Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-08-10

ssssssss - = e sasszsisa = - fEls=<a
Agricultural Convention.
Ths fsllswiag oircalar. addressed 10 the differ
sAsxaFisslsural Societies If the Soathsrn States.
viii explain itself:
TsSxsssss SrArs AasscuLruaAl 3rsxAu.
NksnrnLs, July II, 1859.
n ~ Aor,eslfunaf and Mechanical
Asseciasioas Of fAe SossAers Std,es'
The Seaks arr;culthrsi bureaus Of Mississippi, at
les regular uaeesinx In November last, upanmous-
" adopted a resolution advising and inangurating
tie policy q An annual planters convention Tor
the s1ayehoiding States. The circular Of tho pres
idsntsf The State agricultural bureau OF Mississippi
ssyg -,
% enumevats the advantages 70 be derived from
the slave-producing States. At these conventions
we can learn the efforts made annually TO promote
the agricultural and mechanical interests OF the dit
ferent States and the Of such Efforts deter
mine what StAte legislation 10 necessary to advance
these interests. the hest manner Of collecting and
publistng agricultural statistics" &c., de-
Nashville, Tennessee having been designated
a. the place. and the October fair 1859. the time
for holding the 6rst Of these planters conventions
am directed BY the State agricultural bureau OF
Tennessee to inform YOU that the fair ofthe bureau
will be held on its grcunds. in Nashville. common.
cing October 10th, and continuing one week
The bure u and its members invite your co-,pera-
ton in this plantsrs convention, and will take great
pleasure in welcoming 70 this city such delegates
from your society, or such individual members as
may honor us with their presence.
By order Of the bureau.
&C. EAsrnAS, Secretary.
Il will be seen from the above that it il Props
cd By the State Society Of Mississippi that there
shall be held an annua. Convention If tho planters
Of the Southern States. with "a vies IF consulting
together for the promotion Of tlsir agricultural
interests. The Rrst Convention appointed to be
held at Nashville on tha 10th Of October next ard
the State Bureau of Tennessee cordially invites
the atsendsace Of delegates from the different
Agricultural Associations Of the Southern States.
The object is good one, and the movement
will be productive Of good results If the conven-
i;on will only refrain from the agitation Of poii-
cal topics and the discussion OF questions lorei On
to the cause. But herein is the rock upon which
are afraid the Convention will split. II is snch
q hard matter TO get crowd of American citizens
together North or South, without having politics
introduced. that We fear these Agricultural Con-
ventions will in course Of time degenerate into r-
responsible political conventicles just az has been
Conventions.
Most persons would think II difficult thing TO in
troduce politics into Agricultural Society, but
they are mistaken. II is the ea-iss; matter in the
world. At tie very first Convention, very likely
some person. under the pretence Of its being in
the interest Of Agriculture, win offer resolution
declaring in favor Of rc-opcnng the African slave
trade-and thus the Aood-gates Of IN interminable
discussion will DO opened aud the Convention will
be dosed with melange OF politics equal to that
which forms the composition Of speech in the
Committee Of the whole in the Lower House of
Congress. Not only the slave. trade but all the
other distFastng sectional questions will be brought
up. and we shall have a second edition of n South
ern Commercial Conventon.
OF course twill be in their power to prevent this
sort Of thing-and, ii Is upon the suppositon, aud
with the hope, that this will be don.. that we ro-
commend the sending Of delegates to the proposed
Convention. We are willing to give them trial,
just a. we were willing to give trial to the Sou
thern Commercial Conventions, promising howev-
or to drop and repudiass the just did
the other a. seon rs 1t Il diverted from its egit
mate objects. And we trust that tho fate of the
Commercial onventiou-dwindlcd rs it has done
70 knot Of noisy politicians-wil serve as Il war
ming to the proposed Agricultural Convention to
steer clear of the Improbable wranges and dis
putes Of politics. Confined to it's proper limits,
this assetnblage may be productive Of much good
in promoting the interesrs Of Southern agriculture
but prostituted to political purposes, it will be-
come only laughing>stock and by-word. We
hope our different Agricultural Societies in yr-
ginia will send delegates, with a caveat, however.
that their authority is revoked the moment tn ey
participate in any political or sectional disputa-
ton