The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-05-06

ing to supply the demand must be
brought to US from the over-crowded
domains Of Europe, whuse hands are al
ways now extended to generous and hos
pitable Americu asking among usa home
and country
Your Committee deem it Important
to the availability and organization OF
the present class OF laborers upon whom
we are, in the main now dependent,
that there should be, as far as possible,
a uniformity of usage in the matter
of compensation to the laborer aid an
equitable and just ful6lmcnt Of all con-
tracts.
As your committee have adverted to
the fact that the present supply of labor
is inadequate to the demand, the query
arises, how this difficulty is to be met!
and the answer is, by the INTRODUCED OF
immigrants from abroad. The practical
success of this remedy is fully established
by reference 70 what has been already
accomplished bv the Immigration Socie-
ty of Ncwberry, which, with caprtalof
few hundred dollars, II board of unsal-
aried officers. (save their agent only
twelvemonth's existence, and without
State appropriation to back her, has
already introduced near 800 immigrants
into her own and surrounding counties,
and is now arranging for mnch more
extensive introduction of laborers dur
ing the ensuing season. The laborers
she has introducrd are, with very few
exceptions. giving universal satisfaction
to their employers, and the ereoter the
increase in the number of employees in
troduccd. the more will they be content
ed and pleased; and when one you have
gathered together on Carolina's soil the
first few hundred Of these skilled and
able-bodied laborcrs, you will have form.
cd nuclcous which will ! ave no diff
Guilty in gathering, to an indefinite ex-
tent, thrifty. Industrious and honest
class of laborers.
To accomplish this desirable end will
REQUIRE concentration of effort-a
union ofal the friends uf this measure
around one common centre. The New
berry Society is organized and working
successfully; it has facilities which per-
haps no other organization can, for a
long time. if ever, secure, and it is high.
ly desirable that some arrangement, be
made available to all those portions Of
the State adapted to the introduction of
foreign labor-a dcsideratum which the
wisdom and influence of this Conven-
tion might, with no great difficulty, se-
cure. ..
The Convention took recess from
halfpast until 1 p, NJ.
The following resolutions were adop-
ted:
By Col. J. P. Thomas: Whereas. it
is deemed important to put this society
E into effective op ration at an early pc
riod, and at once to place before its
members an Object practical and sub
: o...-..;tri, Ire it. tlrvrefurv,
Rrmire,l, That the Executive Com
mittce be authorized and directed to
proccrd to raise the necessary funds, by
subscription or otherwise. for the pur-
pose of erecting. on the Fair grounds,
6 in this city the buildings necessary for
the Annual Fairs of the Society. D.,
Rcmicd, That the first Annual Fair
of the Agricultural and Mechanical So,
cicty of South Carolina, be held in Co.
lum',ia, on the 2nd Wednesday of No.
,, vember next, aud that the Executive
Committee be requested to make all
necessary arrangements to this end.
BY John S. Richardson, Jr., Esq.
That roll for life and annual mem,
bership in the South Carolina Agricul
lural and Mechanical Society be now
opened by the Secretary. and the dele.
gates present be requested to enrol
themselves as members
That the Chairman Of the various
delegations be requested to act as Il
committee to soliiict and obtain me:r.
bers to this society, aud to report the
names and funds "f all persons dcsirous
of becoming members to the Secretary
by General james Chrsnnt:
That Gommrtce of Five be appoint
ed, to whom shall be referred the sub
jcct Of fencing; and that said committee
be charged with the preparation of some
pal on that subject, to be submitted t.
the society at its next meeting
The following gentlemen we're nomi
mated for the Executive Committee, and
the nomination afterwards ratifrd: Hon
.Juhn Townsend, r. A. Griffin, Esq,
Hon. VS.. Hrncry, E. McIntosh, Est
Colonel j. b. Palmer and Colonel j. p
Thomas.
The Committee on Constitution and
BY Laws submitted a lengthy report
which was adopted
After the appointment of the several
Committees provided for, the Conven'
ton adjourned sine die.
HOMICIDE. g..
An alteration occurred Oh Monday