Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1854-11-07

for meeting, of The Society for the deive,y or I.c
lures upon subjects connected with agriculture and for
general agricultural depository and museum and a
third might Be an ssrcuar raj library aud reading room
the whole TO con s,itus r.rmer Exchange building
scale and In styc worthy Of tie great objects 10
which would be iec,, aud COMMENSURATE Tn thu
dignity and utility OF our State Society,"
am happy DO able to report In this ano-
Their and striking proof Of the ber,ty Of the common
council Of the city Of Richmond That boiy
seeing the great Of tho Society," aud perccivng In
the establishment Of these rooms material msans of at
advancing sl the objects Of the Society and of
binding together tho agricultural mercantile aud
ca ntercs here In the metropolis Of our State have in
the most commendsbe spirit prosrcd render to the
Society very essential aid in the of the pr
posed But doubtless the Society will have TO ex-
cr its own efforts aud add also its means in order
to accomplish the object
The idea Of Farmers Exchange would perhaps, end
still ruore useful aud fortunate realization, could tho
three great interests Of the Sate-tha agricultural
osotile aud mcchanics-by their united aud cf
furs erect in this city suitable ed6ce Include Far
mers' Exchange, Merchants Exchange aud Mechanics
Hail. thus bringing under roof and into material union
the organized centres Of attraction and information Of these
great interests, whose motto may well be-"Unted We
stand, divided 20 fall"
There u another subject Of great interest to tho Socie
tyi It Is that Of the establishment Of an
AGRICULTURAL, SCHOOL,
Il, ono Of the most is one Of the most
facts In connection with the bis,or nj tb.
country that there never has ous spvl. veil
lied aud useuy conducted agricultural school within tb,
United States
We often boast and not without Just ground of the pen
era intelligence Of our people OF our system Of
schools Of free press and of cheap printing and other
means OF educating the mass of the people We have
high schools. too aud colleges and universities, We
have schools of law Of medicine of theology Wo have
. school for the army aud another Tor the navy We
mercantile schools and schools even OF architecture
aud Of engineering In short have schools ia which
the student be thoroughly instructed in all the BRAN
chcs of literature and of science aud learning necessary to
quality him for entering with advantage aud ability into
nj thar
suit OF Agriculture. This occupation In which than
fifteen millions VI our population directly engaged
upon which all arc dependent Tor subsistence aud which
thus directly interests all classes oil our people and upon
which our vast material wealth aud prosperity nearly
depend this pursuit alone is left to grope its way
amidst Ignorance and inp'rcism aud to cos. the
try more annual loss for the sheer want of light and of
knowledge than would suffice, could such loss be arly
estimated, aud be hid anu applied to the purpose for
nhe single year. to richly endow TOR all time TO come all
me common schoos h'gh SCHOOLS colleges ani universi-
SIN tue Nhoie country what portion OF tins immense
aggregate loss 10 agriculture ss upon our own State and
LARRY attributable 10 the lack OF education, this enght-
eed assemoy OF farmers VIII DC AZ no loss To cor lecture
now much longer shall thus great defect this reproach OF
tue educauona system OF the country Do permitted To
s'' WIN net our 'S'ha farmers, VINO nave AT Their
very us' great ms'uhS 'eey anu hhcrsiy ennosed by
'n'i p'a.e our state ASt cultural society,
u's .ueis see"ui hee'hs uecree 'ht establishment OF
the INST agricultural school IN Virgins. Ons hundred
THOUSAND dollars VIII rect the object The general GO
efhneht VIII countless ceue 10 the state Society the Bel
asst Wondering TO decay Ihs would furnish an adnira
ne site Tor an Agricultural school, s'iatted as It Is On
Janes riSer IN the county OF CheseEnsd fourteen miles
,hove the city OF Richmond, aud within four miles OF the
Uanve Railroad The build nSs are ample, and BY slight
teratod and repairs. might tie We'll adapted 10 tie pur
poses OF 'uch school The school oHce established and
III surcessui opeauoh, the legislature would doubtless
come 10 IT'S ASSISTANCE, aii al least poriue nHd io tie
eiuciloh OF ci's OF s!ate Stuleht III he meantime
the school would with the fund furnished be setsuppor
ed-wouid be capable OF indefinite expansion to the
demands oil the iuture-whist II would from the begin
ming exert most beneficial influence upon all the best
interests oil agriculture throughout our State.
No manual labor school, no moie farm or eSpernenta
arm Is mere p'oposei 10 be established; manual labor
either Tor prohi or the support oil the pupS inconpat
ME with siuiy ani Intellectual development, aud the
time OF the student 10 too valuable to be given 10 mental
drHlGery.
NOR can students aud professors be expected TO set
or 10 Keep upahy very useful or profitable model farming
vi ~ 'uaAe 'ua' WIN eentfiS repay ths Cost
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nave ano'her du'y 70 perform, anu have DONE Ii
10 tehIer 10 "te valuable devoted anu most efficient
"cet OF 'is society thti just measure OF praise yet
iue 10 MN Tor the part he bore year ago, in the work
{" oa'uS ny yoa society, Tor the agency he had IN the
sicctsu' acconpishmeht oil what niu or 10 years be-
'ora oeen W VAIN attempted 10 be realized.
hy ohclai position enabled me to Know, better than
any one ese cDlo Know Tue duhes and ianoFs perform
ed oJ each Once, oil inc executive department. Of the