New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-25
FROM flashing TON.
THE PATENT OFFICE REPORTS.
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THE PATENT OtflCk hLIOhic'
Correspondence Of The n. 2. Tribune
WASHINGTON Sept ~, lc5''
Tbe agricultural portion Of the Paten: Othce
Report for ls56 has been published. Ii is da'ed
february, 1857. 1t consists Of series OF essays
On beasts birds, and plants, With dozen or t"ehtJ
psQes of The most beautifully executed and cos'iy
spprsyipes, and q collection Of commercial and
-,,b.r statistics. / 6Dd nothing in it Shich can
well be c, c,nden,ed. What will engage most Atten
tiop are III. remarks upon the culture OF the
Sorghum, and the analysis Of the juice BY DIR.
jackson. Nothing contained in the volume de-
monstrates coDclusvely the adspta'ility OF this
plant to the soil and climate Of the United States
but Of course the report was made up without The
bent fit Of the experience OF this year. Ibe expert
meDts made in this vicinity during the last and the
present years prove that the S'rghsm ls as easly
cultivated as Indian corn There is growing within
.iebt of ny window field OF the planted about
the Isi Of July, which is now within week or two
Of maturity.
The replies from q. s. Consuls and Ministers to
circular questions cotton culture, occupy twenty
or thirty pages and will aCfd some useful hints to
the chairmen of Manchester meetings. A long
article On grape culture and the cultivation of wine
in the United States will be useful TO growing and
already important home interest.
The aggregate number of copies of this report
ordered to be printed is $50 000 the cost of which
will probably be not less than Sl5O,OOO. The
mechanical portion consists of three volumes, and is
made up Of summary descriptions of invent )ns
patented within the year.
While Congress has been importuned year after
year 10 ettablish Bureau Cf Agriculture, one ha )
been sil,Dtiy growing up in connection with the
Patent Cffce based upon the appropriation for seeds
al d the collection e agricultural information. The
Oby legislation which is required tO carry out the
desIgps of the most ardent advocates for agricultural
development under the patronage OF Government, is
law recognizing that which already exists. Let
the Superintendent of Agricultural Affairs, now
subordinate of the Patent Office, be declared Com
missioner Of Agriculture and the thing is DONE
Mr.. j. ID. Browne, who has acceptibly filled this
position for the last three years, will probably be
continued in il but This is by no means certai
Many Of the sectional fanatics, who are aboring to
bring tie South to the point Of secession, OF that
ella ass l,tely assembled at Knoxville hostile to
Mr.. Browne, up'n the preteDse that be Is not sui
fciently Southern in his leaniDgs. They may get
him out, but if they do it is not likely that one Of
their own number mW reach the coveted place.
TIE controlling stat, snen Uf the South have very
thorough contempt for these fellows.
Among the new projects soon to be incorporated
with the Agricultural Bureau is that Of a model
farm. w. W. COrcOran, the rich banker, has Of
u
fIom town, on the eastern branch Of the Potomac.
Sufficient legal authority may be found for the pro-
ceeding in existing legislation.
The great argument hitherto against any formal
and systematic encouragement Oi agriculture by the
General Government has been that this is function
reserved to the State Governments. This drgu.
ment is admitted to be theoretically sound by all
parties, but practically nearly all have agreed to
vote for everything that has been asked vesting
similar powers in the Federal Government. For
my own part, since have seen the central power
converted into mere engine for the propagation of
Slavery ana an instrument for the degradation and
oppre ssiOn Of the Free States, have adopted Cal
hOun's theory relative to the rights of the States.
Our only true policy, in Dy judnment. is to con-
fle Federal power within the closest limits con.
.istent with .epDg up the framework Of the Union.
Messrs Scbell and Sickles are here lobbying with
the Secretaries of the Treasury and Navy, on mat
t-rs Of Importance to your city Democracy. 1t Is
currently reported that the Collector is arranging
bis ,ffical list Of Custom House appointments with
MIR. Cobb, ond avas himself Of the leisure and re-
tirement which he here enjoys TO complete it to his
own satisfaction and tia Of the central power with
cut undue subjectOD to the influence of the Pewter
Mug and Tammany Hall. In addition to this i'm
pcr,at uhect OF their present labOrs it said that
these gentlemen are urging the adoption of Alder
SieeIss MODEL for the steam sloopOf- war to be
built by contract. The vessel, if awarded to the
AOeTDdD, VIII Oi COuIst Uc DullI Ill ANtN-Ioih. n
like Animated struggle in behalf of Philadelphia, is
going oD-Messrs Wtte ex.M. c., and Thomas
FerIon sppear in favor of the mechanics and model
lists of that city.
The Board officers appointed to decide between
the mode Ia which have been presented for cOmpetl-
tic at the head Of which is CON- Stuart, reported
yesterday, and the decision of the Secretary upon
their report is expected to be promulgated during
the present week.
telegraphed you few days since the information
brought by an Administration Democrat just arrived
from Kansas. He has an employment connected
with tho Government, which, Of course, makes him
witness sufficiently favorable to Walker. He left
LecomptCn on MOnoay, the nth inst, and he NEIL
tlOns IunOr current in that place that Walker had
resigned owing to the ordering of one or two squad
rOns OF cavalry to Utah, which he desired to Keep
on service in Kansas. He states that Walker ap-
pears to be- unpopular with all parties, and appears
to have depairrd Of adjusting affairs either for his
own personal advantage or that Vf the Territory.
At the time this gentleman came through Wheel.
ing Gov. Cumming was at or near LeavenwOrth
with the dragons, whose approaching departure
Walker lamtnted. OF course Gov. Cumming .oud
lave 10 serious expectation of reaching Salt Lake
this Fall.
The people of Kansas were going on as usual en-
forcing the Government established under their
voluntarily adopted local charter.
Among the employees who wi be dismissed from
the Patent Office on the 30th September are Drs.
Gale and Everett, and Air. Lane Chief Examiners,
~ n.,s.