Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-01-30

any of you, and as long as please, and on
political subjects too but organize meet
ing-make one fool president and another
secretary-and | am like blind boy at a
husking-nothing to say ON any subject. )"
Mark you, gentlemen, he was speaking of
political meetings. They never make fools
presidents and secretaries of dairymen's s
associations. | am president of one my
self. Now if my learned friend had ever
belonged to a farmers debating club he
would not have been quite 50 helpless on
his feet have no doubt there are some
very able men in this ieeting who can pain
fully appreciate all is. By all means let
every town have its sbating club, for the
discussion Of agricultural and pastoral mat
tiers, and let the subjects be given out in ad-
vance. and take my word ior it there will
soon be marked Improvement in the brains
OF that neighborhood and an ignorant far
mer will hardly be found in that lOcali-
ty.
The time will come and think is near at
hand when these Vermont hills and valleys
will be known and appreciated as the favor
ed spots of earth when they are divided
into smaller farms and you get ploughs
that 20 deeper when our immense water
power is all occupied our railroads all finish
ed and the canal from the st. Lawrence to our
beautiful lake made and our State is made
the highway !Or the commerce of the world.
Then will manufacturing be largely estab-
lished amcng us, and large population
attracted thereby anda home market made
for all our products. The man vino owns n
hundred acres Of our best land will be 9 well
off, and the owner of two hundred will be
rich. Newant to make our State succeed,
not only practically, but in that higher sense,
in virtue, in intelligence, in culture. We
may reap the richest and most satisfactory
results from the association if the dairy
men and farmers Will give it their hearty,
earnest support.
The association calls on the dairymen for
their support in their endeavors t. stimu
late inquiry and elevate the cause of
scientific and practical dairying in our
State
Let it be thoroughly understood that
perfect individual development secures per-
feet social Development.
Let Us then rouse ourselves from our men-
tai lethargy and 90 10 studying and read
ing.
Mental laziness is much worse than bodily
laziness, and ten times -as common.
This indispOstion to read and think must
be overcome before we can make any real
progress.
Let US learn, then. what the world is slow
TO learn, that there can be no true happi-
ness that is not the result of the action of
harmonious powers steadily bent on pur-
Suits that seek worthy end. Comfort of a
certain sort there may be, pleasure OF GER
tain quality there may be, in ease and the
qualification of that which is Sensuous and
sensual in human nature. bat happiness Is
never lazy mans dover nor scnsualist's 5
NJ lIuF l.. no cd ha owl Ea-
and can never be grasped and held
save 10y true manhood and woman
hood. 1t is a great lesson to learn.
Let Us thank God for the dissipation of
the dreams pl selfish ease and luxury. Life
should have no significance t. US. save as
the theatre in which our powers are
developed and disciplined by use. and made
fruitful IA securing our own independence
and tho good of those around u, or as the
scene in which we are fitted for the work
and worship of the world beyond.
And now. gentlemen. cannot f3rbear
felicitatmg you on forming part of an
association which has reorganized a great
department OF farm industry, and with such
zeal ami success as To serve As an example
for al. the farm industries of the State.
" hat We aim to DO in the future. as We
have done in the past, i to bring science 10
oar aid in our meetings also, the kcenest
practical dlirymen and farmers q lay
before u their experience. and wisely Judge
that the best lessons will flow from the
comparison of the teachings of both ; COM
mercial shrcwdnes- To aid Us by inauguratins
q system for putting our products IN the best
marketable shape, which commands the
respectful attention Of large buyers in every
mart of the world. The associated action Of
tlfr .f..r- l.y.
given a commercial dignity to their calling
They have thus gained IN independence
have gained in leisure, gained in opportu-
nity To investigate more fIlly the bearings
oi every science on their special pursuit
They have broHsht about the emancipation
oi woman from The drudgery OF the dairy.
W hatcger other emancipation may be in
store for her. can conceive Of none which
more than this will give opportunity to
farmers wives ana daughters for self
culture, and to multiply those grace>
winch make the charms of country home.
Nor has the dairyman, or the farmer of any
stamp, filed the whole cycle of hi, dGty
when he has enlisted science and the best
practice TO make q crop that will secure the
largest marketable return.
BY every law Of good citizenship. and of
good feeling. he is bound to do the best that
IN HIM lie~ % make his farm not only an ex-
ample of thrift, bat of wcll-orderel thrift
Ncatne~S and fair proportions in all our
buildings, roadside trees, enjoyable gardens
these all Viii win children and neigh
hor~ children 70 respect for order and
within the limits Of lar->ichted economy
every farmer of our beautiful State
can 50 invest all his belongings. not
only with an air of thrift. but wiki such
tokens oi aptitude for higher enioyments as
shall. most of all, stay the drift ut his Young
people u the Nest, or to the empty vani-
ties ui the cities or large towns. Add
the culture and refinement which can sec
the good IN order aud ncatness land if need
be, The beauty ~ flowers and treeS) to the
yigor and foresight which can make pay
ing crop. and We have the type of country
manhood which viii most enlarge our
wealth, and VIII hest ripen and illustrate
our Republican civilization.
hat better service can we perform than
to build up all the institutions for good in
oar noble State, and make it the home of 4
Yrtuous' intelligent, prosperous, contented
and happy people?
No hills are greener, no skie. are
brighter, no waters parer. no air more
bracing than hers and no State aecnrds a
better common school education to the
great body Of Ger sons and daughters than
She does
And surely no son or daughter, even by
adoption. ever regarded her history without
a glow Of pride in her stainless renown.
Foremost in every good enterprise, she has
never flltere1 in the darkest hour of any
struggle for freedom and right Her past
gives assurance and justiiie~ confidence a to
her future.
While our country maintains her
liberty and her greatness. the virtues of
Vermont will be "A precious portion of the
national heritage, and if this country is
destined, in the providence of God, to Illus
trate the frailty Of all things earthly and
material. If corruption shall debauch its
legislation and palsy its manly strength
LEI US never doubt that the last struggle of
expiring liberty will be made among these
green hills, that from their SUBMITS the
eagle will take flight to some land beyond
the ocean where justice IS not bought and
sold a. mechandise, and man disclaims to
traffic in the rights of his fellow man.
This excellent address was received with
applause
DR.. l. C. Batter of Essex, then welcomed
the Association TO Essex, substantially as
follows
Mr.. PRESIDENT The partiality of my
fellow -dairymen has assigned to me the
agreeable duty of welcoming the Assocm-
ton of which you are the honored head to
our midst. On their behalf welcome YOU
to the hospitalities of this village. ] well
come you to this town, whose population is
mostly of farmers and whose dairy products
are second to no town in the county !
welcome you to tins county, which, in num-
ber of pounds of butter sold, as shown by
the census of 1870, stands third in rank by
a small fraction, but first in number of |
pounds of cheese, and gallons Of milk sold, |
with only two competitors that reach half
it, number Nour Association has achieved
a glorious success in the able papers you
have placed on record in the discussions
which have given life to your meetings, and
in the heprominence which ths dairy products
have gained in the markets of the world,
through your influence.