Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-04-17
MANCHESTER.
The Backward sPring-AgricuIturaI
Association - Sunday School Pro
gress in Coffee County Political

The Backward STANDARDIZATION
Association - Sunday School Pro
gress in Coffee County Political
Movements, etc.
Special Correspondence Union and American.
MANCHESTER, April 15.-One half of
the month, in which, of all others in the
year our farmers should be the busiest, has
gone by and scarcely anything done towards
planting on account of the unpropitiOus
weather. Most of the farmers have their
land prepared, and have been ready to
plant for two weeks, but it has rained so
much and so often that the ground has been
in no condition for cultivation. This is
rather unfortunate, inasmuch as we had
very backward spring any way. Our
farmers are in no way discouraged, hOwev-
er, and exhibit more industry and enter
prise than usual. A great many thousand
more fruit trees have been set out this
spring than ever before, and more attention
is being paid to the grass crop, two things
peculiarly adapted to our climate and soil,
and upon which we must in great meas
ure depend hereafter for our revenue
The Farmers Club at its last meeting
recommended the calling of mass cOnven-
ton Of the farmers of the county on the
first Monday in May, to initiate proceed
ings for the formation of County AgTi-
cultural Association, having for its object
an exhibition or fair this fall. have no
doubt it will be well attended and that good
will come of it.
On the 18th inst, the second session of
the Coffee County Sunday-school COnven-
ton assembled at the Presbyterian church
in this place, bringing together delegates
from all parts Of the county and represent
ing some fifteen different schools, the ag-
gregate number of whose scholars was
about 1000. A deep interest is being man
Tested in the cause and an impetus given
to it which 1 think will prove beneficial, not
only in the establishment OF many new
schools in the county, but IN having them
continued permanently-the great draw
| back upon their usefulness heretofore being
the difficulty encountered in keeping them
under way during the winter.
The subject Of politics, so long in abey-
ance among US, is beginning to excite some
interest, inasmUch a. bwO prominent men
of our own county are spoken of in connec-
ton with the race for Governor and Con-
gress. | refer to our fellow citizens, Gen.
Frank Chatham, who has been announced
as a candidate for Governor, and Col. Matt.
Martin, who is everywhere in this region
spoken Of as our candidate for Congress.
II they run, think there will be but little
division in the vote Of this county, as be-
lieVe either Of them would carry nine
tenthS Of the whole voting population with
them. l suppose there win be a meeting
for the purpose of naming delegates to the
State Convention, held here ON the first
Monday of May, and some expression of
the sentiments of the people in regard to
the candidates be made.
Now that our County Court has levied
tax for school purposes, We should be
greatly pleased to have visit from our
friend Killebrew to ''stir them up' upon the
subject. He should be here at our Agri-
cultural Convention in May too, if possible,
TENNIs0N,