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SONS OF TOIPKKAXCK. :
OffirerN of liio Lraud IJlvisloii.
Y. 1,. Nicwros, of Clarke County, Cr. P.
hi. W. Adams, of Hibb “ 0. W. A.
May il iks, “ “ < J -*•
y,. A C. C,r\n\i-*, “ (i. TreaP.
J >s.u*h <iuiHH \m, Cherokee “ (1. Chap.
B. H. Carswki.l, JelTerson “ <’• Con.
VV. V. Lirt, Muscojree 44 <*•
PUEAMBLK.
The aiHliTsSpicd feeling desirous of a
•nore general dissemination of Tenr t )ernm; |
principles, of rendering the passage ot a I
Prohibitory Law m >re certain, an l of j
k *eping sticli Law in force, when seen -i
cd, hereby Lind ourselves to tin- following
(’(INSTITUTION.
Akt. 1. Tliis Association shall In- known j
fv< the (<r/uid Urn'iibtion Affiance ofthe)
Stale of (iio'gix.
A I;T. 2. Tilt- objects me In employ till!
lawful, just amt ho lorabie means in tthiain j
the enactment of i prohihitury law agaM-d
the sale of intoxicating drinks, except for
Mechanical M .dicina! or Scie: lillie uses, i
and to keep such laws amongst the statutes
vvhen made; to keep one or lecturers on I
Total Abstinence and Prohibitory Legisla
tion in the Held; to select suitable matter]
for purchas or publication to be gratui
tously distributed and to use all honorable
means to secure the nomination and elec-j
tion to office of persons known to he in J
favor of a prohibitory Ihw.
Akt. 3. This Alliance shall he composed j
of the President and Treasurer, and one
Delegate for every twenty members ofj
nseh Subordinate Alliance, and such other
. i
persons and temperance organizations, as
shall contribute the sum of ($5,00) live
Dollars to its funds. Kaeh person so be
coming a member shall subscribe to tins
Constitution.
Akt. 4. The officers of this Alliance
shall be a President, a Vice President for
each congressional District, a Secretary, a,
Treasurer, and a Hoard of seven Directors;
of whom the President shall he one.
Akt. 5. The President shall preside at
all themcetings of the Alliance when ’pres
ent. In his absence a Vice President may
preside. Should all of t ese be absent a I
President pro tern, may be elected by a J
rica row vote.
The Secretary shall keep a record of the ‘
procecdi gs ot the Alliance, and ofthe
Board of Directors, and conduct the gen
eral correspondence.
The Treasurer shall have in charge all
the funds of the Alliance, and hold all se
curities or investments, pay all drafts sign
ed by the President, or President pro tern, 1
an l countersigned by the Secretary, and ■
none others. He shall give bond and sc-1
curity in the sum of
The Directors shall meet from time to
time, stitedly and may, hold called meet
ings whenever two or more of their number,
or five members of (lie Alliance, make a |
written re pies t of the President. Four
shall constitute a ipiorum for the transac
tion of business. They may make By-j
Laws for their own government which J
shall not conflict with this Constitution.
The Directors shall act as Trustees fur
the Alliance invest all monies not immedi
ately needed, select a lecturer f>r the Slate j
discretion; select matter for publication, or
purchase publications already issued lorj
gratuitous distribution.
Akt. H. Each Subordinate Alliance shall i
pay 0"c half af its ro’ euue into the ‘Areasu- |
ry of the Grand Alliance, lor purposes set
forth in Article sth.
Art. 7. Amendments to this Const itu- 1
tion, or tiiat of the Subordinate Alliance.-,)
must he proposed at an annual meeting ofj
the Grand Alliance, lie submitted to the!
Subordinate Alliances, and when a majorityj
of them shall decide in favor of the amend. ’
Be voted to Temperance, Morality, and the dissemination of useful Intelligence.
| ment, at the next annual meeting of the
j Grand Alliance it may be adopted,
i Akt. 8. The annual meeting of the Grand
! Alliance shall be held in Atlanta, on the
| ,(, y , each year,—at which time
; Ihe officers siiali he elected.
SUBORDINATE.
( Preamble, Same as for Grand Alliance.')
COST 111 TION.
Akt. 1. This association shall be known
as the l’uffiibition Alliance of
Akt. 2. The objects ofthe Alliance arc
I to employ all just, law ful and honorable
j means to obtain the enactment of a Pro
hibitory Law against the sale of into.xica
tmgdrinks, except for Mechanical, Medic
j inai or Scientific uses, and to keen such
laws amongst the statutes, a lien made; to
i employ lecturers, buy gratuitous distribii
• tion such matter as will inform the people
j on tile subject of of temperance in all of its
1 ramifications to assist by its funds the
j operations of the Grand Alliance, and to
use ali honorable means to secure (he nom
ination and election to office of persons
know n to be in favor of a Prohibitory Law .
Akt. -‘i. Any person subscribing to this
Constitution shall thereby become a mcin
i her of the Alliance.
Akt. 4. The officers shall consist of a
, President, a Vice President, a Secretary, a
| Treasurer, and a Board of five Directors, of
| which the President shall he one and Prcs
j i ‘cut ofthe Board.
Akt. 5. The President shall preside at
all nut tings of the Alliance, and of the!
Board of Directors. In the absence ofthe
President the \ ice Piesident shall preside
over tile A'iiiuiee, and should both he hseul
. a Pr s deni pro tern maybe elected by a !
tint ro<-( vote.
1 ae Seen tiny shall keep a record of the I
proceedings of the Alliance, and conduct!
t ie general correspondence.
I he I rcasurer shall keep all monies and
other property, including ant’ securities for j
invested funds, and pay all drafts signed bv !
the President, or President pro tern,
countersigned by the Secretary and none
oth rs.
The Directors shall meet at least once
a month, and may call special meetings ol
Ihe Alliance at the request of five members.
The President may call special meetings of
j the Directors at the request of two meth
j hers of the Alliance. Three members of
j the Board shall constitute a quorum for
j tlie transaction of business. Should the
President he absent from the Board one
of their own number may be elected to pre
side, pro tern. They shall act as trustees
for the Alliance invest all monies not imme
diately needed, and select publications for
gratuitous dish ibution, or employ lecturers,
at their discretion.
| Akt. (i. An opportunity shall bo offered
each person on becoming a member of this
Alliance, to contribute to its funds fifty
cents or move. M inch may be renewed
annually. One half the a tual receipts of
this Alliance shall he remitted to the Treas
’ urer of the Grand Alliance, once in every
j three months, for purposes set forth in
• Grand Constitution.
Akt. 7. The Annual meetings of this Al
liance shall be held on the day
of at which time the officers
sha'l be e'ectid.
[From the Toledo Republican]
a Run in:h tall.
BV FRANK.
• In the year 1851, while acting as Sur
veyor in the now State of fow.i, I was a
iw in sos one of those real and startling
| tragedies which so often occur along the
: holders of civilization in the great West.
While serving in that capacity, I had often
witnes ad deeds of iior and desneration,
and a fool-hardy courage which made my
I blood grow cold—hut the incident to which 1
j I allude displayed, on the one hand, such
i unmitigated vindictiveness of spirit, togeth-
J cr with the most reckless dar ng and a lo
ti! disregard of death , and on the othei
■ u.-.li pure affection and such delicate re- i
liniment for the then w ide wilderness to |
I exhibit, that it stands out in bold tclief;
above the memory ofthe many startling I
scenes I witnessed and the trials unit hair-;
I breadth escapes tout 1 underwent.
1 One night, after having nearly coinplc-]
■ ted my operations in that part of the:
| country, and preparatory to taking my final
i leave of it, I walked f rth from the lent in
wiii< h my companions were still busily en
gaged in devouring their supper of boiled ;
I venison, and strolled along upon the hanks
| of a quiet stream that rolled its deep and.
iietit waters through a vast and fertil
! country, filially to empty into t o Missis
| sippi. The suu was fast declining iu the
j west, his bright rtys danced only t inter- 1
vals through the dense forest, intercepted
I* KX FI 111), GA. SFFTFM ill'll 2!i. mi
by tlie hanging boughs and hoary trunks of
huge oaks that perchance had stood tlie
: fierce blasts of an hundred winters, still tin-
I scathed. The gay enrol of the forest birds
j was dj ing away while they sought with
j yielding wing their p!a< os of nightly rest
1 the almost ceaseless chatter of tlie squirrel
! was still—t.m sound ofthe cracking hough,
as it fell bcliea'li tile hoof, the ik-eting deer,
j was no longer heard, and ail nature seem and
j wrapped in ihe silence of n pose.
Unheeded 1113- footsteps, i had wandered
j far down along the hanks of this quiet
I stream, and*seated myself upon a broken
! and decayed slump, nearly encircled by the
I trunk of a tree on cither side. My mind
was enshrouded in that deep reverie which
so often steals ov r 11s as twilight's balmy
hour comes on, and might long have re
mained so had uot my attention been sud
denly aroused I>3- tlie approach of a group
ol Indians along the iia k of the stream. —
Instantly my hand had grasped my ever
faithful pist I, when suddenly the foremost
Indian, changing his course, entered a
thick clump of hushes and soon emerged
from them, walking upon the trunk of a
tree that had lailen across and completely
spanned tile stream that rolled quietly be
low. Tlie ether Indians followed iu.quick
succession their leader, whom 1 no.v saw,
as his manly form rose towering above his
followers, was a person of wiiom I halt
some little knowledge. He was tlie des
tined etiiel of the tribe that occupied the
country around me ami which 1 had hen
lor some mouths engaged in. I ii. and 10 t
him once omy, hut 1 was greeted vvitu
that respect and welcome widen a stranger
ever meets among toe Indians.
His dress was richly face
| covered with many colored paints, Ids moc
casins citibcihshcd with curiously wrought
j beads, ami a huge panther's skin hanging
from ids brawny shoulders, gave him an
air of superiority over the le t. As they
passed singly over the stream, 1 saw that
eii'-li was mole than ordinarily l.isteiuliv
dressed, which denoted some unusual oe
etn relive. I remained concealed till the
last bad passed over anil entered the thick
f mage upon the opposite bank, and then j
step; ing lurlb, 1 saw them hurrying down I
by too -lvie ol hie stream, in the direction
ol tlie old chief s lodge, which I knew to
b some ii if .one heiow. lacy were soon
lost to sigiit, and while musing partly upon
w hat could be their intended mission, and
partly upon the beauty of the Kcciieiy
around, I was startled by tlie sound ol ap
proaching footsteps, seemingly lroin behind
me. I had hardly sank back into my la
ding place, vvli.-n through the dim twilight,
I saw approaching me a company of live
Or six persons. 1 hey came steadily to
wards me, till within a few feet where Hie
bank ran above their heads, ehtjrjsly con
cealing them lroin my view. Jure the)
haileu, and one of their number began to
address the others in a mixed dialect of
I'ieneii, English and Indian. 1 son sur
mised that u.e speaker was a noted liall
breed, of whom I had heard not a liuic,
and seen somewhat. His father had been
one ot tlie Hist French traders, who pene
trated tiie country of tlie great lakes tor
traffic wiili tlie Indians, and ids mother
was the daughter of a chief of a tribe in
habiting the North Western Tcuitory.—
in tins eiiaraeler was combined an tue
bravery and cunning ofthe Indian, togeth
er with tlie lota regardiessness ol uoal.'i
j manifested by lao Frenchman, and v jeal
ousy and vindictiveness of spirit not otlen
seen in'cither. From what t could catch of
j his broken harangue, I learned that lie had
lurmcd ail insatiable passion lor Inc old
J etiiel sdaughter, who was tiiat night to be
I united lotli ■ noble young Indian I nadseen
puss over the stream but a snort lime before,
and who was to succeed her aged iatner as
chief of tlie tribe. The hail-breed bad oft
en seen tlie behutiful ‘valley llbwtr’ —us she
was called —aim had as olteu vowed that
he would possess her. But tils efforts, j
thus far, nad proved li iutless, mr w hen, bv
stealth, lie had gamed acei ss to her, anil
Whispered ills imoralion for her in the soil
et accents, sue repulsed Ins base and
treacherous words, and lied from him In;
disdain. All in.-, Cmimng and stratagem!
were oi no avail to secure nei; Ins 11.0.1 ij-i- 1
ful plans iiad been thwarted, and Ids’
tasked ingenuity had signally 1 tiled ofpla
cing her in his hands, jibs night he had |
i resolved to use force before siie should lie
conn: tlie willing possession of another,
from beneath wimse watch lul eye nothing
: hot the hand of death comd remove her.
Toe details of ids plans I could hear, a- in
spoke iu an under tone, but soon I saw
tin m stealthily ap| loach tlie stream, an
crossing over, were quickly 10-u to s:got. —
I was about to rise lroin my coiiecaimen’
to return to tlie h; I, and with m3
1 companions come to tiie rescue ofthe
fair Maiden, win-n the sound of voices
warned me tiiat -till some of tiie party re- ■
mained, and tiiat such a step—aye, even
tiie least intimation of my presence, would
have been tire signal ior one of the savage s
arrows to have sought a biding place for if
poisoned tip about the region of my heart,
i could not have escaped tlie flying loot of
the Indians, nor eluded their s.viit tern
hawks, and yet, hud J avojdtoj all, tie
fast flying arrows won and probably .
readied me and I would not nave lived din
er to assist iu rescuing tuo maiden < •
1 fit ode. So 1v us forced to resort to tlie]
; iehfti’tv of my imagination wink waiting •
lor the lime to come when t could net. 1 j
j gazed cargcriy forth in the direction the!
Indians hud taken, watching tile’ ie ,sl tiling -j
i that uruis'-U my attention, lint all was stiff, •’
| and there were no indications of the truge- j
, dy soon to lie enacted.
Tlie 11111 had sank lar ‘down in the w est, !
: and i.lutuinalvd ihe horizon w itli his de-j
j parting trays; the pale'new moon was sot- j
lowing tsosely Ins brilliant pathway; tin
scarcely;siirriiig breeze moved not a leaf,
j tlie siien waters gave imi forth a rippling
sound, lint rellectefl fti s leinn stiilness the
| mooli’s jmle rays; the barsh howl 01 tiie
| woll iqnii the distant hills, and the wilu
j cal’s slirjllcrv were iinlieard, and nil things
j seemed f. rapped in tin: stillness of death,
j I contemplated the heavens above me and j
j helical Witli momentary rapture, the myr
iads of sku 13 constellations sparkling lar j
j and near amidst tlie vast space Ofthe. ethe- j
real regions. I gazed upon the moon, pule
and wan, Hud then looked upon tlie silent i
waters and saw ndrroiad in mimic glory)
tiie luiug> sol briglit realities on high, and !
that like litany woo boast of their position j
on ea.t.i, • Alley W'Jlia.l not be I hue uue il
not for their origin oiignuils in heaven."--
Thus musin':', I sougfit objectß to interest
me, ever waji.liing will)an eagoi eye iu tm
•iruction in u imu I anticipated an exciting
-cone. M3 uiiucipulteiiis w ere tootriu , toi
1 I.ml not luiig remained ,11 suspense, w lieli
I di.-.linet!y:ncard a w i.d cry ‘.l horror rise
lar olf in Ibe distance. I gazed more earn
est k in tbi dii eel 100 and saw between tlie
boughs and trunks of tin: trees, tlie re ,
Hallies of lire lasing up towards the skies.
Toe sounds grew louder and nearer, and
the Indian’s shrill war-whoop rang out
clear upon tiie still ingid air. Soon the
dull obscure flame hud grown into a fierce
and land lire, and shot up above the tail
firc.-t trees, winding upon itself in lier. e
firy, like an imaged demon. Louder and
ion 1. r lose tlie eii s, and the suilness 01
the night soon enabled un to h .11 me sound
of approaching steps liuriy ing along on i ne I
opposite hairs, as the crackling hoiialisj
broke beneath each fool-fall. I s'aitid
from inv plae. I . olieelitineiil, hut reiilein-1
buring the Indians, 1 again sank, while
every nuive wiliiiii me tliriilcd wi.Ji tiie
mod intense excitement. The sound ofj
persons, Hying in almost every direction, .
now came towards me; the wai-v. no<ip j
rosi louder mid nearer, and 111 • flame
spreading Ir 10 tlie lodges 01 tiie Induns
into tin: tbrest, and eatehing upon the dried
leaves and bu.-hes, ran rapidly in evciy di
rection,-and rose higher and high t, tiii
iiiev seemed lo lap w illi tlmif tieiy t uign ‘
the few fleeting <•,<,.id - that hurry ov. r tin
seen *. A inoin nt only I gazed upon liieir
fury, and casting my eyes upon tlie oppo-1
nim hank, I . a.v approaching w hat I di -
Ccrue I to he tlie half-breed, bearing; tlie
t: iglituned and in ally uncoil -cion ;in ii.it n
instantly I sprang forth, and, grasping m.i
p to!:', I -lood resolved lo Ini m u Id
ore lie should cro s Hie sir., am. I■. j
essayed to gain a fomhig upon the j
wliieli served as the bridge, b 1 tail and fr au
sneer exhaustion, lie thou caff and to his
assistance ti e Indians ii ne alii me, on • of
whom Imd already sprang upoe lli l"g,
and wa Id I ero:-,-:ii when I ra<si and 1113
arm li lire, hut s- am-ly had I done so,
when Ii fell witli a iieavj g oin upon Ihe
log and 1 oiled oil into'lli ‘ water, picrr.ud
In- an anow from an Indian rap-itll}’ advan
ring from Ijelo v. Hardly iiad tlie hr. I In
dian fallen, w iien another sprang upon tin
log to follow him, and again, before I could
| raise my pistol, he too fell with a heavy
sound into the water. The third and last j
was now rapidly pa ring : ero-s, w Ikii 1111!
j arrow went .whizzing past me and stuck in
Ia tree oyel my head. Instantly my linger |
j pulled the trigger, and tie sharp cigiek oi l
‘ a pistol rang upon the air, as the Indian
i impel from the log and leli with a shrill)
cry of honor, into tlie stream. My pi,-toi
! bad done its work, but the flush revealed i
! 1113’ per.mn to the half-breed, who drew !
1 forth Id- tomahawk and was about to bun !
l it at me, a; tiie lov<-r of lit maiden sprang’
j out behiiu. hi'n. Suddenly, and bv an ai j
) most superhuman effort, the half-bred,)
) witli is precious burden, gained a 100 tin:’ j
’ upon the log and was fast crossing, when 1 i
j laiSed my arm to lire upon lion, but su !
i peeling my design, tie shielded himself I*3 I
bringing the iorin ofthe maiden before)
! him, iSearce'y iiad lie dom lies, however, j
wh 11 the - Mil and sure toinuhawk of tin
lover buried it. . ;; m the arm tiiat bore In- 1
treasure ; dividing it., tendons so that il r* -|
i leased if bold and tin: maiden fell neavilv
on the log. Not SO with the haif-bl ■ li. :
how ijver, for lli* blow hum the tomahawk !
can-eil him to 100 chi.- flaking and fall, but 1
: (i he did .-o, he grasped w ith one ami the |
garments of tlie rna'den, and dragging’ her j
after him, muttered :
“I go not alone, but thou sindt die with
me!” and both sank ie neath tlie water.
jhe young tm 1 . had already sprang upon ‘
the log, and as tin: garments ofthe maiden 1
rose to the surface, he I-aped in, tag r t*.
l-( s*■' “■ her form tlie grasp of his ban •;
in- , ‘fhe wily half-br ed, soon e saw j
riu c m:.role the ■ ‘Men, in .01 tlie
•e ol tlie w'afor, and / h ...011 •
if . eoimn need an : H upon tie In-
O’ “ , wim, fiaving to sustain both ‘bi m od”
mi l her w lio.n be prized more than-life,’
| I'onltl only pariwtlits (hvuHisof his assail-1
jam tiie i‘ uh' el was lull moim nia> ~ for
j tiie half hreed wasso decplv wounded, that
alter one or two blows lie disappeared lu
•j neiitii tjio water, and Hie yotihg Indian siq -
porting his precious luirden, was nerving
jail his strength till assistance could lie lxn
! tiered. I liatl niiviidv sptnn upon the log,
|und w as about to leap inlo tiie w a ter, when
| t ;• rill erv, that still l ings iu my ears, rent
j ihe liglit air, and easting 1113’ eyes down,
I stood horrilied to Ijcliold he life lifbod
spirting from the mouth ofthe maiden.
‘I lie half-breed's knife had done its w ork,
and sunk with its po-sessoTto tiie bottom.
As I stood -a/ing upon Ihfu strange and
tragic scene, the joung Indian tmiudone
glance upon the now iifchss form of the
1 ilnHieil, and then folding it a still elo-er
j enilimee, linn sank tin oi|gh the witter 1 in
’ long and last repose. In a inonu iii more
11101 a rippi.i was li ft, lull the smooth quiet
; stream rolled on a.-tiient a ■ before, leaving
! 110 tram to tel! tlie sad title.
I Thus perished the remnant el this once
ipoueilul tribe, (or the old chief, will'll
; hearing of tin: sad fate of his daughter, rt
j tiiriied lo Ins Imrning wigwam, and in Ihe
lirip. of grief,’ c 1 liimseil aiming the
bin one: ruins, and became a part ol'tlie
Hi if cling coilliag'l at.inr,; while tile remain
mg w arriors either joined aimther tribe, or
laded fmu helore tlie 11 tvaney of civiliza
tion. ]j\ the iigi t ofthe lurid ilaiues, *i
w andered back to my lent, w here 1113’ com
panions 1 tool 1 horrilied at beholding that
greatest of scenes -forest on lire.
Atldl'm* <>/’ tin: ‘Ji'imtoc's of the f ‘nii'i I'aity
vj tfV:o/|//'7, on Un Jiluloivntint of t!*t
h n>eli j‘i oJ'tstouHhi/t vj- Ajt trultt/n.
Tiie Triisloes of the Dniversiiy of Geor
gia have Ihe nigh gratification ol am.omn -
tug lo their fellow citizens, tiiat, ihroiign
tlie niliniiieeiit. lilx'l'iility o Dr. U 11.1 iam
11.11111:1.1,, ol Hancock County, a l'i eli.-.v>i -
siffp ol \gi ieililim lias been e.aabn. In u
a! AtUelis. A dooaUoii ol i'weoty I'noo -
a iiff Hoi till -. h hi en made to l|ie linve m
! ly by Inai genii man, tlie mien si of w iili n
j id to he iqqm.d to tlie support ol y, pro.e.-
t-or, vv 1 lose doty it snail be to deliver 10
1 eol ego, and during ils terms, a grain it
j 01 s v “Use id lectures, to tiie. stude.ns aid
1 i 1 -lie 1 oilier pej'-ons a , limy clioo-o to til
j und them, “011 Agriculture a- a science; .
me practice and improvements of different
people; on Chemistry and 1.e0!0g3 , so h.r
a- they limy be iisclul in Agiiemture; on
man r s; analysis of soils; ami on Douu slie
I. [.ai In•iilal'iy reUriug to tlie
.■sorttliel'li Males.”
Dr. I).vmi:i J.i.i;, an nreompli-iied ag
rieultili i-l, liivoi’ably an 1 exit iisiv 1-13
known, ims been noiniuali:d by 1 Id: endow
er as tlie nr-l ineumhenl, and duly ehcteii
03 the ’l l iisieea ul the 1 iiivci silv; and toy
(,'oil's’ ol I .ei'| |||‘i .of the i'll 11 I'lOK
-0 -hip ol .tgneuiture will commence on
ihe lot 10l ,J ,unary next.
nuple lat eiiirnt of a gift, so lo
e .I.noant, -o wise 111 its iijiplitaHou, iititi
j ‘■■ion n oc n lit lo uic hi de for ml id
i 0.0 ■ la in', e niv > s nil cue iniium, to wllieai
wills ran add nofonig. Tlie Irusiet .s *.v il.
alii nipt 10 1 oiiitr 110 p. ni.-e on Hmi which
is above ali praise; bill liniiured with the
aim nisi.r.ilioH ol sm li a trust, 110:3 eanuul
w itliliold Uieir lioimlge ol t lie admiration ol )
an act of such pure and eh'Valed patriot j
1 in, on: vv Ineli ludissoliilily connects the)
11, ol'tlie donor wjtil the great, and com j
man ling b Iran :■ Old il e hide, and places,
min in tile ei 1 v iabie position ol a lieiieiaeLoi
wiiom po.-ffei ity w ill dvltglit to In,nor.
Ijje formal d.hv of tiie iro.stces requires
on'y tin: ani oum eluent o, tlie emlow nien l
jol a l’rol’ .-.-orsliip 0. Agrieulture at tin
I University of Georgia; iiut in tlmir anxiety j
I to promote tlie valuaolo object., ol its insti
ttUimi, tiiey Cannot retrain from tie Spa- - j
1 mg on the time ofthe public, by U'kmg l ■
! attention lo a lew remark:. These i.i :’
. iiceersui ily 1 oniined, l<y the limit of such ,
jan add re.--, to a veiy inadequate illll-tra- I
I lion of a fe .v topii s, S'.lecd and in idmnci
to ill • obvious agricultural Wants of tlie
I ,S ate, and lor which a remedy i; proposed
! to lie provided Il3’ this endowment.
No candid mind, fumiliar w itli the ngri-.
culture of Georgia, will i.e-iiate to atJm t )
that, as a v. iiole, it is in alow condition.
‘A hili. still a oinig community, already a
! large portion o the .-oil is iedm ed lo a
date of absolute exliaustion. New eiear
j logs nod tin: tinployineot olau increasing 1
! jiojnilatioii oi agriculture, kei ji uji tlie ag
givgat': |: odnelion: but in pioportion to
1 tlie iiumlicr ol laborers and tne land plant
ed, there is an .iiiiniaj ifiminitioti of crops,
j Under the present system it is notoriu s
j thal the cultivated lands are becoming poor
-11: and ii it. lie contiftiiiii, (In: time is not
disiatit wlk it the seaiii and and lianati lii Ids
! of tiie older counties will he the type ol our
j whole territory; and a sterile soil and im
! povexished people be the ciiaractcristics
of a State, now proudly arrogating to it
! sell a h ading position among its sister re
pufflies. I: this increasing impoverish
• uiciftof* the ~oii, w hich threatens so great
a national calamity, a rfecessary conso
jii'.nee of Cfflfivation, or is the r suit of a
j vici , , sy.'.i'in? The :ii)-""T 11013’ *’ 1 ’ nor
: tityi.i f to our vanity, hut it is eime. ng to
’ unr ffoj . Under skilful cultivation,
:i'< vcv r long cnntimu and, the soil becomes
; richer. W’uiiin fifty year-, tiiat of r.ng.
< land and Fran e has nearly doubled, its
I fori mr yield. Lout Imrdy is now more pro
! ductile than during the Unman empire;the
j rich and iloiude eiops of Flanders leave ils
1 lields Init the more fertile; and in t'liina,
twciuy live eentm irs ol continued cultiva
tion 1 ut increases its capacity to support its
teeming population. Thu inortifying ex
ception to 1 hose Iniglil examples which
Georgia presents, is to lie attributed not to
a want ol energy or industry, Ind io a neg
lect oflhe gouud principles of husbandry,
ul first induced by the abundance of cheap
and fresh lands. The time is still recent
when it was believed Hint the pecuniary in
terest ol the planter was better subserved
by deal ing anew Held, than by rotitiva
ting an old oik; when the future welfare of
the State was sacrificed to immediate 111-
< 01111. But.a S3 stem so stilish and suici
dal, Imd . now no CM use in Hie necessities
of a now community; and individual inter
ests,, as well us enlarged patriotism, de
mand Umt the lanucrs of Georgia s all nr
rest this downward tendonev, !>3 - tiie ae
qll i.- iiion and application of tiiat knowl
edge, which lias so eininentiy contribulcd
lo the we,altii and prosperity of the other
countries. Tiint there is muffi officicntiffr
and inlbinintion and sagacious obsei v.oion
among our ajrieiilturists Is unquestionable;
but no one aequinted with imploved state
ul tlie science m England, France, Belgi
um and Holland ui I hesitate to admit that
mueli, v. 13 inueii, almost tv ry hruncli of
liiinuug, is 3< t i ilie hhi neil by us. in
‘li anuiig, irr gution, in deep and careful
ploughing, in the preparation and appli
cation manures, in tlie rotation of crops, in
he use of labour-saving machinery, mid
in tin} sclceti’ 11 ol breeds anti rearing and
liittenjli g a livestock, the agriculture of tlie
Aiai “ isas3'ei comparatively n its infancy.
iii .ill these |m>itils of good liu oitindry, the
energetic ,'l|>| >li<-nlloti, under the lO'trling
i an; id govii inncnt and the encouragement
ill rank and wealth, ol tiiu lust intelleet,
llio Ir.ghest wiener, ami (he tnost .-.killful
iir.’.il.jw in Ku.’ope, In hull’ a century, has
jiimhictd a niiii Ki and and iiiu.si im{i<>rtiiut
mi|irii(ciiu nt \\ ste lands have hta n
eniv.i.td min I rule lietds; and noils’
wnu ll “hiry siijij.in-.e.<4 to have leach'd
then maximum yuld, have been made to
inere.'Se their ern|,s In a ratio of prod icing
.noro Itmll < vie mg that ol’nii enormous
ind inncitMlig population. This result is
isle signal triumph of knowledge: and the
grout uiijei t nl diis eiTdovvincwt of a Pro
i..- vo< ship of agi iemtm e, is to make that
Knowledge tv!iic!i lias been so fruitful c'sr
tvhero generally available to the eili/ensof
iieorgjii, tiy the delivery and [lllhlieutioil of
alive course ol lectures, vvhieli shall t!tn
hraee all tile the sr cnCC of the proles- on,
and as in” hos the practice us can be
naught in that way. The limited means of
.iii individual • 11 lownient, however muriili
iai, jii'ieiti “ the 4 practical application of
principles to In ■ w orkshop or the held; but
iurHiiiun ly tliey eufhrii'nt to supply the
ino.-i. pres,nog pressing want nl ttie State
,vnie.ii is.igeieiui knowledge o 1 tlie great
i,ties in tlie sen nee ol agriculture.
IS leuee,of as ais popularly called, The
ory, and visionary ideas are, by sneh per-
I ius enn. idered as identical. Nothing is
more untrue. Theory, it is ad ittfd, is
: lieipien ly unsound, lint is not prie tee
I often wrung’! 1 But neither science nor
j prtu tiee is justly chargeable with the er
rors of false rcusnm rs or ignorant praeti-
I li'tiers. The seienee or p * ilosophv ol ag
i'ii.tore i merely the systematic aiTungo
| iiient of its fail The Ihm tin insclvi --a. a
, founded on an aceuhito oh ervntion of im-
I iri* ni'd iir-; in pint the resujts ol e.xpiri
j inenl.-', made by piiilo.sophical cn<|Uircn,
h it jot mainly and rived Iroin Ih • experiente
jnf practical men. Philosophy company
! i hem, deduces from thcliijiist and eoiupre
lu ll iv’i I’elerinet s, and reduces the knowl-
I edge thus obtained to a dir tinet and order*
ily arrangement. II the researches o! tuc
1 learned, or toe oh ervaiious of the praeticid,
! luive led to any truths important to agri’ til
lure they certainly lose nothing of their
vain by being digested into a system that
shah pie.” nt llieiu ill tin if just. relations,
and with the greatest peer, ion and lidl
ness.
The Science of agriculture, il is freely
. diiiitti and, is very far from perf etion; hut
iio one will deny that much Lhr.t in eertuii
and vubuil le, is known: no will it lie di -
puted that knowledge should be po.-ses.se I
jhy all ■ Hose success in life (lepi inis’ on its
! application, ‘the in y practical ijuvstion
I for the cm, ah ration nl the cominiiniiy, and
it is one ofgre.it impoita ee, is in what
| way tile existing knowledge ot agriculture
■hail he lieuii n.m-t acre, ihle to the great
est rum her of p. roods. Shall it b< taught,
a., in the ease w ith the other branches ol
knowledge, hy persona of competent at
tainments, and capable of presenting the
! liieU and principles of the science w ill* uc- *
•eiiiaey and completeness, in shall the
youthful agriculturalists be left to obtain
that know ledge from his own dear-bought
experience, nr to seek it with difficulty and
uncertainty from practical ukii. Individ
ual observation, however sagacious and
acute, is access trily limited to a few briel
years, and h conhned to a small range ol
oljj ret!*, and the knowledge of piactieal me >
is too much scattered to he generally avaii
ab'e.
That a c entitle education will enable
the agriculturalist to obtain the greatest
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