Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-01-27

but It must continue TO be equally unproductive
until developed by the aid Of scientific analysis
as well as by practical experiment.
AT the last session of the Legislature an ac
was passed creating Stale Board of Aoricul.
ture. BY the provisions of that act the mem
bers of the Board are TO meet at this place dur.
ing the present month, and the result Of thei
deliberations and Investigations is to be com.
municated TO you, and through you to the peo-
people at large. No State can be said 10 con.
tain within itself all the elements Of prosperi.
ty, which is deficient In soil adapted to agri-
cultural purposes, or In skilful cultivators. Ir
the former Maine is no wise deficient The
object ofthe legislation referred 10 was to ado
TO the number Of the latter. The object is
commendable in itself, and in accordance with
a sound State policy. The development of its
agricultural resources is next in importance "a
the education of its masses-indeed the latter
tends directly to the promotion of the former. -
Scientific research and practical observation
are daily bringing to light facts and truths OF
Importance TO the economical purposes Of agri.
culture. and know of no better mode for pro-
noting the public welfare, than by dffnsine
the knowledge OF those discoveries among the
people This is one of the objects contemplate
ed by the establishment Of the Board of Agri-
culture.
1t has occurred to me that the same objec,
may be further promoted by assigning some
apartment in the Capitol as place of tempo
rary deposit and exhibition of improved imple-
ments of agriculture, as well as a place Of de-
post for examination, distribution and mutual
interchange Of the most improved qualities OF
agricultural products and seeds Through the
agency Of members of the Legislature, and the
l ait al,
the benefits derivable from these sources NAV
be widely disseminated through the States.
call your attention to this subject in the hope
that if it should not be deemed of sufficient i'm
portance to call for your official action, il may
so far commend itself to your minds and the
minds of others, that through your individual
or associated action, the same practical result
may be attained.
| You are aware undoubtedly of the recent ac-
tion of the legal authorities of the Common
wealth of Massachusetts in relation to the
Lands belonging TO her lying within this State.
l submit 10 you, in the event that the Common
wealth is still desirous of dsposng of her inter
est in those lands, whether sound policy does
not require that this State should be the pur-
chaser, provided the title could be secured for
fair and reasonable consideration. Upon
cate with you hereafter.
| commend 10 your care the State insti-
tutons which have for their object the ref
ormaIlon Oflhe depraved, and the relief OF
the unfortunate. The necessary informa.
lion relating to their present condition and
prospects will in due time be laid before
you. | need not say TO you that The appeals
which they make 10 the bounty Of the State
should not be disrecarded. In this &ase
public charity and public duty are synony-
nous.
A vacancy in the representation Of this
Stale in the Senate Of the United States will
occur on the 4th of March next, by the expi-
ration of the official term of one of the Sen-
arors. The importance of full representa-
tion al the approaching juncture viii un-
doubtedly stimulate you TO an early dis
charge of the duty which in such case de
wolves upon the Legislature.
/ congratulate you upon the additional
evidence afforded by the ready acqui escence
Of the people in the result Of the recent Pres
Dental canvass-!hat there still exists an all
pervuding sentiment Of attachment to The
Union, stronger than the ties of parry. | re-
gard it az a continuing guaranty OF the per-
petuiiy Of the Union, and of those amicable
relations, the result of mutual concession and
compromise, which now exis, between the
various sections OF our wide spread Repub-
lie. II is best that il is so-tIIe plighted
faith Of the trainers Of the Constitution
should not be betrayed by those who are
reaping the fruits Of their labors.
| Whatever may be the views entertained by
Others, the result of the recent election ap-
pears TO my mind strong indication OF the
| ii,
OF national policy which have for some time
distracted the public mind. However much
in -onfict with the views heretofore enIer-
tainea by cne OF Ihe great political parties,
as to The wlsesI and best policy for the inter-
est oil the country, the result is not TO be re-
garded by us with unmingled regret. We
yield 10 the supremacy of lie majority, and
abide, in faith and hope, the result Of the ex-
pertinent. BE that result what it may, il az
lords Us the assurance OF permanency in the
policy 10 be adopted aud pursued by The gen
eral government, and that, in and OF itself,
is pational blessing. However upropiiious
il may he 10 the sectional agiator anI mere
political aspirant, it is what the people de-
mand, and the interests Of The country re-
quire; The confidence which is its legitimate
irult, gives new impetus TO labor and en-
terprisc..
The age in which we live may be termed
emphatically the Age CT Enterprise. Man s
moral and intellectual nature, quickened 10
new impulses, or aroused 10 a more energet-
ic exercise of its innate powers, is seeking
new and wider fields OF action. The great
heart of humanity is bealiDg quicker and
stronger. Human intellect is training the
elements to do its bidding, and the material
creation, responsive to the demand of the
age, is unlocking her store-hOuses of wealth,
and letting 10 the light Of day on treasures
which have lain hidden since the days be.
fore The food. There is new hOod-a food
OF intellectual and moral light and life and
energy--breaking all over the civilized world.
The bow OF promise already spans The heay-
ems. The tmid and doubling, who see in the
rushing current only the breaking down OF
ancient barriers, the submersion ofall that is
time honored and sacred, would they but
read Alright, would learn the lesson which
the Infinite Wisdom has ever been teaching
to its chidren-tIlat Progress is an element
Of mans nature-Progress, moral, intellectu-
al, political. 1t may for a season grope its
way in the darkness OF ignorance il may
struggle Tor time in the chains of despot-
ism. But il still liyes-and moves-and
struggles. Until Gods designs and mans
nature are changed, all attempts 10 crush Il
will prove unavailing. Prestcraft tried The
experiment-andlhe splendor Of the Vatican
grew dim in the light of the Reformation
Kingcraft tried the experment-and the
Western continent rung with the exulting
shout of newborn nation. rr.
The social, moral, and political enterprises
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