Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-11-12
DAILY VlRGINIAN.
LANES ncuoNALp. Editor.

JAMES MCDONALD, Editor.
SATURDAY MORNING. NoV'g IL, 1853.
The Richmond Examiner expresses regret a.
the evidences of favoritism exhibited IN the
awards of premiums at the recent Agricultural
Fair. Il also depreea;es disappointment Of NJ
Raaia a. Secretary over Gen. Richardson, the
efgioie-. arrrf # the Society, through whose en-
;husis ie aud sstirng exertions during the last
summer the se..asv is mainly indebted for it
suecessful es,eb, .hreut. II is with reluctance
that ne refer to these proceedings, The Society
is tn igaqerts af no party IT clique or faction.
II is an institution ia which the stata=-and very
citizen Of the STATE has direct end c1ai#non inter
est. lis future operations as ioreshadawed in the
cheering success Of It's first nccHug.giee promise
Of The Openings Of new and brilliant era in the
inda rial progress Of Virsinia-and hence every
one should depreeate,as unwiso and suicidal, any
charges or complaints, cautiously made, cal
cu'ated to prejudice the popular mind against
IT, and thereby retard IL not defeat IL successful
operation. But this result cannot BE- prevented
by ignoring palnable acknowledgement and the
in--oduei.oa Of sneomes aud the detesia-
bile practice Of nepotism. Disguised or IN
disguised these fungi, if allowed 10 gro' up
ON II, will eieetually kill. and should Kill
any association in which there are mutual bur
dens undertaken for mutunl benefits to be
received. Actual cautery or the knife Is the rem
DIV TO he applied. Now, We do not know that any
favoritism was practsed in tho distribution of
awards at the ate Fair. To disposition t. en-
courage with premium all who,as piolsersi in the
enterprse,hroughi their product. for exhibition
that nom might he disc pointed, even If too IN
discriminatory praetisod, cannot propers b. view
ed as eensurablo. Ii would be- at WORT, veni-
al faar pas, and 3ot fault. Bnt the over.
looking Of Gen. Richardson was in principle
palpabl, wrong and the appointment hy the exec
utiye committee OF Mr.. Ruffn over him appears
nat only Gjudieious, butt those aoqaalnto witt
their se1yicea radered to the oac., Of tie Soeie-
~, itpresent, n case in which the conviction IL
intrude itself that other influences had opcrated
thaA thoso prompted by consideration of tn,
best interests of tho society.
Wcraisc no obiprtion 10 Mr. Rufu. lIcmay
or may not be a nou suited 10 the post. Toner
al Richardson Is qualified, and has given satlsiae
tory evidences OF qualification by his works
lie ha proven his efficiency by the SUCCESS Of
the Fair which has Just been held, ard which WIS
more directly tie result OF his obors than of any
other dozen men IN the state. These fot the
people may. We condemn ,hou IN the mldest
terms appcoble,as blind, npoltie, the step y
which he has been superseded. Weqnotc in
ference 10 that proceeding the following remarks
from the Richmond Wig;
&" member Of the Agricultural Society, from
distant county, claims the privilege Ia express
through our columns his dsnpprobation of the
action ri the Executive Committee in the ~
pontment OF Secretary. II is not 10 be DISCUS
ed OF denied, hat that action has met with gcner
al condef nation and j. the auij pant uf tho pre-
ceedingf connected with the late Fair which has
excited IN unpleasant feeling The objection il
not te NJ. koln personally, though anothcrwlu
had rendered more service than any nun in the
State-the President of the Society excepted
and without whom II may he safely asserted, the
late Exhibition would have proved faurc-was
the general Ia .erlte But many d,sapproycd Of
the meae ot election, The Secretary should
have fe,n chosen by the society itseli-aud he
would have ben Il such result had been antie-
pated. But ths laaiu aud just cuuse IF compliant
rs that the office created for the purpose Of
obtaining the whole and undivided services of
some man, who could and would devote all his
time to the interests of the Society. lie waseA-
pected 10 keep an office in Rohmond.alWuy open
20 the members of the Society to he nlNnvs ~
attendance himself-to obtain seeds. farming n
tensil~ &e-and Ia be- all the time upon the alert
to promote the interests of the Society and of
Agriculture generally. To this end salnry of
$500 was voted 70 the office. NoWit is not ap=
parent, that Mr. Ruilin, residing ON his farm in
Alhen,arle caa perform these services.nor indeed
that he can perform any service there that will
be worth $1,000 year 10 the farmers of Virginia.
In this aspect the office partakes of The nature Of
a Sinecure- and no people in the world should or
DO more cordially abhora sineeurc than farmers.
1t viii be found, opprehend, that they will
not give their money for any such lnpose The
Executive Committee has committed hunder,
which it would be wise to correct; but which, we
fear, Is destined to introduce dscorl into the So
eiety aud seriously impair It's popularity aud use.
fulness.
With no objections on ourpart whatever To Mr..
Rufiin, whom we esteem fri md, we merely
speak for the common good -
WAR Nrws BY THE FRANKiIN.-The plot #