Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-05
soe THE ADVERTISER.

foa THE ADVERTISER.
| To Tic Nen6sss of Tia Philosophical end Asr'-
~euitsrai Society Of Edgsfsa District.
GEsrLKaxs;-At the suggestion Of "a
Member" l take the liberty o~frequesiing your
attendance in she Court House oil the District,
la, IL o'clock, on Saturday, the 18th of,he pre-
sen, month, (Aplil.) The objec, Of the meet
ling Is, to adopt suitable measures for aiding
! Mr.. Rufin, the Agricultural Surveyor of the
State. liz The business Of his appointment.
Its known to you, gentlemen, and to the
citizens of the Dis,rie, generally, that the Le-
sislalure, a, its last session, deemed !, import
an, 10 the interests Of South Carolina. that an
Agricultural Survey Of tbs State should be
made. The objsc. to be accomplished by the
survey is, an improvementin whatever relates
to the cultivation ofthe soil. and the raising of
stock to the bes, advantage. This object is be-
nevolent: il Is noble; and il falls directly within
province OF the Legislative supervision to pro-
vide for its accomplishment. For the success
fni promotion OF the design, the services Of Mi.
E. Rufin, a gentleman of experience. skili.
| and character. hare been secured. his COM
pensa,ion is drawn from the funds OF the State.
| Each citizen is. therefore, q contributor TO his
compensation, and. BY consequence, one OF his
employers.
This accomplished Asriculturist hoes not
tdesirc, that his office shall be q s%ineexre. Tina,
IS: that it shall be an Office Of emolument to
hin. wilhou, prof, to his employers. OF this
the following extract from his letter to the Pre-
sidcn, Of the State Agricultural Society will al:
ford satisfactory evidence:
"Sir:-For the ful6lment OF my duties as
Agricultural Surveyor Of the Stale of S"uth
Carolina. i, is essential tina, my efforts shall
have the support and aid of the Agricultural
community, whose interests the survey was de.
signed especially to promote.
81 am i,npelicd by every consideration, 10
desire that services sought in my appointment
shall be as faithfully performed, Us zeal and in
dustry. and my imperfec, ability and means
may permit. Bu; all these, however faithfully
applied. WILL avail bu, little, unless aided and
given effect 10 BY The cooperation Of the we'd
informed Agricnlturists Of every section of'he
State, and in every department Of Agriruilu.
raj practice and inquiry. Such cooperation
aud action, properly applied by the hsrical'u-
raj Societies. will leave 10 the Surveyor the
more humble, and yet the mos, useful function
Of bis office, that Of serving as the organ or
channel ofcommunication, TO receive and bring
together, for diffusion and general use. The
vas, amount Of information already in each
particular section, and which may easily be
collected and reported by the Agricultural So.
c%ieiics, or By individuals In this manner. the
Agricultural Survey may lead to important
and genctnl benefit, by inducing the furnishing
of full and general information. But without
such aid, the Surveyors service mus, necessa-
rily DC confined TO narrow limits, whether Of
space, or Of subjects ofinyestigaliun."
Permit me, now. 10 sugses, 10 you. Cen;lc-
men of the Society, and to the citizens Of the
District generally, the importance of awaiting
ourselves of the favorable opportunity thus
presented for securing individual aud public
good. A full attendance of the members Of
the Society. and Of the citizens Of the District
will be u step of much consequence towards
such q result. For asa committee will be mos,
probably appointed TO make arrangements for
facilitating 10 Mr. Rufin hIssurvey OF the Dis
trlc,, such gentlemen, as have the leisure, and
are willing 10 accompany him over those parts
Of the District in which they reside, can fur
nish TO he committee their names. and the
parts through which they will attend him. BY
this means the committee will be enabled. in
their correspondence with Mr. R., to direct
his movements, in such 4 manner, as to render
them mos, profitable within the period. thai, he
shall be engaged in HIS survey Of the District.
Respectfully.
WILLIAM D. JOHNSON.
Pres. cftae p. & n. Soc. off. Dist.
EpoErirLp c. n. Aprii /, I43.