Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-02-12

The AGRICULTURAL AsD MBcrl AaIcs' r.
ISOLATION OF LoU1s1ANA.-This Association,
and the important objects it has in view, Gre
daily acquiring new and ADLER advocated in
the State. The subject is becosning one o.
universal interest; and those who eight moii his
ago, deemed its success problefaatical, snt
hence tacitly declined to cooperate with rhe
original workers in the cause, nov lay tbeil
shoulders zealously to the wheel. We hre
delighted to see this for we are satisfied slal
it is the greatest ''relief measure" ever YET
devised: nay, the only effectual .measur- te
relieve the community from its embarrSss,
ments and depression ; to exalt The STANDARD
of intelligence and moral worth among THE
people 20 increase the wealth, wisdom and
happiness Of our active and enterprising pffpu.
latiun. s.:
Almost every mail brings us a.good article
from some quarter, respecting the Agricl;ltu.
raj and Mechanics Association Of Louisiana
The New Orleans Bee, Couri.r, Bulletin.
Picayune, ETC., unite in supporting the pre-.
eminent claims Of agriculture and the kne-
chanic arts and the country JOURNALS, altost
without exception, evince that warm parEali.
ty for these absorbing topics thai shows 5low
we'll they understand the true ecSnomy o. the
times.
As an evidence of this truth, we cite: the
fact, that an able article which, appeared in
the Bee a few weeks since, has already .,een
noticed and responded to, in a manner equally
able, by journals from remote sections Of the
State. The Alexandria Republican Of the
9th ult., for example,d:evotes 4 well -digasted
column TO the subject, from which we4ake
the following paragrap s.
we would suggest that all those whe are
in tasar of forming an Agricultural Sosiety
in Rapides, meet at the Court House inathis
place on Wednesday, the 23d February for
purpose.
Hereafter we shall devote a portion Of our
paper to agricultural purposes. . AS soSn as
we can procure a copy, we shall publish the
Constitution and by laws of the "Loui4iana
Association" This Association
was formed in November last, and hole, its
meetings in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge = not
a suitable place, we think, for the meeting of
the Association,--it is not central enough. A
proper place should be chosen at the next
meeting. at which it shall meet, and we would
suggest Alexandria as the most central and
best that could be selected. /
A committee Of the Association appointed
Tor that purpose, have published an address to
The citizens OF the state, which is highiytspo-
ken of. We have not seen it, but find thS fol-
extract from il in the Bee"
To the first of these paragraphs me hay
Go ahead! and may success attend the
worthy enterprise" Horatio spfiggs, EST, is
he elected Vice President of the State $3.50
,iation for the County OF Rapides; and ! has
'een suggested by this association, thas the
Vice-Presidents be made Presidents of auxi-
larry associations in the senatorial Districts.
hope the papers of Alexandra willy dis
a little of that sterling ability e1 this
proposition for which they have heen.long
toted in politics; let the question havs no
est until the rich products and ~abundans re-
ources of the Red River counties shall be
ally represented at the annual Fair.
The second paragraph above gave us I lit
e surprise, inasmuch as we have taket es-
ecial care, on all occasions, when publishing |
le proceedings of the State AssociatioE, to
ansmit copies of the Gazette to every lhper
the State-whether on our sxchangt; list
not We have the pleasure Of exchanging
18th both the papers at Alexandria, and are
loss TO account for the fact disclosed bs the
epublican. The association dates from aune
st; but the constitution and bylaws ssere
evised aid corrected" at the annual iaeet-
g for the election of officers. Respecting
e change suggested in the place OF general
we viii merely renars that.said
would probably be less: agreeable to
of Baton Rouge. than to our friends of
ID River and the latter section must etance
warmer zeal in the cause then they have
I done, before the proposition can be rexe:v-
by us as deserving serious d.liberatios.
have yet a few copies Of the address,
uded to in the last paragraph The Re;ub-
will receive it in company with THIS
lr neighbor viii rccollect however, thai the :
astitution and bylaws as gwen in 1.-THE J
xtra," have undergone very material Site {
ions. The extra" was published in .iune I
/; tie alterations were made in November. i
the burning that overlook ciir establish |;
ut IN December, every copy Of our slIct, 4
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