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We must buy less — make more — holding credit as the 

 bane and curse of this community — thus, also, holding the law- 

 yers and sheriffs a( dcjiance. Every freeman would then rest 

 in peace under his own vine, and walk erect, with a firm and 

 manly step, on the blessed soil of America, truly the lords of 

 the creation. Sliould your labors produce these glorious re- 

 sults, yoiur names will stand immortalized, and future genera- 

 tions who stroll in church-yards, may read on your tombs this 

 pioud but simple epitaph — 



Here lies a member of the first Berkshire .^g^riciiltural Society — 

 JMay generations yet unborn learn, by his example, to love their country. 



On the other hand, if this Society must perish, all farther ef- 

 forts on this scale will be deadened for a century to come. But 

 you \vill always have the censolation of knowing, that you are 

 entitled to the eternal gratitude of Berkshire — that you have 

 kept your feet firm on the stiff neck of party spirit — that you 

 have held the monster down — hence your prosperity. That 

 you have struggled year after year, performing a great national 

 object, deprived of funds, or legislative pationage ; and yet, by 

 a miracle^ as it were, you have commanded both respect and 

 success. My friends, you have a solemn charge committed to 

 your hands — since as on the successful result of your example, 

 numerous Agricultural Societies will yet arise to bless the land, 

 or be repressed by your fall. With these remarks, and implo- 

 ring Heaven's blessings to crown your patriotic efforts with 

 merited success, I will again proceed to the remaining duty as- 

 signed to me. 



JVote. — Here the venerable Orator turned towards the north 

 gallery, which was exclusively appropriated to a beautiful col- 

 ieclion of Ladies — female singers included — and the delighted 

 audience spontaneously applauded. The eftect may be better 

 coqceived than described. — Ed. Sun.'] 



