The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-18
Low Country Farmers.

The Agricultural society Oh South Shroiiha,
composed of Farmers and Planters in the lower
tier of counties, held its 9th annual meeting in
Charleston, on the 10th. After the regular bus
mess of the Society had been disposed off, the
member and invited guesls partook of the usual
anniversary .dlnner at Hibernian Hall we clip
the following report of tho table ,prOeeedings
from the New, and Courier.
Grace was said by the Rev. A. Toomcr Porter,
and the company proceeded to the discussion of
the viands.
When wine and nuts was brought in, DIR. Rose
sounded the sigual to come to order. lie then
delivered an opening address, which was fire.
quently interrupted by applause and laughter.
lie said that one great evil under which the
country suffered was too much Agriculture, and
drawing supplies from tho North. One produ-
Ger of food in four was sufficient for any coun-
try. Another trouble was too much railroad,
which had converted Charlie on into mere toll
gate the great commercial highway. APP
plause. lie ended 10y the observation that the
people of this city had reflected long enough,
and that il WAS now time for them to 60 to work,
and offered the toast THE State of South Car
olina-Nay her sons hereafter make their own
bread, eat their own meat, wear their own home
made clothes, stand in their own shoes, and
marry her own daughters [Checrs, applause,
ard DEF eTieifie ii u b, y,t.lssvts% the band.
great and long continued applause. Gen. Rut-
ledge urged more home production, drawing q
picture of the South Carolina baby, wrapped in
swaddling clothes made North, baptized in
font made North, laughter, married with
ring made North, to n wife whose chothcs, like
his own, were made North, carrying her home
in q carriage drawn by horses and harness from
the North, the funeral services read over him
from Northern prayer book, [laughtcr.1 laid
under n Northern tombstone with an inscription
cut North, and finally expect ell to get to heaven
in some new tangled Northern balloon. TGreat
laughter and applause.
Mai. Melchers said that he could not let it be
said that South Carolina wholly dependent
on the North while he sat between two gentle
men one of whom made wagons from the native
woods, while the other made bread from the
tive wheat, and he himself wore n coat and boots
manufactured in the South from Southern pro-
ducts [Appause.l
Col Trenholm in an eloquent speech, proposed
the health of Hon. B. L. Crayton, President of
.tht'State Agricultural Society.
The latter gentleman rose amid much applause,
which he caused a continuance of by his speech,
which abounded in touches of humor. lie
drought down the house time after time es-
pccially in his allusion to "the agriculturiss of
King street, East Bay and Broad street,
Viceprcsident Vardell proposed. .Thc Char
lesion Chamber of Commerce: We comm: to
her the development of our industries
President $. Y. Tupper responded to this in a
speech rcplctc with wit and occasional bursts of
oloquencc, which Kept his audience IN roar
throughout.
Vice President IIinson proposed ''The Press,
the purity of which is the bulwark of our liher-
ties" which was appropriately responded to by
Col II. Il. Rhett.
Vice. President C. A. Chisolm proposed
"Thc judiciary" Responded to by Judge J. 2.
Reed.
Mr.. L. p. Jcrvy, in n brilliant little speech,
proposed the health cf Governor Hampton.
Responded to by Col. W. ID. Clancy, whopro-
p9seA4 A yts se&n. s%,.2Jl18d Carolina-n,...-.--
lady of Milo ,Nl3sk, she sat in the strong fet-
tcrs of an unreenting Radicalsm. whilst the
rabbe crew of Comus rioted in her sacred places.
1t was her tranced vision that shielded her from
the surrounding degradation, until the heaven
sent Hampton dispelled the charm and restored
her to her ancient purify"
Several other volunteer toasts then followed,
and the company dispersed.