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continued by Hon. G. W. Nesmith, PrcsiclGnt elect Glid- 

 den, Geo. H. Dodge, Esq., of Hampton Falls, Gen. Hunt, of 

 Nashua, Mr. Clarke, of the Manchester Mirror, &c. 



Mr. Walker, of Claremont, moved to amend by simply in- 

 structing the Executive Committee to receive offers of facili- 

 ties from the several central towns ; and a motion to lay the 

 whole matter on the table was voted down by a large ma- 

 jority. 



Mr. Glidden moved to amend his resolution by confining 

 the power of the committee to three years. Ultimately the 

 whole subject, on motion of Gen. Low, of Concord, was sub- 

 mitted to the Executive Committee. 



Judge Stevens, of Concord, offered a resolution author- 

 izing the Executive Committee to devote such sums from the 

 funds of the Society as they might deem just and proper, to 

 meet the expenses of Mr. Perkins Gale, who had his leg 

 broken while on duty as one of the marshals of the Fair. 

 The resolution was unamimously adopted. 



The President elect was introduced to the chair, and after 

 a warm reception, made a brief speech of acceptance, and 

 thanked the members for their preference. The meeting 

 then adjourned. 



ADDRESS OF MR. MARSH. 



At 8 o'clock on Friday morning, the plowing took place 

 near the show grounds, and created a lively interest. 



At 10 o'clock, the officers of the Society, preceded by the 

 Concord Band, and accompanied by the Orator, Hon. George 

 P. Marsh, of Vermont, arrived at the stand whence the ora- 

 tion was to be delivered. The audience was large, and 

 composed of men, who, by occupation, have the deepest in- 

 terest in Q-ood agricultural advice. President Glidden called 

 the meeting to order, and Mr. Marsh pronounced his 



ORATION. 



The aphorism " all flesh is grass," besides its moral sig- 

 nificance, involves or rather expresses a great pliysiologi- 



