The Portland daily press., 1865-08-07

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halted in Albany, Schenectady, Utica, Rome,
Syracuse, Rochester, Niagara, and a part of
Canada Yves. i journeyed in northern Penn
syiyania, and through the whole State of Ohio,
from Cleveland on the lake, to Columbus in the
centre, and Cincinnati, its southern extremity
on the Ohio river, T saw thevaIlies of the Sci
OTTO, the Miami and the Muskgumny. Twisted
the horticultural Exhibition in Cincinnati, and
the extensive vineyard in the vicinity. of that
city. In Dayton-near the western line Of
Ohio--the home of Vallandighan, attended
the State Cattle Show and Fair, the greatest l
ever saw out of SmithieIds in London, witness
ed its well fed cattle, horses, mules, sheep,
swine and poultry; its agricultural and horti-
cultural productions, and samples of manufac-
lures. There were forty acres of specially en-
closed grounds on the bank of the great Miami,
filled with this splendid exhibition. At its
close, listened to the annual Address deliver
eddy Ex-G Governor Wright, of the adjacentS State
Indiana, and late u S. Minister to Prussia:
and what do you think was the burden Of his
speech? he had just returned from his first
visit to New England, and especially the north
ern State Of Vermont, the land of his ances-
tors; and the great object of his address was
to draw contrast between the East and the
West which should shame he Buckeyes and
the Hoosiers, for their want of rural taste, OF
agricultural skill, and those habits of industry.
prudence and temperance, without which the
richest country In the world must be poor, and
with which the poorest must become rich, as
these cold, sterile, down east States really are.
His descriptions Of the true independence and
domestic and social comforts of New Eng
land farmers home in contrast with the SLOW.
emily and moving homes of theWest, begat such
an eastern fever amongst the group of listeners
where stood, that ] did not know at one mo-
ment, but should be called upon to conduct
an emigrant colony of buckeyes to settle some
where in this Dirigo State. 1t is true, as Gov.
Wright said, no farmers in the United States
live so nell as the farmers of New England.
And am persuaded of this one thing, by nv
own personal observation, that in no part Of
New England do farmers and mechanics
spread better tables, or are farmers children
better cared for than in our Maine. In the
rural districts of Ohio you seldom see barn !;
the hay is stacked out all winter for the SILVER
ingcattle to feed upon amidst snow and sleet;
tIe dwellings are covered with wide, rough
clapboards, whitewashed, perhaps, for orna-
ment's sake sometimes; and the front ward,
instead of being filed with roses and syringas
and dahlias and other ornamental plants and
shrubs, are beds for hogs to root in that
are ready to walk into the front door with any
other gentleman or lady that pulls the latch
string. / was greatly disappointed in all this,
and did not wonder that Gov W. had learned
wisdom by his visit to aDown East
AS lhave alluded to the remarks of Gov.
Wright, permit me to extract one or two.
amongst other sentiments, which it was nv
pleasure to report on the spot. at is true.
said he, shat the agricultural resources of the
west very great; butagriculture, be it known,
is not the only source of wealth for country.
Especially willitbe found very inadequate one,
when other arts and pursuits are not patron
lied by the people, and fostered by the Gov
eminent, and made to play to;the warp and
woof of society taken as a whole. We are
made for different departments of labor, men
tai as well as manual; and the benefit of all is
to be accomplished by mutual helps Artisans
are as necessary to civilized society as work.
ers upon the soil. In New England their
Importance acknowledged and felt.v sWhy,'
said he, during my late visit to Massachusetts,
attended Mechanics Fair in Worcester.
which exhibited more of the fruits of mechan
ical skill and industry than the whole State
OF Ohio could scrape together. In the hall. as
passed through the fine display of manufac-
eureo articles, my attention was arrested by
very beautiful pair of Shoes part of various
samples, which Crispen himself in 'souatted
sovereignty was exhibiting at his table.
was about to put my hand upon them to feel |
Of the work, when the cobbler's sovereignty |
arose to the point of dignity, and he forbid nv |
'aklng such liberty with his wares It'll not,
continued Gov W., 4the business that digni-
les the man, but the man that Identifies his
BUSINESS A government cabinet maker of [
Washington, who sometimes make official /
reat men OF small stuff, is not necessarily SO
nuch entitled to the public homage as the
abinet maker of Yankee workshop who
urns out good furniture for the people, There
> TOO, said this patriotic Western Governor.
PRIDE Of home which 1 saw inithe North
!. uss,re 70 make that beautiful and happy
.'a' iaio at the foundation of all social excel
~ anu All public good, From love of
as its best starting point. all true natr;L
- 80 p,ooeeus' I'LL it reaches the State and
u ,'aoal governments. 1t was not so in the
vest GOV, ". declared that one Of the great
. errors which existed in the West--one that
woaid iaDor to correct above most Others
as 70 think first of the National Capitol a.