The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-05-05

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officers and soldiers in the Federal army
in the late war, some in business in soul
town. and we extend . welcome hand to
all such. We claim to be Q law abiding
4 people, and whether Northern or South
ern, 1.-THE law is violated. the perpetra-
tor must expect to be punished accord
ingly. Believing the foregoing to be a
fair and impartial version Of the facts,
and hoping to hear from you soon, we re-
main, Very Respectfully,
L. w. BLACK,
1 D. E. WADE,
| T.. KUHN.
Committee.
CAPT. L. w. BLACK suggest that q
letter in answer to all such questions be
prepared and published in the form of a
letter, to be sent instantly upon the re-
ceipt of such letters. have just return
ed from the North, and know there is
great anxiety among the people to know
more of our soil, climate, social condi-
ton and feelings toward the people of
the North
CAPT: HAMlLTos.-I replied to DR..
Gray's letter, and told him would lay
| should have it answered by an ex-Fede-
raj officer, Capt. Black.
Hon. j. II. THOMAS-1 endorse the re-
ply of the Committee, but desire the adj
ditiOn of another idea. While We should
not fail to welcome immigrants from the
North or West, who may desire to be-
come good citizen among us, we should
also let them know that we will recog-
nize and welcome no man who will put
himself on social equality with the en-
groes. We recognize the negro as an
equal before the law, but no social equal
ity with him will be tolerated.
CADT Rr ACK-T f1,iuG tho NnrfHor,,
Radicals will misinterpret such an idea,
and make capital out Of it. Our position
on the negro question is understood, and
there is no necessity for defending it. In
my recent travels mot only one man in
Ohio who believed in practical negro
equality.
E. KUHN-I think the negro question
should be ignored by our Club. Our
ideas, prjudices, education, ETC., upon the
subject was understood by the right
minded men in the North. The North
ern people are even more prejudiced
against negro equality than we are. In
deed think they carry their antipathies
little too far. They ignore the negro
socially altogether, and will not shake
hands or talk to them socially, near as
quick as Southern people do.
CAPT. HAMILTON-1 agree with Mr..
Kuhn.
Col. T. w. KEESEE-I think the sub
ject should not be mentioned in the let
ter at all, especially-since DR.. Gray has
not himself alluded to it at all.
The reply ofthe Committee to DR.. Gray's
letter was received without amendment.
CLOVER.
On motion, Major w. B. Wilkes, OF
Mississippi, was invited to make what
enquiries on the subject of clover he
might desire:
MAJOR WILKEs-Our Mississippi farms
are becoming worn out with cotton, and
considerable observation in Maury cOun-
ty has convinced mo that nothing can
restore unproductive lands as well as clo-
yer. l know almost nothing ABOUT it,
and 1 would like to know all about it,
and especillay its fertilizing qualities.
Major Harlan being appealed to by the
President, said that his knowledge of clo-
yer was confined to his experience Of its
use for meadow and grazing. He raised
it for the tops for his cattle, and had not
used it as fertilizer; but it had proved
beneficial to his land, even when not in
tended as a fertilizer. Plaster greatly
benefits young clover and enables it to
outgrow the weeds. He usually sOwed
down with other crops, wheat, barley,
rye, etc.,-barley preferred. His clover
had often been wholly killed in the
Spring. Frost that will kill oats will
kill clover.
CULTIVATION OF CORN.
The cultivation of corn was the appoin-
ted subject for discussion, but as Major
Harlan thought the time for its discussion
hdd passed, but little was said in regard
to its culture.
MAJOR j. NJ. WILLIAMs-I once met
gentleman on the Railroad, who planted
4 feet each way, two stalks in hill. 1t
was my own grandfather's plan, and l
have adopted it this season. / think it
will stop the land from washing. Great |
gullies were washed across my cotton
fields last year, because the rows were
drilled across the hill.
Mr.. H. G. Yeatman joined the Club.
Col. G. w. PoLK-Itbink land for corn |
should be pulverized well at first, and
then receive a surface cultivation. This is
my plan, and I have raised fourteen bar
-rels per acre by it. The land should be
broken up early, and then narrowed, and
the corn planted Tin check and drill. l !
never tried rolling the land, but / think |
it would prove beneficial.
On motion Of Col. Wade, Mr.. John w.
Mays invitation to the Club to dine at |
his residence, at any time they might APP
point, was accepted, and the 10th of May
appointed for the occasion.
On motion of Mr.. Joseph H. Dew, all
persons having implements tor cutting
and saving hay, ETC., were invited to take
their implements to Mays on the Goth,
for trial, by nine O'Clock, A. NJ.
On motion Of Col. T. w. keesee, fifty
copies of the COLUMBIA HERALD, con-
tanning the answer to DR.. Gray, of Ohio,
were ordered to be printed, for distribu-
ton among DR.. Gray's friends, and for
the purpose of answering similar letters. |
He also moved that a committee be ap-
pointed to write a circular letter, to be |
pose.
A committee, composed of the officers !
of the Club, and Col. Wade and J. S. Har- |
ris, was appointed to select a room for |
the Club, and report ut the next meeting.
"The Best mode of Sowing Clover" is |
the next question for discussion