The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-04-11
JOURNAL
OF TRE
American silk Society,
AND
pITpAT, ErnwnnEygT
RURAL ECONOMIST

| a T a Convention which met at Baltimore on
so tie 18th Of December last, composed Of a
greet number Of gentlemen from various pats
Of the UnIon, distinguished Tor their pubic ser
vices, patriotism, SD practical intelligence,
the following resolutions were unanimously
| adopted, after full discussion, IN the course Of
which great mass Of facts aad valuable IN.
formation vas ELECTED.
Rtsotrsd, That il is the deliberate opinion oi
this Convention, that Silk may be grsW0 10 all
the United States, not only for domestic gur'
poses, but as . valuable article Of commercial
export thereby Giving On active employment
TO American labor, aud retaining millions OF
collars 10 our country, that are annually sent
out Of IL for the purchase Of silken goods.
2tsOirel, That National Silk journal oUnhI
Ia be established Under tho auspices Of the tx
eculiys Committee, and ali the fund.- over and
above the support Of said phpcr Ought TO be
devoted % the ADVANCEMENT q The Silk cause
in tic Uniied States.
Under lie latter resolution ire subscribe
las ~ s0Is-f.ed 70 assume the editorial 50.
periatcndcnee or The Janrnal 70 be prbished
BY the Society. And new. wlla not the least
abatement OF that fondHcss Iact 70 say PASSION
for rn OIL he. and all lie pursuits, which r:emp.
ted 4im eighteen years syace 4" issue the first
number Uf the old American farmef, heIs but
too happy % salute once more his oid fricads
and correspondents, promising TO deseYc new
aHes by the most assiduons eudeayafs fnct IL.
compatible Nib strict attention 10 his otieial
datles to aeceigfatc the growth sndprogiesa
of what he isronvinced il destined 10 become
4 eEeal branch Of national industry, bringing
into active exercise much of tie now uBpro-
dect:ve laboring power nf the country. giving
comfort Ia the widow aud the orphan, bytfaeT.
Jag them suitable and remnaeFatlng employ
rnentf aud snating, 10 the aggregate. . largo
addition 10 the wealth and prosperity Of our
beloved UnIon.
Though Silk, and every thing connected with
5is productions. add all improvements IN ma.
chlneEy ior its preparation and Tnanniad.ufe.
ali constitute the eLitt design aad AIN. 1t the
JyarI.ai; I0r the sake Gt agreeable AID useful
Yafietg, q coBsiderab.e portion of us pages will
10 dedi,assd 10 the ugly popular and kindred
nliress &c lerieuHIrt, Hostie,atigs. ard RurcI
and domestic Escaomy. usuce The adjunctlye
little " Rural LEoEomisI.h
]. S. SKINNER.
The Journal of tho American s!k Society.
will be published n'oa'hIy. IN pamphlet form.
Each number will eontain ihlfty-two pgges,
Pflnted 90 new type and handsome paper, Will,
ptfhtEN 1btuA1u 1DNeFs
All pcrsons friendly to the objects Of tho.
Journal, viii please rollrct al once and trans-
nit tie subsorjpiIsn money Of those who iasyt
feet disposed 10 paiE0n'ze Il.
TERMS.
4 Two dolsrs yeas, or six copies for ten dul.
isrs, always II &c paid beiorethc worh Is scnt
All subscriptions 10 begin With the fret BnnI.
Der of the year, and in no csse will theMoFkl
be cent TO any subsriiber longer Than it shall
have been p.ij for. SD
Ah communications 10 he addressed, post
paid, toGiDgnN b. sGIru, Corresponding Sec
reiart 60 the Society. g
Al Edi,ofs olpgpcfs who may desire to see
Six aided 10 iHeiist Of American Staples, and
who w,i have The kindness 70 give this PROS
pectUs lew insertions, viii be enIisied TO
copy Of the Journal.
February, 1883. a So