The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-30
STATE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
lsPECIAI TELEGRAM TO THE NEwa1
CoLuMB1A, April 29.-The Convention met
this morning. President Hagood in the chair.
MIR. Lawton submitted a report from tho Com
mittee on Manufactures, on the communication
Of Colonel Palmer, relative to the importance
of a general system OF manufacturing and
pl ofits, to be derived from investments in cot
ton mills,
The committee recommend it's publication
and that it be recorded on the minutes of the
association. The committee f1atter themselves
from the spirit manifested in this assembly, of
the practical il telligence Of the State, that the
views and facts set forth by Colonel Palmer will
attract the earnest attention Of the people Of
South Carolina, and they regard the establish.
ment of manufactures in every section of the
South as vitality associated with agriculture,
h and to rebound to the public we flare and pros
perity. To grow our own cotton, the best in
staple and quality, and TO convert that same
into yarns and fabrics for export, certainly ap-
pears to be the policy and the hope OF the South,
IT lessons of wisdom are to be taken from the
past. The report was adopted.
On motion Of Colonel Thomas, Colonel
Palmer was requested to lay his communion
tion before the Commercial Convention, to
meet in Memphis.
Mr.. Boinest submitted the report Of the
Committee on Emigr alton and Labor.
The committee say that there can be no con-
cealment of the fact that we are living under q
new and altered condition Of affairs, and
though there be an honest difference of opin-
ion among our citizens rs to whether this new
system be to the advantage of. or prejudlcial
to, the interests Of the country and the devel-
Oprnent Of the resources of the State. interest
and duty alike demand that we face the facts
In conformity with their stern demands. No
question is perhaps of more Importance to all
the material interests OF the State than
that of labor, for without it Of what avail
VIII be all the improvements in the mechanical
arts and agriculture. Under that ancient re-
gime, when the old Palmetto State enjoyed
dood-tide of prosperity, there was an organi-
Zation and an efficiency which crowned our
agricultural efforts with assured success; but
our altered circumstances demand an altered
basis of operations. That labor is now in q
large measure disorganized and unreliable
may be in part attributed to the mistakes Of
the agriculturists themselves in making the
laborer partner in the results Of his labor as
well as to his sudden altered condition, and
the miserable influence of willy politicians.
What remains to us must be made available to
the greatest possible extent, and what is then
wanting to supply the demand must be brought
to us from the crowded domains Of Europe,
whose hands are always now extended to
generous and hospltable America, ask
ing among us home and coun-
try. The committee deem it important to
to the availability and organisation OF the
present class OF laborers, upon whom we are
in the main now dependent, that there should
be as far as possible uniformity Of wages in
the matter of compensation to the laborer, and
an equitable and just fulAllment OF all con-
tracts. Tbs committee having adverted to the
fact thai the present supply Of labor is made
quate 10 the demand, the query arises how this
difficulty is to be met, and the answer is, by
the Introduction Of emigrants from abrosd.
The practical success Of this remedy is fully
established by reference to what has
been already accomplished by the Emi-
grafton Society OF Newberry, which, with
capital Of o few hundred dollars, after twelve
months existence, and without State appro-
pIiation to bsck her, has already introduced
nearly three hundred emgrantB into her own
and surrounding counties, and il now arrang-
Ing for a much more extensive introduction Of
iaborers during the ensuing season. The la.
borers introduced are, with very few exceptions,
giving universal satisfaction TO their EN-.
ployees. The COMMITTEES hope this will be the
nucleus togather to AN indefinite extent an
industrious and honest class Of laborers.
Tho report was adopted, and ON motion the
Committee was requested to report q plan
whereby the various sections Of the State may
a7a:. themselves Of the dement's OF the New
berry immigration Society.
Mr.. Pope submitted report from the Com
mittee on the Constitution. The report was
&aken up, the sections considered and sepa-
rately agreed to. and the constitution was
adopted as whole.
On motion Of Mr.. Gilbert, O. committee Of
Ave was appointed to keep up q correspondence
with influential persons IN Germany, France,
England and other countries OF Europe, ON the
subject of immigration.
MIR. Thomas offered resolution, which was
adopted, that the frst annual fair be- held IN
!. Columbia OF the second Monday in November,