Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1859-10-26
The State Fair.

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| We publish to-day the list of premiums AWARDED
at the State Fair held last week in this City, This
list is, we think, correct as it has been caref,v
PREPARED from the original list in the hands of III.
committee
The plan adopted at the late Fair of numbering
the articles, and emitting the names Of the exhibit
ors is calculated TO perfect impartialitys
| is attanable on occasions of this kind; and wetrS
this regulation will be adhered to. We think, how
ever, that the number of judges of articles in some
is too large; and that in many instances ur.
suitable persons are appointed judges. A commit.
tee of three weli-informed persons in the dcpa1.
ment to which they are called, would BE much bet.
ter than committee of five or seven They could
get together more readily, and act with more mi!
formity, promptness, and intelligence. We would
rather have the Judgment of three wcnlormd
persons in any department oc industry, than that Of
a dozen, assembled on the spur of the moment, and
possessed only of general knowledge of the mi
cles to be examined
We have heard complaints that several articles
which were intrnsically entitled to attention and
commentator, were entirely overlooked This was
to have been expected 1t is next to impossible, on
an occasion of this kind, to do justice to every thing
and every body. A spirit of favoritsm in judgn,
articles, in overlooking articles is to be regretted
and judges who at all influenced by such spr
| it, are unfit for their places.
| We have been a close observer of State Fairs
| from their commencement; and we repeat what We
said in our last, that the one held last week was
quite successful in all respects, and
full in some, than any heretofore held Our State
and county Fairs doing more for people than
every thing else with the exception of our religions
and political institutions and the cause of education
and internal improvements. We live in progrrs
sive age. We believe in conservative progress
that spirit which, while it conserves Or pyegvcs
what is good of the past lays hold of and uses the
good of the present Mere conservatism by tsf
is as much to be deprecated as progress without
thought or innovation without reason. Both are"
be avoided. We should progress thoughtiuly, AM
change or innovate only for good reasons.
Every one regrets that advanced age and inccs
ing in6rmities compelled that venerable and worth
citizen, THOMAS RUFFIN, ST., to decline reecir !
as President of the Society. His reputation as
farmer is not inferior to that which he has esa'
lished as a jurist and when we say this, we 81
al! that could be truthfully uttered of any man
this country He has the esteem and confidence
all classes and all parties; and though we may ID
be able to approve all that he has done or omtt@ |
to do as President of the Society, yet we concehn
him the most entire integrity of purpose and an |
affection for our good old State which age seems rs
Their to increase than diminish But while pyrs /
this deserved tribute to worthy citizen, and vht
giving expression to the general regret which eN
perienced at the loss of his services as President
must be permitted to congratulate the Society
the election of DR.. w. R. Holt of Davidson, to- 1
his place. No better choice could have been MAD
He is one of the hest farmers in the State and vi
bring to the discharge of his duties enlightened 2"
and indomitable energy. His position is an lHE"
tant one. 1t touches and concerns every me0D"
and friend of the Society and we trust he will n'N
every appointment and decide every question
himself and do justice to every industrial in'es
connected with the body over which he preHn
This Society, it must be borne in mind, is ana
cultural and mechanical Society. These two h~
ests are dependent the one upon the other "
lect, slight or injure one, and you inurc the c'
AS general rule, mechanics are just as ineDs"
just as worthy, and just as patriotic as tarn'J
members of the bar, merchants, physicians
others. The offices of the Society must not DC u,
as badges of consideration or distinction, but w.
) should be conferred upon the most active the n;
useful, the best men of every calling and Wa'
, life No one class of members should be stud0'.
> ignored or overlooked. Of all the mechanics :.
State-of the hundreds in attendance on he
Fair, surely more than one could have been w.
who was fit to be associated with the fifty ODi +,
and delegates appointed! We have scanned NV A.
carefully,-we know nearly if not quite all ''Is ~,
tlemen appointed, and we can find but one l's'
y in the list We have the interest of the SocN'
t much at heart, and we refer to this matter :, ~
S in sorrow than in anger" We referred 10 y ts
years ago; and we intend to do so as Often .. IA
invidious discrimination is made, whethef n~ a,
which dictates or leads to 1t is aceidenta'" ,r
tional No man can truthfully say tina. w
demagogue, or that we would array one c',. ,,,ut
+ ciety against another We have abored INV, y, yoht
for sixteen years for all classes and or u" ,.,e y
= Carolina We have been true, and we az" -. sa
we intend to be true to every MATERIAL 'D' re d
(; moral interest of the State; and besau''