Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1855-10-30
Wy
THOMAS T.. CROPPHt.
THE SECRETARISIIlP OF THE VIRGINIA
STATE AJ;RICl'LTl'kA SOCIETY.


''' :1't T.TE ~ A1;iiCi'iTI'EaL S0CIETY
r,. n.r.;.,nnr,. t CON Richardson, unr,;lans in
.,. n G,r. him into this Office. even nj the hazard
~ hr.L in ~, iL sncipty IN which every Viryiuisn
,,,,, Ill 81 a S,n,, rrj, ho. ruusrI ,D,u. alarm
nlny "rn Zee, ';" "a, ,b, ,n,%s ~ msmv wt witness,
an. l ~, ,ha Ia., ,m".,iu or ,l nriotv Wien
SO I ~, ~, - ,,, una ,i ,,v ,,u..ti,n linn
M,nJ -, Lonnv,,r ,I,rrst.u.I +, ,nur lis pros.
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Pc. ;,,,,u, >, ,r>, nou Rich,,,I.,p'.
,; - ~, ~ ,I imam ,h,. s.nr,, nf ,,u.t ser, ices:
.'''',; ~ Wv ~" , ,ri,, ,ir ,vns mt n r,ntiur.u.
"o "'''' W 80 ~ rir,I .nn,r.n.,ti,r t,,r ,.r.
'!' ever '''re" 'H,r . ~, ,,riI n, ,L. i;mn h
wee" rri'''r'' "'''i II ""' ~ ~, - SI ~ ~ t Il.
WAS engaged ns r"ieet'i "I us""I '' ;,,J W. ~,
tion 10 irnh |" w pc' en- - ~. i IN ,,,
the hrs' iuoo ihelhpe'' II NV n"u , ,I r.p,, p
cent. ana thereafter 80 i'' ,o"'' "' p. .n
contributions obtained ny h'' put "P'' al SUM
lert- from old .nbSrrlb'fs 'l ~ ne ',,ce ~ M ~
all Sl,l's, alld pnId over 10 !i'e " oI
al II. retaining ior MS 'et'.o - a., ;.,,
add s"o V"'ch nm ht III: '"' .''e'i'''S y"
10 SATISFY similar Iiai'or "'o"' T,,,a .r", -
LioI' una you nave .i'e '""i ,ho $40 a,
Sl.Sl? 30, to say nothin! VI 're FD %
,e,'stI r Wy nn n'''', - ;,tor..,ino ,orntrv
ana enjoying the society ni INC 'o' 'I"n1'. a'" III
tehgent people ON me glooe. plesul,e n's e.pen'
ses were tflning lor tie propFe'or' VI Puoc c"'i-
Vsyances ought not 20 nave cna'gou MN w Ms ca
pacity 0 agent, anu, whcil III lie inGrnr the knd'
ness and hospitality "t the farmers "' virginia are
too wei! Known 10 hlhiit sispc'"" '"' ne "a7 h"'
cordially received and freely passed "n' without
money and without price ! should say. mat thls
whs no uncomfortable position ahd no trlhinS com
psnsation ior person who was seeking employ
ment.
No one complains maj ten. H. Has oeeh hoerhS
cOmpcnsated but IL, III the highest degree uiJuht
tu others for his friends I" be asking ths once a"
reward FOR building up the sOclety ior' WINE ne was
travelling paid officer under special contract,
made in the spirit OF liberallty which rharacteriLes
the acts Of the muncent president nt the society
other gentlemen rendering equally vlmpnrant ser
vices 10 say the lcast, without dollars compcnsa-
Ruifin who has contributed more to its success than
any one Inu triIvcrscd the State without receiving
"copper" could name many others who made large
COLLECTIONS besides aiding Cen K. in his, and paid i'll
the whole amount without churSe % All iiucn - uuc,
but to n one be Inscribed the credit of placing
the society on the solid foundation upon which 1t !.
hased. Yet ii distinctions are 10 be made, all VIII
agree that the gentleman who originated the propo-
sition ut pedGng counties, and creating permanent
fund by making whole families lite members, ls emit
tied To the palm. BY these moves Gem Richar'isons
go S9S has been swelled nearly S5O OOO aperma
neut fund.
Let Gen. Richardson's friends, therefore, cease I"
urge his claims upon the score ot unrcquei services
IL they must have the "hce Tor hiiIi tt thein ciaI
il because Of his fitness tor H. II You VIII.
know there IL good deal OF sympathy itlt tor
Gem Richardson in consequence oi lns dsent Tor the
office which he 30 long held ia the caplt" partlc
patcd i'll that sympathy Mt the tInie oHt warn gen
tlencf not 10 aIs"w II I" en'e' III" '''s
it should assume III appearance, at lehs'' P'tciii
aspect. For Gods snke LEI US AVOID the suspicion "'
allowing tho demon nt parry so'oc W ou.
II this little ohce oi ~ o. si''' Is 10 ''p
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