The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-18

that at gatherings of this kind you do not
come to hear speech. ] threfore shall
not occupy moro than twenty minutes OF
your time, so that if weary you the pain
will be short. The echoes OF political ora
tory have Just died away from among your
hills, and 1t is fairly to be presumed That OF
eloquence you have had surfeit, so that
you now Invite a plain speaker to
talk to you about products rather than OF
politics. 1t ia with very much OF dillldence
that assume to speak to this Intelligent
neople when | remember how much they |
excel those of my own state in every branch
of agriculture. A great part of the sur
rounding country has learned to look to
Vermont for the best daley products, for
the best beef ard mutton, for superior
sheep and WOOL and for horses OF the
greatest endurance and speed. 1t is true
that nature has given you fine pastures ana
good soil for raising the products
in which You excel, but to these conditions
you have added that skill and patient in
dustry without which no agricultural c@m-
munity can be successful. have travelled
somewhat extensively in our own country
and Europe, ana / have not been an mat
tentive observer Of the comfort of the pco-
ple where | have been, and haye nowhere
seen the conditions better fulfilled which go
to make happy people than here.
When industry and intelligence so hand
in hand success may be compelled from
the most adverse circumstances, but II to
these conditions be added propitiou ekies
and relcutive soil, we shall find ample
reasons for the civic nee around us here that
YOU are 9 successful agricultural commit
nifty.
Now, my friends, in saying this do not
suppose have toid You any thlnb YOU u.u
not know heioic, but IL IS pfOn,HoIc NO"
aid then to wear whst others 'uiuh oi US,
80 that we may thereby learn tnat iiaii OF
the discomlorts o, the Wor'I Gr!se rom rom
our not approaching ths goou i'hgs 'na'
we nave. 4Snl many years ago at 'ne w.
hlblton OF me Ii !ya Agriculture socie.y
OF GIoat D'ta!n' Ia Lonuuii' / "a" sne
excellent nay ana manure i9rHS' l'r SUPP
rior to anything OF inc Klhu ltu sven oe-
fore. Upon inquiry there iounu my
were maze mere IN your staie OF Nc'ilout
L asked the exhibitor, y hasted !ofelgh,,
or an EnglishmAn 70 WitIWhy Ln9lShu
with her wealth. OF IRON ana steer anu heI
other superior advantages TOT mahulac'u'c
did not compete IN thls tnaOler on IorkS
with small s'A1e IKE NcfhGn'. lie couIG
not tell me why, out ne trans!y ahsWefe
that they could not 90 II. Mtnr"ards
hesrd that numerous orders we're received
from English farmer, for supplies OF these
forks. And 30 1t is IN all departments OK
manufacture; tho good points OF thing
must DC seca ana Jake" ABOUT III o'neI
that they may bo known and a demand
arise for them.
have alluded to the discussion OF pol't-
ical isoues 80 freely made ali over your
state within the last fer days, aud regard
it as healthy sign OF the body poltic, and
50 now, when we meet to Judge OF facts
and dlecus5 principles that ne very nea'
the foundation OF our material prosperity,
We test the truth ana ndelily OF theories oy
thelr praciice: All Tue theories ~" pnlio,
sophlca problems ABOUT agriculture ana
mechanics as apphed 10 our domestic needs
are OF little use until we test them py COM
parison' as well as use
A farmer, 10 mold Ms rank III the advance
OF material thlDge, must use the Dess nc
can ma, but ne can hardly ascertain tne
best things by sitting at nome ana ehu,'inR
his eyes ana ears TO what Is trensplfing
around him. The noblest OF all obligauon'
is that which tends most TO TIC happiness
OF the word ava me Wella'c Oh uahklhd'
1t would be difficult 10 assign this mgr
honor 10 any particular pursuit nul
quite certain that inc pTouucers' Ihose WI,
add something 10 the aegIeSetc MenI'n "
.he community: arc e,ittl4eu ~ Wy ~
honor. You VIII readily seG !hnv tue WV
force OF every ha'Ioh 10 emery Soii ,;'.
from its agricultural "e"''li anu Pio""1''''
caPacly; ,c,.,,.. pr.
mus ihe Vast anu leItnc pia'iis VI nus
sla, so aouuuant III " meat anu nHH' S''D"s
IN mines anu hanui lGVoIlo, Vi M 80
1t great commercial ana ilalul"ctui ~ !
power athoH4 1he nt'ioia ", ~ NV,
Ing luAul' t.nt Sio"'n ~ iu4','' ~ 49,
ana silks OF emma anu japan, my i1l ecu
turies poured their opuiehoe III tnc zap
england, ana cohlneu as sue ID W conlp a,
atlvely rev acres, nave given her wealth.
power ana prc-emlnehce among ha'iuhS
The agricultural wealth. OF francs na
enabled her 10 endure us'as.a,ion7' "n "
gwen her strength 10 slanu INC eicht . ,aAo
lon caused by her wars. one nas FURNISHES
from the savings OF her smal lafn li,a iH4 o.
than zen times INC aiio"anoo Ta4leu ~
from lime 10 tllhe' ~ mas g;nfTN hoi p'i'l
NAL youth through All her tlIi' .,o
In our own long anu aiuouS Sa'usI.o y
arms never, we ueVou.euiy n4pe, ~ w ',.I ~
neWeu on lnls continent = tue iailnei9 W.
inc llIe auu sVTehStn anu o10NC"H0 Vi :"
country. for many hohlHs .ne 4uesto
was not whether we could ma men ehoug
to go to the front, Dut WhetheT, WIN III
grea! drain upon tEe country, lheIo "oui
be enough strength lett al nome 10 fn'
bread. Indeed we had the assurance Una
II it was necessary men should come nom
10 eathef IN Tue harvest
The question OF The supremacy oil 20
untary and PAD labor was estanhsheu'
lana never ylelded more pounllIuliy 10 oI
Efforts, nor was there ever IN al tue anna
OF war an army so wen Ieu anu clo'he'
But neea not elaborate tnls point W
al kno" 'he importance tnat a,tsches
the lrst ana most material pursuits OF III
clVli'zed world ne sou must nov on Oh
supply US WIN 1000, ou' ii come way Wv
us marry every ma'eIial thiBE Mhicn
necess iry '',r our wellart, surrey, ,nc
II Ia a mistaken NOTION whicn awu'es my
er SOCIAL posluon' or ewes grea'et holor
the various PROFESSIONS thNn ~ tue D ,hS ,,'
the ktll. q ii necessary pursuits are. All