Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-08-20
, TO THE AGRICULrURISTS AND MECHAN
JCS Or VIRGINIA

while We do 30. promising you In return 'ne u'A''''
hrsvi,y which nsy be consistent with in'e'''sen' ca
PLANTATION. ,., vo.;o., bs.
held its Cattle Show and Fair annually Tor years pas'
| at the Fair Grounds, which were pro'iueu iot ~ ~
the city of Richmond you also Know, .,is E.e-u
tive Committee of that Society oelerhe S ~, s.
long since, to hold its next Snow anu + OH o' '"e
grounds Of the Union Society near felersoulg unue.
ihe AUSPICES of that Society That deter mnation e''
the extensive aud beautiful Fair Grounos OF hicp-
mord upoccupied and cut Oh inc su opo 1 ' a.,
commercial and political centre OF the oa.e, 'Io
.u,nl intercourse with the farmers, grsziers and ar
| tizans Of the State.
| Ihy usools living at and near the centre we're not
content that this enlargement shouu oA'et' ouu tey
determined that the enjoyment 20 oi'en eAper'ehceu
and 80 much delighted in by them, OF meetlng 'ne
great body and elite of the farming gentry ana mt
chancs of our State in their annual ana ptulafy as
| sembly, with the noble and beautHui speciue''
which they brought of their eki and industry I'D pro
| ducipy rearing and manufacturing whatever can be
necessary useful for the comfort ol our peoPio,
should 80 continue The hearty welcome the coro'a'
intercourse, and the painful parting Which ~
cited the deep impression which Inc intercourse OF
week even with all its exciting incidents and gener
GUS rivalry, could not be gwen up and' sS We nav .
| ssid people at and near the centre delerm,neo
they should not be given up ana they met anu Ut,
ganized the Virginia Central Agricultural society VI
which We are the representatives. we nave enoea'
vored to perform, with single eye 10 the END IN
| view, the duty assigned and We nave now inc
great satisfaction to announce to you mat me ohte
States Agricultural Society will hold its next annua
Cattle Show and Fair in connection win us, III oar
Fair Grounds, the 18th day of October next, and
| the five following days.
We have great pleasure 10 this event, and we con-
graduate you upon il, and earnestly and Respectfully
invite you TO attend the Fair, and bring with you
the finest specimens Of your skill land Industry IN
all the departments of agriculture anu indnuiacture
and especially Of your live stock of every kind we
are that under erroneous information the uni-
ka.h klT nj rnO
an unreal and shsdowy thing, having no corporea OF
| organic existence. b assured that Is mistake
| The United States Agricultural Society WAS organized
more Than five years ago, under the auspices oil some
of the most distinguished men OF the nation VINO nave
ever since controlled and directed H. with the aid o
| constant accessions OF men OF equal respectabfy
and rank; and lite last annual meeting, the Agricu
tural Societies Of twenty eight States We're present by
| their deputies, while the President OF the United
States several members OF hs Cabinet, and many
members of the Senate and House of Representatives
testified their interest in it, and lent additional grace
and dignity to its Sessions by their presence.-
! The late President of 1t, Marshall r. Wilder,
ESQ is known throughout the country for his
z.ai in ths cause Of Agriculture bic intelligence
| and high character, aud lis present Pfesl-
dent, General Tench Tilghman' Is familiar 10
us all as one of the most distinguished Sons OF our ss
ter State of Maryland. Ii would be delightful TO live
always in the mids, of euch myth but if myth at
other times it has most material aud fascinating ea
srence at east year when lie great cattle chow
and fair has been held in some OF the States, which
eagerly sought ts presence among them. You have
before you rich premium list aud you will have no
| difficulty in believing us when tell you that lis
| Cattle Show and Fair has always been the grandesi
and most magnificent ever held in The Union; and We
cannot but congratulate you upon the tact, that Its
| next Show and Fair will be held in your midst and
| We cannot doubt that you will meet it with all the
cordiaty and hospitality which distinguish our peo-
pie aud vindicate the claims of Virginia TO high con
sideration in Agricultural and Mechanic Arts by the
specimens OF your skill in each, which you VIII BRING
| to compete with those of our friends and brothers
from the other States, who will bring their beat and
noblest to bear the PALM and the premiums with il,
from the SONS of the Old Dominion. Meet thsm in
generous rivalry, with the noble hospitality which is
your birth right, but meet them, pray you, with
the best you have and they beat you confess their
| prowess, but shrink not from the encounter
We have heard that it is said that our Society is III
mcal, will be iu urious 10 the STATE Society, and
ough, not, therefore, tn bs encouraged. This opin-
ion 10 rimpe aud paipabe error, that II 10 dfh
cult suppose that those who urge are altogether
candid. if intelligent Nevertheless. We st treat it
! as q candid objection and briefly answer II. And
first, let us enquire who the most proupt, ener
eetic and liberal supporters OF the State Society =!
| Every must reply that Richmond and her clti'
of all classes but especially her merchants aud
millers; than whom there is not 10 be found in the
State or out of it, in proportion to their numbers II
| more liberal, intelligent and patriotic body ot men
When did they ever suggest any thing which was IN
mica TO the great cause of Agriculture, or the vel
fare of the State Why should they desire to break
down or njure the State institution which they were
| mainly instrumental in erecting
Secondly, let us inquire how the Central Society
can ujur- the STATE Society. Ii cannot be by the
mere tact OF its exsteuce because both Sociaties
would b. indeed mythical in effect II they cohh'Ieu
themselves TO their chambers and debating rooms,
| and held no Cattle Show and Fair The injury, II
any, therefore, must result from the Show and Fair.
The question, then, simply L. how can Cattle Show
and Fair at Richmond irjure a similar Show and
| Lta,~ alS Lyrh Ara VA "a
swer, without hesitation, that it cannot have that ct
feet unless that at Richmond be held so as to conflict
| with that at Petersburg-aud we have az little he
| citation in adding, that 30 Tar from ipJuring the
| Fair at Petersburg, the Fair at Richmond must
prove beneficial to that at Petersburg, being held,
az il will be week in advance OF 1t. That the
existence OF our Society cannot OF itself iDnre the
State Society, suppose TO be 40 palpabie truth
that it is only necessary TO state il 10 command uni
verssl assent. But if any man doubts, let him re-
member the acthat when that Society held lis Fairs
at Richmond theirs were and still are, at least one
dozen 1.her Agricultural Societies in the State and
then ask this question: Were they me enemies OF the
State Society it their enemy That they were
not its enemies We feel satisfed that every member
of each one of them will answer; and accordingly most
! Of their members ars also members Of the State
| Society, each one OF US 49, and some OF us life
| members.
IT, them the State Society the enemy of the pro-
vinciaI Societes7 AS members OF the State Society,
as men who would deal Justly with it, we answer
that question in the negave-we say no; for, how
ever, it may be- that of its members. partly be
cause they dislike Richmond. partly because they are
| vexed with il, and what IL worse, vexed with them
selves, are enemies to our Society the State Society
cannot be- the enemy of the provincial Societies with
out procaiming itself TO be the most absurd and sui
cidal monopoly the world, which, by the avOwa of
it's hostility would render itself odous throughout
Virginia. Aud if not the enemy OF the provincial So
cietes generally, why should it be enemy-why
select us "a the special and exclusive object OF It's
hostility No man can give p reason for imputiug
such feelings to it, and in ts behalf protest that
they do not exist The State Society, on the con
trsry, halls, it should the relation Of the parent
Society to us its scattered children, who once
year TO pay filia visit TO it, and of hs il has just
given the most touching evidence by throwing itself
into the arms of the Petersburg Society, when il
thought the Council of Richmond cold to it,
Would it have doue this it it regarded thu Petersburg
Society as s enemy BY its act it has Justified onr
opinion and We may Inquire ii il not improper
in Petersburg to have a Society, and hold Fair,
wher the State Society met and lie Fair WAS held at
Richmond, bow can it be improper in Richmond 10
have Society, aud hold FAIR, when the State So
ciety meets and holds ito Fair at Petersburgl The
idea OF Society and Fair juriDg the State So
ciety and Far is simply ludicrous
But we do not stop with that exposure; We affirm
that our Fairs must be- beneficial 10 that al Peters
burg and aid not iniure, the State Society; be
the greater number of opportunities which
afforded to the farmer, grazier ana mechanic, 10 eS
hbt bis atock within reasona compass, the better
for him, as be may thereby get several premiums; or
II he als al one place he may succeed at another-and
therefore, the occurrence of Two Fars, in two
sive weeks. within one hours travel Of each Other
will bring out more exhibitors than one Fair would
Agan-many of the exhibitors AT Petersburg must
pass through Richmond, or the Petersburg Far must
be small comparatively. Now. every exhibitor who
would come from any point North West or North
East of Richmond, to Fair at Petersburg will come
more certainly if he find Fair at Richmond, on
hs way 10 Petersburg; and it may be satisfy Predicted
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