The New York herald., 1867-09-07
THE NEW ENGLAND FAIR.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO TIVE HERALD.

SPECIAL Iele6AAh W I'VE htRAlD.
Cisse Of the Fair-Ansuai Dinner Of the soei-
ety-Address Of General H0ward-fai air Exhi-
billions Of TrottiHG-
PRovIDEkoE r. l., Sept 6, 1857,
IL O'Clock p. NJ
The New England Agricultural Fair held here to
four days on the charming grounds Of the Naraganset
Park Association closed this afternoon From beginn ng
to end II has been grand and uninterrupted success,
ana afforded instruction and for At least bfiy
or sixty thousand people representing all sections OF
New England and including not few from New York
and other States The attendance to-day has been mani
testify larger than many Of the preceding days. the at
fractions being address by General Howard some dre
trotng by noted horses and the annual society dinner
and its attendant speeches by New England Governors
Chief Justice Chase who present a, the opening
Tuesday was regular attendant upon the far until
the close aud Governor Hartman and other prominent
men OF New Hampshire and Ex-Governor Andrew OF
Massachusetts, have been visitors during the past TWO
days
The chief event OF the forenoon was the address OF
Major General Ho ard, which delivered from the
grand stand about eleven O'Clock before assem-
blage OF twelve thousand Senator Sprague intro
duced the orator. remarkng that he was to speak to
them for the purpose OF giving them practical instruc
ton and that he was at the head of the Freedmen's
Bureau and Major General Of the Army Of the United
States
General Howard announced as his subject Educated
Labor" There have been two antagon site principles
contending for the mastery in this country
other that labor controls capital. The first is
illustrated by the system Of American slavery;
the second BY the educated labor Of New England.
Those principles the very heat of the contest
The had scarcely closed when large class OF capt.
some system that should slavery in fact The ap
prentice system OF Maryland holds men to-day In pract
cal bondage These capitalists also undertook % Ok the
rate of by rule, that should not be changed
Another contrvance is the introduction Of oes, aud
still another the attempt to absorb ell that aborers can
earn by a system of trade that enables employer
keep the aborer deeply in debt This spirit Of oppres
sion always de ended by the advocates of despoiism
slavery slavery and insqushty' ana tnM conservatism AUST,
manity and prejudice All men who are opposed
enlightened free not necessarily iusincere
bad. The fault is with the theories they hold Tho
stakeholder seeks elevate himself the expense Of
other men who il educated and skilled n labor, would
iaborng man in New England educates his to labor
and the result is that tho revenue from his industry s
increased by that Of his SON: and wealth Is gathered
without defrauding wrongiug any6 body while the la
Dor Of the his children goes to swell the Golfers
OF man, who has generally tai than he
employ proataby Increased labor not TO be expected
Immediately from emancipation, because there not
proper division OF property and because there little skill
do away With serviiity and establish Independence
Slaves thirty not good subjects for education.
Many have progressed rapidly 10 learnIng but long
time must sapse before they become adopts In knowi
edge We must insist that the children OF slaves have
every opportunity Of education The education Of the
ity which exists among the slaves The proper relation
OF capital to labor expressed bs Mr. Lincoln in the
sentence "L0OOf ID prior 10 anu t0oep00u0ut OF
capital" Labor the superior ca,ita and deserves
much the higher consideration. This being the case,
how necessary to train the young TO combine labor with
skill Without skill the lab0rer cannot rise; with hts
labor has increased value Capital only be kept
in s proper position By educating labor The laborers
OF New England are becoming bst.er educated, and
even the foreign element thrown into the hopper OF
school system affords skill and labor the natural pro-
duct The slave must be educated - Nov Englanders
educated II is useless to argue tho nferiority Of
negro Educate him. and you nud no is capable ol
development We muvt claim that he is q man. and
IN vsnAo
They may b and barbarous yet they are capable Of
ius rucon which will at them for better positions and
Of beyond .hs own rS. over
the rebellion freed millions Of whites and blacks from
.hraldom ana Z Y the duty Of the people to give them
Northera people contributed nearly million dollars
for the object from private rescurces but the poor
whites and the blacks Of the South not yet able
contend again INST those who once hold all the
wealth and 81! the prv'legsa rasy must sti! Be
North nd teachers Of their own SELECTION and pay them
and the result will be enhanced prosperity TO tn,
and 'o'ss s S'
large number Of former master whether arising from
their poverty, from habit or from tne wicked
purposes from the wish TO get the labor OF the freed
men for little or nothing, cali: for co-operative sys
tenn. Az general rule the working prefer to have
use with the most encouraging success In lsxaa
nearly onehaf the freedmen arc working for share ID
ea .bS sns
In discussing the relations between capital and labor
must be guided our reasonngs and discussions By the
golden rule OF "lovs thy neighbor thysef II this
rule followed society would BE- relieved from the
intense passion and prejudice that keep 10 fsrmeut
As We do in adjusting our proper relations
To u.s. who believe In liberty 10 the sovoregnty OF the
o. ns o9"S S
which is dawnng upon We have had . hard strug.
qe have broush. TO- bear oil the national resources
/ of country, oil the powers derived from high
material and all the moral strength necessary 70
operate the changes beholding and We may not
contest TO discern with any degree OF satisfaction what
10 really have accomplished but our children our
chdrens children viii make the wekin ring With loud
huzzas when they shall celebrate the annlvcrsares OF
great battles and commemorate the birthdays Of the
| truly great measures and men Of this generation
Al the CONCLUSION Of General Howards address loud
calls made for Chief Justice Cnsss aad Governor
Burnside who briefly responded, thanking the assem-
| blaze for the hearty reception extended TO them
Then followed the great race Of the day and OF the
fair The in which cenlsred the most interest
of the visitors vas betwee the bay mare Lady Thorne
Lucy, entered BY Norris Hocomb. Of Hartford, and
| the brown geldng Bruno. entered BY James
rst horse and Of $500 for the second mile heats
three In Eve. The position OF the horses was the
order named .ad when they appeared upon the track
there loud cheering from the spectators on the
grand sand In anticipation Of the rare sport which was
about to begin They oil got fair send OF on the first
first quarter she tribe than Tapped by Lucy
the latter falling back . length, however but soon
Se Of 9V Il. IN int the
time being two three lengths behind ON the
homestresch both Lady Thorn and Lucy did their best
and 1t was hard TO antci. ate which would como In
FIRST Lady Thorn proved herself the best, however
and gained the heat BY about half neck In advance OF
| Lucy in 2:26% Bruno broke badly on the home
strech and barely saved himself from being dstauced
when the word was given for the second heat Bruno
shot ahead In nne style, followed In turn by Lucy and
Lady Thorn each about half length distan, from the
other Bruno continued 10 keep atsAd 70 the quarter
when Lucy started ,s'r , and shot
Thorn TO come and take the second position On the
backstretch Lady Thorn and Lucy both gained
Bruno until the horses were respectively about two
lengths apart Bruno being rst Lady Thorn second and
Lucy third Az the critical point OF the homestrefch
Lady Thorn Tapped Bruno, and the latcr got into
run and allowed the Lady 10 win the heat In 226A.
Lucy also took advantage OF the break and came IN
second.
On the third heat Lady Thorn took the lead, but
pressed hard and finally tapped BY Bruno, Lucy follow
Inc couple Of lengths behind. Az the quarter pole
Bruno crept ahead Of Lucy and for moment even
with Lady Thorn, but he soon fell back hall length,
vhereupon Lucy up aud all three promised 70 BIO
winneu Coming down on the homestretch. just be-
fore reaching the score however Lady Thorn weat up
and the driver aIed 70 bring her down until after she
had passed the judges stand. Bruno and Lucy were
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