Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-06-05


Board. with other manifestations 10 be found
in tia, spirited paper, can fail to be i'm.
pressed with the high destiny that is in
store lo: Ohio, ii she but persevere in the
good work she has so nobly begun.
Maryland, too, has taken the initiative
in the noble cause, and with commenda.
bic zeal on the part OF some of her distin-
gaished agriculturists. has recently moi
only invoked her own Legislature, but
Congress also. 10 do something for this too
long neglected branch of the national in
dus:fy. Their appeal to the State Legisla'
,ure was not in vain, for that body, pend
ing its last session, chartered the Mar, land
State Agricultural Society. So Of Virginia,
who has recently organized State Society
at Richmond. With such examples before
her, and such incentives to action, is ii
possible that Pennsylvania will not shake
off the apathy. that like blishting mildew
seems TO paralyze her energies and her
progress!
The subject of State Agricultural So
ciety, has for series Of years been adver
ted TO and discussed by the members Of the
Philadelphia Society for Promoting Aeri-
culture, as consumation devoutly 10 be
wished. but every effort was checked by
ioretodings ,ha, The Legislature would do
nothing in aid Of the undertaking. |, is
to be regretted those fears wefe'no, wholly
groundless, for on a review OF The little that
has been done for agriculture by the rep
resen,a,ives Of farming Pennsy lvania. the
apprehensions lha. nothing would be done,
can not be considered as altogether gra,u-
itous or imaginary. Unfortunately for
The landed interests. the Legislature has
so generally been absorbed in other int
rests, which connected themselves With
the politics of the day, that i. had no time
10 look into the condition Of the patient
and unob,rusive farmer. upon whos'
drudgery much Of the pay and mainIen-
ance Of the Legislature itself necessarily
depends. In the congregated wisdom OF the
State, at Harrisburg assembled. the injunc
ton 10 unmuzzle The OK that ,readeth
out the corn" found no placein its councils.
or on lis statute book. That the impor.
lance, claims and calling Of SO large
body OF citizens as the farmers Of Penn
syIvania shoctd so long be neglected, is
not only paradoxical, but discreiitabe.
In exienuarion Of This charge Of neglect,
it may be adduced, that there is annually,
at the opening Of every session, com
miitee On agriculture appointed by bth
branches OF The legislature, but so far from
This lessening the charge, it only aggra-
Yates the neglect to perform a duty Of
which the Assembly is every year remlr-
ded by the composition of committee.
signi;cantshat something is to be done, OF
should be done +; for surely it could no.
have been intended at first, that this com
miltce should be raised and kept standing
nomina!ly only, or in mockery TO the it,
leres,s i, gro(essed 10 subverye.
However obnoxious the legislature may
be to The charge of remiss2ess in this inn
por.ani matter, i, apples with ienfold iorc.
10 the farmers themselves, who never by
any combined effort attempted to place
themselves in the position which Of righ,
they should occupy. 1t is conceded BY
the whole community. that Of all the in.
dustrial classes, the farmers are the most
numerous ard usefuI-.he stay and sheet
anchor of the Stale in times Of danger and
difficulty. Why then have they not long
since received al the hands Of their repre-.
seniatives ,ha. attention they deserve, and
SO much require ! Simply. because they
have not placed themselves in the proper
attitude to enforce their claims aud see that
justice is dcne to them. If the Legislature
represent all classes, and, as admitted. the
farmers are the largest, then j, is plain that
the farmers are 10 blame, if their interests
are nes!cced-;he remedy is in their own
hands, and i, is their own fault il they do
not efeciualIy apply II.
In view Of this s,ate Of affairs. as relating
TO ihe'interests Of agriculture in PennsyI.
vania, il is recommended as FIRST practical
step towards progressive improvement, to
hold Farmers Convention at Harrisburg
on the third Tuesday Of January, 1851.
to which every county is invited to send
delegates, for the purpose Of forming
State Agricultural Society, and to take in.
TO consideration the condition Of the landed
interests, and 10 devise such measures as
may bes, promote and advance the agri.
,ure of The Commonwealth.
JAMES GOWEN,
A. L. ELWYN,
SAMUEL c. FORD,
ALGERNON 8. ROBERTS.
JOHN PRICE WETHERILL.