The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-10-14
NORTH CAROLINA STATE FAIR
ESPECIAL TKLEaRAM TO THE pIsPATcH.1
HENDERSON. n C.. Oct. IA 1870.

HENDERSON, n. c.. Oct. IS, 1870.
The crowd to-day was large and intelli
gent. there being also present considera-
BILE number Of beautiful ladies. There were
probably 800 persons on the ground dur
ing the day.
a. w. Jones, Esq, treasurer of the Cen
trail Agricultural Society, introduced Hon.
Kemp r. Battle, who said he did not feel
like stranger to these people, rs his mo-
Their was Warren county lady. He paid
an eloquent tribute to the worth, fntelli-
gence, and public spirit of the citizens of
the three counties, and. presented in these
annual fairs Granville, Franklin. and
Warren. Their early colonial and re-
evolutionary history was alluded TO in feel
ing terms. The great galaxy of bright
names, embracing Chief Justice Henderson,
Col. Benjamin Hawkins, Gov. VIM. Haw-
kins and John II. Hawkins, Nathaniel Ma
con, Gov. Turner, Judge Ruffin, and Wei
don n. Edwards, were held up for the IN
culcation and example Of the rising gene
ration, many of whom had made glorious
record for themselves in the late war. This
uNc ltdSCs WIZ 40 SuSt lkut I'll 81 uuf.ill-
tages, should be used, and not abused.
Here the speaker drew picture OF an old
man blowing with broken-down, lank old
horse and ON old.lashioned ploW, and
commented on the slowness Of planters
| to adapt new modes of tilage and i'm.
provements in agricultural mechanism
Norfolk Is the great port of the future,
being nearer to the exporting places of the
great West than Baltimore, Philadelphia,
or New York. The mode Of farming IL
Norfolk, England, was alluded to. Mr.
Battle thought the common notice of the
| value Of the small farm system totally erro
neous. 1t all depended on the farmers
means. With large capital large farms
were most profitable here in the section
where the grape, all kinds Of fruits, the
cereals, cotton, and tobacco could bt
raised. Tho future teens with encourage
ment. Ours Is better land than The
boosted countries Of the Old World. Tho
| speaker prophesicd brilliant and glorious
future for America. he spoke Of The
| patient and magnanimous constancy O.
II our SOuluClh icSPiC hiioS1 eSiSeist oAiS
spoke in suitable terms Of the conduct o
the colored race denounced as worse thar
demon any who should stir up strife he
tween the two races. His tribute to thu
sublime courage, during the long and blood!
war, was thrilling and electrical. He safe
| if Ransom, and Cox, and Hoke, had beer
at Sedan, at the head Of their gallant com
mands, the invading Germans would have
been hurled back In disgrace to their native
country. 49,
| General Lee, the second great Eirgtni;
hero, had fesling and touching tribute
paid him, which drew tears from the OH
GERS who had served under him, who Were
congregated on the stand.
MIR. Battles address was characterized by
great beauty Of diction, and appropriate
ness, and coptousness of all allusion ant
illustrations, as we'll IA eloquence and prac
ticability. -. .....
The following distinguished gentlemen
were present; Gen. Robert F. Hoke, Gen
Robert Ransom, Gen. D. NJ. Barringer
Col. Edmundson, of Memphis, Tenn. Col
j. B. Martin, and Prof. w. G. Kerr.
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The press was represented by J. HarVe!
Moore, Esq, Of the Raleigh Seat1net
Rev. J. B. Bobbitt, Of the Raleigh Kpssco
pal Methodist; Jordan Stone, ESQ, OF tn
| Weldon Meas; Cicero W. Harris, of tn
Battleboro' Adcaaee, and Mr.. Churchill, o
the Raleigh Stgndard.
The trotting was by Paxson's Olive
Twist, +Young's B. E. Lee, Haywood
Fannie, and Waegoners Loaier-a Wash
ington, D. c., horse-1~fst winning bes
two in three. .,,-
The following articles were omitted II
my previous report : A fine collection Q
apples, peaches, grapes, and other fruits
by Mrs. 8. G. Wilson also, one of frui
trees, by G. W. Westbrooks, Of the Ridge
i wey nursery. -.
Tournament tomorrow. 7f D.