New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-30
NETWORK TRIBUNE.
college of Agriculture.

10 "a, Editor Of The 7Ssssas'
rr. oy;cultursl Colleges or Schools, with exper'
.nsn,.I farms, are SO aLimportant, why do 10. oui
,,ch men associate in establishing them 80
trouble the Legislature If Colleges A's. 49,.
,na Common Schools arc 80 useful Why na.0 '1ey
80, h.en heretofore established BY ASSOCIATIONS VI
- r. ,.od coyeyument' Suppose that the men
men Of New.York should raiAe siOO,OOO w 'n''
n.,oo,s ,bs income being say so'OOo year
'r.a .,n., have President Secretary, Professor
~ .,n;.try and an Acting Superintendent Of inc
-. xhst must DO the amount OF their salaries
are 10 equal those Of Presidents and officers Of
p..r. Of Insurance Companies, even oil CHIEF CieiA'
vu besslsries Of Presidents from s3oOo 70 sSooO
T,.hers 81 900 to $780, Secretaries and Chiei Oei
al 600 10 a. 500 first rste Clerks In mercantile houses
$50 to 5000.
The ofcers Of the Agricultural Association would NC
ho..p from the come xons Of the rich
- bish sspd,ne They must not be degraded BY small
,.lsres nor by much drudgery. In ine seiecuon VI
,hes, Officer, the opinion Of the richest OF tne
,.oa,d have the most influence and the oneeI a'n"ue"
he sh, love Agriculture much would ioyc salary more
Now instead of $1,000, three times that ak
would not pay all the salaries and the exs
expenss which would srise out o. 9th exDer
,I start with Legislative sid-iet tne Sa'e VI
Esv.York be its patron-iet II DO organ]eu oy .ne
xnsricau rnsutute-whose conductors nave long oeen
n.Ssrsssd 10 close economy-who have associated win
49, III The principal Agriculturiss In and about me
civ Of NewYork and who know those VINO WIZ yn,
ssys 10 such an undertaking for the love they pear sn
e..s~vtth whom salaries Will not ne me Picoon'nas
ns yoo,svewbo will look TO the honor OF promouAs 81
sr,st and good cause as lis chief reward ,aao gu.
s,t he expense Of Library Of able Cneinss, 49,
collection Of the best Hor'sni e1,ensve domestic and
tsa co,rssnondence already estaolshed-Dnhs ine
bsst 1e,us Of Agriculture from ei Paits o. .no
IN he most valuable Agricultural peroolcss 'cee"eU
'nf The ipteres, which the state OF New.York has
II, sericulture OF sufficient magnitude to induce us gov
srnnen, bestow pance ioI suSn q, s"c
prayed for by thousands oil our ieho"ei"]en' ~ e'
rassiys sessions Of the LEGISLATURE A., ,
s,,,istics will inform the members that tie annual
,yrcuurs products Of the whole Union are about s'L
Asndrsd millions Of doars sna t0s f @ ,bs,
,here Il NOT one single wellendowed hourishiDg nsuu
zion for this purpose in this State we extract nom
British publication the following facts us &c Gres,
p~itsn. comprise eighty thousand members possess
about four hundred thousand volumes Of BOOKS, rsse
.bout thirty thousand pounds Zone hunoIed sno =,
thousand dOlars) year. aud occasion tne ueHe'y VI
nearly forty thousand Lectures a year."
Ths enables Britain to I'LL the world with ner manu-
etures, and she II alive to the application Oh tns
Of knowledge to her agSuuls Of her
,nsnyfartures Hence we see her societies headed oy
Royalty and Nobility, leading on her farmers to the
highest perfection In agriculture
Az AFFAIR OF HoNoR.-The following gem OF
correspondence has been published in the Paris and
London papers c,,.,,
Sir. You nsulted me the other day in the Cham
Der Of Deputies Free to-day from all business ensabe
p,enss send TO you my friend, 81: Viennet peer o.
france President Of the Society of Men OF Letters to
earn The day the place and the hour 1--WE give the con
eusion In the original French lett II might be supposed
ye exagzersted) on rOns conrient que nous corpero'ti
isSwgG hL ,,.isa r. !, D pn;ra.sr,as
To this strange epistle the sensible NJ de Male
vile sent the following amusing answer
e., ,bsnk You for having afforded me the oppor.
,ntv Of sseing the agreeable and excellent NJ Vennet
AZ 10 the proposal which you are good enough 70 make
10 cut my throat am chagrined beyond measure al not
being able TO scceptn have not the nonor 70 90 gen