Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1853-11-30

"A
Society was held in the Town Hall, in Raleigh, on
the ed inst, the President, Maj Charles L. linton
being in the Chair and Proctor acting as Secretary
pro tenn.
President was to appoint some particular time, du-
ring each month"; for the holding of the regular meet
ings of tho Society in future; and to take steps
preparatory to making arrangements 1or inc hoi'ns
of County Fair next fall.
Mr. Lemay moved that hereafter the Society hod
its regular meeting the fourth Friday IN each
month, beginning with December, in the Town Hail.
at II O'clock A. NJ. which was adopted
MIR Lemay moved that DR.. Tompkins be requested
to and deliver before the Society at its month";
ly meetings lecture upon some agricultural sonJecC
selected by himself; which was adopted.
Major Nixon moved that commute OF two be APP
pointed by the President to obtain authority from
the Treasurer, to call on those persons who held
them in charge, for the various subscription lists
which were taken for raising funds for the prepare
ton of the State Fair Grounds and that they employ
some suitable person persons to collect what may
be due upon those lists and to pay the amounts col
cctcd from time to time to the Treasurer OF the So
ciety; which, after some discussion by MesSrs Guon,
Stevenson, Pool and Nixon, was carried
The committee appointed under this resolution
were Mcssrs. Isaac Proctor and S. Stevenson
Mai. Nixon then made some remarks, in the course
of which he expressed his regret at the GOODNESS and
indifference with which the subject of agricultural
Improvement still treated by the farmers of Wake
County, and closed by inviting the members Of the
Society to visit his farm the third Thursday OF
June 1854 and point out his defects in farming and
partake of farmers dinner, which invitation was
unanimously accepted.
Dr. Tompkins then stated that he would take
pleasure in delivering a of Agricultural Lee
lures before the Society, beginning with the january
meeting. He also expressed desire to see the ag-
rcultural interest of the county flourish and spoke
of the capabilty of the soil for Improvement and OF
the means of transportation which the farmers OF the
county now had for sale of crops and the purchase OF
manures. He closed his remarks by suggesting that
an Agricultural Mass Meeting of the farmers and
citizens generally of the county, be held at some
early date at which time the necessary preparation
for the holding of county Fair could be made This
suggestion agreed to readily by the Society," and
it was
Resolred That there be held on the 9th of Decem-
Der next an Agricultural Mass Meeting, i'll the Farm
er's and Mechanics Hall, the State Fair Grounds,
when there would be discussion of such subjects
would have tendency to advance the agricultural
interest of the county, and the citizens Of the county
respectfully invited to attend and tie aides es-
pecialy.
DR.. Tompkins moved that the proceedings of the
meeting be sent to the city papers for pubhcatlon
and that the editors be requested 20 call the attention
of their readers to the Mass Meeting in their weekly
issues until the time appointed for holding it
VIM. R. Pool, Esq. stated that he had lot of cot
ton seed, which he wished to present to the Society,"
for distribution among the members He stated that
they were sent to him by his Commission Merchant
in Petersburg, who stated that friend in the North
had sent him lot of cotton to have ginned and that
he struck with the fine staple of the cotton, and
he preserved the seed. Mr. Pool said that this cot
ton had been grown this continent and that
from which the seed were taken grew on an Island
off the Mosquito Coast, and is said to have grown
a tree without cultivation. He hoped that the farm
would give it trial and report their experiments
at some future time, to the Society.
The motion then moved TO adjourn, the SoCi-
ETY. to meet in the Farmers and Mechanics Hall,
Friday the 9th of December at II o'clock, \. NJ, at
which time members We're requested to attend.
WHAT IS TO BE ANHExED? Everybody should feel
obliged even to an adversary, when he sets ques-
ton in clearer light than it had before. The fol-
lowing statement does this
\ Spanish paper-LG Pdz, of Scville-in a
markabic article discussing the question of the
nexation of Cuba by the United States, thus fore
shadows some of the consequences which would re-
suit from that initial measure:
1t is ncontestibc, since the government at Wash
ingon has not taken pains to deny it. that the Amer
lean Union aspires to the absorption of the Island of
Cuba and it is not less evident that mistress of
the greatest and richest of those European posses
sions the acquisition of the Others the repetition
in all of them Of the St. Domingo slaughter, would
be no difficult matter.
Now, the loss of Cuba would import for England
the loss of Trinidad, which commands the mouth of
the Orinoco that of Tobaga, that of st. Lucia Gren
adincs, Barbados, Dominica, Montscrrat Antigua
Nevis, St Christopher Angula, the Virgin Isles, ia
maica, and the numerous archipelago of the Lucca
Islands.
1t would import for France the loss of Guadaloupe
Martinique, Dcscada, Los Santos, Marieg:lantc, and
part of st. Martin.
1t would import for Holland the loss of St Eustace
Java, Curacao, Oruba and Bucn Ayrc.
1t would import for Denmark the loss of San Juan
and Santa Cruz.
1t would import for Sweden the loss of st. Bar
tholomew.
1t would import for the Emperor Soulouque the
loss of Hayti.
1t would import, in a word for Europe the
pletc abdcation of her power of her representation
of her influence of her interests in the American
Goa tbn absolute nre of the
States, to whose strength nothing could from hence
forth, he opposed.
This is settling the m2tter before in its true point
of view. But there is yet much to add-the CONT
mental effects of possession of Cuba. 1t will
than threaten all the Gulf coast of Mexico, and
have her hemmed in by our power, which she breads
and hates.
Commanding the Gulf and the Caribbean Sea,
with their archipelago of Isles we shall have at our
mercy all Central America, and almost equally all
the English, French, and Dutch possessions on the
main. Nor will it not expose to us Brazil etc.
Such is the prospect of power to us, of dest;uc
ton to others, which this acquiston-nking to it.
self so many more-holds out Now, the question
is not whether not to expect the determined and
leagued opposition of all these nations. For every
as much help as he desires. What we have to con-
slider is the simplest thing in the world namely: are
strong enough to take this fine island, in spite of
all who are likely to join in opposing our doing so?
~ o. Crescent.
THE ANCHOR. Simple and common as is this in
strument it is not only very useful but quite neces
sary every vessel from the little sail boat that ap-
pears no larger than fowl on the bosom of the