Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-04-12
P. NJ, Nashville, Tenn.
and Mechanical As
ISOLATION,

ISOLATION.
At the Annual meeting of the members
of the Tennessee Agricultural and Mechan-
ical Association, held yesterday afternoon,
the following named gentlemen were elect
ed Directors for the ensuing twelve months:
Thomas B Johnson, r II Gardner, B F
Cockrill, DIR r G Foster, John Overton,
VIM r Elliston, NJ Hamilton, D b Nc
Gavock, Hiram Vaughan, DR. w A Cheat
ham, John II Williams, w H Jackson, A G
Adams. Newton Mcclure, n X Griffin.
The following-named officers were elect
| ed to serve the Association for the ensuing
year:
President-Thomas B. johnson.
Vice Presidents-R. II. Gardner, F.
Cockrill and N. Mcclure.
Recording Secretary-A. G. Adams.
Corresponding Secretary-Dr. r. c.
Foster.
Treasurer-James NJ. Hamilton.
The election of general agent was post
| poned until some subsequent meeting of
the Board.
The following preamble and resolutions
were read and unanimously adopted:
That knowledge is power, is a truism SO
| firmly established in this age of enlighten-
ment, that to argue it is equivalent TO an
attempt to prove an axiom. The gigantic
strides in science within the last decade
| appal and amaze those who are still living,
| bringing their experience from past gem
Grafton. To ameliorste the condition of
| mankind, has been the chief cause of this
great development and application of ma
| terial resources. To deny that knowledge
has been the great lever by which all OBJ
stacles have been removed thus far, is to
deny that the sun affords heat and light, or
that the revolution of the earth causes day
and night. And whereas we consider
| that to dissiminate learning amid all
! classes of mankind should be one
of the great aims of life, each in his
sphere making his specially those particu-
| lar branches of science pertaining to his
individual occupation; and, whereas, ag-
ricultural societies are organized to aid in
developing the material resources of a
| county by exciting Just and laudable ri
valry in its products, collecting data, set
ting forth results, and disseminating knowl-
edge generally, especially in branches re-
| lating to agriculture, horticulture and the
mechanic arts and, whereas, the medium
for setting forth such knowledge so as to
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| well as the rich, and make it attsinable
! alike by the employee as the employer, is
| in the form of a cheap periodical journal;
aud, whereas, there is now within the limit
of our State no such journal, we deeming
| the absence o. It q reflection
mon the learning, philanthropy and
patriotism Of the whole State; and
whereas we are rejoiced to learn, that to
Ell this great voidis now serious consider
alton with good and capable gentlemen,
who design submitting for popular favor an
elegant journal, devoted exclusively to
agricuItcra horticulture, and themechanic
| arts: and whereas We feel that the peace,
quiet. friendship and future prosperity Of
this great country depend greatly upon ths
publication Of such journal, and that real
genuine reconstruction is only to be found
among these camingling in congenial pur-
suits;
Therefore be it resolved, that this
society. fully realizing the great want Of
such publication at this time, do heartily
pledpe ourundivided support and individual
influence in sustaining this project, and do
heartily recommend all similar societies
within and without the limits of
our State. also all public spirited
individuals who feel an interest IN It's
success. to cooperate with us in making
such pul,,ioatjon the equal of any similar
paper in the whole country, and an orna-
ment to our State.
Be it further resolved, That our CORES
bonding Secretary be required to immedl-
ately open a correspondence with all
county societies with . view pf enlisting
their support, as well as means Of calling
public attention TO this laudable enterprise.
The Board adjourned to meet at 10
o'clock on Tuesday morning 81 peyt week
at the Fair Grounds.