The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-10-27

the nsople OF. the Dan in the objects Of the
Society. They have but to consider that
thew are the people to make the exhibition,
and there will be no more failures. The
President of the Society has discharged his
duties faithfully. He aided the cause with
an open-handed liberality that is worthy OF
all praise. The officers Of the Society and
the people have but to second his efforts 10
achieve the highest success and to work .
revolution in tillage and the improve
ment of products, and the very lace OF 'he
country will afford the highest delight anu
the largest benefit to all concerned.
Major sutherlin had positively declined
n reelection to the presidency of the Society.
But his services were deemed 80 important
that the Society would not permit HIM 10
do any such thing. He implored them 20
let him of-thought the cause would DC
promoted by changin the president every
two wears. az the Constitution required
nromised to work as hard in another posi-
t;on--nleaded his infrm health-out no |;
thev altered the Constitution and reelecteu
the Major by reclamation. Thus 1orcea 10
onn+;nne in the office, the Major maze
graceful speech, in which, after aGknow.
faJn;nc the honor paid him, he handled the
s s~S and the people of the country round
abont for their want Of zeal, and more espe-
o;a1Iv for the poverty of their contributions
~ Tho exhibition. He would go on and exert
al his mower in strengthening the Society.
IL believed it would do more than any
tb;no else to improve agriculture and make
sorpino remunerative. But if the people
.n 20 net excited to emulation, and did not
nrnye their zeal by their contributions, the
p p,Uso would fail. It should not fail if ne
could prevent it, and he appealed 70 'ne aa
oil to work with him. Ills sPeGch -: we
warmly applauded, and the lnui.a., orl'
were that all were determined 10 81 ~ wv .
in earnest. % +bo fo;r
A finer population than that OF the 1air
valley of the Dan, including 1he poluel
counties of Virginia and North Caroliha' -
nowhere to be found. No man can ooup'
the CAPACITY of such people for the great
est achievements. We remember them IN
day by-gone, when for honest men ana
lovely women they could not be surpassed,
"a we doubt not they cannot be now. The
vanity of advanced age, perhaps, throws
charm around the gallantry, the manllness,
the hospitality and loneliness, of those
fines. by which they are somewhat exagge-
rated. But memory fingers upon them
with ever fresh delight.
And now, for the present at least, l must
bid adieu to this fair town, with her en-
lowered houses, her graceful hills, and her
lovely river, laving her feet with the
bright waters that flow down from the
mountains. My boyish and glowing feet
have imprinted every rood of ground within
and around her borders, and l have guided
the swift canoe through every fall and eddy
in her river. Not all of JOY are these
"reminiscences. The invaluable lessons OF
the "stern nurse" tints them here and
there like the rich colors of autumn, i'm
parting that pensive interest which is the
most endearing of all the hues of the past.
Green be your fields, dear valley, and fair
your flowers; peace to you, fair town; sue
cess to your enterprises; and may beauty,
virtue, refinement, and generous hospi-
tality, continue the GROWING jewels of your
domestic graces. "