Daily national Democrat., 1861-09-11
AT TUE PAVILION.
Annual Address by President Swezey.

tors have. as usual, been very diatoiy, aud
this is really the first day of the Fair The
exercises laet evening commenced with prayer
by Rev. Mr. Walsworth. Mr.. Swezey then
delivered the opening address, which we
publish below. The pressure Of matter upon
our columns prevents further notice Of the
Fair to day:
members Of the Agric"lturql, Ho,tic"it"rqi
and MechantcS oociefH and Lddtcs dna
Ge1Hlcmen:
We have eongrrgated at this, the Annual
Fair of our Society, to rekindIe and enHven
the fires Of friendship, of union aud neigh
borly love, and to exhibit for our mutual
benefit and improvement the varied produr-
tions Of our fields the improved condition Of
our h, rds and hucks the Advancement made
iD the mechanics, arts and manusactures, and
tie Developments wrought 10y genius aud
skil. You have cougregated here upon his
harvest festival of the year from various por
tons Of the Pacific coast y ou have come
from the rich and fertile valleys Of the onc-
ramcnto, the San Joaquin, the Feather and
the Nuba; from the golden streams and
slopes of The snow capped Sieuas, from the
yellow bills and beautiful vn!es Of the Coast
Range, and from the desert sands, and fruit
ul valleys, and silver robed mountains OF
Nevada and here have gathered together
the rich and the poor, the high and the low,
the old and the young, and those of every
calling, trade and vocation in life. And you
have ass mbed under circumstances that
should peculiarly incline your hearts in
thaukfulness to that experimenting Provi-
dence that has so hountifuliy scattered His
blessings Oh every ride and made your hearts
glad with plenty aud prosperity. Already
You have gathered and garncred a plentiful
harvest; your orchards are bending beneath
! their ripe and luscious fruits; your vintage Is
ready tor the wine press; your herds and
your Aocks feed with their young upon the
! plains and the hill-sdes; your workshops
and Your manufactures have afforded II
thriving and successful business; your com
merce and trade have yielded profitable
and rich reward your mountains have re-
paid the lnborou- toll Of the hardy miner,
with their precious treasures Of silver and OF
gold and you have been hlcst with freedom
from pestilcuce and famine, and enjoyed
season Of general good health, whilst IN your
midst has reigned peace and plenty.
Though you have been sigually blost. your
kindred and your friends in your fatherland
are suffering the tatcs, the misfortunes and
the tefror5 of that most dreaded Of nli en-
auities, "A civil war There unhappily, the
harvest is not gathered the iocks are not
tended, and manufactures, trade and com
mcrce are languishing. The red hand Of war
is laying waste their fields and their homes,
and the brave sons Of the North and the
South have been called from the plough and
the workshop to battle with each other in
deadly strif.
In view Of your favored condition, and in
order TO merit the continuance Of those bles-
sings of health and prosperity; OF peace and
Of plenty, it bchOves you as people, with
thankful hearts to render lraisr and thanks
giyiugs unto that God WHO has 80 graciously
and nhundanty showercd his gifts upon you.
1t is with pleasure that have b5held, this
day, the Interest which has been manifested
by you all, in the Fairs of this Society. Aud
il affords me great satisfaction 10 know that
you have so generally contributed to the eX
hibition.
In cNaminug the display Of fruits, grains
| and vegetables; tho various manufactures :;
the productions of the artists and the labor
saving inventions of genius OF cXhilili, II at
the Pavilion; and the superior show of ami
mails at the cattle ground, we can but feel a
pride in the rapid progress which we are
making on this far of Western coast in IN
terua greatness in wealth and prosperity It
scefns but as yesterday when the Oldest
amongs us, after vending his weary way
across the desert plains, or by slow sailing
vessels around the Southern Cape reached
these favored shores. We remember fail well
what n wild scene they presented to our view
long ranges of bald or timbered mountains
rose ON either side, while vast plains and
valleys stretched out fnraway from our view
These mountains, plains and valleys were TIL.
touched by the eultvator's hands, and uu-
known to the civilized influence Of the white
man. Among the mountains and over the
plains aud valleys roamed the Indians, in
peace and security. These yellow and mUrky
streams then poured into the ocean their clear
and pelucid waters TO day, how altered
Here aud there have sprung up cities and
towns as ii by magic, filled with life, with
enterprise and industry, whilst on every side
we behold cultivated fields, orchards and
vineyards. aud all the improvements and
characteristics of great and thriving people.
In contemplating the rapid progress We have
been making in Agriculture, in Mcchanic
Arts, in Manufactures, in Trade and in Com
mercc, it is natural to enquire the cause of
such progress. and wherein lies the guarantee
for its continuance. The answer to such
question is obvious TO every one conversant
with our country, its situation and re.oUrces
and its advantages. Situated upon the cast
ern bounds of the Pacific, it is open 10 the
trade and commerce of the issnds of that
ocean, while it lies in the direct line of COM
munication with India, Japan and Asia. Our
mountains abound in gold, silver, copper,
iron and other minerals, while they yield
abundance of timber, and possess soil
adapted to the cultivation Of many of the
fruits and cereals
Oar valleys and plains are rich and fertile,
and suited to the cultivation Of all the fruits,
plants and grains of the temperate zones, and
to most of those OF the tropies-while they
are adapted to the grazing of cattle horses and
sheep, Htiording them pasturage during the
whole year. Our climate is mild and said
brious, ..and conducive to the health Of AMI
mails, and to the rapid growth ana early ma
tuning of the fruits, grains aHd vegetables
With these advantages Of location, climate,
soil and material wealth, we have every rca-
son, as n people, to stimulate us to further
eXertious and to greater Advancement But
it is well. yea a duty to ourselves, and to the
country, in the midst Of our eXcertons and
our efforts at advancement, to pause after u
ten years elor' in any direction, whether
prosperous or otherwise, ard take anew our
latitude and longitude, and enquire whether
we have pursued the best method, and adopts
ed the best means for securing our object
For ten years we have been ploughing,
sowing and gathering the grains, and yet
we have learnt but little Of the nature Of the
soil cultivated by us; our fields have not
been enriched, and our crops have diminished
thereby.