The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-30
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
Tuesday Morning, October 80, 1855.
State Agricultural Society.

African Church last night, and after being called
to order the President p. ST. GEO. CocKE, Esq.
arose and delivered the following address:
Gea,temen of tic Agricultural Soeiay.-At meet
ting you gentlemen. upon this OCCASION that of the
third Annual Exhibition and Fair, and the third
great assemblage of our State Agricultural Soce.
| ty, can again feictate You upon the continued
prosperity and happiness of the agricultural classes
| whom you represent. and share with you heart
feit gratitude to Almighty God for the many and
| fnesumable blessings so generally enjoyed by the
| people Of our State.
1t has, however. pleased an inscrutable provi
dence to visit with desolating plague the cities
of Norfolk and Portsmouth And every heart has
been moved to the iveliest sympathy with our af
hicted fellow citizens of those places.
/ 1proceed now gentlemen, in accordance with my
duty your chief executive officer, to report TO
you the results of my observations of the operations
of your Society and to make such suggestions and
| Recommendations as appear to me to be worthy Of
your consideration Cd. ty.z F 3
AS, however a Constitution is to be pro-
posed for the adoption of this meeting which may
| very weil exclusively engage your attention,
shalpconfine myself very much in the brief report
| shall now make, to subjects connected with the
contemplated change in the organization of your
Society. y
| In the report which had the honor to submit to
| your honorableb body at the last annual meeting
| earnestly recommended the adoption Of important
| reforms in the Constitution of the Society.
The experience of two years. had satisfied me
that great and mischievous defects existed in your
present organization, which, whilst the Society
was In its infancy, few in numbers and weak
| annarent to tho General ohservnt;on hut
which yyould Head re tho most disa SIRENS con.
sequences, now that the Society has increased
| from a few hundred to upwards of ten thousand
| handful 10 rro,vded .ssor,hl;es'.;ncn in short
| vour Society had become the eubodiment as NAV
ba en,nb sad of the mind tho wealth and
tho notyor of tba Stata-bay;n. o.;ces to fI1 not
~ e. S;,,.a,,. ho,,,,- -. ,5 ~ 20, W
oart Nv To- .boa s,,d,so,,,,r ga ,astI aItorod o;
cnn,s., ooourr;n as .boy d;d ai,ost ,vbo1I,,
;,hi .h a. 80. 20 nv nt;aI anact;,, 9TH
a. c;a. *, -. ha;.o, - 80, ~, ~ =. ~;
wy M o' e - ~ , g. u mo. .nis
ereson, consnt;nn nract;c. and ,so,I =, tho
~. T.: $500! A. -. ~ n .,o a
handS OF 'ne hAecutfe Couli,tlee, whist tne pouy
Va .io ooeoty i'een 90 Suao ou oy WIG
oFeFefo"h SIZE anu uh"ieioy ci acter VI IT'S popo-
iar ri mass ass lileelinsS
iHo ie<aSu 90 u lcioi III Ia ny t",'
!ePo,l, anu winch ono IL was oseinou IN "o'ioSoie
!" auop. az .uat luo, VIZ ~, = %, titeuuo .a ~
lht. 10 give paeh 10 'ie ooGietJ tue Spontaneous
noinihatlon ana eiecton OF an 1ts oNtg omcers, IN
ciudihg the members OF the Executive COMMITTEE:
2diy. 10 organize the Executive department OF
the ooclety haVing the fresiaelt at IT'S neau anu
vested WIN authority 10 seiect ana nominate the
| suoordtndte executive omceIs, ana 10 dreet them
IN the olscharge OF ther uuues III oruer 10 secure
| UNITY ana emcency In TINS important department.
And 3dly, 10 define the powers and duties OF the
| Executive COMMITTEE
1ou WIZ remember that that report was feierred
| 10 a speciai committee, VINO reported fnat they
oeemeo any reform 10 De unnecessary, ana thus the
| "hoie SUBJECT was Tor the time postponed
ho"ever, put a StRSse day elaPseo oeIore occur
rences TOOK place In your genera neeuna tne incl
oohts VI WHICH must SUN po iresi III inc nleinory VI
every one VINO w1hesseo 1neln' ana whlch conciu-
| oNely Plo'Eu tne Justhess Vi my own "pprehen,
slons AZ wen as the urgent necessity Ior even still
more radicai REFORMS than thoSe WHICH had ALREADY
Sugses'ea-
IA iaci, .ar8e haJolity OF your pouJ we're no"
.oli' ice Vi ,uo ePo ttnee VI ,eto. - ~. . S:.
Insiy, Doiol lne .nS ai ~ I.s ;tt;y - " "
Ionoiuo n;In a. " On ;. - = ;.tn aau % e e. o6 ~
rIeSiueht W Appoiti. Sol.t I ~ y. -. - t nv ;;
,ha Sn1sti,Dt;on and ranort;no IN yonr present
.; .Ao ~
%. ssh.;~. .h.. .h;s oor,r,;+too ,vou,d find u
oo1t 80 ,ha 1enasitv of racastins the whole con
| st;trtion !. hacama a matter of much importance
| 81. - bH 10 ooynnosod of ga,tIenan of tho f;rat
| t:,t,, - =, ord.r 100 10 a,oid local induanca
a ~ - ~ a, ~ 80 -. 80 so,nexhat renresen
go o., q. hta tn tbat 6ody ene member was an
| nointod from the Tide.water. one from the Pied.
| mont one from the Valley and one from the Trans
AUaohs nv sections of the State who together 18th
the bonorable gentleman from PittsvIyania the
mover of tho re soIution acting "a chairman have
been charged with that important duty
! am hanpy to he able to report that the commit.
too ba 70 with tho most communicable Diligence
| taken the whole subject referred to them under
| careful consideration and that they have agreed
| upon new constitution which will be submitted
fur the ra tifcation of this meatinr
| In Connection with subject of so much impor-
| tanca to the Society and to which l have qiyen
some reflection desire. very briefly. to state the
mart hayo ken and to express some of the views
| which entertained and Shall endeayor to do 40
| without in the slightest degree encroaching upon
tho enhare that has been assigned TO the comJniteo
| of revision
| ITnon the adjournment of your last animal meet
inc sae;ng that tho whole Suestion of reform had
| hv ;ts rafa1erca IN a committee heon thrown onan
To- tho inycstigat;on and discussion of every mem.
| her Of the Socetv determined to contribute nv
| bumhla afforts towards its solution
| The Organization of existing agricultural socie
ties anneared 70 offer no model suited to the necu
| liar circumstances and condition of yours Pos
| sess;no resources of mind a mass of means and
| other Elements of influence and power peculiarlv
vour own il apneared that a higher constitutional
| organization than any heretofore adopted woud be
necessary pronerlv to combine and tn give eficien
| cv to these elements. and thereby TO render your
! sssociat;op nernancntIy II sefuI and nrosnerons =
Tho most ;mnortant feature in sucb b;ober orcani
zation anneared very obviousIv TO consist in a rem
| rasnnta,iye hodv or assemble of l;m;ted nunbars
| 70 he chosen hy the members of the societv 70
| convene once wear and 10 take the nlaca NJ your
| nresont annual mass mee,;nrs Aud accori;nolv
| / nrced the imnortance of tbis cb.noe in con5ac
| tion with some IF less moment in commnnicat;on