The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-07

lawarded:
Stallion yrs. old, Philo Wheeler LIST, Patrick o.
| Mcnra I'd.
Stallion colt over yrs., j. n. Dmoway lst, An
Stallion colt yr. old, W J. Nicely LIST, u. Law
| renee I'd.
Stallion colt under yr., a. c. Galloway lot, j
| i. Gilmore ID
Mare I yrs old, d. Lawrence 1T, \. c. Gallo.
| way I'd
i "a discretionary premium Of 800 was recon-
mended by the committee to Michel KinyanJ
Filly yrs. old and under 4, WI Nicely lst VIM.
| X. Lewis I'd.
FLY yrs. and under 3, j. L. Summers LIST, d.
Lawrence I'd.
| The only other Lot exhibited on Tuesday was
l9-Jacks, Jcnnots and Mules, and was quickly
disposed Of, the only animal shown under that
head being couple OF fine mules by &, ;. Me
Omber, who got the lst and ID premium.
The exhibition Of these animals occupied the
forenoon and the interval between dinner time
and the arrival of Gen. Shields who was down
for an address at 2 o'clock. About that hour his
advent was heraldcd by the clangor OF brass
band and decided increase of the crowd, who,
to the number Of about fifteen hundred, took
seats in the amphtheatre. Gen. Shields was
formally introduced to the audience by President
Green, of the Agricultural Board
SPEECH OF GEN. SHIELDS
| Gen. Shields spoke substantially rs follows:
! have come back to Ottawa on the invitation
| of your agricultural board, 70 see my old friends
| and recall old times. | see great changes here.
Many tine new buildings have been erected, your
town has grown much larger-everything mdi-
Gates material prosperity and thrift-all but two
| have changcd-yOur old court house and Bill
| Rcddick The latter is the same buoyant big
| hearted man he was twenty-five years ago when
| he made me senator Many dear old friends
have passed away-some remain, like my friends
Armstrong and Osman. The roll call would be
JOYOUS on account of the living and sad in rcnCm-
brance Of the departed. Their names bring up
associations with Lincoln, Douglas Hardin
Ned Bakcr-all dead, And these recall the
memory Of Winfield Scott, Worth, Taylor, Wool
Lcc-all dead. And Webster Clay, Calhoun and
BentOn-dead, dead! No wonder l come with
sad feelings, yet mingled with happy ones 10
find myself among comrades on the tented field,
and Of whom have reason TO believe at least
some love me. Yes, Illinois may well be proud
Of her sons. In two wars ] was with them and
in both they covered themselves with rcnOwn
Down ut Mt Vernon not long ago was proud
10 hear eastern men say, That III our wars the H.
linOis men were always in the front-their nag
waved in the foremost rank. am proud to have
served with them and proudcr To be able to say
never disgraced them. claim to be an Illinois
man. Once III Egypt | was so well acquainted
that no decent dog would bark at me. And | al
ways had a host Of true friends in La Sale coun.
ty, and ] am glad TO come back and see them,
not knowing but perhaps they may again make
me Senator,
1 have mentioned the Mexican war. 1t was
wonderful war From first to last--from PalO
Alto To the browning victory at the city Of MeXi-
co-Our army never lost Il battle. In part of the
war was with TAYLOR, and Gen. TAYLOR told me |
himself that had not been for the two Illinois |
regiments he would have lost Bucna Vista. And
what a battle that was. Less than 5000 Amcri- |
cans against 10000 Mexcans commanded by |
Santa Anna in person. Yet the battle turned on |
the proves of Illinois. Excuse me for talking |
so long Of these things. | can talk better ON
such themes than farming. Though may claim |
to be farmer, have the reputation OF being |
the poorest farmer in Missouri Before the bat. |
tie Of Ccrro Gardo, remember Gen. Scott said to |
me, 81 want you 10 take your Illinois boys and |
to regulars. They move by the rule and are too |
slow. Your prairie boys will pass over the ground
like antelopes." And they did it--they passed so
quick that we took Santa Anna by surprise and
riase, his money chest, his breakfast-and We ate
il too.
But was told | should be expected to say
something about farming. Well, ! can tell you
all know about farming in ten minutes My
experience has been that | Away put more mon
ey into the ground than ! could get out of it. |
You greenback men think you want more money
for successful farming. 1t will take more green
backs tO make my farm mOvc You seem to be
well enough or here: but in Missouri We are As
Gov, Reynolds used to say, ''thank God, moder-
ately poor" Yctagriculure is at the bottom Of all
material wcalth-all other pursuits depend upon
ii. ! have in my day been passabe Judge,
Military Commander and /. :. Senator; but | as
sure you, my friends, | found none Of these so
difficult as 10 he decent farmer.
Your city counter hopper and business man
thinks that however he may fail there, he can
any time. 90 TO farming. He can't do it. He
will find he has much to learn. His stock, his
fences, his fields are a maze TO him, and | tell
you the man who neglects his stock will neglect
his family. Young ladies, never marry "A man
who Is cruel 10 his beast, or cat or dog, \ man
who will be brutal even to dog will be brutal
TO his family.
Where wefarmers oftenestfa is in not attend
ing TO small things No man in farming or any
other pursuit can do great things unless he vi.
lends 10 small things. The English were II great
people, and when at Waterloo they crushed Ma
poleon, and custing himself upon their gcnerosi.
~, he went on boardt the Beller0phOn, all wished
20 See that wonderful man. And it was Il little
ike my coming here last night. little insg.
nitcant man in coarse grey suit--the men
aughed when told that that was Napoleon. The
marines we're put through their drin. When
lone, Napolcan took from one OF them muskct
md so handled II n- they thought no human be-
ny could have done IL. They admitted he must
,ithcr be Napoleon or the devil The command.
T expressed his sstonishment to Napoleon that
iC eHOuiu uhNt uttcuUsu tuCi small tnlngs. I'll
said Napoleon II never in the smallest matter
Illowci my men to surpass me" No man can =
chievc great things unless he attends To small !
hings. 1t applies 10 all pursuits in life. II was c
II this way my farming was faulty, and the les.
on leave with you is 10 attend to small things Il
To-day We have represented here not only the u
armlng, but the mechanical aud professional in II
ercst; for the lawyers are everywhere and so 7
he doctors, the minister. and priests Whcrev.
r you 20 you will md them. Education IN this
and is universal Go 10 the newest settlement
n the Rocky Nountains-the first building erect
ID is The school house, and then the church, the
MIL and the court house. We are the greatest
'eople on earth u learn, and TO learn the bad as
we'll Ms good.
Once We went 10 Mexico, and wouldn't won
Ter II We went again, and II could 90 there nv.
ell With these lllno. boys around me, IA once {
Id II would make me fifty years younger! II is q
wonderful climate. | should have died there
'ut for the climate-l mean that up on the table /
ands. And the soil IL as oxuberant as the eli. G
nate is genial They use the same pillow that wss J
l.ed In the time Of Abraham, vet they raise bet.
er wheat and corn than We fdon't want a war