Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-22


while Il costs II and ls eests from Bloom
ingtoa to Chicago. the saoe distance. r.
Bloomingtoo had no eaaal, whale Peoria he'd.
BsnARKs OF m. van .rr6.
NJ. Van Epps, Of Dixon, thsoght THE
work the greatest ever nndestaken in llli-
nois, end believed that the people Of the
State would would sanction the Legislature
in a0ything il might DO 10 Aid it.
aRnARks OF Nh. JOHNSON.
M. Johnspn, ehairmsn Of the meeting.
said thai the psspIs he'd 10 idea Of the cost
Of tSaaepogtAtion from the West across lhs-
n0ie, nor the great saving that would result
by these impesv smenes. The amount Of
gain ironsperted In 1865 Vas 5000. 900
bushels, and this year il would reach 100.
000, 900.
Minnesota a;ons sends d0wu $4,000, 600
bushels. asa seeveosssn sigbtceeuths 20
scsoss Illinois. lie depicted the grand
results that would flow from this grand
work. and said that in FIVE years after its
completion, the country out Of Illinois
would, in tolls, psy the interest on the debt
the State Was asked ~ oats, and keep up
repairs on the canal.
kRMARKo or M. JOSEPH CTlEY.
Jessph Utley, of Dixsn, had heard the
astounding statement made In the House Of
Representative that The farmers Of Illinois
pay 20 per cent. on their proucts 70 have
then transported to market. He presented
fosrAidabls Away q facts ID shoo Why
Rock river shtuld be improved. The eix
eounsiss along that river affected BY the
proposed inprovsosnts pay annually over
3s0OO, 900 70 tr1nspost their psodueAs 10
market. The proposed Improvement,
chsap<f Ssoaepsstat,on, Will coat les than
q 900 go. He spoke Of the rich coal
fields and pinsries sleng the river that
veuld thea have q ostlst. inersss'es the
veAlih o. ~ psspls. H. ss6estsd hat
NE lao1 ID thoee oDunetso wo1Do y eohooc-
Cd In value 70 an amount exceeding IS. O0O,.
900. New York had spent III .OOO, 900 on
the osiejnoi construction Of canals, end had
received in return ssO.OO0,0 600; end last
year over 81 ,OOO, 900 Of ihis fund hes been
applied to paying the expenses Of the State
government. lie pictured, with enthusiasm,
the splendid results to flow from these
grand improvements in Illinois. The canal
once coopIeted to the Mississippi, the boats
eau be hoated to that str>am, and north 20
regions Of perpetual SNOW or up The MIS-
souri, 10 the bases Of the Rocky mountains.
The Farnor.
The following very sensible and we'll writ<
ten article W extract from an sgncultu ral
.xchanss. Let eur farming population
read il aud appreciate the dignity Of their
cslliag
Ess thousands ef yeass The world took j,
Tor granted that The rusllo must be faf be.
hind The uehaa population il all Qualities ol
intelligence and refinement, and these very
adjsctlves simply difference in good man,
ners sssosvshsr In favor Of the dwel,ess ia
towns. fsrrners outside II sclogues xars
''cled4oppe sviilalee,' "sha~ baceaG.
yaed ~ beliiloui6n e the paseoral Dssli
mads county fclkS q bestbut artificial %.
jscts Of some critical contempt. Il wei
thought b Woodsriul thing that Diocletiar
should prefer The culture Of cabpases TO thu
powers and ~ plsosuyoo Of Ne paAes- q
wonderful that the world mas talked about
Il svsr since. There he's been no end Of
admiration ct he spectacle Of Cincinnatul
taken from his plow TO be made Dictator
but W turn farmers into Senators and Sen.
ators into far@ess every year, esnvert largs
land psopriseorS ioto Msjor Generals, end
lad the growers ef turnips and potatoes &C.
ceptable contributors 10 the monthly maga>
Zines.
There VS., il cannot be doubted, . tends
ency in the cid fssming life to ssolidity, to
. eoaTseness Of the earth earthly, to the me>
II ALL
. contempt Of tho polished pursuits Of litsr>
ature and art. Unfort 4natsly this coarse
self suticiency alse extended % . contempt
o. scientific discoveries. 10 . foolish die
trust Of real improvements, to any thing oul
AZ the uaual, time honored course Of pillow
ing c'umslly, reaping painfully, exhAustins
body aud soul aud soil, ali three together
by big ted adherence 10 the ways Of the
torcia,herS. The farmer was . thrifty
hard>workin~ peasant, with his chief pleas
uves alinsntary, md bic boys and girls ii
Is not to be wondered At ran away to tns
cities to become brokers and the wives Of
brokers, merchants, miiliners-anything bu
the weary drudgss of the field and the
dairy. ~ 49,
A modern agricultural fair proves how
al, this has been changed The material
improvement 10 marvellous. a. shown 10 ,h,
increased prediction, in delicate fruit, in 81
gantio vegetables, in golden butter, and In
s,ocA advanced altnosi 70 perfection. 1hi,
il 10 DO referred TO that siispe principle o
competition without " hich the world woult
cease to move. or would only setrograde -
.Tho prizes bestowed arc something. bu
they are too email e. be regarded in III,
light Of remuneration they are like the
cross Of the soldier, or the simple certificate
of merit which the school 10y proudly car.
riss home. The moral advantage ID, thai
The tassWsr seee what has been achieved, and
10 fired with honorable aubAioA 70 equal OF
10 excel. What Jo~Gs l,as done Ia the way
Of pigs. OF Smith accomplished in the way
OF pumpkins, Brown feels that he can do
and does it. But above all, n the solemn
y, IL No may say %, Of the occasion, in ths
ability Of the addresses and their suhj.c,
matter, in the judicial estimate IL the n,er,
ts Of che exhibitor. IN the general poinp and
circumstances Of the whole festive affair,
the farmer feels that tic Importance Of his
profession is admitted, that its dignity is re-
spectsd. and that it 10 recognized as the
calling Of al others with which the world is
utterly unable 70 dispsnss without lapsins
into barbarism - experiencing . vssi
amount Of social suffering, lie comes in
contact with oil his fellow farmers Of the
country, he gives them the ripe result of his
expsrience. and he carries OF their own in
rein. In he sharp collision Of many
minds, all working in oae direction, there ID
elWays birth Of neW idsas, end reesusr
alton 81 old ones The agricultural fairs are
the formers 10 council, and the farmers ere
the Comscript Fathers Of the Republic.
Deecher - TSnrOsgA T1caess fss
Salvation.
Rev. Henry Ward Bssches, in . recent
nePN,o0 naid. Maov nan a>~~n a aha~ L