The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1856-11-27
The $4,000 Appropriation.

cal cuttings with with 10 reingisoratc tie De-
g.i:E sugar culture OF the Sonth, has ecit, Il
cot= derable irqui'y by tie public press to the
hCriiy for this Kind Of expenditure q tie put
.c mercy. The answer by the GovetHmcnt or
Laas Hgs been that the present Congress. at its
recent session, made the arrTori ION tor That
FeTpose; and though it was ttu:afu9y remarked
by tie Evening Post ard ether IaTcIs. that TO
CEe Lad ever before heard Of it. yet II = a. conce-
1td Hat il must have been authorized by some
tras Ion LUrriediy iun through, WITHOUT uttraci-
j.r lbc attention and thus escaping public
criticism We were not however, entirely salts
fed with this hyi otess; and, having couversed
w..h scue members of COngrees recently l.. tAis
lity, We End tie following to be the facts
Mr. Holloway OF Indiana from the Committee
Of y gricu,ture, proposed to increase the annual
appropriation by Congress for seeds cut ings uee
varieties Of grains aud grasses. 10 he distributed
iy tie Patent Office, up to S115.CC0 The Cal.-
2r-sstorai debates show that the motion ep-
posed. and the seed distribution rdiculed as
Gga.bug by a number Of southern gentlemen con
spcuCus amongst whom were Humphrey Marshall
oi ktatacky, ard Seward Of Georgia. !, Vas
earnestly 81 Tended by Holloway, Beason of Name
AID other Northerners and Was passt'l-a major
~ 81 Southern men voting No, and a maj cray of
Ncl,isrr men voting AYE. Not n woId was ut
tered in the debates in,imating that il was to be
used for fitting ont vessel and sending il cut for
article which is grown Only in an cxtrcTne cor
Icr Of tie country but the resul, speaks for itself
We find the above in tie New York T.i.
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sugar made in the South western states was
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o- ac,,,ai dyir, ont -, H.. sr,or cana M,
or.c; If which has beer 70 ;,,cr..so RI, ,,,;.o
~ .,,.ar r, olroos, do,h1. Who. :. tot-,
49, " vac o'''-'"' se,' Vi
Gers 10 ttba ana elsewhere. IN Tie usual man
!cr If doing business. for those cuttings of
the cane. The orders have been filed. bst
from want OF knowledge as to the proper
manner O. putting them up, they rotted before
they reacLcd y. OIleans, ana consequently
would not grow. So many efforts had proven
failures, that planters were turning their at:enf
tien To o,her and more certain and more prof
liable crops. Every portion Of the country,
north and south, las been compelled to pay
an increased price for this indispensable arti-
'e to every table. Every person in the coun-
ny is interested in an increased production
OF sugar. Five millions Of dollars. would not
cover the Increased cost Of The sugar used in
the northern states during the past few years,
owing to the failure OF the cuttings which II
IS no" proposed to supply, by small expen
d1tuTe OF the public money.
There seems to be very general misap-
preAels.on as to the amount designed for this
PuIIose. The appropriation bill provides:
"For tie collection olaglicultural statistics.
Investigations Tor promoting agriculture and
rp2ral economy. and the procurement and dis
s''1Huoh 0. cutuhss ano seeds' 10 De cxpen-
a. ra.ente seventy FIVE ,borsand lIuars
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,,,. $780,,
sor,h ,irta,. Ri ,;.h
80, -
host &C o,a,;,r cana .i.,;n.
sand II such = manner :, ,,osorvau.;rr
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