Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1863-09-15
Wool Growers Convention.


We find in the Boston Journal the following
sketch Of the remarks made by Col. Needham,
ut the Wool Growers Convention at Rutland
Col Needham took the stand, and was re-
ceiyod with applause. He thanked hs auditors
for the hatterlug reception rendered him, and
entered upon description OF his journey to Eu-
rope and what he saw and did there. IL required
considerable stock of presumption and conf.
dence to sally out IRON a Green Moutain home
to compete with sheep from the pastures OF Yer
mont against those Of the imperial aocks in
France and the German States; and their lore
bodings were not rendered less unpleasant, when,
on the outward passage, they were informed by
intelligent German c0nR0issers that for the
Americans to enter into such competition
would be simply for them to roll in the mud,
as premium for their twelve little sheep would
be entirely out Of the question. However they
hoped. And their most enthusiastic and san
euine hope was hat the American sheep might
peradventure receive one trst premium 'f
The arrival, and subsequent proceedings OF
Mr.. N. and his companion, Mr. Campbell, the
owner Of the American sheep, were narrated
very interestingly The committee OF award con-
sisted of eighteen gentlemen, most OF them no
blemen, and al educated and thoroughly compe-
tent Judges. Despite the attempt Of the German
press to iorestall public sentiment against the
Am rican ,heep, the subcommittee Of this body
agreed upon bestowiog two first premiums and
one second pre- ,iuln upon them, and this award
was subsequently ratified by the unanimous ac.
ton Of the general committee.
| Mr. N. related that the time appointe for ,he
examination of sheep by the committee was
clock A. M , snd tnat On going to the rendez-
yous OF the committee at tico minutes past that
hour he found that every man belonging to the
body had already reported himself, and that the
several sub.committees had gone about their re-
spectye duties. ee ,o,
Tho twelve American sheep owned by MIR.
Campbell competed against l76l foreign sheep
GO OF which were contributed by the Emperor
of the French, and were shown IN u separate and
costly enclosure apart from the other sheep on
exhibition. The circumstances attending the
coming to the German public Of the knowledge
tha, the American sheep were thus highly hon.
ored. was next graphically rehearsed.
SO great was the outburst of popular disap-
nointment and discontinue at the commuters
award, that remarks began to be freely made in
Ihe PAPERS and in convers tion that there was
bribery in the case that the committee (al OF
their own men) had been unduly influenced.
Whereupon Col. N. himself proposed to Gov.
Wright of Indiana, the American delegate,
that there should be a new trial Of the ques-
,ion that grand sweepsta kcs purse Of 500
should be made. each sheep owner entering to
pay $40, aud the sheep being sheared on the
spot and yielding the heaviest fleece to be de-
carcd the most meritorous. by o new commit.
tee of Germans The result Of this proposal
was that but one person entered for tho trial,
and that was Mr. Campbell, the owner OF the
American sheep This conclusively settled the
busness and a, the close Of the exhibition
Count Sher Thoss purchased the twelve Ameri-
can sheep for $4,000.
MIR. N. remarked upon tho success OF the
Hamburg Exhibition, and said that every arti-
ole Of American skill and industry exhibited
found ready purchasers, while very many OF
J the English aud other wares remail cd unsold.
The address OF Col, Needham occupied about
an hour. and was in all respects most pleasing
and edlfyiug narrative. lie wac frequently in
lcrrupted with prolonged applause. n aaIfo