Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-09-20
NASHVILLE, TENN.
Meeting Of the Farmers Convention,
and Probability Of Split To-Day.
Exciting Debate Anticipated.

Exciting Debate Anticipated.
Especial Dispatch to the Courier-Journal.l
NASHVILLE, TENN. Sept. 16.-The
State Farmers Convention met here !
at IL A. NJ. Shortly after being called
to order, discussion arose about the
preliminary organization of the con-
vention, in which was. developed the
fact that portion of the convention
was decidedly in favor of oranges,
another of the farmer clubs, another
favorable to both organizations. and
still another band seemed to be scarce
" in favor of anything definite. The
grangers feared that the purpose of
the convention was to oyershadow and
do away with them. Others thought
that it was contemplated to combine
all organizations in which husbandry
was interested. Plain farmers seemed.
to predominant. There were large
delegations from Middle and small
delegations from East and West Ten
nessee. Two lady grangers were
present.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
The following permanent officers
were elected: General w. ID. Jack
son. president. Vice Presidents-Col.
G. w. Charlton, M. f. johnson, for
East Tennessee; Col. John H. French.
DIR. s. N. Head, Middle Tennessee A.
B. Haynes, John T. Douglass, West
Tennessee. For Secretary r.. b.
Wood.
The Committee on Constitution and
Bylaws submitted report recommen-
ding that the name of the association
to be organized be knownas the Ten
nessee Farmers Association.
GEN. JAcKsONs REMARKS.
The report was taken up and action
on it postponed after good deal of
quibbling. General jackson said that
the resolutions were postponed for the
purpose of bringing about unity, har
mony and concert of action among
every form of farmers organizations.
He regretted that the idea had been
conceived that the object of this move
ment was designed TO overthrow the
work of the Order of Patrons of Hus-
| barry. He considered it the best form
of farmers organization that had ever
been devised, and that there would be
greater evidences of unity, harmony
and sympathy amongst its members,
and it would accomplish greater good
for the farmers than any other form of
farmers organization. 1t would rem
der assistance to farmers in disposing
of their products for good remunera-
ton and in the purchase of their sup
plies. He was familiar with its work
ings, and there was nothing in that a
Christian and gentleman could not sub
scribe with his whole heart Some
objections had been made to the secret
feature, which was one of the grandest
of its features. They had not met to
form any third party, or to make it
anything of political character, but
to promote and advance the interests
of agriculture. The grand object of
the order was to ameliorate the condi-
ton of the farmer. 1t was to educate
him to higher standard of usefulness.
When they met as farmers, they should
discard every other idea, and move
forward to word, discovering those
things that would lead to the advance
ment of agriculture, to the interest of
the farmer, and if possible to devise
means to lift the burdens that were
now expressing them in so many diff
ferent forms. He warned them to be-
ware of any wolves who might be in
sleeps clothing, because he had seen
instances of disturbing elements in the
convention, which should be banished.
GOV. BROWNS REMARKS.
Gov. Brown, in delivering the ad-
dress of welcome, said it seemed to
him a good omen of the times that this
first convention of the agricultural in
terests of Tennessee, representing as it
did by far the larger and more intelli-
gent interest of Tennessee, that they
had assembled and in spirit of har-
mony organized themselves at time
when peace sat enthroned upon noun
tain and hilltop in the country. He
hoped they were there not for the pur-
pose of destroying and breaking down
other interests in a spirit of retalia-
ton, to overthrow and overturn inter
ests that had been fostered and built
up for the protection of government,
/ but for the purpose of uniting togeth-
err as band of brothers, not to claim
the protection of the strong arm of the
Government, for the farmers interest
did not really need the strong arm of
the Government. He came, then, to
welcome them to the capital of Ten
nessee, and not to tell them what they
ought to do, and not from the fact that
he was a member of any farmers
grange or farmers association. He
hoped that their deliberations would
result in harmony, and materially aid
the wealth, prosperity and greatness of
their native State He hoped the day
would never come when the boom of
artillery and the fire of musketry
would disturb the profound peace
which the State of Tennessee now en-
joyed.
INHARMoNIoUs COUNCILS.