Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1831-01-27


The maxim Of "lst US alcns" repeated sud every
argument rssored to, which could render such
ridiculous Although gentlemen from certain quarters
did not think themselves ia am aix ibe
condition OF axcut lre they were In error: for
every part OF the ate directly intsrssivd In such
o'Jset'. Tue orpo ion against Il was eons CIV Of
the hmbs NJ NJ, ., the belly, which could only end in
evil to the whoe sy.tem. He though, il highly iu,.
Ior,ant. For they would bnj thai. wb~tev.f
us houred, all other Interests drew prosps,i,Y from
ttbat poured abundance out OF IT.. no, d. aud gave
plenty ard property to all classes. Was Il rot Then
wo'ih while to give dgoi,y TO impo ta,t PURSUIT.
to te'eh people that there path to wealth and
tspscshh'y, besides those Of law aud medicine! Such
stimulus was wanted. There had been df,covetis-
Ia sgricui "ri pa SUITE, which, il celebrity were inca
cured by the ben h's they had no lowed would have
entitled the inventors INN tai fame The
81 horizon al ploughog was dciLg wonders; and then
y should have become generally Known, the benefits
derived from would be ioca,cuiab's Sore gentle.
nan said, give rain, and shalt do w ell en- h.
But did they know tina, third Of tho moisture could
be dispensed with, where the horizontal plough wa,
Used; which would bs required where fields were
p'oughed upon me Old system' Mr.. also mentioned
the Invention OF the coulter of high i'm pori
The object OF hs proposed Professor hip Of Ageicu
ure, was 10 educate certain number OF our youths I'm
re most approved system Of agriculture; that when
ney were sent back into society," they should difJss
their Attachments among cultivate He was CRATE
tui 10 the committee for the cnlg views hch
ney mad expressed In their report; and only regretted
that they bad not adopted the PLAN although as tn
public mind might not be prepared for H. IN. ID
PerbaPs taken tho best the a,tanme mt of Tho
IL HOu,e In ALA.
the question OF pattern farm to take the same course
and he would present his views that subject In m,
shape OF an amendment to the report He trusted IN.
smendmen' would be adopted, as il would in no way
eompromit the Hou.e. He hoped the subject nigh,
70 forth 10 the public that future
learned the wishes Of the people, would be able IN rs
present them He had great confidence in a saving Of
LORD Ch,ot Jus'icc Hale-that he had never known
good measure presented to parliimen', whatever myb,
have besn tho opposition TO IL, but Il worked il. wav
through ovsn'usliy-aud 60. he trusted IL would be
in lo nf
idea OF pattern farm not q new one with him -
IL had often been contemplated By some of the f;r.,
asrcuIturss OF the State. But their interests were
greatly depressed, and they unabls 10 est,bIi.h
themselves. But, If the Legislature wished To an
dear the government to the people, the adoption Of hi.
plan would .fecii. Here would be- an es,abIi,hm.n,
which the people would look upon az their own In
formation OF the hentic kind on all agr;cnnr.
subjects, would be difnsed among the peope and n,o
iec' them from being imposed vi by The
inprovem nts Of quscks end mpos,ors Was n ,hn
unreasonable TO ask that the enquiry be made, ts 80
ders'ood that the Chairman OF tho COMMITTEES did No,
inend to press the report to- day; and he would
no rsPor' anu amendment be leid on the table an
Iesou ion 'P''' anu
On the second branch Of the Resolution.
diency Of purchasing small tract of land n ba %
as a Pattern Farm voc"
Your Committee beg leave to remark, that tbi. b,.
ong oeen iavorte plan with SEINE Of the most enligh
ened OF our citizens who have urged i'm IL, beba,r
that connected with the Professionally on Agricnjn
II would produce once the best theatre on -
'he pr iPles that might be anght by the PROBES
sor; and THIS too I'm The OF the stud. f h
onversity, who are 10 be tie future men of yryni,
ana who on returning to tn i repectvs homes would
,n'o every pa,' oil the commonwealth the bsne
hts oil their observations Here, to- seeds and cir
from every region, brought by our sea farms brs,hr
lwno nave already displayed Iaudable in this
msh, De cultivated; and their utility tested
oh this arm, the vine anil the mulberry mi ao he
grown-our soil aud climate, 1t ia eonfd~ ntlv b.Isvd
friendly TO both; aud the advantages of their Gull
,urr, TINS belief is we'll founded, TOO obviou. 10
need illustration. The various Implement, Of hnshnS
ry might be greatly improved Inventions in I,hon.
saving machines might he subjected to sxueri,nen,-
the useiui recomm ended, and the useIss. reiectsJ
aud thereby our ciizsns relieved i'm M
pracfsed upon them by quacks, Tho take
their creduiy Here, too stocks Of the best bred If
me useful animals, might be reared and d.trihu,sd
'hrough the State In hn-, il 10 as impr ah. a,
necessary to enumersts the advantages that xoud
result from the proposed estabshme Dt under iudi
cious mana cement. JUN
IL Is contend ID, that the oply ,ction tn, -
urged against such an establishment il, the exnsn..
The amount OF that would depend upon il, koo
acres OF land the most that has be- en-
purchase OF that, and the ne essary stock and i,
nents, would not exceed $40. O00 The I.bour nsrss
'aIy to carry on has been uegested might he oh
alned by fulfilling the design Of the Father, Of N.
ta. Ey runo "heh the hr't act passed, creating
mat Fund, was understood that poor youth. d.,n
Suished by hi, promising capacity, was 10 be s.I.c,d
rom each Senatorial District, by the del xa,ion ,bsr
d. IN pom Hou'e' OF ths 'neral Assembly and 10
become the adopted sons OF the Commouw al n 1rh..
might De placed on this farm and by alternate lbov
and study practically executing the prncipis. ,h,,
might be taught become the most tote liz emf aor;cn
nrists oil ina age, and the mot useful men in ,hs
The products OF the f rm II il urssd
would be equal TO its current expenses Tn. oil o,s
houn OF money TO be expended by the State woud b.
ne original investment; AMI the ends of the n,sas
''s 1t unreasonable the part Of the aRrcuI,u,is,
Who hsre contributed, at least thr~ fo,r,b. ~ h
whole amount OF the Literary Fund, to reo,iir. ,h,
me i5oth part may be applied 10 an Office, nrom;s;n
'uch vast returns to them 'e
They further add. ,hAt n this State, wa havs An
'oo,ooo oil acres OF anl, which, with Improvement
may be estimated at two hundred ,nitli6ps ~ w.
labor and stock employed 10 ngIeuIi, al nnr.' '"s
De tariy rated at one hundred mil IONS making tbs 81
Ho agricultural capital, three hundred mi,Iions Th
gross annual proceeds on much of this capi,ai a.,
conducted WIN SKIN and industry, may be pr.tv safs
y esunaed ~ SIX per cent, while the nj ,ba
residue OF this capital, diminishing in pronor,ia " o
ecTes'e oil skiIl and industry, finally fan short nj ~
meeuDg The actual demands OF ibe annual exnsns.
'ou tue capital Itself, 10 often consumed II the yb
as1co,,ufai capital was conducted judiciousIy. the
proceeus, according TO the above dat, ,ynvia a.
s'goteen millions annually-its real proc-sds ar. -.
lar osiow' An improvement which yyould inrra..y
US proceeds, even one per cent, would be eonaI ~
Ihfee millions annually. IL can, therefore, ,c,rc.i
oe doubted but that the proposed farm il rsabIbad
We sment many told. " "'o n-
. as, however, this prop sSD has be On subroiud f
me hrst time 10 the consider alton OF the Isgi,is,
ahu s:'oe COMMITTEES has referred the exoedisnrv ~
as,a an W ffo'esSofshiP on Agriculture, To- IN,
i,oS'o Gnu VISITORS OF the UDiver ity, thew tbinL II
expeoen'. without compromising themselves ~ ,h
ustness OF TIE rsasoniOg urged in its ,uopoyt n, -.
the came direction to this subject, '''" b"'
hesoiped' therefore That the Rector and yi.i,o,s NJ,
the University, at their next annual mee,in1 a..
quested to report 10 the ensuing Ieojsis.mr.' &c, &c,
expectancy oil establishing q Pattern F,,m go 80
p'ooao'e expense mat will attend such esIabIsbmsn,