The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-06-15
From the National IntelLigencer.

| From the National Inteligencer.
The following design of Government De-
par'ment of Agriculture and Education, submit
| ted to The cons lderation of Congress and to
someof the State Governments signed in parl
| by number of respectable, intelligent, and dis
| tlngulshed citizens, is deemed measure o great
Importance as simple and efficient means foi
| he promotion OF science, the collection and dit
| fusion OF knowledge amongst mankind, and The
| promotion of a speedy and high degree of en-
| ghtened civilization. An examination of it is
| respectfully solicited:
MEMORIAL.
To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representa-
| fires Of the United States:
| The memorial of the undersigned respectfully re.
presents that the prosperity OF the country would bt
| greatly promoted by the esta bshment Of new de-
partment styled the Department of agriculture am
Education and by requiring of primary school teach
ers and others, In making out reports the state
education in their respective schools, to report to
said department, assisted by the farmers laborers
| mechanics architects, merchants, professional men
artists, manufacturers, naval and army officers, sol
diers, seamen, &C. describing the soil, minerals, ma
tural products, crops buildings agricultural and me
| chanical implements. manufactures, &C. Of their
| school districts respectively say ing,
What raw materials may be brought into use adj
vantageously to the proprietor and to the country
What new crops may be introduced with benefit
| what rotation of crops;
| What agricultural, mechanical or other nipple.
| ments;
| What improvements in the construction Of the
| buildings; what manufactures what discoveries
| have been made in natural history and the sciences
| Premiums to be given for important discoveries
The microscope, telescope, barometer, he,mo meter,
ram guage and chemical apparatus TO be used in the
schools, 10 aid IN the study of natural history the
useful, the fine arts aud the Sciences to ascertain
the habits aud changes of insects that are destruc-
tive to our staple crops, fruits, vegetables, flowers,
plants, shrubs, ornamental and forest trees and ami
mails
diary TO be kept of the events of the day, so as
TO establish facts, and TO give to the people early and
easy habits OF composition subjects familiar and
attractive to them, gradually becoming the historians
OF the respective neghborhoods, Sc; together with
the changes of the weather, records Of which TO be
kept, not only with view to observe its effects on
vegetation, animals, SC. but TO guard against its
changes
What SIS used to ascertain the comparative
value of agricultural mechanical, and other implc-
ments;
What chemical tests to ascertain the quality of soils
maDures, minerals, &C.
Whether astronomy be studied with a view TO the
application of that scietce to improvements in sgri-
culture or otherwise;
Whether school or public libraries be established
and the character of such
The mode Of instruction used hv each in practical
ho'tcu ture, from the planting of the seeds budding
cngralung, transplantlng, pruning of fruit orna-
mental and forest trees, &c; and
Whether the art of ascertaining the qraiity of the
irut timber, &c, especially of the brdseye maple
and mulberry, from the leaf bark, or growth be at
tanned
Also, what attention to vocal and instrumental
music, well the general statistics of their res
pective Districts
Statues, paintings, surveys, and maps engravings
and drawings, pencil sketches TO be given of such
Snhlprts ms, A, Il.
with ascerlained remedies for and against existing
and periodical evils;
Also, specimens Of the insects plants, minerals
&c, with the character aud habits of such of their
districts respectively, so as TO establish an ENLARGED
system a National and State museum
Every enlightened American citizen would feel
that he had property therein, and deem it plea
sure to add to the valuable treasures it might con-
tain.n
Military tactics to be taught, and a common system
Of senography adapted TO all languages so as TO es
tablish universal written language.
paper so printed in Washington city or else
where could be READ in any part of the world and
travellers could hold urien conversation as the ed-
Gated mutes do
Also, universal conversational signs
Information collected as above through foreign
ministers and other to be condensed and sent
to each teacher thus keeping the teachers youth and
people of the country up with the improvements of
the age ana the history of tho year, and promoting
civilization, truth, justice, and peace
Each school district may constitute an ariliny
hona institution for the promotion of science and the
collection and diffusion of knowledge amongst man
kind. So also each district may respectively form
miniature republic, making each citizen a legislator
for his respective district, and the science Of gopern
ment be the study and art of people.
Design of primary male and female school house,
teachers house, and experimental model farm for
the States, Territories, District OF Columbia, and
Indians; with a library, cabinet, lyceums, black
board for sketches with chalk, stand for statuary of
clay; vegetable and flower garden, with figs grapes
small fruits shrubs, and nursery agricultural grounds
for experiments, sugarbeet and other root crops for
feeding stock, SC. grain, grasses, Sc; orchard of
apricot, plum, cherry, peach pear, and apple to be
pa,tured with birds, poultry, pigs ewes, and lambs,
the males bark the trees,) to protect them from the
curculio, so destructive to the smooth-sknned ston.