The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1869-05-06
VOLUME 4.---N0. 45.
ANDERSON s c. THURSDAY MAY 6, 1862 VOL


alike demand that we face existing facts in cun-
formity with their stern demands.
No question is perhaps more important ID al
the material interests of the State than that of la
Dor, for Without it, of what avail will be all the
improvements in mechanics, arts and agriculture.
Under that ancient regime when the old Palmetto
State enjoyed foodtide of prosperity, there was
an organization and an efficiency which crowned
eur agricultural efforts With commensurate sue.
csss but our altered circumstances demand an al
tered basis of operations. That labor is now in q
arge measure disdrgdnized and unreliable, and it
may be, in psrt, attributed to the mistakes Of the
agricultursts themselves, in making the laborer
partner in the results Of his abors we'll as his
suddenly :altered condition and the miserable in
fuence of willy politicians; what remains to Us
must be made available to the greatest possible ex-
tent, and what is then wanting to supply the de-
mand must be brought to us from the over.crowd-
ed domains of Europe, whose hands are already
now extended to generous and hospitable Ameri-
CO, asking among US home and country.
Your committee deem it important to the avail
ability and organization of the present class Of la
borers upon whom we are, in the main, now de-
pendent, that there should be- as far as possible,
uniformity of usage in the matter Of compensation
to the laborer, and oh equitable and just fulflment
of all contracts
AS your committee have adverted to the fsc'
that the present supply of labor is Inadequate
to The demand the query arises, how this difficulty
is 20 be met and the answer is, by the introduce
ton of immigrants from abroad: The practical
success of this remedy is fully established by ref
erence to what has been already accomplished by
the immigration Society of Newberry, which, with
a capital of few hundred dollars, a board of un-
saaried officers, (save their agent) only twelve.
months existence, and without State appropria.
ton to back her, has already introduced near 800
immigrants into her own and surrounding Counties,
and is now arranging for a much more extensive
introduction Of laburers during the ensuing season.
The laborers she has introduced are, with very few
exceptions, giving universal satisfaction to their
employers, and the greater the increase In the
number Of employees introduced, the more will
they be oontented and pleased; and when once you
have gathsfed together on Carolinas soil the first
few thousand of these skilled and able-bodied la
borers, you will have formed nucleous which you
will have no difficulty in gathering, to an inde6-
mite extent, thrifty, industrious and honest class
of laborers.
To accomplish this desirable end will require q
concentration of efort-a union of all the friends
Of this measure around one common centre. The
Newberry Society is organized and working sue.
sessfully it has facilities which perhaps no other
organization can, for long time, if ever, secure,
and it is highly desirable that some arrangement
be made by which the operations of that society
could be made available to all those portions of tho
State adapted to the introduction of foreign labor,
dcsidcratum which the wisdom and influence Of
this convention might, With no great difficulty, se-
cure.
The Convention took recess from half-past
until 4 P. NJ.
The following resolutions We're adopted
By COL ]. P. Thomas: Whereas, it is deemed
important 10 put this society into effective opera
ton at an early period, and at once to place before
its members an object practical and substantial; be
it, therefore,
RESOLVED, That the Executive Committee be au-
thorized and directed TO proceed to raise the nec-
essary funds by subscription or otherwise, for the
purpose of erecting. ON the Fair Grounds, in this
city, the buildings necessary for the annual fairs
of the society.
Re,olred, That the first annual Fair of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical Society Of South Carolins,
| be held in Columbia, on the I'd Wednesday OF Mo-
vember next, and that the Executive Committee be
| oka oil
! this end.
| By John 8. Richardson Jr., ESQ.,: That roll
for life and annual membership in the South Caro-.
lima Agricultural and Mechanical Society be now
opened by the Secretary, and the delegates present
be requested to enroll themselves members.
That the chairnen of the various delegations be
requested to act rs committee 10 solicit and OBJ
tain members to this society, and, to report the
names and funds of all persons desirous of becom-
ING members to the Secretary.
,By Gen. James Chestnut: That Committee of
Five be appointed, to whom shall be referred the
subject of fencing and that the said committee be
charged with the preparation of some plan on that
subject, to be submitted TO the society at its next
meeting
| The following gentlemen we're nominated for The
Executive Cgnmittee, and, the nomination after
wards ratified Hon. John Townsend R. A. Griffin,
ESQ.,, Hon. W. S. Henery, E. Mcintosh, ESQ.,, Col.
]. B. Palmer and Col. ]. P. Thomas.
The Committee on Constitution and Bylaws
submitted lengthy report, which was adopted.
The following committees were appointed
On Commercial Fert,lisers.-lohn s. Green, T.
Wannamaker, and Maj. Thomas Davis.
Improved and Labor Sduing agricultural imple.
r.ent,.-John B. Moore, W. S. Henery. VIM. Glaze.
On Couon-John. P. Kinard, R. A. McCasan,
E. II. Bowling
On Corn-Dr. j. W. Parker, Theo. Long, P. s.
Fielder.
Stock Raising--R S. Porcher, T. W. Holloway,