Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-04-30
For the Free Press.
The Agricultural Society.

Mr.. EDITOR | am aware that one who places NM
self in an attitude Of opposition TO the regulations Of
public body, is linble to receive but little sympathy
from the public know that labor under great dis
advantage in this respect For nine ont OF ten VINO
would answer one putting bms If in such position.
would do it, because public body is attacked, and
would set aside Of importance, the truth or fall
sty of the grounds of opposition, taking for granted
that public body can do no wrong Hence am not ,
surprised the number or character Of the replies TO
my former communication. | do not say that nine /
out of ten would uphold public body when they .
kno it be in the wrong but that they would uphold
it without thorough investigation oil the charges and
the grounds OF the charges, brought against it. 1t is
fair superstition, am ready to admit, that public
body is less likely to err than individual For the
regulations Of society, of any body OF men, are
supposed TO be the results of the collective wisdom OF
the individual members But from this it will not do
TO argue that such public body cannot do wrong, or
cannot adopt regulations that will be injurious.
My first position was this the Agricultural Society
has no right to have bad character. 1t has right
I, adopt such rules as will tend to diminish the conf.
dence Of community in it NY second position was.
that If the Society did not award premiums the
merorious, to the best, it would pursue a tend
ing to diminish confidence in it, destroy its charac
ter, and to new and strengthen old prcjudccs
anu tHuiN uldI II WIS HInHrent from lNe
rule in regard to horses, that the best brood mares
liable to be off from competition from the
fac, that the farmers of the County generally possess
little information respecting pedgrees from the rule
concerning farm Implements that the best mple
nents cut off and that from the absence OF the
and the lack of information concerning i'm
provemcnts, &c in implements, the awards would be
made in ignorance of such Improvements, and that
impartiaity could not be expected under such crcum-
stances, do not my first positions have been
upset by either Of tile three replies my communcn-
, ton Nor have my conclusions been condemned as
not following from my premises Blu. my conclusions
alone have been denied,
: In regard to the rule concerning horses Chttcnden
County" says, " have attended every exhibition OF
the Society since lis organization, and fully per-
suadcI that in every the letter and Split Of the
requisition could, and. had it been required, would
have been complied with" he, is fully persuaded"
i bu, am not The reason ,rly am not can be found
: in my former article. | am somewhat at a loss to
know how he be so fully persuaded since
his next sentence concerning this same rule is
Whether it may be proper not only be settled
. by practical operation" IIc be fully per-
sunded' concerning the working of a rule, the pro-
pretv Improperly OF which he is at present unable
c determine. should suppose, from the tone Of the
i answers TO my communication, that had condemned
{; neJiurecs as useless did no such thinr platnl,
asserted that pedgrces mus, be known and preserved
:. if good horses would be bred Hence all tina, X
has said on this tonic will not apply to me woul,
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