New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-02-12
NEU-YORK STATE AGRICULTURAL
SOCIETY.
ANNUAL MEETING.
From Our Own Reporter.

From Our own Reporter
ALBANY, Thursday Feb. TO- 1853.
As predicted in the notice Of the preliminary meet
ing yesterday morning. when application was made for
holding the Fair at six places there was lively time
among the applicants when the Committee brought in
their report in favor of Syracuse. The discussion that
followed soon become a sort of triangular fight be-
ween Syracuse, Utica and Bpg hamton. All the con-
servatives and sticklers for precedent and regular
nominations maintained the position that the matter
having been once submitted 10 a committee, their re-
port must be swallowed without objection by the
mass of the meetng.-
LEWIS +. ALLEN thought il an act of impertinence
on the part of Utica to have the oil that town In
inserted in place of Syracuse.
Mr.. SCHOLfIELD said that at former meetings the
Committee had twice reported in favor Of Utica and
the report had been recommended and other plans sub
sttuted and he thought the present Utica
had been cheated by packing the Committee, and
pretended application from Oswego which was only
made to help the salt city. He and several others
expressed themselves dissatisfied about even referring
the matter to the Committee at all.
OF course this brought up the friends of Syracuse,
well as the gentlemen from Oswego, to repel the
imputaons of foul play in the free fight. There were
often three four members up at the same tmetryn
to get the floor, and the discussion grew very AMI
mated, and amendment after amendment was offered.
At this point of the discussion SoLoN ROBINSON sue
ceeded in catching the eye of the President, and
stated that he held in his hand proposition that he
hoped would be accepted, and which would at onse
end this triangular fight about the report OF the Com,
itoe oud the amendments offered, and this he would
offer if his friend Clark Of Osego would withdraw his
amendment in favor of Binghamon, which he promptly
did. Mr.. Robinson then read his proposed amend
ment which was for every member, ~ his name was
called, to name the town at which he wished the Fair
held and as this was perfectly democratic measure,
he had no doubt it would be acceptable; and then the
place that obtained majority Of all the votes would
be the selected; and then majority would rule,
instead OF packed Committee as mad been charged.
This proposition, however, was not at all acceptable
TO the Regency, who, it is charged by the country
members, quite uDdemOcratic in their actions,
notwithstanding their professions as any political re-
gency that ever held sway in Albany. So the
proposition was fairly before the meeting, il at
tackled by all the Presidents of the Society present.
and some of the Oudest advocates OF Democratic doc
trnes who urged all their friends to sustain present
usages and regular nominations, declaring that ifths
revolutionary movement was allowed to prevail of
letting the majority rule the people would come in
here next year and carry the Fair just where they
pleased The gist OF the whole argument was, our
"Tentrdl power will be broken.
The mover OF the resolutions declared that lie was
not in the least afraid OF the people, and he wished he
could arouse them to take more interest in this So
ciety and is management-that 1t had nearly tailed
several times because the people OF the place near
where tie Fair held did not take interest in
because they had no part IN its location; and Inc
thought if they could be walked up enough 10 come
here in force to I'LL the capital 1t would be all the bet
ter for the interest of the Society and consequently OF
the people hemsevesthe whole people OF the State.
For bis part he was not afraid of the people popu
lar mejoriiies OF men as much enlightened by educa
ton and sense a. the members Of this S0ce y.
Several gentlemen took the same views, and A. Is.
DIoKINsoS advocated the principle in one OF his pc
culsrly emphatic speeches in which he told the advo.
Gates Of precedent telling truths but it was all
of no avail in an assembly made up of such large
proportion OF politicians and men owe their posi-
tons 10 caucus nominations and party machinery.
The vote was put, and decided by the President as
carried in favor OF the proposition, but upon being ap,
peaed from and the Yeas and Nays called, they stood
81 in favor of the proposition OF allowing the majority
10 rule and l02 in favor Of Committee nominations.
So il will be seen that, in future If the people IN the
country have any desire to manage their own Dusl-
ness they must come here and attend TO II Themselves
A. soon A. this vote was declared Mr.. KELLY moved
that the report of the Committee fixing the Far at
Syracuse and nominating officers, be accepted, which
was carried without further opposition. The follow
ing were the officers elected, and the meeting ad'
iOuned to o'clock in the evening:
Presdsat-Hon. " ". T. McCOus Of Queens County -,
FIRE Pyesidenis-Edwsd q. Eale Charles Msnilzm hsi'
men Wendell Hugh White, Joel Ferrel Francis W. Koh' " m
Johnson Edgar &. Dbble.
Core.poRding SeeretoylS-B. P. Johnson.
Reciydlrg Secred5y-E. Corning, il.
TpeGsnrer-Lriher ii. Tucker - .,,
Cxerute ComMee-G. J. J. Barber James Ellis ATTIC huD'
bell, Walter Aikenbesd james o. Sheldon.
The lollwing account shows the receipts and pay
ueIts of lsJs: