Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-04-15
IN SENATE, MARCH IA, 1913.

Mr. JOHNSON, of Nd presented the petition of John s.
skinner Of New York, praying in behalf Of the agcultur
as OF the county, appropriation Of money, TO be applied
under the direction OF the State Governments Congress
may otherwise direct the establishment institutions for in
rucon in geology, mncalogy, and vegetable and animal
physiology, in civil engineering applied TO road making
bridge building, and other rural architecture and nsruc.
ton in the mechanical principles on which depend the labor
saving properties and efficiency Of agricultural implements and
machinery.
In presenting this paper, Mr. j. said he could but express
his qualification that it should have been committed his
charge. The memoras himself (said Mr.. is not only
known, but Justly Distinguished for the ZEAL ability, and ef
cency with which, for period Of thirty years. he has
pursued and promoted the great Of agricultural science
Il may, think, with truth be sad that its present improved
condition amongst l. less be attributed TO bis long
and continued efforts He has not only been its first pioneer
he has been throughout and still the advance earnestly
striving all remaining distractions and to bring
state Ultimate perfection Such his object in the present
memorial and il he succeeds az looking to the real honor
and interest Of the nation trust he will what incslcuabe
benefit will he have conferred upon the country Military
glory may the nations heart beat high With gratitude
but often dazzles deude than ends in
strength and II is the achievements Of civil life which
mI art to human power It's highest value and Of all the de-
parmenis Of civil employment the worthy, the most to
be cherished and especially under Government like ours
agriculture. To say nothing OF the ncacuable value Of its
productions capable they Of continued increase by
the proper intellectual improvement of its followers what
strength not given to free institutions by the uniform and
almost necessary virtue Of such population
And yet sir whilst millions have been and still being
expended by for the arts which teach the destruction Of %
how much has been given this nobes Of ali sciences which
nsrucs only to promoe, to poong, and 10 render life hap
py and dvirtuous Nothing, literally nothing Sir the memorial
t and have such confidence in his accuracy that
the statement may be relied upon that Of the of the
disbursements Of the Government eighty per for mi-
tay and naval expenses that to say dollars
every hundred dollars paid by the people into the Teasu
ry appropriated 10 the keeping up our military establish
ments and preparations for whilst for AoRIcuLTURE,
which exists only for peace and through peace which brings
wo, but only immense good, not dollar is given He
reminds ALSO and is fact eminenty worthy Of the pub
tic attention, hs, during the whole period Of WAsHISGTos
administration military expenses only 81 l000 000
whilst for similar period Of eight years. terminating S43,
they S64, 100000 Il is, sir striking and fearful
Lesson 1t teaches that popular war is, other insu-
tons have IN that respect natural tendency in the dec
ton, and nat the result 10 the end may be the samehe OPP
preston Of heavy and crushing taxation.
He gives another fact worthy also Of notice. and espe-
caly worthy OF the Of the apricuurists Of the
ton. II this that from 1889 TO ls43 the expenditures Of
the Government exclusive Of payments account Of the
public debt for merely civil objects $780, OO0 willis,
for the time they for military and naval objects
S53s 96427s And of this trlng comparative amount
appropriated peaceful purposes only the agrcuus Of the
country enjoyed advantage To de-
parmeno human labor mpiovetbc conditions oincrease
their power elevate them in the scale Of social existence,
not dollar Of applied And yet sir what claims have
they not had upon the conenance and protection Of the Go
| vernmen
To say nothing Of the fact which establishes and his
tory confirms, that il is with them that the strength and