The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-12-01
MAuRY COUNTY FARMERS CLUE.
Regular Monthly Meeting, Saturday,
NoV.2J.

r Nov. 20.
;: The day was damp, rainy, unpleas
;. ant, and only those members were pres
ent who think moro of the Club thar
: they do OF bad weather. president
t GORDON was in the chair, and THos. II
p, WILLIAMS was appointed Secretary pro
tenn, in the absence Of the Secretary.
l Capt. L. w. BLACK, chairman of spe,
cial committee on invitation, reported
8 thai he had at last heard from Mr.. JOHN
A. WARDER, whom The Club had invi
ted to address them on the subject Of
the Cultivation OF the Grape" Mr.
WARDER WIS unable 70 come during
the present month, ou account Of sick
ness in his family, but as he would be
in Nashville sometime during the pres
ent winter, hswould then take pleasure
in coming to Columbia and addressing
the Club and the people of Maury coun-
ty. The committee were given further
time.
Mr.. KUHN made speech in favor of
changing the mchthly meetings OF the
Club from the last Saturday in each
month to the first Monday.
Col. D. L. WADE offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
ReSolced, That the future regular
meetings of this Club be held on the
first Monday of each month.
On motion, committee, composed of
+. KUHN, J. S. HATRIs, and a. S. HoRs-
LEY, was appointed to make arrange
ments toI getting a room for the Club,
and prepare it for the regular meetings.
Attention was called to a window iull
OF fine turnips and sweet potatoes pre-
sented 10 the Club by HARTMAN & Raj
Ely, Nurserymen. Col. GEORGE W.
POLK said that they were indeed very
fine turnips and potatoes. He did not
think the turnips were quite so large as
the one Messrs. RAINEY Il HARTMAN
had sent TO the COLUMBIA HERALD, but
they were very fine and large.
Three of the turnips were the "Pur-
/ pie Top" one Of which weighed eight
pounds; four Flat Dutch" the largest
Of which weighed eight pounGs; one
yellow Aberdeen" and a number of
sweet potatoes.
! The thanks OF the Club were rendered
| to Messrs. RAINEY & HARTMAN.
| 7. II. WmLIANs-I think we ought
TO take more interest in building up an
agricultural paperin our State. Many
/ thousand dollars are sent North for az
ricuitdral papers, which ought TO go 10
sustain good agricultural journal in
our midst. The Tennessee Agricultural
iSt is a good paper, and would be better
| If We would all give it our patronage.
Mr.. kUHN-I 10 not think our farmers
are taking sufficient interest in our Club.
The Club is not fulfilling its mission,
because it IS yet too small, and has not
sufficient energy. II every intelligent
man in the county belonged To it, lis de-
cisions on any question would be law.
} The labor question is one which every
farmer in the county is interested in,
and vet we will never attain any just
and reliable system until we have con-
cert OF action. II all the leading farms
ers of the county belonged to the Farm
ers' Club. its dictum or advice on the la
Dor question would control the action Of
all the farmers in the county.
Col. y. T. WADE-I- IS The fault Of the
Club itself that it does not succeed
more rapidly than it does. We come
here fresh from our duties ard cares.
without having devoted one hour to the
subject or subjects 70 Be discussed, and
upon the impulse Of the moment, utter
a few scattered, undige-.ed Thoughts,
which Of course fail to carry conviction
- the mind. Of hearers. II Nc took
time 10 prepare our speeches upon the
appointed questions, people would no:
rise and 20 away while any Of Us were
speaking. in this way alone we can be-
get an interest. The labor question has
been appointed for discussion to-day
how many Of US are prepared to make
thoughtful, well prepared speeches upon
it.? Not one. This isthe reason we &C
cePt 50 readily the opinions e any OF
our number upon given subject. It j.
true, il all the members study every
subject that comes up, We will have q
great diversity Of opinion; and an snx-
ious for il, just because this result will
be attained. Il is the only way in which
truth can Jereached, and difficuitques-
ton solved. II we make our meetings
rqJ,gJIe and ,atcrcstag.-au well pre-
pared speeches can alone do it-there
viii be no difficulty in getting the PEG
pie to come toour meetings, listen atten-
lively and be benefited.
TIE LABOR QUESTION
This subject had been appointed for
discussion, but Col. WADE's remark
that none Of the members had prepared
themselves forts discussion, made them
dumb, end one Of them Acknowledged
that he was correct.
Col. D. +. WADE-The remarks l made
in regard to being unprepared, are espe-
cially applicable to myself. I have
none but scattering remarks TO oner.
Any preparation, however. upon the
subject Of labor would be unsatisfactory,
rs my experience has been unprofita-
| HE. ! have utterly failed to make free
labor profitable. But there are certain
patent evils in our labor system which
. cannot be removed without the united
action OF ali tGe farmers. / will give an
1 instance: 4 negro comes IN lie midst
! Of a crop and offers to hire 10 r., giving
ae bis reason for leaving bis former en-
rloveI. B., t;.at be b. has no further
vorI, for him 10 20: whsn fhs truth is,
. that the negro has, without cause, leil
/ his employer, when his services are most
needed. A. takes him, and thus en-
courages other negroes 10 leave when
ever they take a notion. The case have
Just gwen, Is & very mild one. There
/ are men in almost every naiGbcorhood
/ who even induce negroes TO leave their
employers, in order that they may en-
/ ploy them. This il alt wrong, and il is
time public sentiment should condemn
/ it in such unequivocal terms that no
man can consider himself gentleman
F. ani 20 1t. We are paying too much for
labor. LaDorers srl demanding, and re-
coiving, prices ,nald Tor labor several
! years ago when cotton commanded 4
very high price, and labor was very
scarce. The laborer is worthy of bis
hire, however, and should receive a
fair compensation. We should not al
low him 10 extort an undue price from
us, nor should ha be defrauded out OF