The Morning herald., 1878-08-30

LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEwPoRT's HARVEST HOME.

oNN ALVIN OA1 AhD VN ThG GAUbE VF 0Ool-
NESS DEPREssI0N-THE REBELLION, TN-
WISE TARIFF DUTIES, OVER PROBUC-
TON, AND DANGEROUS FINANCE THE
CAUsE-A CHANGE OE THESE THINGS TO
BRING RELIEF-TA1 ISSUE OF GREEN
BACKS DENOUNCED. - 15a.
A beautiful grove trees with open ave-
nues, and shady sisles that resounded with
the laughter of children 10 joyous play, or
the voices of friend greeting friend. In the
centre Of this grove, platform crowded
with people, while others gathered closely
around. At the upper end Of this platform
= little elevated above the rest, q man Of
large frame and commanding bearing, with
intelligent features, and q mouth and chin
devoting firmness. He stood looking down
upon the upturned faces, and speaking in
clear cut and measured sentences on the
business .dt preston Of our country, the
cause Of that depression and It's cure. Such
was ,he scene presented st noon yesterday
in McFDllaD's woods, 10 the twelve hundred
persons who had gathered there on the oc-
casion Of the Harvest Home, given by the
ladies' Of Newport.
McFarlan's woods lies nearly mile below
Newport town, on the New Castle road, and
Is the most beautiful grove in New Castle
Coun'y. 1t was here that It had been an
nounced that the Harvest Home would be
held. And hitAer as early as nine o'clock,
scene of considerable animation was
presented by the assembling of many per-
sons who found their way to witness the
ceremonies. Quite q number of persons
came from Wilmington ON the early train,
and others drove oyer. All the farmers
and their families assembled from the neigh
borhood around, and many came up from
the lower end of the county and from the
upper end of Kent. The peach crop did
not need immediate attention, the other
crops had been gathered in, and they could
spare day or two to unbepd themselves in
social intercourse ....
At quarter past IL o'clock Senator Bayard
came upon the platform, and shortly after
ward Rev. Mr.. Thompson called the meet.
ing to order. and announced the officers Of
the meeting as follows: President, Abra-
ham Chandler; Vice Presidents, DR.. Booth,
DR.. Chandler, Thomas W. McCracken,
Amos Davidson and Cyrus Stern.
The Elmira Cornet Band then played an
appropriate selection, which was followed
by prayer, by Rev. George R. Bristor, In
which thanks were offered to God for his
goodness In protecting the land and giving
the boupteous harvest that had just been
gathered In.
Senator Bayard was then introduced by
the chairman, and said:
Ladies' and Gentlemen, Friends and Neigh
bors: The object Of this assembly is to CO.
operate in the aid of q religious society, to
assist as I understand it, in paying for q
building dedicated to the worship of AL
mighty God. The subject which I have
been asked to discuss, is one of great
interest, the business depression of the
county. The subject is vast and important,
and cannot be stated or discussed in single
breath. 1t must be viewed from many
stand. points, and In the end any defini-
tion will be incomplete, and every remedy
will be general one, and not defined to
any single class. need not say that on
such topic, It would be most inappropri-
ate for any man to attempt to discuss In
the feeling of q partizan. / shall therefore
do so as a citizen, and without the least
interest in any party, and without being
biased in any direction. The name of mel
ther party shall be on my lips. So clear
and plain is the error that 1t cannot be re-
stricted to any party or place In the land.
In these days Of modern invention of
steam and telegraphic commune alton the
great families of the world are closely
united together by the bands of mutual
prosperity. It is a short sighted person
that would suppose that advantage could
come to one nation by misfortune to another.
It is true that a war In one country, turns
that country into place of destruction, and
we find better market there, but in the end
that gain Is not permanent, as reaction is
sure to be felt by the other lands. do
attribute much of the present depression
to this cause. There is much depression
all over Europe, and among those nations,
with which we are most intimately connect
ed by commerce. In Germany, England,
Russia and Austria, all this Is felt, and If
France is to be excepted, It must be attri-
buted to close economy OF her people, as
well as to wisdom in her measures of
finance. In our own land these are causes
to be assigned to our present depression.
Reaction will exceed perturbation, pendu-
lum will swing back just as far as 1t has
been disturbed. The wild and tremendous
excitement which shook the land from cir
Gle to circumference from 1861 to 1854,
would have in the very nature of things
been succeeded by seasons of trial, This
was not a foreign war, not like the war
between Germany and France, but one
which the one country had to stand and
bear the loss of all the battles, whether the
victory was gained by the North or by the
South. esiy..
The speaker here read an extract from .
work on the financial history of the war,
by Mr.. Spauldin, Chairman of It's committee
of Ways and Means during the war. These
words I have just read, continued Mr.. Bay
ard are from careful and upright man, In
them he speaks of the terrible ordeal, and
tells how l,O00, 900 men were taken from