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everybody had forgotten my addresses, and would never sus- 

 pect, did I not inform them, that what I should deliver had 

 ever been written or published. I presume he spoke the truth ; 

 and, therefore, I invite this respected auditory to partake of 

 such a hashed dish as I am able to offer. They will doubtless 

 feel as did one of my parishioners formerly, who suspected me 

 of preaching a sermon the second time, and who likened it to 

 being fed on cold pudding. But I beg you to remember that 

 t have not had time on this occasion, to warm over the pud- 

 ding. 



Without further delay, however, I proceed to my subject, 

 which is the mutual dependence hetiveen agricultui'e and the 

 other important pursuits and interests of society.* 



The mutual dependence between the arts, manufactures, 

 commerce and agriculture, will need but a few words of illus- 

 tration, because famiHar to all. In order to success in any 

 important pursuit, it is necessary that a man should give to it 

 an undivided, constant, and nearly exclusive attention. Neith- 

 'er the farmer, mechanic, nor merchant, can be thriving and 

 successful, if he do not rise up early and sit up late, and make 

 his business a leading object of pursuit. He cannot success- 

 fully combine two or more of these branches of labor, unless it 

 be as mere over-sight. What, then, could the merchant, me- 

 chanic or manufacturer do, without the products of the soil ? 

 and how could he obtain them, were there not a class of men 

 exclusively devoted to their growth ? Let the farmer then 

 cease his labors, and it would almost sweep commerce from 

 the ocean, shut up almost every merchant's shop, and starve 

 out most of our mechanics and manufacturers. 



On the other hand, let not the farmer imagine, because he 

 is the principal producer, that he is independent of commerce, 

 arts, and manufactures. His existence might, indeed, be con- 



*Notwithstanding the statements in this introduction, the Society requested 

 that the address might be printed in their annual Bulletin. The author, al- 

 though differing from the Society as to the expediency of this course," has 

 marked what he regards as its most important parts, which he submits to their 

 •wishes. 



