The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1851-10-18
rhe Farmers, Conrenllon az GranrllIe


The Farmers Convention at Granville.
In eonneXion with the proceedings Of TIE Al
nual Fair Of the Bael Institute, il will be remen
beEed, we last week stated that there had been 4
call Published AT the close of the fair, for general
convention Of farmers and Others taxing an inter
est IN agricultural pursuits, TO be held at Gran
vile, Putnam county, on the third TGe4ay in No
venber next. This week We publish the call,
IN another column, with the names of the cores
pending committee, to which We would respect
fully direct the attention Of cur readers
The agricultural interests Of our state have
been greatly neglected, not only by our lcgisa
lAlure, but by the farmer. themselves. Nearly
every state in the Union has made liberal appro-
priatiuns towards encouraging the agricultural
and mechanical pursuits within her limits Col
ltges and ssminalics, Ia which those pursuits are
Thoroughly and scientifically taught, are daily be-
ing erected, and the young farmer and meohan-
Is while learning thei, trade, are also furnished
with liberal eiuca,io. Tie same should be
the case IN this state L i, time that industry
that irior--shoul assume its proper dignity
and the reproach' vh.tl, the tdy oilers Of our ci
ties have attached Ia the term iaJorcr o,echaaic,
and .taraer, be removed. The only way of ac-
comprising Ibis result is by ciiectng higher de-
gree of intelligence among those who are engaged
in the various industrial pursuits Of ON country
Ignorance in this country i, properly . disracc--
and Notifying as the acknowledgment may Ge
it has long pervaded the laborug classes and our
farmers and mechanics to an unnecessary extent
1t is this fact which has rendered it almost dsre-
spectacle in some states to belong to any Of these
classes. Bot intelligence is honorable The in.
telligent man commands respect and esteem
no matter what his vocation may be. And an
intelligent and well educated farmer or mechan.
ic is the nobest aud most valuable citizen we can
have.
Every effort, then, shOgld be made by on far.
mers and mechanic, to bring about, among them,
high state Of mental cultivation This can be
bast effected by the establishment Of suitable in.
su'utlons ofieUlrins, by meeting together IN con.
ventons and discussing the various questions per.
tanning TO these departments, and by public exhl.
billions Of the most improved implements, articles
Of manufacture, products of the soil &c; and by
comparing one with another and adopting the
best. BY such instrumentali,cs life and yigor is
impaired 10 these pursuits, the benefits Of which
viii soon be felt in all their diversified ramitica-
tons. by such means farming, in Ohio, New
York Pennsylvania, and most of New England
has been raised to the rank Of the very first Of all
the professions. And few years would only be
required to place it in that estimation here.
The legislature should be liberal in making ap-
prdpliaiions for the encouragement OF agriculture
anu the mechanic arts, Money judiciou,ly APP
propriated for such purposes would be no loss to
the public treasury. 1t would soon be returned
again through the Increase in the revenues it
would cause.
The convention at Granville is the first one Of
the kind We have heard Of in the state, and it Is
hoped ii vii! be well attended from this county
There are many able and intelligent farmers in
Old La Sale who would reflect honor upon US
by attending it, We should like to see a strong
delegation there from lndion Creek and Somon
aux They are some -four Oldest and wealthiest
settlements, and comprise many Of our finest
farms and best farmers. The sonih side Of the
lllonois river, we are confident will be fully rep
resented, ~ some OF lie original projectors Of the
convention are from there and We have the best
assurances that that section between the Fox and
Illinois rivers will have their full share of dele
gates in Attendance.