The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-01
THE AGRICULTURAL CONVENTION.
Second Days Proceedings-FuNR Report
by Mail.
lrRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENCE

by Mall.
FRoM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
COLUMBIA, s. O., April 29.-In the State
Agricultural Convention this morning, on the
subject Of cotton mills and manufactures, Mr..
Lawton, OF Charleston, after presentation of
the report of the Committee OH Manufactures,
advertiDg to his Investigation Of the subject in
England, France and Germany, alluded to
tries from the manufacture of cotton fabrics.
No one, he said, who had not visited those
countries and the New England States could
we'll conceive the vast Importance of the great
staple Of the south to the nations OF the earth.
The conclusion he drew from all he saw was
that we had not availed ourselves of those great
privileges which Almighty God appeared to
necessary for the fabrication Of goods that
the world requires, and yet we confine
ourselves entirely to its production. They
could not expect any people to rise to
themselves to- one pursuit, whether it be
digging gold from the earth or pearls from
the ocean. It is utterly inconsistent with the
order of affairs. It does not appear to belong
to our creation. No two faces look, no two
leaves look alike in nature. The commands OF
God appear to order that we must diversity,
change and adapt the means Of prosperity that
other people do. He thought the production
of cotton alone had been our ruin, and he main-
tanned that If these ten Southern States paid
better attention to manufactures and mechan-
icism they never could have been subdued.
The Southern States were crushed by the whole
power Of the world. Those they we're feeding
with their cotton came against them. The
rate Of interest in Liverpool was two per cent.
per annum. In his own city. Charleston,
when he left in August last, it was two and half
per cent. q month, and very difficult to be OBJ
tanned at that. He told them in England that
they had taught him lesson, and when he
people to grow less cotton and manufacture
as much as they could. Two or three days ago
when he saw drays going through the streets
loaded with cotton marked Granlteville, he was
trusted would yet see the day when our cotton
manufactures will compete in the markets Of
the world with those Of France, Germany anl
England.
Mr.. Lawton then gave an interesting ac-
count Of visit to the great spool thread man
buildings, he said, occupy an immense space.
The prQprietors are gentlemen of refinement
and taste. He was conducted through every
department Of that immense manufacturing
establishment. Toey have the most beautiful
machinery, perfect engines and every possible
means Of turning the thread. They don't use
raw cotton. They. buy their yarns chiefly in
Goats that his yarn had been familiar to me
from my early life.
To show the immense wealth accum nulated
by these people, Mr.. Lawton said they employ
sixteen hundred hands in one day. Twas con-
Quoted through Mr.. Coats magnificent green
house and his hot house, where they had plants
from every portion Of Gods earth. Among
Others was the glorious Old palm ,tto. They
and greenhouses ESQ 900 sterling, or 5000 600.
I sugs ested to Mr.. Goats that the time is
coming when the Soath must engage largely
in manufactures, and told him If he would
come to Columbia and use some Of his capital
we would furnish him with the best cotton he
wanted. Our people must diversity their la
Dor ii they desire to have position among
the nations Of the earth; organize companies
and establish cotton manufacturers. and they
will bring wealth. social position, and also bring
US back to what old South Carolin. was once.
Mr.. Baxter. Of Newberrry, in response to the
esting information Of the workings Of the New
berry Emigration Society. He paid a high
compliment to General John A. Wagener, and
said he was instrumental in turning the atten-
tion. They we're already impressed with the
necessity OF an increased amount of labor, but
it was found wholly impractlcable to avail
themselves OF any arrangement made by the
State through General Wagener, as head Of
the Emigration Bureau. number Of gentle
men contributed small amount of money to
be drawn out rs each subscriber desired labor.
The money has been tr1rued ever numerous,
three hundred laborers. Each member Of the
society pays in fifty dollars, but can take more
shares il he desires. The money is used to
bring the laborers, who in time return it to
an educated German, MIR. Briggenaan, who
speaks four or five languages, and has procur-
ed facilities they never had before. The
society has credit, as an emigration society,
ing to us will be cared for on the way and when
they reach here, and cared for until they get
employment. So that the agents in New York
feel no hesitation IN sending any lahorers to
return with complaints Of ill l-usage or want OF
attention. The society is doing good work
and making reputation. They had now Or
ders on file from General Beauregard, desiring
aborers to be sent to him through our society,
to the State of Texas. They have more orders
than they can i1l
This society is arucleus around which might
cluster kindred and auxiliary societies to carry
this body could turn it's attention to q more
important subject than that Of procuring an
increased supply OF labor. He did not care
Great Britain, New York, or Massachusetts,, SO
that lit comes here as labor, bringing the capi-
tai and muscle.
DIR. E. b. Turnipseed, Of Newbsrry. con-
added that he had q number Of Germans on on
his place. They were good farmers, easy to
learn, and assimilate with our people, kind to
animals, and it was just the labor to suit their
country. It had gone abroad that negroes only
mistake. The Germans stood the heat as we'll,
ifnot better, than the negro.
Mr.. Boinest said he introduced the first for.
eign labor into Newberry District after the
war. He became Satisfied, after two or three
years, that the laborers he was then working
would not succeed, and q little more than
twelve month ago he wrote to o friends mis-
eiOnary among the .emiRrants at Castle Gar
den-to secure HIM o good German family FOR
his place. This was the beginning Of the emil
grafton society. He divided his farm into three
sections, and put tWo sections in charge OF
colored laborers respectively. The third he
gave TO the Germans. His experience was that
the white laborer was at work every day, doing
every thing or anything a ne wa; was asked or re.
had nothing to do not Immediately connected
with the working or gathering. OF the crop.
This was the beginning, and the result has
which he had given twelve months hard work
in bringing III to It's present condition. The
Newberry Society has credit at the Labor Ex-