The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-10-29

| gers and hardships and sufferings to which
those of the Pilgrim Fathers bear no resem-
blance? After they went and cleared the
way it remained for your entcrprising
Yankee to follow.
Let no man hereafter reproach you with
a want of what he calls ga little Yankee
energy" We don't want it. We do want,
however, Yankee thews and sinews, the
hard fstcd immigrant, the n'of means,
= little of the industry and good husbandry
for which the Dutch, Danes, and Germans
are so famous, inspired and inspirited by a
little southern enterprise and energy. This
is what we want. Give tito us, and We will
show on the hills and in the valleys of our
dear old Virginia such an abode of happiness
and prosperity as the world never saw be-
fore. And how shall we get these imni-
grants, you ask The Virginia Military In
5titute has undertaken to make known the
great natural resources of the State; but
after it shall have published its account of
them, how shall We get it to the ears of those
abroad, who must know the truth about us ?
Southern papers and periodicals-and peri
odicals are read only by the few, very few, in
Europe-but we want the millions to learn of
these good things I; and I can think Of no
better means of doing it than by the farm
ers of Virginia exhibiting degree Of public
spirit similar to that which the farmers of
| Augusta have done with regard to this Fair,
and raising fund for the translation into
the German and other languages of Europe
of these reports, and of circulating them
there extensively and that these reports
shall convey the information most desired
and useful to the em:grant the farmers
shall furnish answers to the questions
that have been propounded from the Ply
sical Survey Of the Institute. Aolar
The Dutch are already alive to the i'm
portance of this subject, and talk of q line
Of steamers from Flushing to Norfolk. Hol-
land is situated with regard to the centre of
| Europe and the sea-shore as is Virginia to
| the South. Holland affords at Flushing the
| dearest and best seaport to all of Southern
and Central Germany, extending as far back
as the Valley of the Danube, precisely as
| the tide-water barbors of Virginia do the
| nearest seaports to the centre of the Missis-
| sippi Valley, st. Louis, and all the landings
| N the Missouri river. Norfolk is the far
| 1hest port north that is never obstructed by
| ice in winter. The same is true Of Flush
| ing on the other side. Flushing has but
| five hours steaming from England. Flush
| ing and Norfolk are between Baltimore and
| Bremen, between which there is already a
| line of steamers in successful operation
md the Dutch Government is appreciating
1T last the Importance of Flushing as sea-
| oort town; for the heart of Europe is doing
aow what Virginia is soon I hope to accom-
olish with Notwithstanding her lines of
internal improvement from Flushing to the
back country. Therefore my Dutch friends
say give us O second, and we will bridge the
| Atlantic with line of steamers between
| Flushing and Norfolk.
There is, think, one thing which the
| farmers of Virginia have to learn, and
| that is, to act more in concert than they have
1een doing. You will see in travelling
through the old countries that the farmers
have learned there, by experience, that
| .ood roads are much more economical than
bad and if any of you--farmers of Au-
gusta--could only visit France and England,
and see the roads there, and the loads
drawn over them by one horse and one cart,
| think ycu would come to the same conclu
| sion instantly, and club together to make
rood roads. Another fact as to clubbing and
concert of action is very striking III those
countries. The American travelling there
| will be charmed with the highly improved
country and high state Of cultivation, ele-
CANT fields and fine crops, and will be con-
tinually looking around for the splendid
mansions to which they belong. But they
are not there. He sees many villages,
which consist Of plain tenements, and are
the abodes of the farm-hands, and he may
lind in the rural districts one Of those villages
perhaps as large as Staunton, in which
doubt if he could find half dozen houses
in which meals are cooked. Suppose vii
lage of one thousand houses; instead of one
thousand kitchen-fres, and one thousand
cooks to attend them for at least an hour or
so each day, he will find two or three bake
houses, to which each family sends its meat
and bread. See what economy in fuel alone.
You will find that many immigrants, when
they come here to settle, ask the first thing
for the baker. These are small points, but
in their multitude they involve vast sums.
At the close of tho address the crowd
greatly applaudedit it.
The surrounding hills were then crowd
ed to witness the sports on the green, which
we're conducted with great spirit-the deep
interest manifested by the multitude re-
calling to classic readers the public games
of the Greeks.
There was fine display of horses, add
ing its variety to the grand spectacle pre-
sented in the natural amphitheatre in
which the Fair Grounds are SO happily
located.
A gayer and brighter scene than any
was the contest among the young ladies of
Staunton for the prize in "archery "a
department of the entertainment very ap-
propriately left to those whose shafts are
SO unerring. The prize was won by Miss
Florence L. Phillips-Miss Sheffey being
second in the contest. Commodore Maury,
General Lee, and Hon. Allen t. Caperton
were the judges. General Lee, in short
speech, awarded the premium. This affair
attracted cast deal of attention.
The public attention was then attracted
by the trotting. Several matches came off.
American Star, entered by Colonel Car
rington, of Richmond, outstripped all COM
petitors. The track was in excellent order,
and the sport fine.
There have been large additions to the
cattle exhibition by arrivals from the South
west.
The display of agricultural implements
from Richmond is magnificent. H. M.
Smith s. Co. have the largest show on the
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