The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-31

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gentlemen mentioned were very iudiahant a. bae
ing thus associated We suppose tbat M ma
worthy tne name, would take sucI, ann
way OF giving publicity To his m.liee agains,
u 'he gentlemen on the ticket aud Therefore
conclude that the publication wasintrp,Ja, as a
Joke Ii such lie the fact, he will not Ia afrssJ 70
acknowiedge his agency in the matter and Give the
Ies'iesea parties such SUBTRACTION as thay NAV
us"f1 Iesu- we regret extremely that the Dispatch
shonia nave been the means of wonn5in1 tba ftai
lngs OF any one and shall in future epde.ynr 70
suAfh against such 3stabs in the dark - Nersn.
pers are, OF necessity, at the mercy Of evil H.,
pooeo persons, VINO are inclined to use them i'm
properly, for they are more or less aads,aan,
on the public for all sorts of insorma,ion to
therefore, they are occasionally imposed unon bv
deslsning persons, they can do no more than 90
.ect me errors into which they are led ar soon "a
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STATE AGRICULTURAL FAIR Tho E,.
e,uuve Z Cmmit;ee OF the Agricultural s,ciat,
nave detefm'ned TO hold the next Fair in petarss
oute. Ihe eoitoT OF the Southern Planter. who il
~; 49,, oa 'hdt oody, mas prepared the follow,
nation from us: "' eAPis'-
The constitution Of the Virginia State Ag,;cp,-
surai society IS imperative that an ANIMAL Fsir
s,la'i oo neiu IL IS also explicit in Iorbidding the
expenditure OF one cent of its capitaI It's inta
rest therefore, is the only fnnd that the Fxecnfiy
committee can rely upon Il certainty to rnaet
Its expenses; The balance being derivabe from The
annual payment OF members, from gate money
ana from appropriations from some si,iarter spcb
as have heretofore been made by the city of Rich
nond. Now the amount of interest applicable to
this purpose-the balance being fund far nacas
sary expenses OF the organiZation--is only abput
Sl5GO, possibly not quite so much The x,enses
of each Fair have been about $4,000 leaving IS
500 to be realized from other sources than interes.
on capital. The annual membership receipts with
IA constant tendency to diminutior, amounted last
year to $500; the receipts at Il gate to s. 600
fArtl in fE.Ep s g.
on capital and the above receipts foot up about
$4,000, $1,000 short of the expenses of each Fair
Last year Richmond gave tue Society $1,000
and the Fair expenses amounted to less than s10
000 Ia that way the Society cleared itsef and
that WAS all.
Bat t0do this much even for another wear, it
was necessary that we should have a guarantee
OF such weather as has hitherto blessed our ex-
nibit0ns. This being impossible, application
made to the Council To submit to a vote of
the citizens OF Richm0ni a proposition to give
the state Agricultural Society "a permanent an
uual endowment OF $4,000 The application
rejected. This ltft the Executive Commit
tee the alternative OF looking for terms else
where. or of fixing the next Fair at Richmond
and taking the risk of incumbering the capital
.! the SocIety with debt. For if from bad wealth
eT any other cause the receipts had fallen off,
the interest. as has been shown, could not meet the
deficiency. IL is true, that the Council Indicated
Willingness to give 81 900 to the Society. But that
offer amounted to nothing. The whole sum would
have been swallowed Gp by the rent Of the horse
lot, if it could have been had for that and nothing
would have been left for the repairs Of tho Fair
iirouHds, now become Indispensable.
Under this state OF facts acfual aud contingent
and bound to have an exhibition somewhere the
Executive Committee made proposals to other cit
les; and Petersburg and the Union Agricultural
Society offered 81 900 for the exhibition at Peters
burg; and in addition SO much as may be neces-
sary to pay all expenses Of the Fair if the gate re-
ceipts should prove inadequate. The offer was ac-
Cepted; and the Fair will be held there Nor was
Petersburg the only bidder. Wheeling, with a
public spirit which entities her to as much in
praise as Richmond may claim in gratitude offered
$4,000 il the Fair should be held there
This offer could not be entertained. because it
would cut OF The meeting OF the Farmers Assem-
bly, entirely, or at least render it doubtful. If "a
quorum could be hada thing the more likely to
occur rs il has been always exceedingly difficult to
have "A quorum here in Richmond and We had
none at all last year. But the committee felt none
tbe less bound to acknowledge the Hberality and
magniiicuDcc of the Ctf-r, and deeply regret that
circumstances prevented them from considering
Wheeling as competitor. We should suppose
that the people of Richmond would admit that
$4,000 for ohe year wouid entitle Wheeling TO as
much gratitude from the Sacetg a. the sum Jass
than $4,000 which Richmond has given for five
Fairs. The fact IL. that gratitude is not Il thing
to be spoken of at all IN this connection. The
railroads Of the State built up the Society and have
continued 70 keep it up ~ certainly 10 profit to
themselves. They alone can claim gratitude, and
they have ours. With Richmond it las bts tsn, or is
ought to have been Il question of policy; il il had
not been, the Council have erred, for they were
no elected to earn gratitude Cf any body
We do not blame the Council iur having cast
eff the state Agricultural Society; aud they
ehould not blame the Executive Committee for
havinE gone elsewhere. If the Society have pro
yed a tai bargin to them they ought not to
renew it, and they must decide that question
for themselves. We certainly regret that they
have not thought the Society worthy of their
continued support; THAI they estimate so lightly
the advantage to both classes of aI annual reuwe-
al of good CIljcesi and friendly greeting But
that is their affairs much as ours, they We're
entitled to decide. But we beg TO enter a protest
against the claim that they have been excessively
liberal. The annua! payments show that about
five thousand members of the Society have come
10 Richmond annually. Probably as many. not
members, also come. This aggregate cannot spend
on their visits less than ten dollars each, about
100000. About - per cent OF this, or S20,0j0, is
the clear gain OF Richmond, She offers 81 900
year for continuance OF this Now, as she gets the
difference, $4,000. We think the boot of gratitude
is on the other leg; for in the matter OF expendi-
ture the contribution of the country is TO the con
trbutiou Of the city as o8e to twenty Bat this is
L low estimate. and theprobaility is that relative
expenditure OF liberal town and augratefui couu-
try is as to thirty
In the matter OF i0eraiity then, we plead off
sets aud claim a balance. We say this is no
friendly feeling. but TO put things right.
We ayow thar we would rather hold the Fair
in Richmond than anywhere else, and we assert
the kindest feelings towards Richmond unaffected
ty this refusal. We hope she will take the expla
nation as made in candour and good feeling, wi h.
ont particle of spleen. We regret the step for
her sake as much Our own.
For the rest we congratulate the Society on
having obtained SO good place 40 Petersburg 10
hold the next Fair, and on having such staunch
allies TO the Executive Committee as the CORES
pondtng body IN the Union Agricultural Society.
1.-The hospitality and public spirit of Petersburg
are known TO the whole State of Virginia The
worth Of the Executive Committee of the Union
Agricultural Society is not quite so widely known
but it is equally worthy OF ack no led gniept from
those who do know it; aud we feel authorized in
the name oi the Executive Committee of the Statn
Society 10 thank them for their courtesy aud
promptnesS with which they met and accepted our
propositions"
CITY COUNCIL An adlo4lned meeting
of the Council was held yesterday aiternoon-
Messrs. Saunders, Allen, Roddey, hitfieId, Graf
tan, Gretter, Dimmcck, Deuoon, Glazebrook, and
Greanor. Absent: Messrs. Robinson, iill, Has
kius, Stokes aud Richardson
Gds-Cavt. DimmOck, from the Committee on
Light presented report ot the operations OF the
Gas Works, and also the annual report of the Su-
perintendent. which were read laid on the table,
aud ordered TO be printed. We will give a brief
synopsis tomorrow
IIttcr.-An ordinance concerning the Water
Works was reported from the Revising Committee,
read laid on the table and ordered TO be printed.
Breaf.-An ordinance requiring bakers TO stamp
their leaves OF bread with their initials, re-
ported, and recommitted to the Committee Oh Re.
visions.
Recassatihe3 Gas ordinance was taken up
and recommitted TO the Committee on Revision.
The Council then adjourned
REvIvAL-We are informed that Sc
res of meetings is now progressing at Wesley
Chapel, with promise of favorable result. Rev.
DR.. Doggett will preach there tonight.
revival has been going on for week past at
Leigh street Baptist Church.
INCEyDIARIsM.--Last Monday night o
small frame building on sth street, near the ba-
sin. owned by Vim. o. George, was set on lre in