Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-10-27
CONVENTION OF SILK GROW.
AND MANUFACTURERS.

AT eleven o'clock, to-day, there WI a
very numerous and respectable meetinpf
gentlemen interested in the culture ID
manufacture of silk in this country, atbe
rooms ol-the American Institute.
Mr.. Stebbins Of Massachusetts, piorer
in this good work, was called to the CHI,
and Mr. Harrison of New Haven, was D.
pointed Secretary, by nomination; and e
meeting proceeded to organize the Conyl-
ton.
Messrs Barbour, Weigh, and Smith, we
appointed a Committee to nominate Office
of the Convention, and Mr. Gill was 4
thoiizcd to obtain the names and residcn@
Of the members present, for the purposof
making out complete list of the CT
vention.
On motion Of member, convenient sds
were provided at the table for reporerof
the public press. And the reporters Of ie
Tribune and Express availed themselveofI
the courtesy
The nominating committee reportedas
follows.
For President-Gen. James TalmaR,
Of New York.
For Vice Presidents-John w. Gill, H.
of Ohio; Dr. ID. Stebbins, Mass II ST.
kin, Esq. Conn. 6. w. Murray, Es9ofI
n. J..
For Secretares-James Harrison, So
Of Conn. Jacob c. Parsons, Esq.
The following gentlemen were appoited
the Business Committee of the Conventln
Messrs. Barbour of Ms, Smith of Marylad,
Gill of Ohio, Conant of Mass, and Ian
forth of New York.
Gen Tallmadge, (upon the election of
the above officers took the chair and mde
some very interesting remarks upon dog
so. lie would gladly have had anoIer
elected to that office but would, beingso
honored, do his best 10 meet the wishesof
the Convention.
This was the first National Conycntin
ever called in this country, aud its objet
was to take into consideration the eXped-
ency, as well as the possibility, of making
silk one of the staples of the country; Il
ascertain whether its culture be or be nd
congenial to the soil, and then TO ADVISE
those engaged in the matter TO 90 on witA
it, if not, to cease their labors. And id
these ways the Convention, in his opinion.
would be able to do great deal of good.
Gen. T. then went on 10 express the opin.
ion that. not only in one part, but in all
parts of the United States, the climate and
the soil of the country were most admirably
adapted to the culture of the silk worm
And he described the climates of England
and the United States, in contrast, as adapt
ed to this culture, and showed to what difl'e-
rent uses the mulberry was put in the two
countries. This fruit in England grew to
large size, as large as shell bark, and
was a rich, luscious fruit for the table. Ii
never grew TO such luxuriance here; the
climate was less favorable to the raising oil
the first, but from the same causes, most IA
yorable to the culture of the silk worm.
The speaker gave a very interesting de-
tail of the mode of raising the worms the
way in which the process of Matching goes
on. lie explained the mode adopted by
some of Matching on paper, by the aid OF
manure, by contact with the body, &c. He
alluded 10 the statements in the books as ia
the way in which the process of Matching
goes on, all over the world. 1t would seem
that every where, excepting in this country,
artificial measures are uniformly resorted TO.
In this country we need no such MEANS
Natural facilities, in atmosphere, soil and
every other appliance, abound with us, and
are solely, aud exclusively furnished by
Providence to this country. All that is
needed is the enterprise and industry of the
people Of the country to bring Silk into the
list of American staples, by acquiring the
fullest knowledge of the means of feeding
the worms, and all the other facilities for the
production of Silk. The end and aim OF
this Convention, the speaker insisted, is a
kind which ought 10 recommend it TO the
favor Of all American citizens. Instead o.
sending money out of the country, and for
the purchase of what we can so easily make
ourselves, and then sitting down, wondering
where our circulating medium has gone, the
General would advise his countrymen TO en-
ter into this enterprise with yigor, to go to
work like patriots, and to improve the ad-
vantages which God and Nature had put in
to their hands for the production of new
staple, and one that it was fully demonstra-
BILE, must eventually turn out rich source
of National wealth.
He took occasion to say that it had been
proved to his satisfaction that with care, tioO
supplies of cocoons could be obtained in one
year, and made some interesting suggestions
to this end in the matter of feeding. He
expressed decided preference for the cat
hagS over the leaf.
Gen. Tallmadge, in conclusion, explain
ed his meaning in the speech lately deliver
ed at the Institute, and reported in this pa
per, with regard to the custom in France OF
women's Matching the worms from the egg
on paper, placed in contact with the skin.
One of the papers had reported him to have
said that this was a coercive process, impos-
ed by the employer. lie had not intended
to give any such idea He had represented
this mode as one among the many adopted