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Circular.
10 the District Societies and Citizens Of


To the District Societies and Citizens o,
the Stote Of South Carolina
The undersigned, who were appointed al,
Executive Committee, at the recent meeting
OF Delegates, from various portions of oul
State, to form State Agricultural Society
would respectfully suggest to you the impor.
tance OF such an object, and earnestly request
OF you to call on the citizens of your respcc-
tive Districts to unite and form District
Agricultural Societies, that shall cooperate
with the State Society in collecting useful
Information and disseminating it among the
people at large. We also propose to offer
annually suitable premiums for the BEST
managed farms; for the most approved
breeds OF stock and for the implements OF
husbandry best adapted to our agriculture
also, "for the mechanical, artistic and domes-
TIC productions of our citizcns;" and we
hope by the stimulus thus afforded, and the
rivalry thus excited, to bring about grad
ual and steady improvement, not only in
agricultural but in all Of the industrial pur-
SUITS OF our State; and we trust that every
citizen OF South Carolina, from the hum
blest to the highest, will zealouslv enlist in
SO important and patriotic An undertaking.
10 accomplish so laudablc an object it is
evident we must have the means, and those,
too, OF permanent character. We propose,
therefore, to raise by individual subscription,
the sum OF twenty-five thousand dollars
ls25, ,OOo,) and to petition to the Legislature
Tor asultabc amount of money, to beinvcstcd
IN stocks paying regular dividends, and to
use annually only the income from such in
vestment. To raisethe individual subscrip-
ton 1t is proposed that citizens in the differ
ent Districts, who are disposed to join the
State Agricultural Society, shall become life
members upon the payment of twenty five
dollars (s25) each, and that the different
District Societies shall pay annually the
sum of five dollars into the Treasury o.! the
State Society. From these three sources
we hope to raise abundant means. At the
late Agricultural Meeting in Columbia, there
were ninety Delegates who became life
members, and raised, in few minutes, over
two thousand dollars (s2,O0O,) and we
have every reason to believe that the citi.
zcns Of the District of Richland and the
town Of Columbia, will raise like amount
and that the Town Council will also make
liberal donations to the Society, bv provi-
ding the grounds and suitable accomlnoda-
tions for the exhibition Of stock, implements
Of agriculture, and the products of the
mechanic arts. With such bright pros
poets before US, we cntreat every one to use
his eXertons 10 form District Societies. to be-
come himself life member Of the State A gri-
cultural Society, and to procure rs many 9TH
cr life members as can possibly he Obtained.
Above all, we invite each District Society
to send Delegates to the Agricultural Meet
ing that is to take place in Columbia on the
second Tuesday of November next; and
we most earnestly request each member Of
the State Society to be punctual in his at
tendance-for it is not only by an inter
change Of feelings and opinions on the sub
ject of agriculture that we can hope to
give 20 it that Importance to which it is SO
justly entitled, and to excite that laudable
spirit of rivalry among our District Societies
by which they will become honorable com
pctitors in advancing the prosperity of their
respective Districts, and the means of dcvel-
oping and increasing the agricultural resourc-
es OF the whole State. We also propose,
us soon as permanent fund shall be pro-
vided, to appoint a Secretary, who shall
take charge Of all Of the reports and other
communications from the District Societies.
and publish all that shall be worthy Of pub
lication in weekly or monthly agricultural
journal, to be under the control and direc-
ton of the Executive Committee-which
journal shall be sent gratuitously to each life
member Of the State Agricultural Society.
Thus you will preceive that the District and
State Societies will be made to cooperate
most harmoniously; the one in collecting
information, and the other in publishing
and dflusing it. We, therefore, most earn
cstly appeal to you to aid us in carrying
out our laudable purposes.
All Of which is respectfully submitted on
beha,f Of the Executive Committee.
A. p. CALHOUN,
E. G. PALMER,
l., J. U. ADAMS,
s.. r. w. GIBBEs,
r o. NJ. DASrzLER,
r. J. GAGE,
s,A.G. SUMNER,
Il Executive Committee.
NEGROES SHoTs-- We learn that a couple
of negroes were shot on last Saturday night,
In the sub,,rhs of nfir town Wp ara mt