Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-06-26

reciprocity For the little boon of the navigation of the
81 Lawrence We are to meet the competition Of Canada
in the grain market Of country. Let ask Con-
gress what want and be led away from pur-
pose by any proposition to incorporate this Society with
the Smithsonian Institute.
Mr.. ROBINSON M G. Of Indana) entered his protest
against the general Of proceedings Of this Conyen-
ton He thought the Convention charged with the
establishment Of National Agricultural Society instead
OF which IT had resolved itself into political club In the
OF his people he protested against the establishment
Of an agricultural department bureau Its true object
is to obtain bounties for certain interests which not
agricultural but farmers want nothing of the Sort all
they require is fair chance. He could understand how
agriculture could be aided by such incidental help
the Government might c0nstitutionaly give it, BY the
collection and distribution Of Seeds Patent Office
ports &C., this might be done but directly the thing
was unconstitutional He thought he the drift OF
matters protection could be got for wool, next would
come demand the principle for protection for
iron, coalin fact for every thing He thought the whole
thing pretty apparent That farmers politicians
he was very certain and they against department
OF agriculture as he was and he also against quar-
tering bureau on the Smithsonian Institution.
Resolutions substitutes for the resolutions of the
committee were again offered, when
Mr. BELL IN. c. of Oho) said that his people were
deeply Interested in agriculture and he hoped the resou
ton OF the Committee would pass The farmers of Ohio
had the right to protection that other industrial in
terests had as for instance the ocean, and
bountes necessary, they had right to them too
Politicians in Congress the poorest farmers in the
world He concluded by remarking that agriculture had
an equal right with every other pursuit to national pro-
lection
Mr. Senator DOUGLAS was compelled by what he had
Witnessed this morning to speak The Convention was
changing itself into partisan political organizatona
Presidential ratification meeting. The farmers in Cen
gress were as good as ohers-as brokers' pension
agents, or merchants-who, coming into this Convention
farmers, perhaps owning threeacre lot hated the
farmers in their heart. He understood these personal
tauns much feeling but his purpose in coming there
was to represent the interests Of agriculture What had
he heard this morning? Discussions on the tariff home
natur dian
city He had heard political speech in Congress
this session These measures had been denounced
righteous and niquitous. The homestead bill had been
denounced by those who knew nothing about it, the
circumstances of the States where it was to be applied
The Canadian reciprocity bill would aid every interest in
the country, and njure none it would give the of
the St Lawrence river and the Canadian canals whilst it
would substitute for British shipping British warehouses;
and British insurance companies, American shipping
American warehouses, and American insurance compa
nies The men who came here to oppose this BILL came
here not farmers but agents of New England rail
road companies and canals who want to compel the
duce Of the West in its passage to market to continue
subject to their mposs. But the farmers of the West
were not to be driven from their object they want to
open the St. Lawrence and to reduce the New England
companies to moderation. AS for the Collins line the
question nvoveds of national pride whether we shall
suffer Great Britain to drive the line off the face of the
ocean He himself had not voted for the measure but he
would not hear his colleagues who had done from q
pure purpose denounced they had been here to-day
If Congress were arragned by this body, it would be
At this moment Mr.. WEBSTER entered apparently in
very feeble health when the whole Convention cheered
and rose to their feet. He soon retired.
Mr. DOUGLAS, resuming, recommended the Convention
to keep strictly to its proper Objects Yesterday, before
politics were introduced all harmony and peace but
afterwards discord acrmony and bad feeling prevailed
lie thought they had better 60 home consider their OBJ
ect dspassonatey and them after the Presidential cleo
ton was over, meet again. He could not think that
memorial fought inch by inch and obtained by despoic
majority minority, could succeed in Congress 1t
better to cast aside the apple of discord He had
wish to differ with any gentleman but the proceedings Of
last evenings session and this mornings had caused him
deep regret Any thing offensive any gentleman that
might escaped him heat of debate he desired
~ashara~, ana stand perfectly friendly terms
with all.
Mr. HoLooAB remarked that he was farmer all
through ate, drank and clothed by his farm sup
ported his family by his farm and his farm the basis
Of all his He Mree-acre farmer but cult
waited eight hundred acres His people would be
prsed hear it said that he who did not indulge in such
things at home, should here to make political
speeches.
Mr.. DOUGLAS explained and both gentlemen represented
themselves entirely satisfied
Gov. STEELE of New Hampshire wished to put him
self right and moved to lay the whole subject the
table. He wished to act the constitution dictated
which left the Society to act through their officers
Mr. LEWIS, of the District of Columbia addressed the
Convention.
motion having been made to lay the resolutions on
the table, several members of the Convention wished to
speak, when the Chair decided that the motion to lay on
-
it decided that the resolutions be laid the table
Mr.. JEssUP, of Pennsylvania, regretted what had
taken place He not in the Convention last night
but had been told that the charge that the Convention
had converted itself into political club was first sprung
by Judge Douglas.
Mr. DOUGLAS explained that he had not characterized
any mans remarks political, but had said that the
establishment of agricultural bureau would have
political bearing
Mr. JEssuP resumng, hoped that the farmers Of the
country would not think that they had here dis
politics, He thought the very harmless proposition
now before to pray Congress for aid the
of agriculture, might be unanimously adopted
Mr. DoUGLAs thought the course proposed by Gov
STEELE, Of New Hampshire, the proper one.
Mr. KING of New York thought the Convention should
proceed to its proper business and advocated the recogn
on national concern. He hoped that all that had
rcd might be passed that harmony would be
ed and the resolution be presented Congress Let us
break up in the right spirit.
Mr.. JEssUP said 1t widely felt over the land that
agriculture insufhcenty cared for and that Con-
gress should do something for it. What that shall be let
Congress for itself determine but let it be something
Mr. RUsK remarked that there was q wide difference of
opinion rs to the consttutonaty Of agricultural bu
reau He moved to appoint committee to memorabilia
Congress- to solicit such aid in their wisdom they
might deem fit. He knew many in Congress- and strict
constructoniss too who would do what they could to
assist the of agriculture For himself he would
vote for agricultural bureau under proper restrictions
though many equally entitled with himself to their re-
spect might oppose it.
Mr.. NEWMAN, Of Ohio said that however much differ
there might have been in Convention all agreed upon
one point, Congress should do something Let the Con-
venton give such expression to their opinion and Il
could be done with entire unanmy for there was nothing
in the resolutions IT, This would give