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"PEOOBESS AND IHPE0VS1SOT."
NORTH CAROLINA FOREVER-
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Pw I C II A II D T. F U LG HUM,
CONDUCTING EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
C. B. DENSON, Associate 'Editor.
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EJTDORSED BY THE K. 0. AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY.
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE STATE -GRANQE.
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Jfc Secretaries of Subordinate Granges are fully author
ized to solicit, receive and receipt for subscriptions to the
Htate AgbicxtItueal Journal. - . .
" JB" GEO. W. NASOX, Jn., of-ew-Berne, N. C., is fully
authorized to makej contracts for the State Agricultu
ral Journal. '
W Receipts by others than, those named above, except
the Editorial Corps and persons showing their commissions,
nrlll, npt be considered valid.
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RALEIGH, SATURDAY, NOV. 21, 1874.
Announcement.
A Word About the Journal.
With the next issue of the State Agricul
tural Journal, Johnstone Jones, Esq., late of
the Charlotte Observer, now Chief Clerk of the
State Senate, will assume the entire editorial
management and responsibility of this paper,
assisted bj one or more Associate Editors.
R. T. FULGIIUM,
Proprietor.
Raleigii, Nov. 21, 1874.
Our Paper.
The subscription price of the State Agri
cultural Journal is only two dollars a. year
to all. This is as cheap as we can afford to
publish it.. It is certainly cheap enoughjto
bring it within the reach of every farmer in
North Carolina the poorest as well as the
richest. Two dollars a year is very little for
so large an amount of good reading matter,
news, statistics, instructions about farming,
latest developments in the agricultural art,
information concerning trade and commerce,
as we furmish from week to week, daring
, the year. 1 -
The Journal is the official organ of-the
State Grange, and is read by fully 20,000 peo
ple in North Carolina every week. How do
we come at that figure, it may be asked ? In
this way i .There are not less than five hun
' cired Granges in this State : our Journal is
placed on file with each Grange ; the Granges
average about forty members each. In
addition to this, we calculate that about as'
many more people devour the contents of the
Journal without paying for it. They belong
to the grand army Jof newspaper borrowers
the bummers of the jouralistic world. These
bummer friends of ours we hope after a while
to convert into regulars. In the meantime,
everybody is welcome to read "the State Ag
ricultural Journal, whether they subscribe
or not, but we rather they, should subscribe:
"We would bo more pleased, they made hap
pier, the burden being lifted from their con
sciences ; and the golden chain ot rautualjn
terest and friendship between farmer and edi
tor would be brightened.
In another issue we 'shall have more to say
as to the purposes of the State Agricultural
Journal how it shall bo the farmer's friend ;
the advocate of industry, economy, and virtue ;
the enemy of injustice, oppression, and wrong
doing in general ; a devotee to the material
growth and prosperity of our good old mother
State; an independent, outspoken, and, we
. trust, unflinching champion of the People's
Rights the. people of all classes and condi
tions, the mechanic and artisan as well as he
Tvho tills the soil'; how we will try to be a
faithful watchman at the gates of Law, Liber
ty and Justice ; and a welcome visitor at the
home fireside encouraging the. industrious,
cheering the despondent toiler, enlightening
the ignorant, informing enquiring minds, con
tributing.to the pleasure of the old and expe
rienced fanner who may-be has ploughed the
last furrow of his life, and pointing out to the
young and aspiring those : brighr pathways of
industry, honesty, and patriotism, that lead to
the golden fields of fortune. v "
laborer in
oi eaiuner
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Agricultural weeklies are not always devo
ted exclusively to agriculture. Agriculture is
of course the great, leading and predomina
ting feature of all journals edited to suit the
interests and please the tastes of farmers ; but
a majority of the principal agricultural papers
ot the United States, are diversified in their
contents, touching upon whatever is of general
interest to the farmer whetner agriculture,
horticulture, floriculture; aboriculture, or
pomology ; or news, literature, s cience,wit
and humor, or great public questions, which
involve the welfare ot the whole people. Fol
lowing inj the footsteps of other agricultural
papers, wp shall endeavor to make the State
Agricultural Journal a family newspaper,
with agriculture and the material interests of
the farmers and working men of North Caro;
lina its predominating feature. We will disJ
cuss important topics of the day, as we may
see proper, whether they be ot a social, reli
gious, political, commercial or agricultural na
ture. In all that we say we shall be governed
by the dictates of duty, and patriotism, hold
ing oureelf aloof from all rings and combina
tions of men formed for wrcngftd purposes,
and always viewing matters of a political
character j from a Democratic-Conservative
standpoint being firmly convinced that the
ascendandy of true conservatism in North Ca
rolina is absolutely essential to the welfare
and happiness ot every farmer, merchant and
it. Those who do not like our way
the State Agricultural Journal
need not read it; complaints or suggestions
will be listened to attentively and considered
with due courtesy ; but abusive communica
tions will be promptly committed to the waste
basket, along with other trashy paper, and re
ceive no further notice at our hands. We
propose to waste ho time on chronic grumblers
or ill-natured fault findersr 1 -
The Insane Asylum of North Caro
lina. The Report of the Board of Directors and
Superintendent of this beneficent' institution,
for the official year ending October 31, 1874,
is on our table. It is a neatly printed and
executed pamphlet of 54 pages, done in the
State Agricultural Journal Book and' Job
office.. , ' ' - ' y-'
The report, which we remarkin the outset,
is ably and clearly written, merits more than
ordinary attention, for the reason that it sets
forth the urgent necessity of increased accom
modations for the insane, and embodies a thor
oughly digested scheme for enlarging the ca
pacity of the institution until it meets the
wants of the State.
The report clearly shows, the' necessity for
nt.
ding at present is capable of accom
about 245 patients by crowding
them together, two in a room, where that can
be done with safety. A table of persons re
ported insane in the several counties of North
Carolina, snows that there are in prison or the
poor house' 169 crazy folks 111 whites and
58 colored and that there are 420 lunatics in
private f'amilies--358 white, 62 colored. Thus
it appears that there are more than 500 insane
persons in .this tate whohit is known need
the fostering care of our Asylums. These re
ports are quite accurate, as they couie from
the sheriffs, clerks or county commissioners
of the various cqunties. There are now thirty
The FaroicrsV Council.
enlargeme
The bui
modatinjr
seven appl
ications for admission on file, which
cannot bereceived forwant of room; and there
have been 196 applications for admission dur
ing the last year refused for lack of accommo
dations, the Asvlum being'filled to its utmost
capacity. , . j
This being the condition of the State, in re
gard to suitable provisions for the insane, the
Superintendent ably and eloquently urges the
necessity bf enlarging the building. Both
economy and philanthropy require, it. The
subject most assuredly should receive the earn
est attention of the present General Assembly.
The Superintendent's report is accompanied
by a well executed drawing, showing the gen
eral ground plan of the proposed improve
ments.
We refer our. readers to the correspon
dence between Messrs. W. T. Blackwell &
Co., and T. W. Keen, Esq., P. N.; 0. T. A.,
A better place than the flourishing town of
Durham could notjbe selected, for the meeting of
the Tobacco Association of North Carolina, we
will refer to this proposed meeting .again, in
subsequent issue.
wE take pleasure in announcing that J. E.
Nash, Esqi, has been appointed Agent of Direct
Trade to Europe (in'connection with he Direct
Trade Union of Georgia), at Morehead City.
j Three rears ago there was organized what
is known as the Farmers' Council of Virginia
and North Carolina.. It sprung into existence
at a timewhen the necessities of ,,the agricul
turists ot the United.States South and North,
East and West, seemed to? demand most im
peratively organizations of some kind among
the farmers. Itowea its birth and growth to
the same deep and widespread causes which
called into existence the Patrons of Husban
dry,, the Sovereigns ot Industry, and the Farm
ers' Clubs. -Though its growth has not been
so rapid or remarkable as that of the Grange
still the movement has proved successful, and
the organization is to-day thoroughly estab
lished, and takes high rank among the exis
ting Farmers' organizations. r
The Farmers' Council differs fundamentally
from the Patrons of Husbandry, the Sovereigns
ot Industry, the Fanner's Clubs, and all other
existing organizations. As well explained by
our able cotemporary, the Rural Messenger,
it is ;a voluntary advisory board of agricul
ture. There is no compulsion; there is no
tax: there are no emoluments of office.,? Its
object is to devise ways and" means to help the
farmer make better crops and get better prices
for his crops. It seeks to lighten taxation, to
multiply the social and; domestic comforts of
agricultural life,and bring the farmers and the
merchant oftener together, thereby removing
prejudices and bringing about a better state.
of feeling between these classes. ' It takes the
ground that farmers have rights peculiarly
their own which legislators in their law-mak-ing
capacity especially are bound to recognize.
It is opposed to all class legislation. It- asks
that farmers be -protected in equal decree
with men of other callings, but that they be
not encumbered by 'rules and regulations''
imposing burdensome and unnecessary restric
tions." ; - -
! And again: '"It says to the Patrons of Hus
bandry, the Sovereigns of Industry, the Farm
ers' Clubs, and the agricultural- paper, work
on in your respective fields. We are friends
and co-laborers; let there be no antagonism,
there is work enough for all. When the star
of the Patrons has reached its culmination,
there, will still be many farmers who will not
be included on their list of members. The
Farmers' Council is a common congress' where
all farmers can meet on equal footing and
join j and 3 and hearts in one common ?ause.',
j The Third Annual Session takes place in
Petersburg, Ya., on the 24th day ot the pre
sent month, November. - - 4-'
, The delegates to the last Council are dele
gates to the present. The townships of the
different counties of the two States that failed
to select delegates in October, 187?, for two
years, should proceed at once to select dele.
gates.for the unexpired term ending October,
1875. ' ' . "'
The different lines of travel will make the
usual reduction, and the Executive Commit
tee are doing all that is needed to make the
session a success. , , ;
Tlie Governor's Message.
We lay before our readers this week, the
message of the! Governor to the General As
sembly now in session. The document is quite
lengthy, but is not remarkable in anything.
It makes no new points, contains no novel or
original suggestions. However, it is by no
means inferior to the general run of such docu
ments. : The Governor touches upon a variety of sub.
iects, such a3 the condition of the Public Treas
ury, State Debt, Education, &c.,but he entire.
ly ignores Agriculture. . As the farming inter
ests of North Carolina constitutes the basisof
all 6ur, prosperity, his Excellency might with
great propriety have alluded tojit.
Every farmer should read the message care.
fvlly, inform his mind, and ponder well over
the state of the country. The State Debt, the
North Carolina and the Western North Caroli
na Railroads, the Convention question and Ed
ucation.'are the great subjects which demand
the earliest attention ot ( the thinking men of
North Carolina at the present time. V
I It is on the 15th of December that the Wa
rn ington Fair begins. It is to be hoped that it
will prove a success, notwithstanding tne ratner
unseasonable time chosen for it. The postpone
ment took place, we understand, in the hope that
the Carolina Central Railroad would be comple
ted through to Charlotte by -that time. If ga
ming tatter ard allowed upon the gi-ounds, we ad
vise the Fanners to stay away from, it ; shun it
as they would gambling hells.
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The horrible Setzer double murder in Rowan
county is a solemn warning to people to be care
ful about admitting strangers into their houses
after nightfall. ,
To the Secretary of Each Grange lit
- - North Carolina.
iToa are our Regularly authorized agent to
solicit and receive subscriptions for the State
Agricultural Journal,
It is your.ollicia organ, and the only 'paper
published in the State devoted exclusively to
the interests of the farmer and working people. -
We, therefore, appeal to you to send us ten
subscribers between this date and the 15th of
December. You know the rates. On the 1st
day of January, iS75, the JoCrnal will ap.
pear in a new dress,, and on good book paper.
All these improvements require money. We
employ the best talent in the State, arid will
at au early day commence a series of illustra.
tions which will add much to the interest Of
our valuable paper. . : v
We oiler no premiums for the reason that
we can't afford to do so, and publish 'a good
family paper. j
iVf e again call upon evry Secretary in North
Carolina to respond to oiir appeal. : Remember
that after the 1st bf January next, we shall bo
compelled to pay the postage in advance. It is
well that all should avail themselves of the op
portunity now oflered to get the State Agri
cultural Journal. I
Fraternally, , ... 1 . ... ,
! R. T. FULGIIUM;
Conducting Editor, &c.
Tlic Convent ionQuc.stion. '
Savs the'Cherokee Herald: Wo suppose tho
Legislature when assembled will bo able, to ex
press the will of the people on this important
question,
Colonel W. L. Steele, of Richmond County,
publishes in the Wilmington Journal, an able let
ter advocating the call of a convention to amend ,
the constitution. His ability, his long exper
ience, his devotion to North Carolina, render the
opinion of Colonel Steele worthy the thoughtful
consideration of our people. -
The Southern Home thinks the convention
question will occupy two weeks in debate. May
be it will, but should it ? .
The Charlotte Democrat comes out square
against convention.
Col. Burgess S. Gaither, of Burke, is in fa
vor of the earliest possible call of a convention.
He thinks a great majority of the western people
favor convention. Mr. Gaither is a man ot abil
ity, and one of the truest citizens in the State.
A Democratic member of the House, who
ranks with the foremost Conservatives in that
body, informs us that in his county, he has so
far found but two n'ieri. who favor convention. His
co unty is one of the largest in the State, and was
carried by the Conservatives in the last election
by 197 majority. r I
Here is an act Iworthy of imitation. Miss
Lizzie Slover, of Newbem, N. C., was f award
ed by the Executive Committee of the State
Fair, a toilet s-et, valued at $25.00, for the
largest exhibition of articles ot all classeB.
This amount she has donated to the Oxford
Orphan Asylum. . Through her inflnenco 204
entries, about 400 articles, were made.
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"Is the State Agricultural Journal a
Presbyterian paper and set for the defence of
infant sprinkling?? asks the Biblical Recorder .
No, christian friends. The. Journal is not
a Presbyterian paper, neither is it a Baptist,
Methodist, Episcopalian, Lutheran, Catholic,
or any other sort of sectarian journal. It is a
friend to all the churches, and an admirer of
all true and liberal-spirited christian men.
Proposed Meeting of N. C. Tohacco '
Association.
Office Tobacco Leaf and Cotton Plant.
Charlotte, N. C, November 16.
Below we pubhsh a correspondence from the
Messrs . W. T. Blackwell & Co., and President
T. W. Keen:
J. R. Morris , Sec. N. C. T A.
Yours of tho 11th to hand. We would be glad
to have the Tobacco Association meet here. We
cannot say exactly when our factory will bo com
pleted, but will give you timely , notice, and in
vite everybody, and depend upon it, "little Dur
ham" will do her part. Durham wants the hon
or of the Association once. We think wo can in
fuse new life into the trade, by showing what to
bacco has done. Yours, &c.
. j. W. T. Blackwell & Co.
Messrs. Y. T. Blackwell & for V
Dear Sirs ; A postal card from J. R. Morris,
Esq., of November 11, has this day been shown
me, and as you express a desire that the Tobacr
co Association of North Carolina shall be called
to meet in your town on the completion of your
factory, it affords me ' great pleasure ' to assure
yon that, in consideration of the public spirit man
ifested by the citizens of Dnham, and especially
; Tno-nrifnc-trvrincr tobacco.' thereby jrreatly add-
ing to the manufacturing in North Carolina, and
increasing her wealth, giving employment and
remuneration of labor, I will call the Association
irMtr in vonr town at such time as you noti
fy "me. ' Relying, in the mean time, gre atly, U
on your efforts to make it a success,
' lours, ccc,
T. W. Keen, P,N. C. T. A ,
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