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NORTH FRANKLIN SOCIETY. 



idea of the discourse was the necessity for additional means for ob- 

 taining agricultural education. The argument in favor of introducing 

 agricultural text books into our public schools, and of establishing 

 agricultural schools and colleges, was based upon the principle that 

 taxation and representation should go together; and was well sup- 

 ported by historical and statistical facts, showing that agriculture 

 employs a majority of the people, and pays more than hall the taxes 

 of the country. Consequently it should receive as liberal encour- 

 agement from the public as any other calling. The policy marked 

 out by this address, if pursued by the farmers of our country, would 

 soon place them on intellectual and social equality with those in other 

 vocations in life. 



James M. Kempton, Sccrctari/" 



