The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1877-10-04
GOV. SEYMOUR.
Valuable Remarks of Ex Gov. Seymour of
N. Y. at the Lewis County MY. Fair.

success which has attended their laDorS
this year. l congratulate you for an
other reason, For the last ten years
some men, by concocting various
schemes, have attempted to live in OPP
position to Gods own laws, which pro-
vide that all shall do their share of labor
and toll, forgetting that such is the re-
suit of Gods command, and for u time
many were tempted with longings to
possess that which they had not earned
by labor. But time and truth ultimately
lay all things bare. After all, it is shown
how turtle all such schemes and expert
ments are, andwe find ourselves brought
back to appreciation Of the first great
principles of political economy, and we
are more firmly impressed with the fact
that the safety of the country rests up
on the success of the honest labors of
the holders of the plow. My friendwho
preceded me has told you of the majesty
of this great country, and pointed out
to you its many advantages over other
lands. He might have told you also
how we have won our progress and
gained our great numbers, wealth and
prosperity. We think better of our
country than of all others because We
should do so. This comes from no mar
row or selfish feeling, for we gladly well
come men of all countries to enjoy with
lis the fruits of industry to be found up
on our fertile plains. When he felt the
superiority of our country, he probably
felt as | did when in conversation with
a distinguished Englishmen, peer of
the realm, who had occupied high posi-
tions, and he inquired: Don't you
think you made mistake when you sep
arated from Great Britain?" / say he
was serious and respectful, but / could
not help replying: "Well, on the whole,
/ think we are sorry We let you go. "
Laughter and applause.
You may be surprised at this answer,
but in the history of the world there
has been no such natural increase in
population as ours-one million every
year, over three thousand every day,
and more than one hundred every hour.
Nor is this all, We are waging war
on Europe as other countries are doing,
bnt in different way. Ours is peace
full struggle, but We are taking year after
year over three hundred thousand pris-
oners to give us new life, new blood, and
new strength. No other people on the
globe have taken advantage of the aid
of machinery in all branches of labor as
we have. All on people are ingenious
and expert. As Mr.. Conkling well said
one of the greatestquestions to be solved
is-can We send across the broad Allan
tic and put down in the docks of Euro
pean ports the products of our soil as
cheaply as they can be put there by
other countries nearer by. In coming
years We will make still greater advances
we have done much by the use of machin.
cry, and we have done well in agricultu.
raj pursuits. When talk to foreigner
of our superiority, | tell him to 60 tc
the salcsrooms at Utica, Little Falls, OF
Watertown, and see how the buying and
selling of butter, cheese and other pro,
ducts are conducted, based upon the
rates of gold in Europe as marked upon
the blackboard. Do you ever think OF
the great valse of agriculture in this
country, as compared with that Of Other
countries? Go to England and consider
that Great Britain is forced to consume
all the products of her soil in feeding
her own people. In England they bring
crops lrom one country, beef from /
second, and other things from a third
Here the beef we eat has made greater
journeys than many of us ever hope tC
make before it reaches us; our hou
comes from n great distance. This grea
country is outstripping all Others in tht
world in its produce.
| While in Chicago discovcred,that al
immense business has grown from pre-
pairing calves tongues and pigs feet fo
European markets. They are bette
able to do that in the west than we ar,
on account of the great abundance o
their supply. expressing my surpris
at this to a banker, he said, "Why, sir
1 can tell you something more strang
than that. One of my customers pro
duced large drafts upon certain quar-
ter, and when Iasked him how that hap
pened, he said, That is for the blood
sell" The blood of Chicago is exported
for agricultural purposes"
All this shows that we are having
vast deal more of agricultural pursuit
than others, so our farmers will b
obliged to make themselves the mos
intelligent farmers in the world. Yol
are better acquainted with the secrets o
agriculture, and regarding the enemie
. with which farmers have to contend
than many others. If l ask the farmer
of Oneida what their greatest enemie
are, they will say "insect life, or 9Th
plague of the potato bug;" Others vii
say the locust" which is another nam
for the grasshopper. Every man her
knows of the operations of the wire
worms and grubs. What surprises III
is that we know so little of the habit
and life of our very worst enemies. On
form of insect life would eventually dc
stroy human life if not held in abeyanc
by another grade of insects. How man
farmers can say intelligently: "This in
sect is my friend, this is my enemy.
How many can tell of the laws of tn
, grub or the locust? / have made
point for several years past of going t
r Albany to get appropriations for tw
classes of men who are most poorly pal
: our botanists and our entomologist'
! /. Some farmers are surprised at this, an
inquire, "What is the use of 'bugology?'
and "What do we want of dried leaves
l They give us knowledge of our en'
mics so that we may contend with thei
. successfully. When ask Oneida farm
ers, "From what do the wire worn
!. !. Gomez" they cannot tell me, but the
+ say they are great pests, etc. Suppos
. your neighbors should trespass upo
), your lands, how long would it be befoi
you would seek q lawyer, and find I'll
law upon the subject of trespass, an
u direct the attorney to commence su
which may last the whole of your lives