THA. ISCONSIN FARMER.    79



purposes for which it was intezlded, and while
the State cannot rely upon tlis 'grant alone for
the establishment of the college, if carefully
and properly applied, with adequate aid from
the State, the grant seems to be sufficient for
the purpose intended, i. e. ' to promote the lib-
eral and practical education of the industrial
classes in the several pursuits and professions
in life.' I trust that a an early day you will
take the necessary stepe to secure to the State
the benefits of the grant, and to carry out in
good faith the objects of the donation; espe-
cially since this State, by its Legislature in
1868, memorialized Congress for such a grant."
ENLARGEMENT OF ERTZ CANAL AND FOX & Wit-
         CONSIN RIVER IMPROVESMENT.
  Under this head the Governor refers to the
efforts now being made to secure an enlarge-
ment.by the General Government of the Erie
Canal, and urges the importance of that work
to the agricultural interests of the northwest.
The enlargement of the Fox & Wisconsin Iliv-
er Improvement so as to allow the passage of
gunboats is forcibly presented as a matter of
great importance to our state and to the nation.



  Under the head of
              COMMON SCHOOLS
This importa'at suggestion is made:
  "- If by some means attendance upon schools
could be enforced, if parents who often retain
their children at home and permit them to grow
up in ignorance, could be compelled to send
them to school for a certain length of time, as
they are rigorously compelled to do in Prussia
and some other European states, I should glad-
ly advocate the passage of the necessary laws
for that purpose. I do not consider such laws
an improper interference with individual liber-
ty; the child is not the property of the parent,
the state has a large interest in its education
and may well make regulations concerning it.
Not entirely satisfied that such a law could be
carried into effect in our State, I leave this
matter to your superior wisdom and consider-
ation."
  On the 22d the Senate and Assembly met
in Joint Convention and elected Hon. James
R. Doolittle A. S. Senator for the six years
nsxt succeeding the 4th of March, 1863-the
vote beilg an follows :-James R. Doolittle 76,
E. G. Ryan 57, M. H. Carpenter 1, James S.
Brown 1.
  The decision of the Supreme Court in rela-
tion to the Ozaukee rioters was announced on
the -th in the affirmative, though the writ of
habeas corpus was not issued; reason given, a



desire to avoid a collision between the State
and Federal authorities in this time of great
public danger.

DOINGS OF AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES.

  The International Ag'l Exhibition
at Hamburg.-This great Exhibition, to be
held at Hamburg on the 14th to 20th inclusive
of July, 1863, gives promise of large success.
There will be a general co-operation on the
part of many of the German and other Euro-
pean Agricultural Societies, and the inventors
and manufacturers of this country would un-
doubtedly do well to attend. M& The 15th
of April is to be the last day of entry. The
following letter from the American Agents of
the European Commissien em tainta information
of interest to such as nisaz deire to attend:
        Orrtos or m  Aias .LOcir mu
  llAtBsCa  INTIUANA1ONAL aXm_*orVf  OFJeav,-15.
                      Nisw' Ye Ja'Y 21, 1BM
 J. W. nOYT. EsQ., See'y WIs. St. A. Se.-DAsa O:-
 We beg le ve to call your alteotlon to sab 4W* .1 Interns-
 tional Exhibition to be beld at she city of iftrliog. Ger-



many. in July ewW, under the Au piesn of Lhe therman
Agricultural 5oael.
The members or MbAt Society and the citisers ef Hnm-
buarg are very dedrm5 that our National anu Itate Moie-
ties should be repemented at this Nxbibition and that it
should bclude the many improvements a d invendes In
agricultural implements and sacehiorry or ht. country, f
which a prse -t but tatle is known In central and wmhern
Europe. bud as far as practicatle, spo.^men; of our domes.
tic breeds of Anima, go.
The N. Y. and Mass. Societies have already determined
upon sendlug remaesent  - tab, and we presume all the
Northern Stat a will he represented by del'gsaes from their
several State Societies. The expense will rot be reat. as
we anticipate a concession from the regular rates by the
llamburgSteamers which will reduce 'h cost of passuge out
and returning to about $200.
We are convincel that the Inventors and manufactarers
or agriculturl utensils and machinrry -ill do weti to avail
themselves or thts opportunity 4t opening a new fore-ga
deonsd for these articles, and we hope the altertiou of the
prominent moakers Of agrncultaral m .,hin ry, mnwing ma.
chines, reapers, &e., may be called to this ixhbtiton.
There are many reasons why we should impr've the
present very feromable opportunity for cultivating sonr I-
timate  tal] a d commercial relations wilt the People of
this portion of Europe, which we hot e my be api roared to
the people of your gerat agriculurl gstte, au induce
thm t take a livelir iterest in this great gathering of the
reprrsentalives of the great agricultural lattensi of Gerope
and the United Ststes.
  Asking your kind co-orersaion It Ibhis atter, we beg
leave to remain     Yours, very resprc rolly,
                          Acrsce BALDWIN h X0.
 P.O. We can farnish any number of he programmes
 you may dese for distrlbuton to yon Bate and ovanty
 mocietiso,                         h. B. t Co,

 County Ag. Sooieties.-At a recent meet-
 ing of the Green Lake Co. Ag. Society, the fol-
 lowing officers were elected for the present
 year: S. M. Knox, President; M. H. Shipley,
 V. Pres.; HI. H. Powers, Sec'y and Tretsurer;



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