American Instltute.
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The customary annual address Of this society was de-


vered by Mr. Elliott OF Massachusetts at the Taberna
Gle last evening" to audience Of at least five
persons. Never before have we seen so many people
congcgsed within this building, hundreds being oblig
ed to stand up.


Mr. Elliott introduced to the audience by General
Tamadgs the venerable President of the Institute who
made few remarks previous to his introducing MIR Ell


lott He said that this the eighteenth anniversary
of the Institute, and that it highly gratifying 10 the
managers to witness the mighty demonstration made
night He compared the depressed state Of
generally in the 1887 3s and 49, their prosper
condition and attributed the change TO the work
ing Of the tariff Of l542 lie denied that the Institute had
political ends in view, but that 1t established solely
for the encouragement and advancement Of American
manufactures and agriculture.


Mr. ELLIOTT then got up and delivered the address =
He contased the state OF our country seventy years
when the fields forests and the immense water pr
yilegos unproductve, with the present state He then
dweN on agriculture commerce. manufactures and me-
chanicsther mutual dependence upon each other and
their united dependence upon human labor the founda
ton Of all and the right which each was entitled TO OF
share OF impartial Legislation and protection He stated


that last year there were 729 millions bushels of grain
raised in the United States OF which the state Of Ne
York supplied rs millions that the crop of hay was 7b
600 tons the crop OF tobacco 1856 millions of Mounds zo
millions pounds Of coon III millions Of pounds OF rice
l0 millions pounds Of sugar and 100 pounds of aIL
lie impressed upon the audience the obligations which
the present generation Is under the future and stated
that the past has defined the obligations In The conrss
Of his remarks he alluded TO the magnetic telegram Of
Professor Morse and the other uses 10 which electra
magnetism has been applied and the probable rcyoIu.
tons which that power likely to effect He con.
cudcd by mprcssing upon the Convention the duty ofa
to the workngman and their duty to second and carry
out all measures having in view his elevation


The Sacred Music Society performed some pieces OF
music IN the style for which its members are 20 cee
bratsd.