Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-12-22

ais matter bosh Of pride and pleasure 70 Us 10 re-
csavs eonmsuicsuoa me the tousvinS-
when. In this instance. emanates from one Of the
most Intelligent best informed and tLoroughy practical
farmers in the State and accomplished liberal public
spirited, aud wealthy gentleman besides. We need not
here sscrt that We mean 10 endsAvor constantly make
the Commercial and Agricultural department Of The Wxg
fully equal not superior, 70 that Of any other public
journal in the Union Tho gentleman, Who uakes scec-
lions fer our Agricultural column, Is man Of large in
formation and experience and sssous and
pioneer In the oil Agricultural improvement and
progress In Virginia. And the who has exclusive
charge Ct our Commercial column our readers are
already aware, Is In the highest degree competent for
hs department. and noted for the ness and entire accu.
racy Of his reports And 60, without Boosting the
editor himself has nothing to do With either Of tho depart
ents In questionwe may truthtuy claim for the Wng
the credit OF being the very best Commercial and Agr
cultural paper In the South, II in tho Union We
take aslon In conclusion thank correspondent
for the Haering In which he has been pleased To
speak OF the efforts Of the Wag behalf Of the u,ercs.s
OF the Farmer and the Merchant and also the express
sion Of his good wishes for the future Being himself one
oil the largest farmers In the State therefore deeply in.
terested personally the about which he
testimony is entitled to the weight and Is certainly
the more highly and cordially appreciated by
We subjoin his communication, and commend Il to the
attention Of readers;
To the Editor Of the Richmond IFAig.
IL with unfegned satisfaction old subscriber
to the Wing has lately column headed Agricul-
turs in that timebonored widely circulating aud public.
spirited print Already IL is true the Wing rendered
good and effective service the interests of
In its able editorials and in the full authentic and honest
reports Of the state Of the markets. home and abroad
as given in Its commercial columns and which In the
two has saved hundreds OF thousands Of dollars to
the farmers of the State furnishing them with norma
ton respecting the real value OF their staple products
which information they could not otherwise have pro-
cured and secondly by thus forcing the buyers produce
in the chief markets of the State stand the line Of
values and prices thus chaked ont Aud all this too in
the midst oil oil the periods Of
in prices the world has cxperenced-a period in
which spectators and commercial would certainly
have most unrighteously proed but for the effects OF
an honest press in the interest Of the farmers and which
has sent to every mans door the information in CONNER
eal matters at home ad abroad which heretofore has
been deemed the peculiar property of the merchant and
would still be declared by them conrdbaad when found
the possession OF the honest ters Of the soil the
Wing has already done good service the interests OF
Agriculture by Of its commercial column; and for
one, We would rather pay twenty times tho annual SUBJ
serpuon cost OF the paper than have income resho
tened doubtless and speedily would be- in the prices
OF produce, should the column grow less full less honest
or come down TO the namby pampy, but artfu common
place commercial Quotations OF prices such aour brisk
wheat n shade lower-tobacco quiet" &C. which is of
about as much use to farmer in leading him any
knowledge OF the real value OF his crops would be
weathertablc in almanac for the purpose. We
long ave tie commercial column OF the Rich
mond Wing, and ''may its shadow never grow essn
But the Wing has added its invaluable CONNER
cal column agricultural column and it il OF this last
Messrs Editors that DESIRE of your subscri
bers TO express hearty appreciation, and in passing
to make few brief remarks touching what conceive
to be the fitness and of such column your paper
Ii appears indeed TO be fitting time Just after tho
close of exciting political contest to turn the public
mind from federal politics State and private Affairs aud
especially to the great theme Of agricultural improve
ment and progress.
This appears fit and suspicious time too when our
State Agricultural Society has excited general and ia
| creasng interest in the subject of agriculture.
When, for the fret tne the agricultural class in our
State is thoroughly organized, by the new
Constitution OF State Society which provides Tor re-
preventative debeative Assembly of Farmers convene
in the city OF Richmond annually-Nhen the first meet
ing OF such Assembly OF Farmers in this in any 9TH
country has taken place-vhcn this their very st
meeting, the farmers OF the State have Richmond
20 deliberate upon the weighty affecting their in-
teress body of hundred aud twenty representatives
from many counties aud districts of the State-a body
Of of much ability and talents and destined to
be Of great moral weight aud influence in the State
when too, apon the OF progress and i'm
provement in both the aud the science agriculture
not only in Virginia but throughout the South
You are then, Messrs. Editors giving n new proof OF
your devotion to the great interest and progress the
of the people OF Virginia, by the double support
your paper is giving To the interests OF agriculture
The farmers of tue State will cheer you the good
work-and for one say long live the commercial and
agricultural columns Of the Richmond Wing.
AFARMER