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Robinson, before taking his seat, briefly stated the object 

 of the present meeting to be a mere primary one, for the 

 purpose of consulting together upon the expediency of 

 calling a general meeting of all favorable to the object 

 of organizing a National Society of Agriculture, and 

 should those now here present deem it expedient, to fix 

 upon a time, and adopt some preparatory steps towards 

 forming a constitution. Where-upon J. F. Callan and 

 John A. Smith, 1 Esqrs. were appointed Secretaries of 

 this meeting. 



The following resolution was submitted by Mr. Ells- 

 worth, and after several gentlemen had expressed their 

 views very freely, it was unanimously 



Resolved, That the interest of Agriculture imperiously 

 require the co-operation of its friends throughout the 

 Union, to concentrate their efforts by the formation of a 

 National Society, for the promotion of National Industry, 

 and "to elevate the character and standing of the cul- 

 tivators of American soil." 



On motion af the Hon. A. 0. Dayton, 2 it was 



Resolved, That [blank] be a committee to prepare a 

 draft of a Constitution for a National Society of Agricul- 

 ture, to be submitted to a meeting of the friends of such 

 a society, from all parts of the Union, to be held at the 

 city of Washington on the second Wednesday of the en- 

 suing session of Congress. 



On the motion of the Hon. T. S. Smith, 3 it was Re- 

 solved, That the chairman fill the blank in the last reso- 



'John A. Smith, of Washington, D. C. Possibly the John A. 

 Smith who in 1819 sold an acre of ground containing several 

 springs to furnish fire protection for the capitol and drinking 

 water for members of Congress. Bryan, W. B M A History of the 

 National Capital . . ., 2:239 (New York, 1914). Letter from the 

 Public Library, Washington, D. C. 



2 Aaron Ogden Dayton, of Washington, D. C. Died at Phila- 

 delphia, 1858. Assigned to the Diplomatic Bureau of the State 

 Department, and for many years preceding his death fourth audi- 

 tor of the Treasury Department. 



s Possibly Truman Smith, representative from Connecticut. 



