The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-03-12

say upon this subject, and we therefore '""'
up to-day. =,
The las; meeting was, we learn from a.
quarters. a very spirited one, and It's resuI'
ssen, ~ Indicate tina, the State, or. rather thu
farmers, have determined 10 wake up 'o' sea
am, and lend all their exeriions 10 the prose
80, ,be work. This is all that is neces
Ca, If !, be followed out, il must and vii
s,cceed. The ice once broken, there is NJ
,aoubt of success. But the ice has yet to b.
broken, and before il cen be done so efiectual
1y. one very important thing is necessary. Thu
Society must have funds to hold its first grea
Cattle.Show. That is the breaking of the ic'
of which we speak, and which is such an i'm
portant step that after it we apprehend no dii
fculty.
To obviate this difficulty, q number Of mem
bers have voluntarily come forward, and IN
creased their subscription TO life member
ship. They have gone farther. They hav
pledged themselves TO canvass their districts
and to raise for the purpose, all the money ina
their influence will enable them TO raise. III
this manner the whole State will be canvasseo
according 10 an arrangement made py 'ne 0o
ciety before its adjournment.
The city OF Richmond is more interest q III
this matter than any other one secuon u INC
State. Here the Fair will be heid-neIe 'le
people will come-here the money VIII oe
rpent. Ii is of interest: it is true, to every Sec
ton of the State. Every one has lis ca''ie 10
show. and information upon farming 10 o.
tain. and can be greatly benefited by the ex'
perience, the results OF which Will De iaio De-
fore the public here. But the interest OF Rich'
,nond is the combined interest of them ALL
There never was so fair an opportunity offered
for showing of her goods to customers. Ii
will be equal to an advertisement in the Dis
patch. Never was so fair an opportunity of
fe,ed of making friends and customers. New
er, in one word, did Richmond have such an
opportu nifty to start off in career OF prosperl'
~ altogether new. We do not appeal to her
liberality-we only appeal to her common
sense in this case, to come forward and sub
scribe the requisite sums. She can do 1t, with
on, its affecting the pocket even of the very
poorest, in perceptible degree. We are well
aware that the people of Richmond have
vast number of antiquated and contracted no.
lions to get over. We know, too, that whatev.
er may be said of Virginia liberality, the Vir.
ginians spend their money with as much reluc-
lance as any other people on earth. But we
hope common sense will carry the day in this
case-that men will cease 10 eye the dollar
,fDo.r
every mark and stamp upon it, heads or tails,
bv heart, and learn to think Of the four or
five dollars it may bring in. Thus far, the
number of names has net correspondent with
the hopes of such as are friendly TO the cause.
1t ought to be, at least, 1900, some say $780,
There are not, in point of fact, 400 names
down. Many, of course, have not yet been
applied to, and we have every hope that they
will put down their names. There will be
others, of course, and those probably chiefly
interested, who will not put down dollar, but
will be very apt to profit all they can by the
money of others spent in this way. There al.
ways have been mean men in the world, and
there always will be. Indeed, we have been
so long used to them, that we should be sorry
to see them swept away entirely. We hope,
however, one thing will be especially enjoined
by every member of the Agricultural Society
upon every person coming from his section Of
the country that is, that as far as it may be
possible, in dealing, members OF the Society
will always be preferred, where it may be pro-
ftable, to buy from them.
In case, however, of a failure from this quar-
ter, another source of revenue, simple, availa.
BILE, and, we should think, readily afforded by
those who are interested in the Society, is pro-
posed. That is, to create 100 life.member
ships at $50 each. After paying this $50, the
member pays no more, he being free of the
craft for life. 1t is only a substitute of the
. whole cash down at once, for SO much every
year. We learn from the Secretary of the So.
ciety that the prospect of getting even fifty is,
just at this time, rather discouraging. We
should hope, however, that they might be OBJ.
tanned, and they would be, without difficulty
If persons would only lock at the extreme i'm
portance Of the Fair, as contrasted with the
pittance which is asked to set it 10 motion.
With regard to the ShoU which is expected
to be made, there is every reason to believe
ahat it will be grand affair. Enough has al
ready been ascertained to induce the beieftha
the upper James River alone, will send cattle
enough to make such Show as we have new
er witnessed, at least in this part of the world
Yet this is a very small portion of the coun
try comparatively. Every other line will b,
crowded, beyond all conception, for the Trims
rs taking like wild-6re in all parts of III,
country. We are happy to learn that the pro
prletors OF all of them are disposed to make ar
engagements on a scale OF liberaliry which doe
them infinite credit.
1t proper 10 keep before the public the fac
that the exhibition will embrace agriculture
implements, and every branch Of production
and manufactures.
we shall recur to this matter from time I
time.
kAPPERs We learn that the Rappers hav
arlived here. There were certainly SON
"Rappers' here Friday night, and we belies
some spiritual manifestations" But whe,h,
the Fishes and the Foxes had anything to
with them or not We cannot say.
STocK.-Sales ofstock were made in Norfol