The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-01

THE AGRICULTURAL CONTENTION
Second Days Proceedings-Full Report
by Mail.
FRoM OUR OWN coRREsPoSDENr.l
COLUMBIA, s. G., April 29.-In the State
Agricultural Convention this morning, on the
subject of cotton mills and manufactures. Mr.
Lawton, Of Charleston, after presentation o.
the report of the Committee OIL Manufactures
advertipg to his investigation of the subject in
England, France and Germany, alluded te
the vast wealth accumulated in those coun.
tries from the manufacture Of cotton fabrics
No one, he said, who had not visited those
countries and the New England States could
well 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 war
that We hsd not availed ourselves of those great
privileges which Almighty God appearef te
necessary for the fabrication Of goods that
the world requires, aud yet We contine
ourselves entirely to its production. They
could not expect any people to rise to
eminence or distinction who solely confine
themselves to. one pursuit, whether 1t be
digging gold from the earth or pearls from
the ocean. 1t 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 ol
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
bester attention to manufactures and mechan-
icism they never could have been suodued.
The Southern States we're crushed by the whole
power OF the world. Those they were 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 hall
per cent month, and very difficult to be OBJ
tanned at that. he told them in England that
they had taught him lesson, and when he
went home he would endeavor to persuade his
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
inspired with hope AMI many OF them he
trusted would yet see the day when our cotton
manufactures will compete in the markets OF
the world with those OF France, Germany AMI
England.
Mr.. Iawton then gave an interesting ac-
count OF visit to the great spool thread man
factory OF MIR. Goats, in Scotland. Their
buildings, he said, occupy an immense space.
The proprietors are gentlemen Of refinement
and taste. He was conducted through every
department OF that immense manufacturing
establishment. They 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
Bolton and Manchester. observed to mr.
Goats that bis 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
were enabled to spend upon these lighthouses
and greenhouses ESQ, 600 sterling, or $500 OOo.
T suggested to Mr.. Goats that the time is
coming when the South must engage largely
in manufactures, and told him If he would
come to Columbia and use some of his capital
I'VE would faruirh him with -tha hast aattnn ha
wanted. Our people must diversity their Ia
Dor if they desire to have position among
the nations Of the earth; organize companies
and estatlA cotton manufactures, and they
will bring wealth, social position, and also bring
us back to what old South Carolin, was once.
MIR, Baxter, OF Newberry, in response to the
invitation OF the Convention. gave some inter-
esting information Of the workings OF the New
berry Emigration Society. He paid high
compliment to General John A. Wagner, and
said he was instrumental IN turning the atten-
tion of these people to the matter OF emigra-
ton. They were 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 as each subscriber desired labor.
The money has been trrued ever numerous
times in bringing forward between two and
three hundred laborers. Each member o. the
socie. paws in fifty dollars, but can take more
shsres il he desires. The money ls used to
bring the laborsrs, who in time return 1t to
the society. They had now IN their employ
an educated German, Mr.. Briggeman, who
speaks four or five languages, and has procnr-
society has q credit, as an emigration society,
in New York. It is known that laborers COM
ing to US will be cared for on the way and when
they reach here, and cared for until they get
empIoyment. So that the agents IN New York
feel no hesitation In sending any laborers to
the society, because they know they will not
return with complaints Of i'll usage or want OF
attention. The society is doing good work
and making reputation. Ihey mad now or
laborers TO be sent to him through our society,
to the State Of Texas. They have more orders
than they can fll.
This society is nucleus around which might
eluster kindred and auxiliary societies to carry
ont q great purpose. He did not know that
this body could turn its attention TO more
important subject than that Of procuring an
increased supply OF labor. He did not care
where ;t came from. whether from Germany,
Great Britain, New York, or Massachusetts,, 80
that it comes here as labor, bringing the capi-
tai and muscle.
DR.. E. B. Turnipseed. Of Newbsrry, con-
curreJ in tue statements Of his colleague, and
added that he had number of Germans 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. 1t had gone abroad that negroes only
are adapted to our country. This was great
mistake. The Germans stood the heat as well,
nnot better, than the negro.
Mir. Boinest said he introduced the first TOR
eign labor into Newberry District after the
war. He became satisfied, after two or three
wears, that the laborers he was then working
would not succeed, and little more than
twelve month ago he wrote to friend-a mis-
sionary among the emigrants at Castle Gar
den-to secure him good German family for
his place. This was the beginning Of the emf.
grafton society. he divided his farm into three
Sections, and put two sections 10 charge OF
colored laboreTs respectively. The third he
gave TO the Germans. His experience was that
the white laborer was at work every day, doing
everything or anything he was asked or re-
auired to do. The negro contended that he
had nothing to do not Immediately connected
with the working or gathering. OF the crop.
This was the beginning, and the result has
been the formation Of the Newberry Society, to
which he had given twelve months hard work