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Vermont Agricultural college.

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Vermont Agricultural college.
TO THE FARsERs AND MECHANICS oF vEl.o>r.
FellOlr Cifi=Srs;
The undersigned aie Impressed
with a conviction that the COuEIts- vual aI pro-
priaton for the eud0wmt n 90 an Institute. l.r
instruction in Agriculture and rh- iierf ris
Art-, presents for our considerable question cd
immense moment Co ourselves ana our descend
ants When the -u5jec, was brought before pie
General Assembly Of this State ati,s last session,
1y the Governor Message, 10 vas res O.. 90.
people generally. and the Legislation which l..-
owed Was Zoo hurried 90 allow a1 OPP --Hr
ilr discussion commensurate With -a, -.1 ---
involved. matter Of such imp. rtauce should
assuredly be- most gr'.vey and mAtur,.y ", .ao..
Congress has undertaken o. Dl.all ~ .l .i-
several S,ates, system Of practical education,
under which she various sciences, I'sc1ga-. ted
With the ordinary classical instruction.. MIS- De
pursued more extensively than they cll u. ..
our existing colleges Oh tl.- intent. 70 land
fund equal 10 10000 ACRE Tor eicn rcpl.-eut.-
live and senator in Congress, was i-u,l to- tie
several States The portion o. tls SAFE was
10000. acres which has been aireal. ID flr one
hundred and twenty-five Thousand dollars.
(Sl25 .OOO), AMI the proceed, safely invested .u
State stock, which pay Q per sent Interest, ,r
: 800 annually. The fourth -.etoH of the Acl
Of Congress which maker the appropriation reals.
ind b. a. 0rfaer sua-f,f That ali monies derived
from the sale II lands Aforesaid, by tle States 90
which the auds are apPaft '"uef, a.t from tie sale
~ land Sc DO hereinafter provided iIr sal. .a
o some ,tler SAFE stHcss. l.,il-- E.r jos.
tuau dge per ceutum up.a the par ,siua 90 .tr.
stocks, auI THAR tI- -ll.c- s' Invested -.l c.l-l
-lse perpetual iuud, tle capital 90 vl-l >..l re
main forever uudului-hcn, lrXcc4 90 Or
provided Do The =th section 90 TINS Act tl- Doe
terest OF which -ha ne inv1ola"iy trpr ffttcI r
each stale which mas ta-e aud claim the benefit oi
this Act, o. the enlvwmrut, ruppoft ADD Iua.ltel
ance II At least one College. where the iu- ole
ect shall be-witl u excluding other s.iert be-
and .as-ical studies a1d iacuiinc military taei
to teach such branches co. le truiu- As 1ted
ner A. the legislature the STATE, mas Ie-pt-t Re
~ prescribe, IN order t. promote the ID. --ai aHd
PRACTICAL educatipA % the industrial classes U 10,
several pursuits sad professions oi il e."
The leaGiag object Of the Institution to be es-
tabl shed and sustained BY III fund. il " t,
observed, L. e 10 teach such branches Of learning
As relate 10 agriculture and the mechanic arts. 90
Nov, If We understand the legislation Of our
General Assembly NJ their last Session. 90 4 Is
not establish or aim 10 establish a college oi
which this shall be leading object. bur O. e.
AAAsAl-A a EINAA NNAAtAAa Nllftl-HAr 90 WHICH 1000
eadlng object shall be to imp,rJ an ordinary
-o.le-aIe education, with a department mor, o..
-. extended, a. the Trustees shall de-erD..c q.
or ins ruction like that specified ia the A.t %
20 sr,s,-tnus mlhing agricultural AMI DO
lanical instruction "a secondary rather .I.
r.msry-tn iuc.deutal rather th.u 70 lc..l-
ujeci.
Can such an institution, fellow cl.z.l-, u,
any Interpretation consistent - 90 common -els-
ne accounted what the act coatemp plates d. you
six what under the circum-tlu shall Poe dome F.
Ne venture to reply.
l. Repeal the legislation Of the last session
>. Establish an Institution OF the character
intended By Congress
Il will be objected that We have siresIv too
many colleges, and should not increase their
number To this It is a sufficient answer. thur
we have none Of this kind. The obi ccti0u RoIII
lie equally against medical school If We had
none.
Ii may be further objected that a separate .H-
stitution will involve needles expense. IuIe.E-
gent vermonters no longer inquire respecting
any proposed plan Of education, Is 70 cheapest
but, Is It BEST II Is not couc.iya-
ole that scientific institution currtft,d
upon a University. can be as efficient a. one ex-
isting independently The experiment, though
often triel, has never proved satisfactory Be-
sides, the question Of expense need not occasion
anxiety, with the congressional grant As an su-
dowment, and the farmers OF Vermont a. pa
irons.
Let our farmers and mechanics give this sub
ject far more careful Consideration than 10 hls
received. Let them ponder well the interests
involved for future time. Let them. as they
have the controlling p0lr6r o. numbers, use ,h.
fund as it ehould be used. before il becomes
commingled and complicated with other funds
The act Of the last Legislature may be repealed
before the lst Of November, without compro-
missing State faith. or any State interest by
its own terms, This act - subject TO all future
legislatures "
Fellow Citizens, let Us act promptly, while
none will question our power. The prudent
man foresetth the evil and hideth himself
EDWIN HAMMOND. M,ddlebury.
J. W. COLBURN,
HENRY KEY r.. Newbury.
JOHN GREGORY, Mortified.
+. CLEVELAND, Coventry.
NATHAN CUSHING, Woodstock
HENRY HAYWARD. Clarenlen.
K. POTTER. St. Adams
WILLIAM 2. BROWN, Fairhayen.
II. q ROOT, Bennington.
H. ;. MORSE Shelburil"