Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-05-21


orsrY-REpIcuIous PRocEEDrsos.-At the last
meeting Of the Agricultural Society Of thi'
County, the proceedings of which we hnd
published in the Journal and Statesman of l9tl
ulto. "Dr. @. p. Norris offered a resolution
consuming President Buchanan for his veto o.
the Agricultural College Bill, and strongly dis
approving of Senator Bayard's actions and
vote in relation to said BILL The resolution
was laid over until the next meeting Of the
Society, to be then finally acted upon.
II is somewhat astonishing, that even an
Agricultural Society cannot be long establish
ed in this State without being made, or at
tempted to be made, by few restless and
dissatisfied men, political machine. Rxper-
iefte has everywhere taught our farmers that
the less societies of this kind interfere with
psltics, in any shape, the more they will at
tend to subjects which properly pertain ia
their organization, and the more certain will
they he. of success. We are therefore glad
that the New Castle County Society has acted
so wisely, as to postpone the resolution in
question, but are. somewhat surprised that
the Doctor should not long ere this have
learned, that some persons should not play
with edge-tools.
The Bill donating public lands to the seye-
raj States and Territories which might provide
Colleges for the benefit of Agriculture, &c,
which Mr.. Buchanan saw fit to veto, and Mr..
| Bayard to vote against, was a bill which no
intelligent man in Delaware, were he in hei
Legislature, would vote to accept. II was
bill which would have involved the state in
heavy debt, from which, thank God, we are
now exempt, and been of no practical benefit
to our citizens at large. It was bill gotten
up on speculation by few of the large states,
and would have deprived the Government OF
its annual receipts from the sale of public
lands when they were most needed and pos.
was offered, we presume the members Of the
society had never examined into the. pro
visions of the bill, or they would have scout.
ed the idea of it being ever entertained and
we can conceive of no object the gentleman
who introduced II had in view--other than tC
create prejudice against the Democratic Patty.
party which essentially represents the Agri
ou''"f"' "'S'r'''s Oh 'ne uh'Veo e'a'eS' anu
has always commended, by Legislation as well
az otherwise, that the producers should be
placed, as nearly as possible, on an equality
at least, with the consumers ana specuiators
of the land.
In order to show the character of the bill
which our farmers, though their society III
they control IL, have been called upon Ia
endorse, by passing the resolution, or reso-
buttons Of Dr. Norris, we viii be obliged Ia
give it, substance. or gsneral provisions,
having. through the kindness of friend,
obtained correct COPY.
The Hill provides for the distribution OF six
million. three hundred and forty thousand
acres of land but according to a report from
the Secretary of the Interior, based upon the
present number Of senators and represent.
atiyes. the lands given TO the States amount
to six million and sixty thousand acres. and
their value. at the minimum government price
Of 81. % per acre. to seven million five hun.
dred and seyenty-fye thousand dollars. Each
state is to receive a quantity equal to twenty
thousand acres for each Senator and Repre-.
sentative in Congress, to which the states are
now respectfully entitled and each territory
sixty thousand acres.
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