, 1860-07-06

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[Qasrrspoudeuee Of the Prest aat Tribunal
l. CaAHrAscN. ILL.,. July D. l:c,.
Can anybody tell me, whenever before in The
history Of the State of Illinois, Il Governor has
rentured so far as Governor Wood has done. IN
his recent proclamation, in reference to the
ptturo pneunonia: Whenever before has IT..
Chief Executive OF our State taken a sten.
which, in measure, recognizes the existence
Of agriculture, and tue importance of stock
breeding and feeding, as branch Of it: When.
ever before has there been M e5Eciak acknowl,
edgemeat Of the existence Of the State Aericul.
tural Society, or m admission that the Execu.
tive Board thereof has the paramount iuteres,
Of the State at heart, and is capablc, as body,
Of looking after it, On such aud On siuilsr occa.
sionss Never, / think, before Governor Woods
time. This wakening, among our rulers, put
down as che of the sigus q ;1le tiihes, and III
indication th.t farmers arc about to take mar;
OF greater or Less iznpe:taocein il tue government
Of the State. Intelligent agr!cultarisss t.e;u
10 ace TBS. sc4p1eSe-ratior 5e.oan5. o. .ler
. take sas: ~ :ht :.:esiG1 9: n7.,:i: ;4::-y.
ss'a SCI ",";f's 10 na+::as; 1ae... ':,y -~o::,;
to. sta'Eel: la.::er. :h.. .es:.s.. ur: :.:e:+.,.
';7st:s-. s-t :lze::iss~ucsg, Il. .r::. -.:,,--.:
za-s7 il: .:.a END pe :a:-ia:sa - :hz .,cse v..s
and the prairiss Of il':rois 20 into the hands ol
extensive landholders, and become tue posaes.
sion of great agricultural aristocracy.
1t is notoriously true that The losses sus-
tained by the lass wealthy and experienced far.
,ne1s and emigrants, in consequence Of the IN.
prop'tious seasons of 1857, 1873, and 1859, have
been the gains Of the mora wealthy old settlers
Of the country.
Never before have the large farmers been in
more independent-and never before have the
sma![farmers, since the organization Of our Stale
into Territory, beeu in more straitened cir.
cumssances, than ut the present time. Wealth
Is dccumu!ating in the hands Of few. but the
small farmers are having hard struggle. To
remedy these evils. and to prevent, if possible,
and stay them, Government shculi do, in con-
cert with tbs more active aud sensible class of
farmers, all Government can do, uzder the Con-
stitution. 1tmay not have the power to giye mo.
ney or to donate land, but it should prompt, eu.
courage, reward, and superintenl, as matter Of
prime and all.suficient importance, the devel-
opment Of the agriculture Of The Siate. Our
State government should try to solve the prof.
lem Of our prairies, and correct, if possible, by
laying under contribution all human knowledge
aud experience, those impoverishing errors in
husbaudry, which shreaten 10 banisn our small
farmers from them; and errors, too, which
have thrown doubt over the whent growing ca
paeisy Of the prairie portion of oaz State. If
fcrtis to wheat, hev ;umsasurably great their
future; il nos, hoE much MAJ 1nl should be
ssvad, br testing tho na.tsy III tie light Of
science sad accurate experiment.
Government should-but it ehouli % = ttou-
shad things toward :hs promotion oftba: which
lies 1t the very foundation OF all human pros.
perisy, and By all means take tho initiative in
the approach Of such dan:era II aeem now to
threaten the safety Of the neat stock Of Iii.
nois.
Thought doubt, from the evidence / hare
ssen' whether the p!euro pnsumsn;1 il either
contagious or epidemic, and whsthsr it is any-
'h'ag more than eatHe consumption, brought
Oh Us consumption is brought on in the human
subject, and whether, where the mia.matic in-
huences are ns strong as in Illinois, subjecting
the liver, IS the rare. cold, damp air Of the
East subjects The lungs. p!turo pntamo,. ia would
take on the strong type with us As in the East:
still. the prompt action Of Governor Mood, is
IN every way cnu1meudable, and the apppint.
ment Of Dr.. 4. NcFariand, emiusnt]y fit and
proper to be made.
July aly2-Aft<rnoon.-Whsu inform you that
tue back OF our long spring drou,h is broken
ut last, you will j"in, no doubt, in the copgrst.
u!a!ions ws farmers are everywhere ezchang-
ing among ourselves. 1t rained pretti;y Satur-
day night, and Numbered aud lieh:eped suart.
", too. On Sunday. We had soft, SO. rain Of
four or five hours durstion, and on Sunday
night mora rain and more thunder, aud thu
ground well soaked through. The promise of
our corn crop is from twenty to forty per cent,
better than week ago. But beng in the
midst OF cur winter wheat harsest, we are in
danger Of losing or damaging badly wba. little
We have of it. As for spring grain, it is in
very critical condition from rust and smut, aad
being lodged. Dogday weathet-damp, sultrY
ano ho1' Yours, Jar.