Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-01-03
For tho Journal.
County agricultural Geef ing.


County : agricultural Meeting.
Pursuant to previous notice given, q re
spectacle number of the farmers and othel
citizens resident in various portions OF New
in said county, on Saturday, December
Goth, 1866.
The meeting was organized by the APP
pointment of DUGALD MCMILLAN, Esqr, as
chairman, and Mr.. S. ". CLEMENT, us Sc
cretary.
The chairman proceeded in an appropri
ate manner to explain the objects of the
meeting to be to form a County Agricultu
raj Society, and to agree upon g more uni
form system of labor for the county of New
Hanover. After further explanatory re
marks by DR.. S. S. Satchwell, Col Is. r
Moore, and others, setting forth the i'm
portance Of this meeting, and the necessi
ty of adopting correct principles in the EN-
ployment of labor and in the pursuits of ag
riculturc.
| On motion, q committee Of five, embra
| cling the chairman, were appointed to pre-.
| pare and present resolutions expressive oil
| the oh ects and views of the meeting. The
| following gentlemen were appointed Oh said
committee viz Dr. Satchwell d. McAIil-
Ian, Col. B. r. Moore, Col. W. S: Larkins
and John FL. Murphy. The committee re-
| tired and during their absence Joel Hines,
| Esq, presided over the meeting While
| the committee were absent speeches were
made by Messrs. Z. j. Simpson, Calvin
Hines, John Jones, S. ". Clement, 2. H.
Montague, and others.
The committee, after due deliberation, re-
ported the following preamble and resolu-
| tons, which, after free and full discussion,
| were successfully adopted, each resolution
being voted upon separately:
| WHEREAS 1t Is now, III the opinion Of this meet
| ing, OF more Importance than ever before to es-
tabilsh and to preserve III good working order
| Agricultural Society III New Hanover COunty,
whose objects shall he the Improvement OF the
| art ami science Of agriculture and the welfare and
| elevation of the farming classes. And
| WHEREAS, The question Of labor, always of great
| moment is now, under the older OF Things in
| the South, OF more paramount Importance to the
farmer than ever beiOrG-Of more significance than
| ever before to employer well as employee and
| II is of more consequence than before to the
material prosperity of tie South that the present
deranged and dlsOrganiZcQ system Of labor OF the
| Southern States should be Improved. Therefore
ReSOtUed, That this meeting hereby resolves it
self into an agricultural association to be called
| - The New Hanover Agricultural Society,"" to be
| auxiliary to the State Agricultural Society.
| ReSOlCed That committee ofthree be appoint-
ed i'll each Captains District in the County to or
game in their respective districts society sub
sldlary to this and that each OF said Societies be
requested to appoint delegates to an adjourned
meeting Of this society to be held at this place
the first Friday of April next, at - O'clock for the
| purpose OF more thorough organization Ct q
| County Agricultural Society.
Resolced, That committee Of three be appoint
ed to prepare u suitable constitution and bylaws
| for the government Of said Society.
| ReSotced, That the custom i'll all enlightened
countries of recurring satisfactory testimonials OF
| character and publications i'll those seeking en-
| plOyment is wise, and it is moro necessary than
| ever before that it should be Incorporated in the
labor system of the South. Hence it is that this
meeting strongly recommends to the farmers OF
| New Hanover county not to employ, after the year
| 1867, any labOrer who is unable t. furnish such
| evidence OF good character, &c.
| ResOlced That we hereby sanction and will
adopt, all lar, honorable, and CXpedient means
for improving the mental, moral, and spiritual
| condition of toe laborng classes believing as VIC
do, that such Improvement will be alike Just and
| advantageous to emp,Oye: and employee and we
rcItcT&te our oft repeated Intentions deal at all
times fairly and justly with that portion of the
| colOred race who have been recently freed under
| the government of the United States
ReSo ret That We recommend uniformity Of
prices in hiring labor, as alike advanta gcous to
| employer and employee, and Te recommend
| wages to be paidin kind or in money We express
the OPINION that ten dollars per month by the year
| should be the average compensation to prime
hands, and proportlonate price for inferior hands.
| Such wages III our OPINION are about equal ia val
lie to onc-thrl of the main products raised tho
| labOrer furnishing has own ratOns and clOi hing
| white receiving such third.
| ReSOtccd, That it is recommended to both en-
PlOyer and employee to- have written contract for
! labor, except when emergencies arise reUurinc
| labor but d short time.
| EeS0jced, That the proceedings of this meeting.
| be signed by the Chairman and Secretary, and
| published IN the Wilmington JournQl and Dis
| patch.
After the adoption of the above pream-
bic and resolutions, the Chairman, at the
| request OF the melting, appointed the fol-
| lowing committees called for in the reSOlu-
| tions.
| ConemWce on Constitution anil By- Lrx,rs.-
DR.. S. S. Satchwell, Col W S. Larkins,
Joel Hines and D. Mcmillan
Commuters to orgonise tSubSitlil0.y Societies
| IN The different Precincts. Upper Black Rirey.
DR.: j. s. Seavy, Owen Fennell, Sen.
JAS. Carr
Lomer BLt5. Rircr.-Dr. J. L, fimnson.
| +. II. Bell, DR.. j. r. Halves.
CuintucA. john L. Moore. 3, =. Keith
William Lamb.
Pney Gioods.-nl, G. Collins, d. B. Bland,
John Atkins, Sen.
Long Creck.-Jaines Garrison, Will, S.
Larkins, A. d. Bordeaux.
SOHt. tGsbinW0n.--Dr. H. f. Murphy.
J. D. Powers, A. Mcmillan.
Rochy Poim-H. E. Carr, D. S. Dur
ham, L. j. Armstrong.
HoHy She'ter.-D. Shaw, Robert Williams,
Samuel Player.
TQpsqA Sound-R. K. Bryan, r. J. Nix
on, D. FL. Mcmillan.
Middle Sound. d S. Saunders, Reuben
Everitt, DR.. A. +. Newkirk.
Mas0nbQr0' A London, Richard Raaslv
Richard Ii. Grant.
Federal Poim.-John Biddle, Henry
AIartindale, Solomon REEVES
Vah"tngto".- B. r. Moore, Zeno II.
Greene, John A. Taylor.
Inc thanks of the meeting were tender
ed the chairman and secretary for their ser-
vices, and then motion for adjournment
was carried
The respectable attendance in numbers
from different points of the county, the
harmony OF spirit and unity of design &C.
tuatlng the meeting, and the general inter
est OF the proceedings, all combined in Civ
ing nope and reasonable belief that this
important and laudable movement to i'm
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