Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1856-08-26
Boz the whesling 1n.elligeneer.

SuSH1L1, MARSHALL Co., Va, aug IL, SO.
EDs WHEELING ISrELLGgSCER:-l read in
the Intelligsncer Of the LIST inst the proceedings
Of the Educational Convention, and was much
pleased with one Of the resolutions adopted by
that body, viz: the appointing committee to
report on the practicability of the establishment
within the State of Virginia, OF a school Of APP
piled science, containing Agricultural Chemls
try; Botany Gsnloes, 10 issn1o etrnedis9f
with view, primarily, of educating Agricut-
turists and Mechanics for their callings, &c
Now suppose that where an assembly, like that
which met tin Richmond. adopts aresolutiOn this
kind the realization of what IS proposed must
be of tho highest interest to the people. In
deed, any one knowing only little of AmeIi-
can conditions, must needs agree, that nothing
moro useful could be donein Virginia than eS-
tabliSh, not such q Sshool, but such scao0ls. You
know was educated in Germany, and Sojourn-
ed three years in Belgium, several in France,
besides having travelled very generally over
Europe; and have therefore seen how they are
doing there, and have had good opportunities
for Comparing it with what they are doing in
the samc respect in America, justly so proud of
her progress in science and the useful arts.
In the European States have mentioned, in
Guiding also England and Switzerland, one acres
produce, cGtcris PGrtbus, is certainly the quin-
tuple Of what is produced from the same space
in our lakewood counties. The farmers there
arc well educated, social, frugal laborinuS, and
they are highly respected. Here and there, it
is true, fingers still some clown, but these are
exceptions, whilehere the mass are clowns, and
true farmer is an exception. There Is no
poverty or misery among this class OF men in
the old country; they are comfortable, and feel
BY experience the truth of the sentence uttered
BY Washington, IA Agriculture is the most heal
thy, themost useful and the most noble employ
ment of man" The proveT5ial misery of these
countries is only in large rites, where the scum
ofhumanity eongregate in smoky and soul OPP
pressing factories and around the tables Of the
rich, that they may without labor support
miserable existence upon the refuse and ofauis
from their tables. Half a century ago, the
condition Of the culivator Of the soil was then
as bad as possible, until intelligent men with
feelings Of humanity, endeSyored with all their
power to establish schools to spread education,
aided and supported by the government and by
benevolent societies. Now you find scarcely
university, college, yea, even common viii
lage school, where natural Ecience and agricul-
ture is not taught. Besides there are a great
number of agricultural schools, endowed with
large tracts Of land for experience and practice,
where that science is taught theoretically and
practically.
is, with few exceptions, in its, infancy. and
very often altogether not much more advanced
than 1t was in Indian times, and sometimes even
worse; for have heard of people having visited
Indian villages being aStonished ut the superb.
ority Of their dwellings and the manifestation of
comfort in them, in comparison with the dirty,
smoky log cabins of our backwoods farmers
/ will take as an example Marshall county, here.
with which am more particularly acquainted.
Pass If you please, Grave Creek and walk down
and across the hills aud valleys to Fish Creek,
70 the waters of wetstOne and Lynncarnp, and
turn further to Fishing Creek; come up 10 the
waters Of Proctor, &C. Whet do you see? Ha!
A grind and beautiful country; p,imeval woods
win their majestic oaks, poplnrs, magaolias
and imposing hiekOEiss, &c, indicalIng thsfes