The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-02-07

Tor u. >. SuoAeor, e0AS ~ v0uio D1v0 ieu
the van in fkau.ing laws - keep colored
people out of the State for had he not
..a1irmed'' TO support the constitution
and "obey'' It then ~ solemnly IS he
did this winter2 He then learned that
there are .svarious methods Of cQnstru-
Ing the constitution," and he construed
sitquits dfnersatly from the way he does
It now. We merely allude to his past
legislative course, in order to refresh his
memory on the sesrs&nsss with which
hs regards an ''alnrmation'' from two
different stand points.
The Colosee q Aericsoiurs end ths Me-
eAoaie Ases.
T. B. ELLIOTT, communicates the fol-
lowing to the Legislature, which en-
braces the terms Of the grant, and .
comprehensive plan on which an Agri-
cultural College may be conducted in
sccordance Herewith, which We CON-
mend, not only to our law-makers, so
that they may aceept the grant in time,
but also TO every friend Of the Institu-
ton, 20 that hey may urge immsdiats
astion. A Mr.. ELLSorr we'll remarks,
"there il no tims to lcss''-she limit for
which the grant was made, expires next
July: s - ss
"The amount Of land donated to Indi-
ana under the provisions of the Agri-
cultural College grant 10 800, 900 acres.
It is provided In the act that the land
can not be entered by the State, but the
scrip must be sold, and the proceeds in
vested in United States or other safe
stocks, yielding not less than Eve per
cent. interest," The capital thus invested
must remain for ever undiminished, and
the interest must be inviolablv appro-
priated to the endowment, support and
maintenance Of At least one college where
s.the leading object shall be, without ex.
Gliding other scientific and classical
studies, and including military tactics,
to teach such branches of learning as
are related to agriculture and the me-
chanic arts; in such manner n the Legis-
latures Of the States may prescribe; in
order to promote the liberal and practi-
cal education of the industrial classes
in the several pursuits and professions
Of life" 81
Any State accepting the grant must
provide one college within five years
from the approval OF the act, namely,
/. July 2, 1862. This limit expires next
July. There is, therefore, no time to
lose. s 7se Paris
The scrip, il sold at its present nomi-
nal market value, OF sixty cents an acre,
would yield e234,000. The interest on
this sum ut six per cent, would be Sl4,-
900 a year.
The General Assembly is asked first,
TO give the whole endowment to the State
University at Bloomington; second, to
distribute it equally among four Uni
versities and Colleges.
It scenes Of the greatest importance
that it should do nsither.
This generous donation should be
given to no institution, sect or denomi-
nation, but its .s5eadi.S Object should be
carried out in entire good faith and full
ness. hxp e adtess I tt61ege Of Agriculture,
Science and the Mechanic Arts.
Let this College be the eliminating
point and browning glory Of our com
mon free school system.
Let it be the prize TO which the three
hundred thousand children Of the com
mon schools may look as possible to
some of them; and the graduating school
Ak q portion, at least. of the twelve
thousand children Of our public high
schools, which they may hope to attain
as the glory which is to come hereafter
Let the complement Of the common
school system Of Indiana be- s,
A SCHOOL OF INDUsTRIAL SCIENCR
AGRIcULTURs And Arr, in which shall be
Taught by those most approved methods
and processes. under which the best
common schools have obtained such
eminent success, all the branches of ap
I piled science needed to ct our youth fol-
those higher, practical, industrial duties
Of life, which have rendered this agt
memorable by extending the means o.
blessing and enlightenment to the human
| race. w
| There is no such school in Indians
! no complete and thorough school o
| practical science in the west and non,
in the country, except under the shadOy
| of the two great Eastern Universities
! where the regular classical, under gradu
i ate course 10 ths 'slsading object" -,
\ having supreme sway dwarfs the s:iea
tific endoW0anAD. 4 - 3
Such . school should be complete i,
| itself, independent, unmixed with en-
tangling alliances.
To make these views specific an,
practical, submit the following
j COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.
/ l. Agricultural Chemistry. with analy
sis of soils, fertilizers, and other chemi
cal processes pertaining to agriculture
II. Practical Agriculture, with instrue
ton in the growth and season of plants
climatical infuancaa rotation of czQA6