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war; spoke briefly of the duty the government owes to the people 

 to advance with all reasonable means such philanthropic objects; of 

 intelligence as the surest basis of freedom; complimented the Par- 

 sons family on their stability and intelligence, &c., &c. 



The subject was finally referred to a committee, consisting of 

 Messrs. S. B. Parsons, H. A. S. Dearborn, R. L. Pell, Rev. R, R, 

 Gurley, and William Valk, to report at next meeting. 



On motion, it was 



Resolved, That the American Institute be requested to renew their 

 application to the Legislature of this State for a grant to establish 

 an agricultural college and experimental farm somewhere in the vi- 

 cinity of New-York. 



After considerable desultory conversation, Messrs. Wakeman, Dar- 

 rach and Chandler, w-ere appointed a committee to carry into effect 

 the foreofoing resolution. 



There being no further business offered, 



■ On motion, the Convention adjourned, to meet at the Repository 

 of the American Institute on Friday, at 10 o'clock, A. M. 



Friday, October 16, 1846. 



Third Day, 



The Convention met at the Repository of the Institute in the Park, 

 pursuant to adjournment, at 10 o'clock, A. M. 



H. A. S. Dearborn, President, called the meeting to order, and D. 

 J. Browne, Secretary', read the minutes of the previous session, which 

 were adopted. 



Reports of committees being in order, 



Gen. Dearborn, from the committee to whom was referred the 

 subject of a " botanic garden in Florida," read the following report: 



Report of the Committee on the establishment of a Botanic Garden 



in Florida. 



The committee to whom was referred the communication of S. B. 

 Parsons, of Flushing, on the " establishment of a. botanic garden in 

 Florida, for the acclimation of foreign trees and pla-nfs valuable for 



