who never, by any combined effort, attempted to place themselves in the position which of right they should occupy. It is conceded by the whole community, that of all the industrial classes, the Farmers are the most nume rous and useful—the stay and sheet anchor of the State in times of danger and difficulty. Why then have they not long since received, at the hands of their representatives, that attention they deserve, and so much require? Simply, because they have not placed themselves in the proper attitude to enforce their claims and see that justice is done to them. If the Legislature represent all classes, and, as admitted, the Farmers are the largest, then it is plain that the Farmers are to blame, if their interests are neglected—the remedy is in their own hands, and it is their own fault if they do not effectually .apply it.

In view of this state of affairs, as relating to the interests of Agriculture in Pennsylvania, it is recommended as a first practical step towards progressive improvement, to hold a Farmers' Convention at Harrisburg, on the third Tuesday of January, 1851, to which every county is hereby invited to send delegates, for the purpose of forming a State Agricultural Society, and to take into consideration the condition of the landed interests, and to devise such measures as may best promote and advance the Agriculture of the Commonwealth.

May 15, 1850.

JAMES GOWEN,
A. L. ELWYN,
SAMUEL C. FORD,

ALGERNON S. ROBERTS,
JOHN PRICE WETHERILL.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION,

HELD AT HARRISBURG, JANUARY 21, 1851.

[This Agricultural Convention was called in pursuance of the foregoing address.]

At 10 o'clock, a large number of gentlemen appointed from several of the counties of the Commonwealth, to attend an Agricultural Convention, to be held at the Seat of Government, assembled in the upper room of the Court House, when a temporary organization was effected by the appointment of General JAMES IRVIN, of Centre county, President, and E. E. Kinzer, of Dauphin, Secretary.

On motion of Gen. W. T. Rogers, the members of the Legislature from the respective counties not represented, were invited to take seats in the Convention.

The credentials of delegates were then handed in to the Secretary, and after correction and revision, at a subsequent period, it appeared that the following gentlemen had been constituted delegates to this Convention, viz:

Adams county-Nathan Geist, John B. Hoffman, Wm. M'Sherry, Isaac E. Weirman, Daniel Markley.

Allegheny Robert C. Walker, John M'Cluskey, Col. Hiram Hultz, Dr. James Carothers, T. J. Bigham, James Fiffe, John N. Rowland, Wm. Martin, Col. Morgan Robertson, Geo. Darsie.

Armstrong-John S. Rhey.

Bedford-John Cessna.

Berks-Henry A. Muhlenberg, John C. Evans, Jacob Reifsnyder, Alex. S. Feather, Wm. D. Robeson, Samuel Fegely.

Bucks-Simon G. Gove, Jonathan Ely, Dr. Benjamin Malone, Wm. Stavely, W. T. Rogers, James M. Wilkinson, H. Scarborough, N. Shull, Pugh Dungan, J. Hibbs, Paul Applebauch, D. T. Harman, John Sands, Edward Thomas. Beaver S. Hamilton, Archibald Robertson.

Butler-Dr. D. H. B. Brower.

Blair-Henry Reigart, John G. Schumaker, Daniel H. Royer, Christian Metz, John Brotherlin, Wm. T. Wilson, John Miller, Seth R. M'Cune, Maj. Geo. Raymond, J. C. Innis, John R. M'Farlane, G. R. M'Farland, James Barber, Joseph Higgins.

Bradford Geo. Sanderson, Addison M'Kean, Henry Gibbs.
Chester-D. J. Bent, John S. Bowen, James M. Dorlan.

Carbon-Wm. Lilly, Jr., E. D. Cortright.

Cumberland-Geo. H. Bucher, Wm. Line, Jr., John B. Coover, Wm. Adams, David Cole, John H. Weaver, Thomas Craighead, Joseph Musser, John G. Williams, Samuel Coover, Christian Titzel, Simon Oyster, Hon. Samuel Hepburn.

Centre-John Neff, Jos. Shirk, Thos. Mayes, Wm. G. Waring, Gen. James Irvin, W. H. Blair.

Clinton-William Dunn, William Packer.

Cambria John Linton, John Crouse, Thos. A. Maguire, M. M. Adams John C. O'Neill.

Columbia-Geo. Smith, Isaac S. Munroe, Jno. M'Reynolds, Benj. Frick. Clarion-Reynolds Laughlin.

Clearfield Wm. J. Hemphill.

Crawford-Thos. Van Horne, Joseph Patten.

Delaware-Jno. M. Broomall, H. Jones Brooke.

Dauphin-H. Walters, George Zinn, J. M. Haldeman, Jas. M'Cormick, Gen. S. D. Karns, Philip Dougherty, Wm. R. Griffith, Hon. John J. Pearson, J. C. Harper, John Nininger, S. S. Rutherford, J. D. Hoffman, Isaac Bird, Peter Bordner, D. F. Hoffman, J. P. Rutherford, Daniel Reigle, Michael Bordner, John Cooper, Benjamin Buffington, Amos Hoffman, Josiah Espy, J. B. Rutherford, Sol. Landis, Thos. M'Allen, Josiah Jones, Samuel Grey, J. J. Millisen, Wm. Allen, Jacob Landis, Michael Horner, Col. Jos. Hummel, Wm. Gilmore, Robert Stewart, David Mumma, Jr., Hon. A. O. Heister, Dr. Luther Reily, John C. M'Allister, John H. Fox, C. E. Heister, Wm. Colder, Sr., Hon. Matthew B. Cowden, C. Caslow, John Wallower, Wm. K. Espy, Henry Herr, Aaron Bombaugh, Isaac G. M'Kinley, Simon Cameron, Wm. J. Robeson, Daniel Puffenberger, George Urban, John P. Leibrich, C. Lyter, Christian Ehrman, Wm. Reed, J. R. M'Connel, Wm. B. Murray, Maj. John Shell, E. E. Kinzer.

Erie-John H. Walker, James C. Reid, A. W. Blaine, G. J. Ball.
Elk-Jas. L. Gillis.

Fayette-Dr. John Patrick, Jas. P. Downer, Jos. Griffin.

Franklin-John M'Lean, David M'Clay, Judge Kennedy, Wm. Keyser, Jacob Keyser, Wm. L. Chambers, M. Newcomber, Wm. M'Dowell, John Bradley, James Lowe.

Greene-Lewis Roberts.

Huntingdon-Robert Spear, Wm. B. Smith, Jno. B. Stewart.
Indiana-Wm. Evans.

Jefferson-Levi G. Clover, John Hastings, Thomas M'Kee.

Juniata Samuel O. Evans, Stewart Turbitt, Silas E. Smith, Wm. G. Thompson, Dr. John Irwin, Hon. John Beal, Jno. M. Pomroy, Gen. Wm. Bell, E. P. Thompson, Robert M'Allister, Hugh Hamilton, Alex. Patterson.

Lancaster-Hon. Alexander L. Hayes, Jacob B. Garber, Abram Kauffman, Christ. H. Lefevre, Jas. G. Henderson, Geo. Morrison, Benj. Eshelman, John Miller, A. M. Spangler, D. W. Patterson, Wm. B. Jacobs, Christ Herr, O. J.

Dickey, Daniel Rhoads, J. F. Herr, John Kirk, Thos. H. Burrowes, Jno. N. Russel, Jacob Frantz, Jacob Myers, Geo. Lefevre, Christ. J. Heistand, John Bossler, Ely Parry, Geo. M. Steinman, John Shaeffer.

Lawrence Thomas Dungan.

Lebanon-Daniel Stine, Jos. Rinehard, John Shindle, Geo. F. Miller, John Harper, John Kreitzer, Christian Rambler, Henry Seigrist, Michael Deiminger, J. M. Killinger.

Lehigh David Laury.

Luzerne Hon. Geo. W. Woodward, James W. Rhoads, S. S. Benedict, Josiah P. Beach, James S. Campbell,

Saylor.

Lycoming-Wm. Brindle, Wm. F. Packer, Jacob W. Pfouts, Geo. Crane, Hepburn M'Clure, J. H. Fulmer.

Mercer-John Hoge, Wm. S. Garvin, James Hasleton, Morris Leech.

Mifflin J. J. Cunningham, John Ross, James Burns, Ephraim Banks, Gen. R. C. Hale, Geo. Davis, Jos. H. Alexander, Geo. M'Culloch, Thos. M'Clure, William Wilson, T. W. Moore.

Monroe-John Smith, John D. Morris.

Montgomery-John Kennedy, Daniel C. Getty, Thos. P. Knox, Jacob Highly, Isaac Markley, Charles Wampole, Wm. A. Styer, Wm. Henry, C. W. Gabe, O. P. Fretz.

Northampton-Gen. C. Shimer, Jos. Brown, Alex. E. Brown.

Northumberland-C. Gale, Thos. Watts, Wm. Cook, J. B. Packer, C. H. Kay, J. A. Frick, Geo. Broshius, J. R. Priestly, Gen. Wm. H. Kase, John P. Baird. Philadelphia city and county-A. L. Elwyn, A. S. Roberts, Manuel Eyer, James Gowen, Samuel C. Ford, J. R. Ingersoll, A. T. Newbold, Isaac Pearson, Judge W. D. Kelly, Judge Todd, C. B. Trego, Peter A. Browne, Geo. H. Hart, Charles O'Neill, Jacob L. Gossler, Ed. Armstrong, L. C. Cassiday, Wm. Goodwin, W. J. Jackson, S. Skinner, A. Penniman, A. W. Olwine, S. Demers, Wm. H. Souder, R. Simpson, Andrew Hague, H. Huplet, J. C. Cresson. Perry-Alexander B. Anderson, David Steward, John Reifsnyder, F. Rinehard, John Huggins, George Blattenberger, Finlaw M'Cowan, Joseph Baily. Potter-Judge T. Ives.

Somerset-Geo. Mowry, S. W. Pierson.

Schuylkill-David Greenhalt, C. Frailey, W. J. Dobbins, J. S. Struthers. Union-Eli Slifer, H. W. Snyder.

Venango Arnold Plumer.

Washington-G. V. Lawrence, Isaac Leet, David Riddle, Jonathan D. Leet, Wm. S. Mellinger.

Warren J. Y. James, S. J. Goodrich.

Wayne-Calvely Freeman.

Wyoming-E. Mowry.

York-Jacob S. Haldeman, E. C. Trone, Alex. C. M'Curdy, Jos. Wickersham, Adam Ebaugh, James M. Anderson, Henry Logan, John Evans, Jacob AG. Soc.-2

G. Miller, Thomas P. Potts, Wilson Grove, Hugh Wiley, Jacob Cocklin, Dr. G. L. Shearer, Henry Fulton John R. Donnel, Walter Beatty.

On motion of Judge Todd, the delegates from the respective Congressional districts were authorized to appoint one member from each district to consti tute a committee to select permanent officers for the Convention; whereupon, the following committee was appointed for this purpose:

On motion, it was ordered, that when this Convention adjourns, it adjourn to meet in the Hall of the House of Representatives, at half-past two o'clock this afternoon.

The Convention then took a recess of half an hour, to enable the committee to report officers.

The Convention again met, when Judge Hayes, from the committee to report officers made report, that they had selected the following gentlemen as the permanent officers of the Convention, which report was adopted.