The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-01-28

Tn, AgrieuItural Coii.g. aud the Advert
q ITtbuue.
The following communication j. from the pen
Of gentlemal. ~ho is Hcl informed upon all
matters relating 20 the Agricultural College, and
We commend DC % our readers, as conclusive
answer 90 the arguments OF the schemer- who
would remove the College TO Ann Afbor, and Al
tach it 10 tie University
Mr. EDi1Oa .-lu several Of the recent issues
Of the Detroit Alert d Tribune, attacks
have been made upon the State Agricultural
College, located II Lansing. of a character that
haze arrested the attention Of the pubic, and
have caused inquiry % be- made 10 IT, pres
ent management, and also a. To the prospects OF
its becoming an institution, IN due and proper
time. that will -ubscrvc the interests Of the great
mass Of Michigan peop who are d-voting their
attention 70 the vocation Of farming In max
ing inquiry a. 20 the condition o. the College.
its management and prospects, the writer hav-
ing no interest ia connection with the respective
localities Of Lansing, Ann Arbor and Detroit,
cannot be prcjudiced With any Of the collateral
questions which are said t. move the i-stiga,0rl
Of the attacks on the College through the Al
psrfissr T. Tsi5,.ne m vii. the bniliing m az
the University through the instrumentality Of
the recent land grant. made bv Congress 10
Endow and maintain al least one College, where
the leading object shall be to teach such branch>
a. Of learning a.. are related 10 agriculture and
the mechanic art-. and also the introduction OF
the first power and influence, intended 20 result
10 the overtbroS of the Agrcultura College located
Lansing, end the ultimate carving out of part
Of the same plan and programme, bv an amend
ment Of the Constitution, under which, the ef
fort will be made TO remove the Capital Of the
State from Lan-'ng 70 Detroit.
II any OF these .ia.eral questions have iutu
ence in inducing the Adrertiser & Tribune TO
assail the College. and ably or feebiy attempt it,
overthrow, they are unworthy Of a journal that
aims in professions OF morality, christian iuteg
rity, and common honesty, 70 be the leading or
gan OF the commercial metropolis of the STATE,
they should be discarded al once and the writer
hereof entertains no doubt but that upon sober
tials, in discussing the question whether the Col
lege shall live on ia IT'S present locality al Ian
sing. or become mere adjunct to the University
al Ann Arbor.
The present constitution Of Michigan is marked
with many ImPerlecton-, but there are two fea
lures ia IT, q none other, which entitle it, trainers
to fair consideration for intelligence aud excel.
lence the one the Single District system. which
has given " better legislators and wiser ler;s-
lation and the other, that provision under
which they cared for the largest proportion of
the population of Michigan, engaged in Agricul
tursl pursuits, by providing tor the establishment
of an Agricultural School.
In accordance with the latter article, a subse
quent Legislature enacted the necessary law and
made the appropriation, under which. provision
was made Tor the establishment Of the present
college Ills kxceilency, Governor b air. in his
Message 20 the present Legislature, wisely Re
marks that the College has laoored under many
Disadvantages resulting from rs location. 81
strange oversight the farm was selected and
located ia the woods "a It our yopng men need
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