The Feliciana Democrat. (Clinton, La.) 1855-186?, 1857-08-08
From the n. q. Daily Times
AGRICULTURAL FAIR observation-disclosures
OF SOUTHERN MEN

AGRICULTURAL FAIR AsSOC1ATfON-UN1ON
OF SOUTHERN MEN.
The Union Of the South Is much desired by
all true lovers Of the peculiar institutions Of
the slave states. Abstractly, this necessity is
well understood; but what are the practical
means Of eflecting SO important an object?-
How shall men Of diverse opinions, of conflict.
ing interests Of different origin, SO combine MS
to make effective opposition to the inroads Of
fanaticism, the aggressions Of mad ambition,
or the silent but powerful influence of the laws
Of trade? Is it not wise to suppose that the
only practical Union-the only point Of com.
mon syDpathy, is to be found in an effort to
develop home resources to increase home pro-
lection, to bring into notice home manufac
lures to arouse general enthusiasm in the pro-
jcct Of improving all the capabilities of our
cultivated lands, our forests, our prairies our
workshops, yea, even our thinkers, to secure
home creation Of all that our wants or our lux.
uries demand? Here, wing and democrat know
nothing and even alien, may unite, and here
alone, is there at the present moment, any
plausible hope of Southern union.
It is the true policy, if we have battle to
fight with power-a struggle to maintain for
for principle-that we first bring our ndustri.
al interests together in spirit Of brotheTy har-
mony; that we enlarge the resources Of our
state to control the sources Of production, and
TO develop real strength for resistance or az.
erosion, if the fearful necessity should ever
arrive.
With this view, we hail, with pleasure, the
organization Of an Agricultural Fair Associa-
ton, so broad in its foundation, so comprehon-
sivc in its labors, so far reaching in its objects,
rs to ensure the cooperation and the union Of
the industrial energies Of the whole State
This Association while ii tends to introduce
new staples of culture. to improve the produc.
tive energies Of our fertile lands, TO increase
the quality, quantity and variety Of our fruits,
to Introduce new machinery, to bring one class
Of producers into close contact with another
and to introduce the grand thinkers to the
great brawny armed workers, must necessarily
effect southern union by contact, by similarity
of interest, by common desire to control mar
kets, and common pride to make Louisiana
tie garden spot Of the republic.
1t brings the agriculturists into monthly
communication with epch other, creates cmula-
ton in their modes Of farming, gives opportu-
nifty for friendly interchange Of sentiment on
the cngrossng subject of daily occupation, and
leads them to think and plan, not only how
corn and sugar cultivation may be improved, |
or gardens and orchards may be made more
productive, but how the Northern or Europe.
an buyer may be deprived of the control of
the great staples, and made, as they should be,
tributaries to the southern producer.
Besides conducting, as this Association must
to the development of all the resources Of
Louisiana, it cannot fail to add to the physical
wealth, and consequently to the political power
Of the state Let the south not only raise its
own corn and grain, but its stock and fruit: let
it, as it is able produce not simply cotton and
sugar, but all the neccssarics indigenous to
temperate climes; let it manufacture not only
cotton, and wool, aad iron, but the small and
necessary articles embraced in the catalogue of
clothing, our furniture our common implements
of the household, and of husbandry, and we
make the south at once independent and pre-
pared TO bid defiance to all the powers Of every
enemy.
Now these very objects the agricultural and
Mechanics Fair Association contemplate. It's
aim to awaken public sentiment in favor Of
to patronize genius for inven.
ton; to draw into active exercise the enter
prize which seeks new modes of development.
IN line, its effort to awaken desire for more
scientific farming. A greater love for floral {
production, better knowledge of horticultu- !
raj labors, must eventuatc in Increasing the va
ricty of cmployments and charging the modes {
Of investment Of capital and thus tend to give
greater wealth and higher political power to
Louisiana, as one Of the sister states of this
great and glorious confederacy.
Ye Southern men, will you not look upon
he Agricultural and Mechanics Fair Assoc.
ation of Louisiana, as one of the means of
he Union of southern men, as containing in :
t, according to its plan Of organization,
PRACTICAL method of binding planter to planter !
nd planters to factors, and mechanics with ]
II, in the common attempt to improve our
ZONES, and to enlarge our home productions
nd our local wealth? f
n@- A lady went into store in New York
gently to purchase shawl. just as she was
andng the clerk two fifty dollar bills sho TO- h