The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-04

cultural Society.
Charleston Chamber Of Commerce.
Charleston Board Of Trade
German Society Of Charleston.
Mechanics Society of Charleston.
South Carolina Agricultural and Mechanical So
ciety.
Edgefeld Agricultural Convention.
Cotton States Mechanics and Agricultural Fail
Association Of Augusta, Ga.
Abbeville Agricultural Society.
Georgetown Agricultural and Mechanical Club
Sumter Agricultural and Mechanical Society.
RIchland Agricultural and Mechanical Society.
Darlington Agricultural Society.
Orangeburg Agricultural Society.
Newberry Agricultural and Mechanical So
ciety.
Pathological and Farmers clab, Society Hill.
Anderson Farmers Association.
Union County.
Beaufort County.
Greenville Agricultural and Mechanical Asso
citation.
Marlboro Agricultural Society.
Laurens Agricultural Society.
The Mecklenburg, Yadkin and Catawba Agricul
tural and Mechanical Society, Charlotte, North
Carolina.
Pendleton Farmers Society.
Colleton Agricultural and Mechanical Society.
Ashley and Stono Agricultural Society, St. An
drew's Parish, S. @.
Macon (Georgla) Board OF Trade.
South Carolina Railroad.
THE HALL OF ASSEMBLY.
The same generosity which always actuates the
proprietor Of the Academy OF Music, prompted
Mr.. Chadwick on the present occasion to place
the theatre and Its spacious stage at the disposal
of the convention, without charge; and at l.
O'Clock, NJ, 1t was hlled-the parquette by dele
gates, and the family circle by On audience hand
somely sprlnkled with ladies.
Around the gallery, painted In elegantly illumi
mated letters, were arranged the following mot
toes: agriculture" (" Manufactures, ""Honesty, "
"Truth," !" "Duty to the Land We Love- "Jus
tice." eThe Arts" Commerce" !" 'lmmigraton.' y
The stage was occupied by the officials OF the
South Carolina Institute, aud by number OF pro
fesslonal gentlemen and invited guests-and the
scenery used for the occasion aptly Illustrated q
forest grove.
The consuls Of Great Britain, France and Spain
occupied one Of the private boxes.
TIE ORGANIZATION.
The committee was called to order at quarter
past IL O'Clock by W. G. Eardell, ESQ.,, on whose
motion wm. NJ. Lawton, ESQ.,, president of the
South Carolina Institute, was chosen chairmLa OF
the meeting, and Messrs. D. Wyatt Aiken and E..
". Marshall were requested to act as temporary
secretaries.
The chair stated that visiting delegates were In
yfted to OCCUPY the seats in front, and members
from Charleston the seats in the rear.
OPENING ADDRESS BY WIN. II. LAwToN, ESQ.,
Thereupon the chair addressed the convention
as follows:
De,eoates-You are here In response to an invi.
tation extended to you by resolution adopted by
the South Carolina Institute. The occasion Is one
OF deep interest and your presence Is an evidence
that you have responded In proper spirit to that
The chief object to which your attention will
doubtless be directed is that OF immigration.
From letters received by me as the organ OF the
South Carolina Instsuteesters written m oy gen. en-
borders of our State-lt Is apparent that COM
mon sentiment upon this subject exists, and that
1t has at last become necessity for one OF the Old
thirteen States to look to an immigrant pop
ulation as the means OF developing the re-
sources which we possess. In this feeling We are
happy to see that Georgia and North Carolina
have rendered us their sympathy, and we greet
Carolina welcome. Whatever we can contribute
to your pleasure In this battered and tatered
city, during your stay among US, Is OF your COM
mand.
1t Is unnecessary for me to refer to the painful
situation OF both our city and State. II Is not the
occasion to enlarge upon this topic; but it Is due
to the people, citizeRs 1t Is due to posterty,
that we should I'LL up our waste places, occupy
our idle lands and stimulate the growth or all en-
terprises that can take root among US.
South Carolina ls behind almost every other
Southern State, and yetwe have probably larger
facilities for success and better inducements to
ofer to the emigrant than any other State Already
a line OF steamers has been established between
Charleston and Liverpool for the purpose Of ex-
porting your cotton, naval stores, phosphates
and other products. May we not hope that they
are but the arant coureS OF other ships that will
Div between this port and the Old Country. filled
with hardy emgrants who seek homes IN the
New World Commodore Marry, that emil
nent son of Virginia, whose attainments
are known throughout the civilized world,
In letter addressed to the president OF tne
South Carolina Institute, expresses the conVictlon
that the time has arrived when persistent eHort
should be made in this direction, and 1t oehooves
us while here to give the subject ample consider
alton. Let no selfish motives prompt our deilber-
ations upon this grave matter, for We must re-
member that the emigrants brought to Charles.
ton will be spread throughout the length and
breadth Of the State anu find their homes as well
In North Carolina and Georgia. Indeed, believe
the day Is not distant when convention Of lar
greater magnitude than this will be held, IN
which the entire South Will be represented, ana