Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-01-07


The State Agricultural society appointed a
70 applv to the Legislature for the
loan Of some $4,000 or $4,000. to such
Agricultural Societies as enter into The arr
rangemen,, to be applied to the object Of i'm.
porting into the state improved breeds OF
live stock of different kinds, particularly cat
tie. The loan to be made out Of our portion
of the surplus revenue-the stock TO be ex-
ported at the joint expense Of all the Socie-
tics which enter into the arrangement, and
when received, to be divided among them.
We can see no reasonable objectioo to the
plan; but much to recommend it to the aPpro-
First; whatever disposition he made Of the
surplus revenue, the object Of course will be
to make the state secure Of the interest at
stated periods, and SO dispose Of it as to be
able to command the principle when II may
be required. And can any better or safer
plan be devised for loaniny say $1,000. than
to loan it upon the bond Of 20, SO or 100 re-
sponsible farmers, members Of county ag-
riculturai society! Or, could greater safety
be had or asked for ten thousand dollars, than
of SO loaning to ten such Societies! As to
the plan of expanding the principal OF the
public deposites in keeping of this state. 1t
certainly is not matter to be seriously tho {
of; for though we hope the general govern
ment will hereafter relinquish to US TINS mo-
ney, vet now it is not ours; and 10 expend IT
would not only be violation Of all good faith
ION the part of the state, but. in case 1t should
be called for, wonld compel q resort to direct
taxation as our only means OF refunding the
money. And If the embezzlement Of public
funds by an officer or Bank with whom they
are deposited are censurable, the same must
be true Of state.
But a second consideration favorable to
this plan is, that il is hardly possible to ina
CINE any other plan, upon which the cxPendi-
Iture of ten or fifteen thousand dollars, would
$50 extensively, directly and permanently pro-
mote the interest. the wealth. the reputation
of the state, as to import into the state, ard
ldi;luse all over its length and breadth, inn
proved breeds OF stock to that amount.
The influence of this measure would be
seen and felt through all time to come, and
would be very soon felt in every neighbor-
hood in the state.
We can in short. conceive Of no objection
that any man can have to the plan, unless it
be one Of direct hostility to the agricultural
interest Of the state; and we hesitate not to
say, we shall confidently expect every en-
frightened friend Of agriculture to support the
measure.
The state will be benefited by making a
safe loan, where interest and principal can be
surely and promptly commanded, and by the
application OF that loan 10 OBJECTS most vitality
connected with the leading interest Of the
state.
Several unsuccessful efforts have been
made to fix the time for final adjournment at
an earlier period than usual. We are not
at this, for he must be a good econ
omist who can make his per diem wages meet
his current expenses, as things are, to say
nothing of time lost and domestic sacrifices.
We hope this state of things will bring the
Is'courage of members to the sticking point
and prepare them to act upon the pending
bill to raise salaries and wages.
This thing ought to be done, and We now
call upon the Editors Of the state especially,
manfully to sustain the public servants in a
measure demanded by the interest and honor
Of the state, prouided alacays, that those public
servants meet the subject fairly and give the
vote of an independent judgment. There is
not a retailer Of s@blue ruin in the place, but
gets better paid for his professional skill than
the Governor or Supreme Judges. There is
not journeyman wood-sawyer but can make
his talents worth more than those of the Presi
dent Of the senate, or the Speaker of the H. OF
Representatives.-(D Ibid.