Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-04-12

lude of its products. or the wealth and com
fort which it confers--so it ought, at al
times, to receive the peculiar and fostering
care Of the representatives OF the people.
8. Resolved, That in the opinion Of this
Convention, agriculture has not hitherto re-
ceivcd. from lIle peoples representatives,
that stimulus to Improvement which sounl
policy would justify, and which equal justice
and the best in,eres, oflhe state demand.
0. Resolued, That the products Of our
soil may be vastly increased, our revenue
augmented, the wealth and comfort of every
class Of our citizens promoted, and the
character and prospects Of our state eleva.
ted-by judicious and liberal appropra.
ton of public moneys to cnligh,en, TO slim.
ulate and to reward, that numerous portion
o! our fellow citizens who are employed in
the business Of agriculture.
10. Resohed, Tha, an annual appropr.
alton Of ftwcnty- five thousand dollars ofpub.
lie moneys ought 10 be made, for term OF
years, 10 encourage improvements in agr.
culture; and that in the opinion Of this
| Convention il will return an annual interest
10 the treasury, and compound interest to
the State.
IL. Resolved, That the general princi.
pies of the bill to encourage agriculture,
reported q, the last session Of tho legislature
by the committee on agriculture, meet tho
views of this Convention, and that we res:
pec,fully request that those principles be
adopted by the Legislature now IN ses.
sion.
IL. Reslued, That the American lnsli~
tute richly deserves the fostering care and
liberal patronage Of the Legislature. as an
institution which has already done much
good to the state, and which is cmnsnlly
calculated to promote great and rapid i'm
provemcnl in the mechanic and manufaclur-
ing ar:s and materially to aid in the i'm
provement ofagricuiture.
l3. Rsso7ved, That the offer oflibcra! re-
wards for the discovery ofprcventlvcs to the
dcpredations Of the grain, ,weevl worm. hes
sian fly, and insect enemies, which prey upon
and seriously injure our farm crops, while it
might efec, much good, by leading 10 useful
discoveries, could not result in loss 10 the
State, inasmuch as the benefits ofthe dIscov.
cry, if any should be made deserving Of the
rewards, would greatly over-balance their
amount.
ii. RESOLVED. That the establishment Of
common school libraries will form an i'm
por,ant era in our history, and is em1nentiy
calculated to advance US in the march OF
useful knowledge, 10 multiply our domestic
and social comforts, and TO elevate Oar char
acter--providcd that judicious selections of
books are made for such librares.-adapted
to the capacities and understandings ofthose
whom they ere designed to benefit, 10 The
wants and improvement Of the various
branches OF productive industry. and to The
promotion of industrious and moral habits
in the rising generation; and that in this
view of the subject. the appointment Of a
competent board 10 prepare. or cause to be
prepared, selection Of books for common
school libraries, by the Legislature, at least
so far as the public moneys are to be ap.
piled 10 this object, is called for by the high.
est considerations public usefulness.
Afer some discussion, the above rcsolu.
tons were scverally adopted. except the
18th for which Mr.. Clark, OF Washington,
offered the following substitute, which was
adopted in its stead.
Whereas, the growing O! wheat is a busI-
ness of great importance, not only TO the
agricultural but also to the mercantile, man.
ufac,uring. commercial and financial inter-
es,s of this state And mhereas, the east
ern ard northern portions ofthe state have,
for some years past, been visited BY the
ravagcs OF insects which have destroyed the
crops therein, and reduced the farming
interests thereof to dependence on their
western ncighbors for their supplies of flour:
And schereas, this Convention view with
alarm, the rapid spread Of this evil towards
the fDa wheat districts of the west -
Therefore. in hopes to stop tho progress
of this scourge in our land, this Convention
do mos. earnestly and confidently call upon
and reques, the legislature now in session.
to authorize the governor or some other
suitable person or persons, 10 offer a
reward to any person or persons who shall
discover and make public any remedy for
preventing or counterac:Ilg the effects of
these insects. Such bounty to be paid out
of the treasury Of this State
Ind vhereas, also, knowledg OF the
character and habits oft!lese insects may
lead to the discovery Of Il course OF hus.
bandry which may avoid the de'eterious
effects OF the labors Of these insecs.
Therefore, this Convention doalso request
,ha, the Governor may be further authoriz.
cd and required 10 offer reward 'or the best
treatise on the habits, character and nature
of these insects. Such treaties 10 be SUBJ
mite 70 and determine by board lor inat