The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-06
TIE MEMPHIS CONVENTION:
Action OF the Agricultural ConVon'A"il
OF south CarOlina-The Appointment
OF Moro Delegates.
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE NEw1.

OF Moro Delegates.
TO TIE EDITOR OF THE NEW
The State Agricultural Convention which re-
Gently assembled at Columbia was we'll at
tended, and composed OF good material.
This at least is highly satisfactory. ihat 80
| many OF the citizens OF the state at THIS crlti-
cal period of planting operations should nave
foregone their pressing private interests 10
give their time aud attention to this wnoie,
| some effort for restoring the agricultural ana
mechanical interests Of the State is matter
Of congratulatlon, and ae encouraging lndlca-
ton that our people have not lost heart IN the
good work Of reconstructlon-that recon. :.
struction which is alone equal TO the wants OF
the South and the whole country; the recon.
structlon OF the enterprise and resources OF
those States which have waited 30 long and
| 30 hopelessly for the revival OF their suDstan-
| tial interests, and the restoration OF order at
| the hands Of those who as umed the supreme
control and mastery in Southern affairs. =,
The result Of this mastery over the Soun
has been such fearful dislocatlon OF her IN
dustries and the very elements OF social order
that some spontaneous effort of the people OF
| the South to restore substantial peace anu
prosperity within that devoted section seems
but o natural recoil from the reckless and rum
GUS effort to despoil and debase her. Inc
South arisos at last in the agonizing demand or
her supremest necessities, not to revle, put
| in the supreme power of private and individual
right of ASSOCIATION to rebuild and restore that
which cruel misfortune and malignant folly and
pcorruption had cast down in the DUST.
1t is splendid tribute to Southern society
that, under the grinding regime oil carpet
baggers, who have sung tnemselges noa,se ;S,ia
with negro hosannahs, whilst continuing insult.
insubordination and irreverence in the heart OF
an ancient and established society, that socie-
ty. go outraged, arises in oil the plentiful or
noble and high enthusiasm, an unabated SELF
respect, high heart, undaunted by even snch
adverslties, and addresses itse'f TO the revival
and sustenance Of those wide and waketul
schemes of progress which look to removed lite
and tho untold welI-belng Of our people.
Such schemes as the introduction OF sturdy
]aborers, the furtherance OF the great South
ern Pacific route, the encouragement ormanu-
featuring enterprises. the development OF our
mineral resources, the awakening OF our me-
chanioal Industries, the introduction OF new
agricultural commodities, the development OF
the old, are the binding up OF society Tor It's
highest efforts 10 a noble self polse.
What higher, what nobler field tor states
manship, practical thought and work than
these varied and vast themes unfold
Now, it is not 80 much that ne want lptor-
NATION on these subjects az glowing enthu'
sism, an upfallrg confidence in our own
natrral resour ,es and future which will
reb )und from ourselves TO others, and bring
to ouc aid. whilst We are ourselves at work,
both the men aud means to develope into ac-
tuaI fruition the resplenden. resources that
have slumbered 30 long in the bosom OF the
s,outh With scarcely marginal limit at their
II WAS IN view Of this revival Of feeling that it
was urged upon the Agricultural Convention
to appoint large DELEGATION rom !ne S1ate ~ 70
the Memphis Conyention-sald delegation 10
consist OF two delegates at large, and one dele
eato-trom each county. The mover OF the res
olntion Was met BIZ thestaiement that reso
linton covering the ground. had already been
adopted. providing tor the appointment OF one
delegate from each Congressional Iastrlct. -
was then moved to amend 81 as 10 increase Tue
delepation as above stated. Is it possible to
believe that the mover was met wltn tne grave
and deprecauing caution that the delegation
sugpested was too larRe2 Owing to the confu-
| sion incident to the eve OF an adjournment,
| this narrow viewof the matter prevailed why,
If half the State could have been induced to 60,
| the happier the results, the more awaklng the
| influences Bet on foot. ;,
It is Thus that great enterprises in the South
have ever failed OF accomplishment, and
dWsndlad into ineficiency; that the great po-
pulari, he rt. is left untouched whilst few
stereotyped names humble on in routine that
which should be thundered out BY the voice OF
| the multitude.
confess disappointment in this matter. for
| it will deprive us Of representation common.
surate with the occasion, and fall far short oi
the high enthusiasm which Is stirring up the
| whole South 10 work with q will.
Delegates sent from towns and cities are vel
enough, but let us have more. Let the very
heart of the country, her agricultural repre-
ssntatives. be thrown into tho great and grow
ing tffort for redemption and continuous pro-
gress. .,
foresight on the part Of the convention. 1t Il
my purpose to suggest the appointment by the
| local associations of delegate. from eact
Ecounty, as far as possibly practical, and the ap
polntment by such delegation Of two delegates
| fiom the State at large.
Let MS take the tide at it's food and do al
that we can to swell that unconquerable mora
influence that challenges respect in all dlrec'
tions, and bespeaks the sure return by the
| ways Of peace and civilized and enlightened
forecast to aproul and happy future.
PLANTER.