The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-02-13
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THE FIRST DAY'S SESSION.

A Pleasant Trip to Augusta-Waiting
for Breakfast-Openingo Of tho Con-
ventIon-The Report "n Direct Trade
and Immigration - Afternoon and
Night Sessions.
[FRoM OUR SPECIAL REPORTER.
AUGUSTA, GA, February IL.
The delegates from the Charleston Cham
Der of Commerce to the Convention of the
| Georgia State Agricultural Society left
Charleston at half-past o'clock P. M. yester-
day. The party consisted of the Hon. George
A. Trenholm, chairman of the delel alton, and
seven other delegates, viz =: MessIs. George
W. Williams, q. d. Raymond, j. D. Aiken,
Mcmillan King, Isaac Hayne, Louis D. De-
saussure and William NJ. Lawton. Colonel
| D. Wyatt Aiken, secretary of the State Agrl-
cultural and Mechanical Society of South
Carolina, and Mr.. P. Papin, General superln-
tendent Of the Labor Cooperation and 1mm-
grafton Association of New York, have also
arrived. Mr.. Papin reached Charleston only
that morning, and came. for the express pur-
pose of attending the Convention.
Through the courtesy OF the officers OF the
South Carolina road, the party were furnished
with the private car Of ce-President Tyler.
SO we rolled away as comfortably as we could
desire, and with as little jolting as If we were
travelling 10 balloon. And then there was
sable African 10 the car who approached at
the slightest wink TO know If he could serve
any OF US. Tnere was one circumstance, how
ever. which cast gloom over each member
of the party. This was the loss OF basket
which was sent up from the anniversary sup
per of the Chamber of Commerce. 1t had
been entrusted 10 the care OF darkey, who
set it down In the depot, and because nobody
claimed 1t carried 1t of again before the
starting Of the train. 1t was too sad. The
party soon separated into little groups, one oil
which shall call the battery OF heavy artille.
ry, because 1t kept dlschargipg vollays of poll
Ilcal economy and kindred ammuuitlou.
Another was the battery of light artillery
which indulged In continual discharge of
travelling Incidents and laughter. A THIRD
group were mere reserves, who occupied an
intermediate position aud said nothing at
all. At length all began to grow
sleepy, and then that attentive Afrl-
can turned the sofas inside out aud be-
hold they were transformed into number Of
luxurious couches. This was not The kind
of railroad travelling that had been accus-
toned to. 1t was delightful When we awoke
this morning we were near Augusta. A mel
ancholy mishap occurred Oil our arrlVa.
Whenever Vlce-PresidenL Ty er comes to Au-
eusta his car Ia detached about a mile below
the depot. The train hand, on whom this
duty devolved, laboriug under grave mis-
take, detached the cur as usual. 80 we,
strangers In strange land, were left TO shift
for ourselves. Just as all we're about TO leave
the car. to walk into the city, q Struggling
locomotive came up TO our rear, and we I'M
medlately conscribed him. Arrived at the
depot all the hacks were gone, but we sue
ceeded In obtaining one after awhile, and
drove to the Planters Hotel. Ia tho mean
time, areception committee from the citizens
of Augusta, composed Of General stoval and
Others, lad repaired to The depot with carriages
to meet US. Being Informed by the conductor
that our car had been cut off below the depot
the committee drove post haste 10 the spot,
but the birds had flown. When we had sat
down TO breakfast General Stovall arrived,
out of breath, and explained that his commit
tee had engaged rooms for us elsewhere.
But 1t was too late. We felt grudge against
that train hand.
The Planters Hotel ls not what 1t should be.
We sat 10 the breakfast room three-iourths OF
an hour before single walter would offer to
brlpg US breakfast. Some OF the delegates
were exasperaled, but we consoled ourselves
by thinking that the long waiting would bring
us an elegant breakfast. The breakfast was
the poorest we had ever seen, but we man.
aged to swallow 1t AMI our disappointment
| too.
The Convention assembled at eleven o'clock
A. NJ. and was called to order by General A.
II. Co!quitt, president OF the Georgia State
Agricultural Society. About two hundred
delegates were present, consisting mainly OF
representatives from the various counties OF
Georrla. The other South Carolina delegates
besides our party were Mr.. H. T. Peake, OF
| Charleston, from the State Agricultural and
Mechar ical. Society of South Carolina, and
Colonel John B. Palmer, of Columbia, from
the south Carolina Board of Trade. Tennes-
s.e Ia represented by Hon. j. W. Clapp, OF
Memphis. There are many prominent citl-
zens of Georgia present.
The proceedings were opened with prayer
nv the Rev. MIR. Cook. Mr.J ]. e. Black, oil
the Augusta delegation, next delivered an
address of welcome. He described the plea
sure which the people of Augusta felt In re-
ceiyIng into their midst on assemblage con-
slsllng not only of Georgians, but Of delegates
| from other States. He referred to the humil
,ating fact that the people of the South are
dependent upon other sections for food, and
,ndulped In the hope that this Convention was
the beginning of new order of things, In
which the Southern people would ere long
reap and enjoy great benefits. In conclusion
he extended on the part of the people OF Au'
pusla cordial welcome to each and all OF the
delegates. A.,
President Colqultt briefly returned the
thanks of the Convention for the cordla
greeting which had been extended Dy Mr.
Black. Augusta had always been celebrated
for her kindness and hospitality, and this new
manifestation of 1t would long be gratefully