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Mr. Van Wyck advised the committee to proceed with caution in 

 the premises. In any event it was an attack upon the brick makers 

 If the premises proved false, the niatter would be a blot on the repu- 

 t-ation of the committee and the Institute; if true, the farmers 

 would set up a cry against brick makers, and that also would react 

 on the Institute. 



Mr. Ellsworth rose to call to order. It was a very delicate quesr 

 tion, and he hoped no debate would be allowed anterior to the report, 

 if the committee took two years to deliberate. 



Dr. Underbill said, we should be very cautious; but when we 

 knew we had got hold of the truth we should speak out, let who • 

 will be offended. 



After a few suggestions by Messrs. Van Wyck, Underbill and 

 Ellsworth, 



Mr. Wakeman moved that Professor Ren wick of Columbia Col- 

 lege, and Dr. Chilton, both of this city, be added to the committee 

 on this subject, which motion prevailed. 



Mr. Wakeman, from the committee on the subject of an Agricul- 

 tural college, then read the following 



REPORT 



Of the cmnmittee on the establishment of an Agricultural College, 



The committee appointed on Tuesday to draft a resolution, expres- 

 sive of the views of the Convention on the suggestion concerning 

 the establishment of an Agricultural College and Pattern Farm, in or 

 near the city of New-York, beg leave to report: 



Whereas, agricultural science is in its nature as extensive as life, 

 and embraces the actions of the ponderable and imponderable ele- 

 ments and the proximate principles of all living things, and the re- 

 ciprocal influences of form and constituence; and whereas, this sci- 

 ence involves the investigations of those most intricate and delicate 

 principles and actions, which investigations require such means and 

 abilities as place them beyond the compass of private citizens. And 

 whereas the commercial relations of the United States and the neces- 

 sary immediate connection of eight-tenths of our population with ru- 

 ral pursuits, and the consequent power, virtue and wealth of the na- 

 tion, require the greatest agricultural results at the least expense. 



