Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-11-03


Ing slaves in the same neiShborhood These pieces
have been very !atc received and are still III manu-
script, n well Is other agricultural communications,
sent voluntarily by their writers 10 the Commissioners.
land marked X, l.. VI and NJ For, Though the pa
p"rS uf the Commissioner, and all other runmunlrn-
lions 10 the State Soc!cy approved by the -ubc"in
mtcc Of publication, authorized 10y the EXrcu-
tive Committee /" b" prbishrd these and some other
much older papers have necessarily remained unpub-
lsh"d for the want of present space III the Southern
Planter and the absence of any proper organ Of the
Society for publishing promptly all ts rnnsactionS.-
On account of this condition uf things, your Cumms
sinner and, also the subcommittee Of publication, i'll
regard 10 other communications. have hnl IN be in
drhtc for to the agricultural public, almost
exclusively to the courtesy or the voluntary oilers
and Gratuli"us action of slnry different newspapers.
whose publishers have selected an'i ri course, AT
their choice and convenience, nuclI at the com
munca"ns and other papers aS the respective editors
thought proper to admit unI send Ont US suitable 10
| their readers.
In regard to one duty aud authority committed 10
my charge, almost nothing has been lonc Cr attempt
nd This was the soliciting and obtaining subocrIp-
ti0ns of new members, and dnnation7, t. the State
Agricultural Society. AT the very outset Of my Ope-
rItious, it found that the authorizing resolutions
| of the Executive Committee III this respect, were
misconsrue and msrrprcsrnted, and asperslons cast
on the committee and on Inc a. s agent Therefore,
| was not willing to occupy ground which could be 81
grossly misunderstood and misrepresentation
scquently, have III no manner whntever eXcr-
cised this part Of the prescribed duties And
when n thus, not asking any thing for the pc
cunary aid Of the Society, nor even alluding t"
it, il is not strange that almost nothing has been ten
lcrcd or received. The gross amount Of the few sub
sCrptons aud donations wIicn have been made
through inc. has been paid over 10 the Treasurer a1
stated i'll the accompanying paper marked VI with
out any dcuCtion or any chnrgc otherwise made tor
my personal travelling or amy other expenses.
II Is my duty 10 acknowledge, with thanks that my
travelling EXPENSES, during this service, have been
-l,t,. si,n
,aed, by the bcray Of the officers Of the following
| companies. viz: The Richmond and DunvilIe. the
Suuih-Sidc, the Richmond Fredericksburg and roto-
laHr and the Central Railroad Companlcs-and the
| RappHhannock tOM DomlniOnl Steamboat C0mpn-
ny. These cOapa.iirS voluntarily offered 10 me Tree
tickets my conveyance during my term of service
and also The Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Com
pany, for one journey to and from Montgomery anu
| Pulaski counties. Ono Of these courteous oilers |
hnve had opportunity 10 On all other routes
travelled and III every mode, my conveyance has been
| paid tnr provided b. myself
| A. little M nHy have done, or ny little ~ even
much better ability cnu have effected IN the time OF
my short service, ,tnow closed by lis itation) think
that it has scrvc,! 10 suggest t" many minds the I'M
pOrtRnt benefits that may bp achieved by similar ac-
iiun il By more aud better hands. Such partial and
limited services mine, cannot do much more than
merely indicate low much more might be- done for
the promotion of agricultural knowledge Hnd I'M
pruvcmcnt, by inducing general system OF county
agricultural societies and clubs, which, whether so
uamcd OF not, would necessarily be auxiliary III nc
tiUu 10 the State Agricultural Society by lnclti"
these associations, and also numerous udlvidunls |"
contribute from their several stocks or supplies oi III,
formation, 0 the great common treasury Tor all ana
In ncItc IT, and aid in the discussion ana invcstiSa
;ion Of all doubtful and important qucSons. y stHi
more important service il tp be- obtained will be
the making o: correct agricultural surveys o as many
counties M may be induced to undertake this al t.
agricultural pr"gress-Gnd which, whenever carried
through, though instructive Gnd bcncllcial TO The
l,. nj SD a
the particular counties or districts 80 examined ana
r,,nr,cd upon EDMUND RUFFIN,
| October 1S;h 1851. Agricultural Commissioner
ABOLITION RIOT Ar WORCESTER, MASS.
WORCESTER, Oct. 3N.--Asa q. Bntman, the person
who arrested the fugitive slaves, Thomas Sink ana
Anthony Buru., discovered ut the American
House yesterday, ani the fact was immediately post
ed throughout the city. In the evening the vigilance
committee Of the citizens surrounded the hotel, and
threatened tu mob i, whcrcupOn warrants were --
sued and he arrested this morning and brought
before the court charged with carrying conccalcl
weapons. Tie ease w;s then postponed tor tw"
weeks and he required TO give bonds for his APP
pcarance.
4 largo and excited crowd soon gathered round the
Courthouse and it becoming evident that his lit: was
in danger George +. lour Ia rccsoiirr,l the son OF
the venerable Samuel IIoar, appealed the crowd tn
lr the "kidnapper, they called him. z" safely out
OF the city. Upon hi. b. crowd gave way, and Bat
man. accompanied by strong guard went 10 the de-
pot, followed by tie popuIacc. Here the colored men
in the mob fell upon him, and would undoubtedly
have taken his life bur for the interference of Martin
Siowe, Samcs \. llowland, Mr. ll"ar, Rev. /. w.
llg,insom and Stephen {. Foster, all active aboll-
tlOnsts.
In the midst of the excitement Batman was hustled
into II carriage, accompanied by Mr. liigginsOn, and
thus escaped with his life.
! Icgilsou was considerably Gu; by the missiles
thrown At the carriage. Ba;nan pclt"d with rot
ten eggs. stones. &c, and kicked and benten al-
mns: TO death. He promised never 10 visit Worcester
! again.