Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-03-12
10 House then adjoureed.
Virginia State Horticultural


Attn meeting of the Virginia State Agricultu
raj Society, held in the Hall of the House Of
Delegates on Thursday evening the 10th of
March 1853:
The President on assuming the duties OF the
Office unanimously conferred upon him in his alb
sence by the last annual meeting, availed him
self OF this first suitable occasion 20 express to
| the Society in neat and felicitous address his
sense of obligation for the honor conferred upon
him, and his readiness assiduously to devote
whatever of talent or influence he might possess
to the furtherance of the objects and accomplish
ment ofthe benifcent ends for which2the Society
was Instituted.
MIR. Harvie, from the committee appointed by
the Executive Committee to recommend reso Iu-
tions for the adoption of the Society, reported the
following, which were unanimosly adopted, viz: !.
l. Resolved. That the Executive Committee
recommend to the Society to hold an Agricultu
raj Fair during the ensuing Fall.
2. Resolved, That the Executive Committee
onfer with the Council ofthe city of Richmond,
in order to procure from that body grounds for
the Exhibition, and such other aids as the city
may furnish.
3. Resolved. That the members of the So
ciety be called on to guarantee Or subscribe such
amount as may be Indispensable to hold the first
fair
a. Resolved, as the sense of this Society, Tn, {
the cause of Agriculture will be essentially pros
NOTED by the extension of pecuniary aid to it on
the part OF the Legislature.
Mr. Barbour being called upon by the Presi-
dent, made most interesting and able address
AS we hope to have the pleasure of lnying it be-
fore the public, under the resolution requesting
copy for publication we will not attempt n
sketch, which would very imperfectly represent
the fascination with which he invested the nu.
r,,n
selves with saying that in manner original,
humorous and impressive, for more than an
hour he fixed the attention of the delighted au.
deuce.
Mr. j. Ravenscraft Jones referring to the third
resolution in the series adapted above and the
necessity for an Immediate response thereto pro-
posed IN behalf OF his county to become re-.
ponsibe for the payment of one hundred dollars
and invited the corporation of other members
with him in this plan for augmenting the resour-
ces of the Society; and thereupon the following
paper was prepared and subscribed, as follows,
viz:
We, whose hereto subscribed do bind our
selves to be personally responsible the Execut
Committee of the Virginia State Agricultural Society
for hundred dollars for and behalf of our own
counties respectively. Signed
Ravenscroft Jones and f Jones, of Brunswick.
st. George Cooke, of Powhatan
Lewis Harvie, of Amelia.
w w Gmer. f G Ruiin f P Carr. r WIN
holland, w Anderson. w Dabney, Woods,
I Randolph, r Colston, of Abemarle
F Harrison 4 ] Harrison and Ambrose Ford OF
Cumberland; w Martin. and Jas Gates OF Chester
fed; White, and Kean, of Caroline; P NJ Tabb,
Jr of Henrico; w Stanard. OF Goochland; Ed Gre.
sham, w Boulware S ) Gresham and F Dew, of
King Queen Richard Irby H Campbell. and f G
Booth of Nottoway; w q Crenshaw and b ] Bar,
bour, OF OrAngesl25T j Bland, of Prince George;
Charles Bruce, of Charlotte; j B Stoval and VIM Ii
Clarke of Halifax.
Resolved That he hanks OF the Sorletv are hereby
rendered 10 Prsd, Mt and To Mr. B. j. Barbour for
eloquent a1jrese delivered before us this ev ming
and thai copies III reof be requ sed for pu lie alton
Resolved. That The Executive Committee be author.
lied 10 confer with The fyCnunciI olh-I les an
owns, we'll thatoi Inc City of XII hmon to pro
cure at iiies and mea st.rthe fall xhbltor.
son motion, Resolved Tiatik S, ETY. now liourn L
NEE in This Hall Tomorrow evening at ha past o.
C ,oek. CHAS b. WILLIAMS, Recording S tl'y.