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

| by invitation IT this Convention, se!tinS
forth the importance of meie general
system Of manufacturing in the Cotton
States, as well OS; the profits to be de
rived from investments in cotton mills
especially, have been fully impressed,
with its clear and concise illustrations,
and recommend its publication, and
that it be recorded on the Minutes of
this Association.
Your committee c,nnot but fatter
themselves, from the spirit manifested
in this assembly of the practical intelli-
gence of the State, that the views and
facts set forth by Colonel Palmer will
attract the earnest attention of the peo.
pie of South Carolina, and Lead them TO
regard the establishment of manutac-
tories in every section of the South as
vitality associated with agriculture, and
to rebound to,the welfare and future
prosperity
To grow our OWN cotton, the best in
staple and quality produced, and to con-
vert the same into yarus and fabrics for
export, certainly appears to be the poll
cy and the hope of the South if lessons
of wisdom be taken from the past
Col. J. P. Thomas offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted ::
Resoloed, That Colonel Palmer be re-
quested TO lay his valuable paper on
manufacturing before the Convention
to be held in Memphis, and to which he
is delegate.
A. \ Gilbert Esq, offered the fol-
lowing which was adopted:
Re o1ved, That standing committee,
to consist of five members, shall he ap-
pointed by the President, whose duty
it shall be to open and keep up cor
respondence with influential persons in
Gremany, France, England and other
countries of Europe, on n'the subject Of
immigration.
The following resolutions were intro
duccd and adopted: ...-
BY Colonel John s. Richardson, o.
Sumter That it be referred to the
Committee on Immigration and Labor
to devise and report plan whereby the
various sections of the State may avail
themselves Of the advantages and bene-
fits Of the Newbcrry Immigration Socic-
ty.
That all applications should be ad.
dressed to Colonel D. Wyatt Aiken,
Secretary of the South Carolina Aeri-
cultural and Mechanical Society Cokcs-
bury. S. c., who shall report all such
applications to the Executive Commit
tee; and all funds for membership
should be sent to Colonel r. j. Gage,
Treasurer. Union, S G.
BY J. NJ. Baxter, Esq
That Committe Of Five be appoint.
cd to investigate the rracticability Of
making sugar and rc6acd syrup from
the sorgho cane cane, as represented by
l ,nv p,.'or,s t,rr ouurncrn Surgno Com
pany Of Lo o.isville, Kentucky, or from
any other material grown in our State
and that subcommittee 60 to Grecnville
s. c., and examine the works of w. P
: Passmore, acting General Agent fo,
South Carolina, and report the result n
The Investigation through the Columbi;
and Charleston papers, and to this socie
y.
BY A. B. Woodruff, Esq. That the
various County Agricultural s. cietics
of the State to be requested to appoint
Committees TO canvass their respective
counties in the interest of the State
Agricultural and Mechanics Society
and procure members to the same.
BY Colonel J p. Thomas: That al
| voting be done BY Counties according
, to their representation in the popular
! branch of the Legislature
That the President of regular agricul
tura 81 cicties be invited to take seats OF
the floor.
That the Inject of scientific and
practical agricultural education is among
. the most important to which the attcn
E tion of this society should be directed
f and that the Committe on Education
be directed to prepare and report to the
next meeting such a scheme on this snb
ject as may be deemed proper and effect
i've.
T. s. Boinest, Esq, Chairman of the
Committee on Labor and Immigration
submnittcd the folowing:
The Committee to whom was assign
I'd the duty of reporting upon the sub
ject of labor and immigration, beg leave
to submit the following paper us the re-
suit Of their deliberations
There can be no concealment of the
fact that we are living under new and
altered condition of affairs, and though
there be IN honest difference of opinion
among our citizens as to whether the
new system be to the advantage, orpre'
judicial to the interests Of the conntr,
and the development of the resources oil
the State, interest and duty alike de-
maud that VIC face existing facts in CON-
formity with their stern demands.
No question is perhaps more import
ant In all the muterial interests of the