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Rural Economy. This declaration of Gustavus proved to be the basis 

 of Agricultural progress in modern Sweden. 



In Portugal, on the 26th of November, 1763, Count Polacco Miguel 

 Mniszech offered to an Agricultural Society a gold medal, having on 

 one face, Hinc Felicitas, (" Hence comes Felicity,") and on the 

 other, Civi Optimo, (" To the best Citizen,") to be given to him 

 who should present the best memoir on the following question : 

 " What ought to be the spirit of Legislation, to animate Agriculture, 

 Arts, Manufactures and Commerce?" Twenty-five memoirs were 

 presented in competition — four of them were published in 1765, and 

 are the most precious collections of that society, meriting the study 

 and consideration of all legislative bodies." 



Mr. Meigs here suggested that each subject before this convention 

 should have a committee of three to determine what should be done. 



Mr. Wakeman thought it would be improper to proceed to that 

 kind of business until the convention itself had time to consider. Ita 

 members could then adopt what cause of action they preferred. 



Mr. Meigs agreed with the latter gentleman, and withdrew his 

 motion. 



Here the first committee (on business) returned and reported. 



There were representatives from eight States of the Union. Thej, 

 and the Officers chosen, were as follows : 



President— MAHLON DICKERSON, of New-Jersey. 

 Vice Presidents— Col. Edward Clark, of New- York. 



William Pierson, of New-Jersey. 



Samuel Lewis, of Ohio. 

 Secretaries — A. C. Van Epps and Augustus Maverick, of N. Y. 

 Delegatea : 

 John S. Pierce, Burlington, Vt. 

 Henry L. Farnum, East Poultney, Vt. 

 Samuel Church, Bethlehem, Conn. 

 M. Ellsworth, Windsor, do. 



J. B. Blakesley, Watertown, do. > 



Jonathan L. Wells, Northampton, Mass. 

 Col. Edward Clark, Brooklyn, Long Island. 

 Wm. Covert, Williamsburgh, do. 



Nicholas Wyckoff, do do. 



B. P. Johnson, Sec. Slate Ag. Society, Albany, N. Y. 

 Henry Meigs, New-York city. 

 T. B. Wakeman, do. 



A. C. Van Epps, do. 



Dr. R. T. Underbill, do. and Croton Point. 



