Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-09-10
JOURNAL. OF THE AMERICAN SILK SOCIETY
And Rural &c namiSt

And Rural &c uomiSt.
A T a Convention which met at Baltimore
N on the IIth of December asst, composed
of great number of gentlemen from var Gus
parts of the Union, distinguished fortLeir pub
lie services, patriotism and practical inte-
gence, the following resolutions were unan-
mously adopted after full discuss on, in the
course of which great mass of facts and val
liable tufUruIdtiVu uliTitcd.
ReSolred, That it is the deliberate opinion
of this Convention that Six may be grown in
all the United states, not only for domestic
purposes, but as a valuable article OF CONNER
ctdl export, thereby giving an active employ
ment TO American labor, and ret lnlng millions |
of dollars in our country, that are ann ally sent
out Of it for the purchase of silken goods
Resided, That N Ational Silk Journal ought |
20 be established under the a spices OF the TX
ecutive Committee, and all the funds over and
above the support of SAID paper ought to be
devoted TO the advancement of the silk cause
in the United States.
Under the latter resolution J. S. SKINNER,
since removed from the Pot Office of Balti-
more, was invited and consented to become
the Editor Of the iourna'.
EXTRACTS FROM ITS PROSPECTUS.
The fact is, that our unrestricted freedom in
the entertainment and discussion of various
aud discor ant doctrines, religious and po'iti-
cal, has impaired to Us. as under Ike inf fence,
to our English ancestors, an omnivorogs appe.
tite for knowledge Of all sorts, and capac ~
TO learn in a few years what cannot be acquir-
ed in ages, in those countries where all is cor
formity and routine Of thought and Of action I!
Thus has it happened in manufactures, as in
other things, Amer can ingenuity, unrestrained
by prejudice or law, has triumphed over diff
culties apparently Insurmnun'a able How long,
may it be asked, after our first cotton spindle
was put in motion before Yankee 'l.owells'
were sold at profit in hiHa! So will it be
with 'ilk The only question is as to ho1o Tong
shall Il take usl With monthly journal to
concentrate and diffiise every ray of floating
light on the subject, it was the Op mon of the
Convention that we may realize and enjoy, in
our ODn day, the boon which indo'ence and
want Of concert may procrastinate, but which
nothing short Of Turkish apathy can finally de-
feat. With this journal the members of the
society IN all parts of the Union will conmu-
nicate; while with its editor will be the duty
of selecting and arraying for publication the
most recent and authentic intelligence on eve
ry point connected with the subject.
Let all then who feel any concern as cult
vators, manufacturers or vendors of SIX, or a.
patrols willing to offer suitable occupation anC
bread to the unimployed and the helpless. corn
forward in support of journal to be faithful !,
anu uJuGSty uGNOIcu u LuNS6 ODIcCLS OF prf
vate happiness and of national Independence
Though SILK, and every thing connected
with its production, AMI all i'm ,r0vements il
machinery for its preparation and manufacture
will constitute the chief design and aim Of the
journal, for the sake of agreeable and useful va
rety, a considerable portion of it, pages wi
be dedicated to Justly popular and kindred
subjects of ggricuIture, horticulture, and rura
and domestic economy Hence, the adjunctivt
title RURAL ECONOMIST
The Journal of the american Six Society
Will be published in pamphlet form. each mum
Der will contain thirty-two pages, printed OF
new type and handsome paper, with printed
cOloured cover.
All persons friendly to the object fthe Jour
nal will please collect at once and transmit the
names and subscript on money Of those WIKI
fell disposed to patronze II.
]. s. SKINNER. Editor.
TERMs.-Two Dollars wear, or six copie
for Ten Dollars, always to be- bald before IN,
work is sent. All subscriptions to beg n witt
the first number Of the year, and in no ..as,
will the work be sent to any subscriber Ionge
then it shall have been paid for.
SIX numbers have been published ana ma,
vet be had.