
ogsntly oVertaXed; the more valuable cereals z
are abandoned. and here AID there TIE wilder /,
ness resumes Its sway L requires but little re- .
fsctiou 20 show that these phenomena are the q
and trsnsitory c-onconitsnts Of The first .
epoch Of tiiiage, which is hasty, pitiiess and 4
impovsrishing. c
Oa TIE other hand, I remark that 10 manv d
portions Of The Union there are extensive tracts :
should be considered opulent and well
ordered IL any European kingdom. In the Il
absence Of t~uruips, potatoes ard msngoid wort ,
the English traveller is grstI6ed BY the spec =
.scis OF the Indian corn. tobacco aud the VlBa 4
Ind, further South, BY the cotton plant, the rice 70
and The cane, ali magnificent and lucrative ),
productions unknoWn 70 British husbsndry. :
There 10 alec a greater abundance Of fruit GO
rses the breed OF horses equals that Of the 10
country, except, / think, fer the pur- :
Of heavy dat AMI he various races CT a
.sttle, repienishsd By importations a the bes-
Hood Of England, vii Be propsgstsd without {.
and will prove formidable rivals 10 -
be parent stock n a country where human
sbor lie eEh0rhitsntly expensive, the greatest Oh
is eXsTted in the Improvement Of %
ools and The invention Of mechanical aide and :
and in THE respect the triumphs Of :
american coutrivsuce are not only prch-sble Z
2 home, bat are Recognized and adopted b.
orsfgn nations. Much, gentle usn, bss been
ccoupiisbed, and The future vii furnish s-ff y
ighsT results. II We regard the DISSEMINATION 4
{ iutsllisenee, The diffusion Of taste for rural
ursuIts, TIE increased application OF capital
be- scientific inspection II soils, the dIscrim z
rating use # msauTes, the development Of the 4
market, and ne general establishment OF II