Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-10-20
,,,vres, MEETING IN PRINCE GEORGE

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A., ,,oe,in- Of large portion Of the Farmers of
Prince Georye county, al their Court House, on the
l0h day Of October lS43, for the purpose OF taxing
into consideration the propriety OF tendering 10 Mt
Edmund nuiiin, Sr, Farmers Dinner ana OF pre-
sen,,no ~ him memento token of their approba-
finn of his distinguished services in The of Ag-
culture: -,
Chairman, and Maj Jas $ Gee, Secretary.
4 u,o,ion was then made ny Tim Rives Esq, that
the Chairman appoint Committee of eleven TO draft
Preamble and Resolutions for the consideration OF the
meeting Whereupon, the Chairman announced the
following gentlemen as the Committee 10 WI nm
R,vps Ed, Capt. Thos. II. Daniel, Elgin Russell,
ESQ. DR. rheo Bland, John Meade, Esq, Capt
william + Proctor, Henry 6 Heath, Esq, Capt. W m.
| Sh,nd.. Sr. Col John P. Hunncutt, and Col. WI
hanson Simmons who retired for short time, and re-
| porrd the following Preamble and Resolutions which
were unanimously adopted
Whereas. we view Agriculture as the great basis up
ca,,ons of individuals being either directly or indirect
~ dependant on the Farmer for the support o! those
who NAV be engaged IN other pursuits and, wnefpas
1t Is with pleasure that We, the Farmers OF T. George
couniv see our labors rewarded with heavy and aoun
dant crops for which humbly return our thanks 10
Divine Providence il is bu, natural that should
look back at our Farms which were once so mseraoy
poor as yield competency Tor our own consump
ton and inquire how thus great revolution IN The pro-
duction Of our Farms has been effected =: Can u oe
fore than we now are Surely not. Our fore!a!hers
were hardy free born of industrious farmers from
whom we claG,, by inheritance, what HUE OF INDUSTRY
we now possess 1t canno; be from any legislation oil
our s,aesmep for we behold all other pursuits amost
lpg,sated 10 death, whilst Agriculture seems 10 oe
mare ii np on ward IN the face OF marked neglect
To what then we again ask, is our present abun
dance TO be attributed; The answer is plain: One oil
our own sons Farmer raised in the county OF frincr
George devoted his time, talents, money and industry
usIt hv
his luminous productions on cacareous manure, no"
wa might by the use of mari, reclaim the barren heids
with which county ahounds; single and Alone ne
bufs,ted popular prejudces in endeavoring 10 prove
that mari might be used, as TO make our county ana
Eascrn Virginia equa! IN point OF agricultural p1oouc-
lions to any State IN the Union How we'll he has
succeeded Prince George, IS efficiently ev'nced by
our present abundance. Yes, with enthusiastic JOY,
we proclaim that Edmund Ruin, ST., has, by his un.
firing industry the at agriculture, enabled US
$50 make two Of t@o blades of grass TO
grow upon spot Of earth where one only grew here
,ofore; thereby the words OF Dean Swift, "desery'
nr more al hands than the whole race OF politicians
put together
We could not look upon our fields they are and as
thew must be- if we continue the of mari, without
giving MIR Rntrin cred, for their highly improved con
dn,on we'll might say, that the Statesman and
the Hero should receive the appreciation OF their
countrymen for The noble deeds they have done:
Be Il therefore, ReSoired That the Farmers of Prince
George county, In vi iNe
services rendered By Mr. Edmund Rufhn, ST. promo
ting the Agricultural interest Of tins county, by the
practical of mari manure and by his essays on
that subject, do tender to him Farmers Dinner at
such tune may suit his convenience, and that
Committee of seven be appointed to correspond with
Mr. Rufin this subject.
Resolr.d, further That we will al said Dinner tender
10 Mr.. Ruffn memeno in token OF our apProba-
ton of MS services in the cause OF Agriculture.
Resoiced, That Captain John w Temple, Colonel
williamson Simmons Doctor Brgg R'ves, Edwin
Baird, Thomas S Gary, Doctor A. Bryant, William
Gee, Eli Alley. Doctor Peter Epps, Tim Rives DR..
John S Epps, Richard G. Dunn, Captain Matthew
w Rainey, w. b. Harrison, Captain Thomas II
Daniel Peter Brchet, William G. Brrcheit, Richard
H. Williams, Nathaniel Cooke, Robert Gillian, VIM
n Harrison, William Jones and James II. Belsches,
Esqs be appointed Committee with power to enlarge
their number TO make arrangements for carrying the
object Of this meeting into effect, and that they invite
such farmers not present on this occasion, to
Join US in adjourned meeting TO be held at Novem-
Der Court.
Resored, That the Petersburg lntelligencer, Peters
burg Republican, Richmond Wing, and Richmond
Enquirer be requested 10 publish the proceedings OF this
meeting.
The Chairman then named the following gentlemen
as the Committee OF Correspondence in the first Reso-
luton 10 wit: DR.. Theodorck Bland, Elgn Russell,
Esu Col Williamson Simmons. Capt. VIM L. Proc
tor, Capt. Tn II. Daniel Tim Rives Esq, and Capt.
VIM Stands, ST.
The meeting was IN notion then adjourned, to tn,
second Tuesday IN November.
PEYTON p. BOILING, Ch'n
J,Nrs 8 GEE Srrrefary