The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1859-11-09


more alike rs "A community. we love each
other more, aud lean how TO cultivate
the affections of the heart rs well AS de
veop the mysteries and treasures Of the
Earth. Aud IN this good work we always
have the cheering presence and elfeclual
c" operation the lovely faces. bright ewes
and winning s'nlcS ot the gender and
better sex, To help us on, aud 10 buil,
and ad"rn ahI keep in more places ;han
one, the true Floral Halls Of the Fdir.-
! You, la,lieS, are Always the f,ireSt coniri
huto's to the Flir While we thus ap,
prove aud would encourage, il all proper
WAYS. the establishment of Agricultural
Fairs, II Is 20 he hoped they "jI continue
! To be So managed as TO merit the npproha-
lion of The good and wise. and the gener.
Gus sapp"', and coun.euance they are
now receiving The chief feature Of "A
Far and lis most exciting object "f atrrac.
ton. ought not to Toe fast trot,iny horses
with fast men and sometimes fast women
! tn drve them. as Is getting To be the fash
ion IN some portions Of our country, where
they are wo't - preach more aud prac
! tlce less Of morality, than Others not so
given up TO "iSm>" and most miSchievous
abstractlons both sacred aud profane, ra
ligious, moral aud political.
Let US keep our Fans from such de-
generacy and make them more extensive.
| ~ useful ; aud in this connection. II has
occurred 10 me that II might be advan
hgeous, n many respects, to send dele
! gates and reports from the County AsSO
ciat'"m to the State Socictv--aud from
TIA" Society of each STATE To the Soc;e'v
aud National Far Of the United States
titus disseminating, on a large scale,
the great good which is done ever VOW
"n - much smaller QUE
/ congratulate you, too gentlemen, on
the manifest progress which agriculture
has made IN the last few wears through
out all thus region Of our State. You are
having your reward IN a much larger
production from the fields and AN ucreas
inc general prosperltv-in the great ap.
preciatlun of v"ur bands, ana IN the IN
creased comforts and happiness of home.
! Much has been duua--Nrt great de Il
more remains to be dumc in fact, little
has been done, compared with what can
and will be, ultimately accomplished, Ia
restore the nature fertility Of this beruti-
fut and originally. very rich section Of the
State. The Virgin soil which our fathers
found and which attracted TO its posses
sion one Of the best emigratiuns that set
tied anv portion of our country, has been
badly abused and ne,ected aud has lonr
since, Disappeared. 4 new G ,un,ry-a
spare population OF pure and simple hab
iis--of few wants-wi.h the necessarie.
"t life easily supplied by the most imper
feet and CARELESS cultivation -luxurics
they did not need OF care for. remem
ter when boy IN store to have hear,l
Al aged nation, Of Revolutionary times
vino had passed her three score and ten
years--Nu ancestor OF II large aud re>pec
table posI~r'y ~ a neghhurlms comfy
make II boast that sme had never "or:
calico dress OF taken "A dose uf medicine
liumespun and health, honesty and pa
tr"tIsm, were the fashion then. They
lived wIihIn themselves aud on their owl
means. lhe low price OF land here
very cheapne's constantly inducing tie
farmer to buy other and "etter soil, wher
H." present WAS exhausted, instead "I
improving hrs own-thc disturbance o
the Revolution "nc subsequent period IL
IN our h''tory-Ihe c"nslrnt stream o
emigration, which has poured out from
our State TO Nil portions Of the South anC
West and above all, the fatal want, 10,
80 '"ng time, OF good and " Hon't
Ndrk'i for the production OF the soil
these have teen the leading causes which
have retarded Agricultural Improve
mems anoLg us-aGd entirely CHANGE
Tor ;he worse, the Original appearance
and character Of our soil But IT'S base:
still Remain. It's present conimiOG invites
aud demands our utmost scrutiny, care
and intelligent culture. II may oe-sh"l
J SAY, as noW being. ns it assureiIy vii
ultimately be made IT, An improved az
rIcu'ture, richer aud more productive
than II ever Was.
We have the most powerful and urgent
motives to TenuvAIe this wasted soil and