The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-14

/ ~ Nh'tc -uiyect On the tAfi'-tea- -, nay.
t, Mr.. LANE demanded the prs,io, question.
aiHl under its force Mr. DunhaTn's amendment
wa agreed 10.
And the resolution was adopted.
! Dir. SIM submitted the following:
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IL WAS adopted.
Mr.. CALDWELL submitted the following:
wH.,sss Iti. ss.ir.bi. ta.i son. dsaai,- .1yr..-
sion ssouid be a.as BY the General Assembly reis-
tos 10 ihs Rc-s;rsoisn POI 60 " Prs.Asrt johnson
the-sfere--
B. Il Raols~i. III. ssn.t. eOoe.rrirg, That It s..
the sesss % tLs General Ass nbiy % the state th
tbe Decentralization Of thu Govern Of the sta g.
iasy r.bsl ioa aga Dst tke Ge,eraIent sni su'hO-
ry oths tui stasf each state hll Be ls free 10
esoo-e Tor hseH ia s.n sysem OF polite fran ei.e-.
Under a rule Of the House this resolution
goes 70 the Committee on Federal Relations.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
!. The special order coming up. viz: the con-
fderatiOn Of Mr. Buskirk's Agricultural Col
lege bill. No. q, and the substitute therefor, re-
ilect-lOcating said College at Bloomington. in
. connection with the Indiana Uniyersity--the
pending question being on Mr.. Sims motion
to strike out "Blocfan .ton," aud insert Rich
inond" I'm lieu.
Mr.. GRIFFITH said he was neither for
plsintiil nor defendant in this question 0floca-
I tion-he was for the people. lie submitted the
question whether an institution Of this kind
can stand alone without the fostering care Of
some other institution, He did not know
] he W. ann. fanf tn Ias.fl n.
doubted the practicability OF College TO teach
| practical agriculture and the mechanic arts
exclusively. But If he could be satisfied that
this College could stand alone, he would be in
favor OF It's location anywhere else than in con-
nectiOn with another institution; otherwise he
should 20 the other way. The choice Of loca-
tons In his mind was between the Battle
Ground and Bloomington. The latter was most
accessible, provided you wanted To make it cen
trail. SO far, 1T had preference over Bloomington,
leaving out the literary advantage. Of the lat
ter u place, b., n.,., .,.,...,,
ton. He was opposed to attaching this to any
other institution. He also considered that the
choice was between bloomington and the Bat
tleground. The latter location had the adj
vantage OF historic memories, and ofbeing near
/ the greatest railroad center in the state except
I lndianapois. He described its superior adj
yantages Ne 10 soil. He considered that the
endowment Of this institution would prove
]
and support Ii would yield a revenue of
Sl3,OWa year, which would certainly sustain
four teachers. lie reasoned at length in favor
I of making IL An independent Institution. Ag-
riculturc was the normal condition Of man. IL
would be diyerting this endowment from IT,
original purpose to tack this college upon some
other institution. lie was unwilling to admit
thst the profession Of agriculture was inferior
/ to any other.
3 fa h. L.
annapolis possessed superior advantages, though
II had been but indifierently referred to rs
desirable by the people here. He thought il
was the purpose Of the donation to make this
college an independent institution. He sup
posedits course Of instruction would not be
confined To agriculture and the mechanic arts
He supposed it would thorough in the natural
sciences such Is TO make practical men. As
for the Owen Cabinet, il could be obtained, he
supposed, rs well for any other location as
for bloomington. lie preferred the Battle
ground.
Mr.. GREGG said he had but very little con-
fidence in the success of this institution Early
in the last session he had introduced Joint re-
solution for the diversion ofthe proceeds OF this
Congressional dOnatiOn snd its application 10
the erection of soldiers Home. He had some
knowledge Of AN effort to establish such an in
stitutiOn at College Hill, Ohio. Their object
there was TO make practical farmers at College
They failed. The reason was that the ma
JpiilN bl nOLIllllO ABOUT agrlclIl-
! ture. They could not get students In agricul-
ture. He submitted this fact To show that this
institution could not stand alone. The model
farm would fail, and the college would fail
Mr.. LANE Was this Ohio college connect
sd with literary institution,
Mr.. GREGG. No sir; and that is why il
failed; and he understood that similar insti-
tuition on a larger scale had failed i'm the state
of New York for the same reason. He reason
ed at length against the utility of model
farm. The grape and the fruit that might
flourish in the soil about the Battle Ground,
might die out in hills along the Ohio river
The elements Of agriculture might I've acquired
at College, but the practice must be on the
farm at home. Ii was of practical life in
every department. You could not teach stock
farming 10y manipulatons OH the black board.
Fertilizers Of the soil in one locality would
fail i'm another lie commended that this insti-
tuition must be engrafted on another, or il
would fail for want Of students.
Mr.. GLAZEBROOK took "A position in IA
yor OF locating this institution at the Battle
Ground, ON account Of accessibility, SOIL see
merry. and historical associations; and there
was more go-a-head i'm the people north Of the
National Road. lie lwelt on the advantages
To- the farmer of such an institution WIN n
man had need to go TO school to learn how to
make even raul fence. Bloomington was "A
finished of old town; and there was not "A pro-
fessor in the Indiana University that knew
anything about practical agriculture. He had
~ftH inert uTlcu alligator, anu birds, snlpes.
snaiis and snakes. but these were not essen
tial elements IN the training of practical far
mer.
Mr. MILROY was in favor of locating the
college at the most accessible point, and the
most favorable TO the agricultural interests
He submitted considerations against the allega-
ton that the institution could not stand alone
lie favored the Battle Ground because of its
historical associations It's accessibility, its soil
an: anu because 1T was new place, and devoid of
the fogyisms Of such places a Bloomington.
Dir. DJ MAN was an earnest advocate of
educational interests-always voting for the
largest educational facilities. He had expert
ence OF the heart-yearnngs Of the farmer boy
for development. and that which gives inspi-
Development in all that belongs TO business
life. Ii was not the profession that made the
man, but 10 was observation-disclosures Agricul-
ture WAS the true natural sphere Of develop
ment IN all that pertains TO the dignity and utili-
ty of life. IL you do not 90 TO Bloomington
with this College, attach il TO some other lite
rzry institution. The culture in school was
like IN apprenticeship in the shop. twas de-
yelopment OF the power 10 think. That was
all there is Of the schools. The intellect should
be developed with varied studies. lie alleged
the fact that an Agricultural College could not
stand alone; because, As IL had been alleged
that its students would be outranked bv pro-
fessional students; aud this was 10 under, alue
farmers n class,-a thing which he was by
no htsus pItpHcu 10 tu1ill OF allOW. lie
answered the objection TO Bloomington be-
cause the professors there were not practical
farmers. lie proposed To attach this College
to the University, and make 1t u department Of
that institution. lie lamented the dis.
>eminstion, the division OF the education
81 power Of the state. lie would have all the
colleges In the State brought Il gether into one
University, SO that our people need not send
their sons 10 the schools Of Europe TO give
them finished education. He would not give
n farthing Tor the model farm in connection
with this college. No manual labor school
ever did succecd-nor ever would; they were
humbugs, inyended to squander money.
bloomington the only free independent
institution OF learning we have, and he would
turn all the educational patronage and power
Of the State in thaf direction an, build IN
University there that would be i'm all respects
creditable 20 the Northwest.
Mr.. Bl>klRk took the floor. but gave ,y.v
for the ressss till o'clock L. NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION.
ON motion 10y Mr.. BRANIIAM, the consid-
Grafton Of the senate amendment 10 hi, Rail-
road valuation till. No. i5s. was taken I'M ana