The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-29
STATE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION
FIRST DAy,s PROCEEDINGS.

FIRST DAX's PROCEEDINGS.
*JsPEcIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEws.l
COLUMBIA, April 2s.-The State Agricultural
Convention met in Carolina Hall at II O'Clock
this morning. About two hundred delegates
were present, representing nearly all the coun-
ties in the State.
On motion Of Mr.. Woodward. of Fairfield,
Hon. VIM. NJ. Lawton, Of. Charleston, was
chosen temporary chairman. On taking the
chair he said
Qe's0ensen-It is not required that the tenn
porary chairman should make any special ad-
people Of the State are looking with with profound % md
interest to the action Of this Convention. It
is the first time, possibly, that the true repre-
sentatives, Of the State Of South Carolina have
their vital and important interests, and trust
that our actions may be 80 governed that they
will rebound to the honor and interest Of the
people at large, and that great benefits will be
the results OF this meeting. 81
On motion, Mr.. James g. Gibbes, OF Coluin-
bia. and Mr.: I. W. Holloway, of Newberry,
were chosen secretaries.
The districts were then called regularly,
and the delegates advanced and gave their
names to the secretaries.
On motion OF General Gary. of Edgefeld, a
was appointed to nominate permanent officers
OF the State Agricultural Society, to consist OF
president, four vlce-presidents, treasurer
and secretary.
On motion of Hon. J. P. Reed, the represent
atlves of the Farmers Association of Pendleton
District were added to the names of members
of the Convention.
On motion Of Col. j. T. Thomas, Of Rchland
the presidents Of the county societies, not del
egates, were invited to take seats and pa1tici-
pate in the deliberations Of the Convention.
The following committee on nominations for
permanent officers were appointed: General
Gary, OF Edgefeld, chairman; Blake, of Abbe-
vile; Hill, of Anderson; Clempson, of PendIe-
ton; Hagood. Of Barnwell; Pope, OF Beaufort;
w. A. Clark Of Charleston; Williamson, of
Darlington; Woodward, of Fairfield; Foster.
Of Georgetown; Porcher, oi Oconee; Hoke, of
Pickens; Wallace, OF Richland; Rice, ofsUnion;
Mcclure, of Chester; and Barksdale, OF Lau-
rens. f"f9 %ttttt Ht
The committee retired, and on their return
reported the following nominations: For Presi-
dent-General Johnson Hagood, OF Parnwel.
For Vice. Presidential. M. Foster, Of George
town; VIM. NJ. Lawton, of Charleston: VIM.
Wallace, OF Richland; and Major T. w. Wood
ward, Of Fairfield. For Treasurer-Robert j.
Gage, of Union. For secretary-D. Wyatt
Aiken, Of Abbeville.
On motion Of j. P. Reed, the report was
adopted and committee appointed to conduct
the president to the chair. President Hagood
was received with great applause, and said:
Gentlemen of the Gopuentsom-I can say with
out ahectation that the position in which
IN And myself is very unexpected. must beg
this association, both now and hereafter, du-
ring my term Of Office. for the manner in which
shall discharge it's duties. Even in the COM
rations Of the convention you viii ind me every Very
much nnacquainted with the rules Of Legislative
proceedings am sure better man could have
been obtained and expressed that sincere
committee. The committee Thought other
wise. and have submitted to their decision
and approach this Office with much hesitation,
because believe ie, frnn, the bottom Ss szays
soul. to be the most Important convention that
mas met In South Carolina, in all her history.
South Carolina was never before in the cond-
tion she finds herself in at the present period,
and her taxpaysrs ostraoised from Ihduence
and authority. 1t depends upon them, in
whom our whole interests centre, In whose
hands the Whole interests OF the State gather, to
by an association. We are assembled here to
perfect such an association. The matters that
will come before us are of great importance,
aa ana feei they VIZ M be approached With earn
jecte of the Convention carried out with deci-
sion and vigor. ! would suggest gentlemen,
that IN inangurating this enterprise Of ours we
GIen OUT business session by invoking the
Rev. DIR. Buist, Of Greenville, then opened
the proceedings with prayer.
On motion of Mr.. Thomas, OF Richland, IL
w k1okf fhn S,Ck{ in, -
shall be by counties. according to the repre-
sentation in the popular branch OF the Legisla-'
ture. 4.
On motion OF Mr.. Wallace, of Richlapd, the
rales of the House of Representatives, as they !
ment OF the Convention. NJ
On motion Of Mr.. Iawton, OF Charleston,
the following standing committees were Ap-
pointed: On Agriculture; on Manufactures; on
Mechanics; on 1mmg ration and Labor, and on
Resolutions. A5'A 1..s4 s4
In accordance with the above, the President
announced the appointment Of the committees
as follows: .<f & l..s
Committee on Agriculture J. w. Parker,
.. Watt Aiken. A. NJ. Forster, T. g. Clemson,
On immigration and Labor--T. g. Boinest,
J. Reed, 4. b. Clarkson, w. g. Henson and
j. H. BROOKS. @ E9Yfy9g l.3s,j t995si
On Manufactures--wm M. Lawton, A. Nc
Bees James q. Gibhes. .. Williamss William
Glaze. f'F' = "a ~'*
On MechanicsN-W. 8. Henary, R-Tozer, W.
X. Blake, Hayward +. Wannamaker.
On Education--T. G. Clemson, @. p. Pelham,
Hon. j. l.. Orr, Hon. 3. +. Perry. Hpn. James
Chestnut. {TI ~
i. MI. Wallace, Of Riohlsnd, offered the following
preamble and resolutions, which were referred
to the Committee on Resolutions:
The system OF labor. from which resulted the
happiness and prosperity 04&ha South, having
been undermined " the pafsistent attacks a.
designing politicians, and finally destroyed by
the fortunes of war and the Leg aiblatuge of the
state. controlled as IL In by upacrupulois @aa-
venturers. having q tendency TO deprive us or,
render WORTHLESS, theonIy labor we lave,
ResOtD,6, That the agrioulturaI and with it