The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-12-15

At ten O'Clock the Slcisty was called to
order-Samael Medary. President, and Jos.
G. Gest and w. w. M4ther. Secretaries.
Mr. Gest proceeded to call the list Of
counties, when the delegates presented their
credentials. Il appeared that sixty -One
county societies were represented bY del
egates.
Mr.. Gsst said that il was expected that
the re port Of the Committee OF Finance &c,
would be ready at this time. But Mr..
Steele Of lyton, who had the accounts Of
the Dayton Fair, &c, in his hands, is sick
and has not arrived here a. was expected,
but hoped he would be here to morrow. He
would this afternoon submit statement
which would approximate the result.
Mr. Brush, OF franklin, submitted res
olution providing for such mode of elect
ing officers as will not create an entire new
board every year.
After some debate the resolutions was
laid on the table.
Mr. Braz.e, ofFsirfeld, offered three res
olutions, LIST, that Committee OF ods from
each Congressional District be selected to
recommend members Of the State Board
2nd, that the said districts report their
Committee men as sooa as practicable; and
3rd, that the names of all candidates be
registered and submitted to this committee.
The resolutions were adopted.
On motion, DR.. Warier was requested to
deliver an address before the Agricultural
Society this evening.
On motion of Mr.. Adams, The vote on the
resolutions offered by Mr.. Brazee, was re-
considered Mr.. Adams thought there was
intelligence enough in the Convention TO
get alo ng without its adoption.
Mr.. Brazee showed that the object was
to secure the proper distribution of the
Board over all parts of the State. Itseemed
to him TO be eminently proper.
The motion to reconsider was then taken
and lost, and the resolutions of Mr.. Braze'
were adopted.
On motion, the Convention then took I
recess till O'Clock. P. N
In the afternoons session Mr. Brush of
fered resolution reque sting the Board t.
offer premiums for the best practical treat
Use on the cultivation ofthe soil Of the State
He said the society had done a vast a
mount of good, anl aroused spirit of riv
airy aul ulin1rovem,nt that is perceptabl'
everywhere. The resolution was laid OF
the table to receive the report of the name
of the Committee ofoue from each Congres
sional District on nomin atoms of member
of the Board. Our fellow citizen, Jno. I
Brasee, was selected as one of this commit
tee.
Mr.. Springer offered resolution putin,
in the power Of each county director +
say who may be competitors TOR prizes il
their county fairs.
/ He said the rule as it now stands pre-
cludes many from competing for prizes
He wanted the door thrown open wider.
The resolution was referred to a committe
of three.
1t was then moved that an election Of tn
Board he m lde, which resulted as follows
!, las. Johnson, Wm lawrence, Jas. [
Cox, w. S. Weight, WIN. Patterson, Jos
sGllivant, r. w Mlsgrave, B.. .Steimar
Henry Chase, Jos. Barker, J. X. Green
/, J. Smith, DR., Maxwell, Fergus Anderson
]. /. Nlnmetre, B. C, Perkins, John n
Millikin, Paul H. VanierVOrt, L1cien Bu
ties, BENZ. Blake, S. Brush, VIM, Paine
David H iyne, DR.. Coleman.
Mr.. Green of Hamilton, offered the 70
lowing resolutions:
R,solusd, That the thanks of this col
, vention be respectfully rendered to the r
! firing officers OF the Board for their arduo
labors in the cause of Agriculture. UnaI
imous y adopted,
/ The Secretary read the petition of
: meeting in Springfield, = in favor of hoi
ing a National Cattle Convention atSprin
, deld in September next, and asking Il
! State Society to appoint President ar
r Secretary for the said proposed CONVEX
tion, &c.
/, Mr.. Smith Of Logan, spoke in favor of Il
measure in very handsome terms. He mo
E ed that ii be referred to committee.
5 Mr. Adams was afraid this exhibitiC
might detract from the interest Of the Sta
Fair. That was the only objection, as
: was proposed at about the same time, tt
: resolution to refer was adopted, and Mess
Smith, Hunt and Vance, were appointed
said committee. .. ~,
i Prof. Mather referred to the subject
agricultural education New York and NJ a
achusetts have moved in this ,matteE.
college has been established and endoW
in New York. Every State ought to h'
such college, Congress should be pc
toned to donate lands for this purpose.
then offered resolution instructing
5 State Board to msmoralize Congress fo
donation Of 200, 900 acres Of the public
. main, for tue purpose Of endowing such
4, institution in each State of the Union
4 Adopted.
Mr. Peters offered resolution that
Board take into consideration the proPrle
70 Of dividing the State into sections of ste
* growing, &C., interests, aud that they
40 point committees in such sections to proc'
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