The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-03-01

whence comes lne PoHLiCdl pIPpOhueTahce
that we have always exercised? .iuch Of it
is to be traced to the institution of slavery, lis
we may show at some other time Southern
EnterpriSe.
The Proposed Agric EEtEsral COnveI,-
tom Of the SlavehOlding States.
At the last meeting of the Southern Central
Agricultural Society, general Convention Of
the saveholdmg States was appointed to take
place at Montgomery, Ala, on the first Mon
day in May next and Committee OF Cores
pondence appointed, to forward the proposed
enterprise. The following is the circular is
sued by the committee.
LEXINGTON, Ga, Feb. 3, 1853
Sir:-At meeting called by the Execu-
tive Committee of the Southern Central Agr.
cultural Association, in Macon, Ga, on the
2lst of October, 1852, attended by large
number Of the State Society of Georgia, and
by delegates from Virginia, South Carolina,
Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee and
Louisiana, the following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That the members Of the Agricul-
tural Association of the savehoding States,
TO be organized us hereinafter recommended,
be composed Of such citizens of the same as
taking an interest in Agriculture desire to be-
come members thereof; and Of delegates from
State and Local Agricultural Societies and
from States or parts of States.
Resoicea, That such persons as above de-
signated, are recommended to convene at
Montgomery, Alabama, on the first Monday
in May next, and to organize an Agricultural
Association of the Slaveholding States, under
such provisions as to them may appear best
calculated to fulfill the purposes Of their or.
ganization, which shall hold its meetings in
succession, in all the Slavcholding States that
may participate in the Association.
Resolred, That committee of Corrcspon-
dence, to consist of seven, be appointed to car
ry into effect the foregoing resolutions.
Acting under the third resolution, the un-
dersigned respectfully invite your attention,
and solicit your cooperation and influence in
promoting the great and important interest
involved in the subjects which will engage the
attention Of the contemplated assemblage in
Montgomery.
To us it is manifest that great advantages
may reasonably be expected to result from pc
riodcal meetings of persons, or representatives
of persons cultivating the soil of the South
and West having common interest in the
Institutions, Productions, Commerce, Manu-
facturcs and Education Of the Planting States.
The chief objects of such an Association, it
is presumed, would be
To improve our own agriculture. yielding
peculiar productions through the agency of a
normal labor, requiring distinct economy,
and dependent on il climate fits own.
To dcveope the resources and unite and
combine the energies of the Slave holding
States, so us to ipcrcasc their wealth, power
and dignity, rs members of the Conftderacy.
10 enlist and foster those scientific pursuits,
which reveal to us the elements and character
of our soils, instruct US in the presence Of those
magazines Of fertilizers which nature has with
so bountilul and considerate hand provided
for the uses of the industrious and the enter
prizing; and search out the histories and hab-
its of the insect tribes which destroy, it is be
licved, annually fifth of our crops, and supply
us with Il knowledge Of them which may ena-
BILE us to guard against their future ravages.
To promote the mechanic arts, directly and
indirectly auxiliary to agriculture. and By a
generous confidence and liberal patronage, raise
those engaged in them to social position al.
ways the just reward of intelligence, industry
and good conduct.
10 direct as far as may be done, public SEN
timent against the barriers which have been art
fully raised to cut off our commercial inter-
course with distant countries, save through such
outlets as are supplied by Northern marts, ex.
acting tribute upon what we produce and con-
sumo.
To exert an influence in establishing sys.
tenn of common school instruction which will
make Christians as well as scholars Of our chill.
dren; which, in arming the rising generation
with the instruments ofknowledg sc, will instruct
them also in their proper uses impressng up.
on them, from first to last, that Especially un.
der our form Of government private worth con
situtes the aggregate Of public good, and that
no one can disreilard his duties to those around
him without positive injury to himself
These constitute the main purposes for which
we appeal to the individual and aggregate in
tcrests of Slave holding States to meet US in an
Agricultural Convention, in Montgomery, on
the lst Monday in May next. Your atten.
dance is respectfully and earnestly requested
w. G. Daniel, DeKalb county; Gen. II. Gil
mer, Lexington; Thomas Stocks, Greensboro;
}. Hamilton Couyer, Daricn; James NJ. Cham
bers, Columbus; Asbury Hull, Athens
TIE GREEK OF HOMER A LIVING LANGUAGE.
An effort, says the Westminster, has been
made by Mr.. Blackie, Prof Of Greek in the
University ofEdinburgh to reform the pronoun.
citation Of Greek in that University. lIc is
teaching his students to pronounce Greek as
they do in Greece, insisting that it is not dead