Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-02-23
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THE STATE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION.

TIE Ia IL OnAL Wv C.' i-S.''
FRIpAy MoRsISo, FEBRUARY 20, 1852
The Convention assembled this morning at II O'Clock IN
the room over The Methodist Book Concern.
Tht following additional gentlemen appeared in the Con
yci ton and took Their scsts:
EARJLISE-E. i. aloIrlS.
iiaSovgs-G " B.s-ett.
HESRIc0-Dr J. r. Garnett.
i,ocYSouAM-N. Bare and H. Mnr'z.
Several gentlemen appeared out we nave Rot ist'r
na,nrs took the paper containing hen if"2
Mr. Rutiin called Mr. Newton to the Chair.
sIi E. RulIn from tho committee TO prepare business,
MA ~ report
. o slion was taken the adoption Of the buttons
seriu:i,n, and they were agreed to-
1ir + G. Rul!n from the Committee that sahaci ;c-
DOR ID an address, which adopted by the Convention.
Nj Nm Nelson 81 Hanover, made Intellectual motion
10 slider the BY which The address adopted
NJ Norris al Amherst, from the committee on the nspcc-
lion Of uaao and Plaster made the following Ecpo: which
w:.s ordered 10 De laid on table:
M committee appointed 10 enquire into the expeGcpcy
II ucndng or aboishing the inspection of Guano and Pls-
Ter have had subject under consideration and af":sa
iIat nrnoai be presented 10 The Legislature praying
lhpr laid nsrectiun lie abolished.
I'm nation Of Mr. Mnrsun- Resolved That the Cnnvrn-
ton proceed o'clock organize the Society by the cleo
lion n the officers Of the Society And that forthwith the
Convention will begin that duty by eecng the Treasurer
Resolved That So coon elected The Treasurer may
cciye any contributions the Society from members and
that all members present be requested TO enter their names
in t!.s Treusufcrs book.
Resolved Tint members present be requested t,
thorze signature Of their 10 the petition to the Lc
ssatue.
The Society then proceeded I" tho election OF r"H@nrer
Mr. Gra.ran OF Rockingham nominated Gen. b. Peyton.
Ms A. Robinson, Jr Of Henrico, nominated NJ. l.. D.
CrensI Of HeIrico.
The ballots were then counted, and resulted: For 2cy
ton s.; for Crcnshaw 10. So Cen Peylon declared
c!cc'ed.
Dir Edmund RGIin offered the following Resolutions,
which we're unanmnusiy adopted:
'Ecsovc ns ,h OF hl. Convention, That III" Stale
Of virginia and especially the cause Of agriculture has SUE
tanc! in the gncned death Of Gen. Corbn BraxoE loss
that canuot be repaired.
"irSy,vcd That with Il fall sense Of his eminent merits
and 81 the which dsporr these resolutions b" .htcT
ed N he minutes the Convention and copy tcct he
transmitted his family feeble though sincere triort"
10 ,. memory of ore The most useful and estimate
thai Virginia has r:uduccd.'
INA, flowing resolution offered by Gen. Richardson
una n uulsIy adopted
Resolved That this Convention most earnestly recon-
mend 10 the Farmers Mechanics and other hOuschnidnrs ~
VIRGINIA. that each OF them exert himself ~ extend The
circulation ri the Southern Planter, the only agricultural!
narrr published in Virginia. than any other acHp"d tu
our people conducted with signal ability, and in
pcct entitled Jealous support While thons sands of
dollar. are annually paid in subscription IN papers publ shed
in other States and If far less value 10 hyricutuSs cur
own modest and unpetcnng journal edited md printed by
VI!y:ans laboring with nntrng Industry and pefse.
ycrare f best interests has hitherto been cit BY "ur
own ,or. 10 struggle Ir bare subsistence Lei 'hc in
diff renee 10 those interests ond 10 the sterling merits OF tho
Southern Planter instantly shaken of lei every do
what ne can aud the paper will SPEEDILY be found Il
,u.b, Il, be- irrsdc companion Of every family"
Tie Convention then proceeded 10 The election o. The Ui-
GERS OF tho Society IA noticed In yesterdays paper.
The Convention linen adjourned Convention but ~
meet again the next morning us Society.