Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-11-08
nEErlNG OF TAE STATE AeKlcULruRAL SO:

meeting oil THIS society was nelu IL
polan Hall on Friday evening last.
As the asscnblage was called 10 order by VIC
| President Rutlln,
,incl voice thus addressed the Society:
Gentlemen OF the Society," rise 10 return you my thank
f The honor you have conferred upon me- 10 calling m
again To preside over the virginia o'a'e Asicu'utu oo
cey. c
by this mark OF your paIality-hy ths hlen hohot-Po
cecdng os IL does from this august assembly
f;entlrmen of the Society," hav word more TO say
year ago was called from the retirement oil pfiSat
T(e-where had fondy hoped 10 pass The reanaer OF m
lead The tororu hope in another effort to organic
a great State Agricultural Society.
y comrades few but good and true men, ana al 'l
Kidding of paulism of State PRIDE OF duty and OF hoho'
we went forth. We encountered oostuces-we oVefcnm
difficulties stormed the brcach-we carried the "oth-
We planted fig and already The victory is Oh
yonier fcd-nh! and has reechOed here in This Hail.
Again you bid me lead my tried and worthy comrades
and essay higher and nghticr work-hnt Of eIevans
and advancing The great interests Oh agriculture OF gu
Well might one far ADLER than faer in view OF the might!
task imposed But fellow farmers encouraged by your con
fience and trusting 10 your support yle' ho%tu
10 10 the task; and invoking the aid OF That aInShY row
~ which ever shapes ends only say In Inc %orus
Iand somewhat in the spirit too) OF inc gallant s3
GIe of historic fame who, WHEN ordered lorth IN lh1 us
ha of duty even to the cannon's mouth replied, ~ w
Pruning TO ,heml-Comrades of the Executive Commit
,.r shall know how 10 count upon you
trimming 10 them Gentlemen OF the Socety-no~ EN-,
boyng the mind aud the moral force OF the Staeyou vii
will follow our ADVANCE to"ulaS
neur Of the great and glorious results.
The President having cOncuded
Mr. n Francis Cabe of Nelson county projected 10 read
report Of subcommittee on experiments "eh aeto"
msudL that awards Of Honorary testimonials be made 10
such Individuals within the State OF virginia rs au usco'
rrnJ mcycus to tie yea: 1852 brought Into USE any
principle process facility any general Improvement rom
which Important value has arisen 10 the agricultural nler
ssts OF Sate hereafter such testimonials 10 DC oGeu
c wear for the best service OF this character rendered oy
sav individual within year preceding The award or DINER
| ut,o Il Ia
award because not being earlier known Inc report wc'
on al gtat length, 10 enumerute The various names VINO
were ideGticd with the early agricultural operations Oh
Young Virginia ably detailed the important part, IN Ills
connccloa by variuus individuals IN the Category
in which Of the iustious Washington was con,
spicuous being who, perhaps more IMAM an: hnu
throw important ght upon this useful branch OF know
ledge by only his practical operations hui ny SCI
enic information upon the subject, derived from enls'
entd sources in other countries.
On motion Mr. Lee Of Orange the report was adopte
and the thanks OF the meeting offered 10 the gentleman VINO
drew up The rport.
T. Ruhn S. informed The President that the delegates
from the Southern Agricultural Convention now rescnt,
were anxious get The Executive Committee to appoint
Delegates IT. Agricultural Convention TO meet In ColHi-
hi. {, on lie first of December, order cement the
bonds between Southern States The Executive Con-
mtee would ae great pleasure in making The appointment,
if they knew Of my gentleman who would attend ana 'se.
fore hoped that any member OF The Society iet wiling 10
pay our extreme Southern friends yis whce they "pn
be hospilby entertained he would make me iac'
known 10 the Committee, who would confer on MN VIC up
poniment. -,
Calls were lhenmalc upon VIM. c. Rives ESQ., who res
pondei briefly is usual happy and lellcous manners c%n
Abran Warwick Il the firm Of Warwick 81 BaTksda'e, tGa-
lego Mills had rtucsied him TO present the name oil ihe'r
firm Tor the $4,000 TO aid in carrying FORWARD thc
designs of the Society lMr H. called LOT
hrec cheers for Wrwick Il Barksdsle, which were hea'
y gn Mr. r. hen announced his desire TO be permitted
10 enter the his vile his two daugAles MS ~" anu
himL as life erbers of the Society," ana regretted mat
he was not abeo {, great deal for an ASSOCIATION
tina, had for It's oLt the prosperity OF the e
| esls Of his native Safe. ILL, c
and responded In eloquent style. He returned 'hanKs
for honor conferred upon him. 10 elec!ns MN 10 me sn
oc: he held in The society, and declared a nc %oui w"
exchange il for Btlbon MIR. u. paid hanosn'le
bre 10 the ladies' and with ltrVld eoquenCe peculiar 10
himsf urged his ro,her flrners to Keep alive me .rse
spluf excitement which had been 60 iuy urSeoPsu Will
| in .w days past
hI John H. Lee # Orange next called for and res
puuc.d briefly Ill rgreltcd that he could mol say soe
thin 10 repay his frimds for the call made upon hn'
81 Newton of WetmoreIand, arose and announced lhAt
he VIZ authorised 10 inter- the OF Robert H. Cabell ana
wifeas life membcs;and that gentleman living near ''
civ hO did his called, deslfea 10 'ahe uo
na,,n TO tho Society Of SlOO. ,,,; w
NJ. Taaicrro OF Gloucester arose and pledged MS cou'
~ fr $500; c,r ond m
TosL Preston OF Washington. was called Tor ana re-
spoied lie was no speaker-5uta tiicr ol the SOIL At
p,cSnng statistical facts. Mr. F. read Inc suoolhco
nolses ,-.o
| LINES Logan Of Goocilrnd adds his wife, ihree
dat htars and four sons TO himself, life members OF The
SoazV
M.Brcston was authorised by 'csl'''ia'o" S""'N
lror Botcluull, IL pledge his county Tor SIoo.
| Jns Il Crenshaw Became life member. ,,
a. II. management in addition donated to tho Society
the rerniums il had awarded him That day.
W. Harrison vi Prince George, PROPOSED hmSc''' Ills
wife ,our and grandson, as lie members
Ju,, S Fleming Esq Of GoochIand was called for md
rcspo led He alluded briefly 10 The enthusiasm OF inc
m.e two nights before, and declared that Alexander
candida, hpy CONQUERED The world Julius Cssor become
e Eperor Ct Rome, Charlemange the great conqneIo nor
the Arcuura Society Of Virginia liked and estaoISIoo
associon but for line enthusiasm that 'hd oeeh
lie ursi the farmers 10 perseverance, und
them ION dawnng Of brighter era upon 'hc'f ca'"s
and thar Stale. 49,,
DR. Amer Crump Of Powhalan donated The several pre-
awarded him. being than sufficient 10 constitute
hlmsc!. ind suns-inlaw life HlcHbers:
WV imer OF Abemars, offered Tie following rcso'uo"
which vas unanimously adopted
Rcso.d That the county making The largest Donation 10
the Stat Agricultural Society, according TO population oe-
fore it's 1ext annual meeting, shall be presenter Win
Mr. GLmer gave the counties fair notice that old Abe
mate nrnded 10 enter the for The pr1 nnd ne IN
Col JUsn Munford of Richmond, though not farmer,
desired TO have the himself and four sons entered
as life members re ,
Mr + G RutTn OF AIbcinatle, Edito! OF the Southern
Planter was appointed Corresponding and Recording Set'e
,ary Of the Society, at salary of fifteen hundred 'oas.
The naus of several Other gentlemen were haiueu ~ o'
life memberships After which,
q" mnIion of Ed Ruin ST. the Society adjourned sine
die Disra.ah.
| VIRGINIA ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE
METHODIST ChURCH.-On Wednesday The seven'h
day of The Conference, learn from The reported pr"
ccedincs in the Lynchburg Vrsinan the pubish'ns COM
mltec made report exhibiting the financial condition
the Richmond Chrstan Advocate The circulation OF INC
papcr Is 500 and DR. Lee exessed the opinion tha Il was
never more prosperous. From summary Of The report OF
the committee on Randolph Neon College, We extract ''c
| following: w p,oc
wrbe Board Of Trustees have constituted new ffoes
sorshjp-lha, Of Natural Philosophy, The chair oil Wh'c, Is
filled by aIr o Il Curprew graduate Of Randolph ma
con plan been arranged and is icing carried ,"o
execution for the liquidation IT. the College debt; anu 20
soon IA $40 600 shall been raised in Virginia and Nuh
Carolina the College will be prepared 10 educate Tree o
charge the sons Of the Ministers the Virginia and Nn
Carolina Conferences The report also notices most iaV0fa
Div The Buckingham Female Collegiate lnsI,ueand The new
projected Institute Of MurlFrcsbu. The committee recon-
mended the passage Of several resolutions, approving Inc
three institutions above noticed On motion OF Dr Dog
oert sD much of the report rsfers College was
odop,ed and ordered TO be published"
In the afternoon The following gentlemen were elected 10
The General Conference which in May, leoi 10 Co.
Iumbus, Georgia: ,;,u ~
Lee II Cowles Leo Rosser, G " Ianghorne, w b Row
zie :,
APPOINTMENTS BY THk yiHdlsIA CoSrEREScE or THE
N T. CYuRcH Richmond Distr!: r. c Hayes, r; J0hn
Early general agent cook concen Leroy Lee, Editor