The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-05-17
Oenfral News.
The Montgomery Convention.

This Convention. it will be remembered, as
sembled at Montgomery, pursuant to resolu.
ton passed at meetingofthe Executive Com
mittee Of the Southern Central Agricultural
Association, IN Macon, Ga, on the 2lst Oct,
1852
The purpose of this Convention at Mont
gomery, was to organize an Agricultural Asso-
ciation of the slaveholding States, which shall
hold its meetings, in succession, in all the slave
holding States that may participate in the As
soc;ation.
From the following account of the proceed
ings, copied from the Montgomery, Alabama
Journal, it will appear that the next place of,
Inrrsr11g coiv--i:-,
glad of tive are glad of anything that may
give stimuant to the agricultural energies Of
our State, buC are especially pleased at the es-
tablishment of a permanent organ of Southern
sentiment. We have local interests; of this,
there can be no question:; interests not Sec
liolal alone from the diversity of sentiment
between the North and South, but sectional
from peculiar social structure, peculiar products,
geographical position, and the one and thou
sand causes which tend to swell divergence,
where radical differences are once established.
These local interests demand local sentiment,
not only must they exist, but that existence
must be recognised before they can reach, or
development. 1t is in no captious or unirlend-
ly spirit, therefore. that we say the Southern
people ought to often meet and bring into no.
tlce every interest and every power which has
notfull expressionin general legislation. Every
people ought to do SO; it is due to themselves,
and due also to the larger communities of
which they may happen to form apart, for 1t
is only by the due advancement of all its parts
that any society makes true and permanent
advancement 1t is to be hoped that the State
of South Carolina will take this meeting up
right heartily; let US so embrace our sister
States in this Assembly, that they will never
fear association with us.
THE MONTGOMERY CONVENTION.
The Montgomery Advertiser and Gazette,
of the Sd instant, says:
The Agricultural Convention met yesterday
at | | o'clock, A. NJ, in the Hall OF the House.
A long and able address was read by its Pre-
sident Mr.. Daniel, of Savannah, Georgia, when
after the transaction of some preliminary busi-
ness, the Convention adjourned, to meet at Es.
telle Hall, in the afternoon, to hear lecture
on Geology, by Prof Tuomy, the State Geo.
ogist. Our engagements prevented US from
attending this lecture, which, from the well
known ability of the lecturer, must have been
a very interesting and instructive one.
The attendance on this Convention though
very respectuble in numbers, and especially SD
in talent, was not so large as we had anticipa.
ted. Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi were
SECOND DAYS PRocEEDISGs-aFTERNo sEs.
SION.
The Convention assembled Mt o'clock,
when MIR. Nelson, of the Troop Hill Nursery,
Georgia, delivered an interesting and practical
address on Horticulture and Fruit Culture at
the South. After which, Col. James NJ Cham-
bers, Of Georgia, addressed the Convention.
His subject was the Agricultural Press.
The Convention then adjournedt to 10 o'clock
on Wednesday.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The association convened as per adjourn.
ment, when on motion Of DR.. Daniel, of Ca,
the constitution was taken up and revised in
some of its sections. After which the reports
of committees ION documents and Agricultural
Institute) were received. These reports were
laid on the table temporarily, to hear the ad.
dress of The Hon. Robert Toonlbs, of Georgia.
Col Toombs was introduced to the associa
ton, who interested the assemblage, consisting
of crowded hall of ladies and gentlemen,
with an address forcible and learned, setting
forth the duties and objects of the association.
The association then proc, led to the ee:.
ton of officers, which resulted a, follows: