Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-02-05

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and the whole farming interest Of Virginia by the genius
and industry Of Edmund Rufin. If ever conqueror
merted wreath then did this conqueror Of ignorance
bigotry, and agricultural desolaton After handsomely
abiding to Mr.. FILLMORE, shortly to retire from
the abors of Office go back to his farm his
trys father and friend, the Farmer of Mount Vernon
to the farmers and of farmers whose hearts and
gave the revolution Mr. CUsTIs conclu-
ded with the sentiment of Speed the Plough and may
health happiness and glorious attend the Society
and its efforts.
The PRESIDENT of the Society acknowledged the kind
of Mr. Custiss remarks, and recprocaed by wishing
him, on behalf the Society in return all the blessings of
health and prosperity
Professor RUrrIN moved that Edmund Rufn, of Virgil
MIA, be appointed honorary member Of the Society
| Carried unanimously and with applause
Dr. REED, Of Massachusetts,, offered resolution which
was passed, follows:
Resolrd That the subject of lectures before this So
cety at its future meetings. and the selection ofecturers
be referred to select committee of Ave. of whom Pro-
fessor Henry, of the Smithsonian Institution, shall be
chairman
The committee appointed under this resolution consists
of Professor Henry and Messrs Wilder of Massachusetts
Reed, of Massachusetts,, Calvert of Maryland and the
Corresponding Secretary
Avote of thanks Of the Society then passed to the
Smithsonian Institution for their courtesy in extending
SO much accommodation to the society.
The PRESIDENT of the Society here took occasion to
respond the distinction conferred upon him second
| time by their just recorded vote.
1T made the duty of the Corresponding Secretary
notify all members of their election and if any Decline
the Executive Committee may appoint others to fill the
vacancies.
paper written by Professor BooTH, of Philadelphia
the inadequacy and inability Of chemical analyses of
in he sta of he
Professor MApEs hoped it would not be placed among
the transactions of the Society," he totally differed
with its able and learned author the subject and be-
eved he could successfully disprove his every position
There evidence every hand, both in England and
America that chemical analyses had done the greatest
amount of good to agriculture.
The Society having understood length that the paper
of Professor BoorH properly before the Society,"
it withdrawn to be placed under the control of the
gentleman who first produced it.
1t determined increase the number Of the copies
Of the Presidents address to be printed to FIVE thousand
The following resolution from BEN PERLEr PooRE, Esq.,
was passed
Resolped, That circular in the name of the Society,"
be addressed by the Corresponding Secretary the
rious Agricultural Boards and Societies in this Republic
and in other lands requesting if convenient copies of
their reports already published with exchange Of
future publications.
The Treasurer's report was then handed in. On the
meeting of the Society Wednesday morning there
S1S262 the credit Of the Society since then this had
raised 81 ,920.62, which was their present wealth
[Cheers.
The meeting then adjourned to again at P. NJ.
The Society met, pursuant to adjournment, at
o'clock p. NJ on Thursday, to hear the lecture of
Professor MApEs on Fertilizers" This very able
gentleman and profound and practical agriculturis
unclaimed his auditory for about hour very few
living could do such topic He spoke without
notes. but indeed such is his fund of information and in
tegence that possibly his extemporaneous addresses
excel the generality Of written illusions these
The Executive COMMITTEE met in the evening and
transacted much business respecting arrangements and
agencies for the collection of funds for the publication Of
the Journal, for which original papers promised by
Professor MAPEs Mr.. CALVERT, DR.. ARTH. wars, DR..
ELwYS, and JOS G. g. KENNEDY.
The committee requested copy Of the Address Of Mr.
| CUsTIs for publication.
Professor HENRY was elected an honorary member Of
1 the Society. *
After the transaction Of business Of minor Importance
the Executive Committee adjourned sine die
In the course Of the session Thursday circulars were
handed around amongst the members, emanating from
committee of the american Poaoogical Society," which had
for their object the collection Of subscriptions ito
such testimonial the committee may deem suitable
and expedent in memory of the late amented ANDREW
JACKSON DOWNING" Mr. WM. II. BREcKEsRIDoE, the
to Mr. Downing director Of the improvements
&C. Of the public grounds in this city is authorized to
ceive subscriptions The following gentlemen in various
parts Of the country similarly empowered Marshall
p. Wilder, Boston Robert BUST Caleb Cope, Phadel-
phia; II. W. S. Cleveland, Burlington N J. Benjamin
Hodge, Buffalo, N. Y; F. r. Elliott, Cleveland Ohio
Lawrence Young, Sprngdale Louisville, KY. John
A. Kennicott, Mortified, Illinois.
Before closing up report Of the proceedings Of the
United States Agricultural Society il will be proper to
two corrections in what has preceded In the
report Of Wednesdays sitting, instead Of Mr. BRows Of
Pennsylvania it should have been Of Massachusetts, In
that Of Thursday for Professor RUFF moved that Ed
mund Rufn, Of Virginia, be constituted honorary
member" read Professor MAPEs.
The following resolution, reported Thursday by Mr.
KfSo Of New York. from the committee to which was
crred the recommendation Of the Presidents address
to funds &C., was adopted
Resolved That the Executive Committee be requested
to immediate application to Congress for that por-
ton of the money annually appropriated to the Pa
tent Office for the preparation of the Agricultural Report
and the collection and distribution Of seeds with the view
to the performance of the work by the United States
| Agricultural Society.