Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-05-12
e. II. FARMERS CONVENTION.
Annual Gathering Of the Farm
cas- from the various
Counties. AVG8l

preseut from diffs ent counties. The
meeting was called to order by the
presideut, Col. Jno. A. Turley, and
the d -legates were called upon to re-.
port their names to the secretary, Col.
G. w. Charlton.
The following delegates were found
to bs present:
Kuox county-A. Haws, ] O. My,
matt, w A. "A. Conner, J Goa Word
w. +. Osb ,rne, K. A. $ cling, J. IA
Gr, z,er, q w. Mahry, h d Badgett,
| Pugn Hail, John Chum les, Il Mel
son, b. f. d .uders, DR. =. IL. rmuh,
Il. l.. w. Mynatt, J. al Crawford, h.
!. Coins, A. Caid well, b +. Doughty,
Jas. Kennedy, JOS. Mabry, ST.,
John Williams, >, ID w. l. we, M
W. McNutt, j. n. II gers, J. Gowan
o. P. Temple, 4. | Gauit, r. Il,
stone, john Tunnel, Root. Wsllacs,
Jonu Sterchi. Alfred Muche |. J A.
Love, J. O Bailey, G w. Prater.
Cocke-Joseph Huff. David Susong,
j. B. Stokely, G. I. Burnett. J. A.
Rorex.
J.fierson-Chas. E. Dunn, Jno, NJ.
Meek, DIR. A. A. Caldwell, J. h. Cald
WELL N. b Gof nth
| B ount-H. r McBath, Horace
McB4lh, J. A. b Ind, Wright George.
McMinu-J. A rurley, q. K. Row
land, R. D VarDyke, Jas. Cunning
ham, Baker Kelly, Oregon Dxou,
Henry Cate, Joha Foster, W. Il. Pat
~, W. B. Crouch, H NJ MckeldIn,
T. B. M4yfietd, rhos. Dorsey, samuel
BAR, J Il. Boyd.
Monroe-H. b, Year40oi, VIM.
Cleveland.
BradIey-John G. Carter.
Anderson-J K. ?. Ws!aca, e. G.
Edwards, Chas. Leouhardt, Dr.. +. f.
Dunn, John Wallace, OrViIle Taylor
3. l.. Moore.
Greene-R. C. Carter, Chas. Earnest
| B. +. Earnest.
Hamblen-DeWit C. Senter, ]. NJ
| BeWley.
lSevler-J. c. Douglass.
| President Turley reai the followin g
carefully prepared. ius ructive and APP
propriste address on the opening OF tns
convention
Gentlemen Of the East Tennessee
Farmers convention: l am glad Il
greet so many of you here to-day
agriculture is noble calling, aut
when pursued in the light of science
il almost universally proves remuner'
alive, and commands the highest IT
spect of those engaged in every other
| avocation.
| This convention may be regarded by
vel mesuiug farmers as Of Hide im
portauCe, aud hence may not attain Il
nrsataaf I-AfttnplI fin any yaafs
yet to come. But If Constant auC
energetic effort is made TO sustain 4
and widen its Influence, the day vii
come when from tue emiuence tina
East Tennessee agriculture shall hav.
attained, her farmers vii! LOOK bach
up.n these efforts and applaud thu
.sgselty and fl iehty OK those who arr
% king them.
Organization ia GOd.given powe
over matter and things, and Can no
ne disregsrdsd wtl immunity
By 1t barbar SIN, mental darkness AM
<uperstltlon. Yaui-h9 ri aud glOrlOu
D civilization took their PLACES.
By the superior advantages It Offs!
I'd the little band of AtheDians a
Marathon, tbs hitherto iDvlnclbi
nos of the Persian King were dis
/ II
Ruowledge permitted to permeate an
ulsas the world.
L der its benign power, govern
Dzuts have sprung forth in II day
eadiug asuuder the sha skies OF tyr
amy, aud proclaiming wider fields fol
mental Fl n, aud n broader rpnere fuI
tie pursuit and eL ,yment Of humsl
Happiuess.
! Organization in America l-veled the
| prImeval forest, reared the many nap
~ hours, erected our busy mauufaC-
urers, threaded the landscape with
numerous railroads. aud, III short
transformed wild land iuto a charm
lng country.
As farmers, we must profit by tn
-xperi, nee of others. Ii organZ alton
be u necessity, then. by u means w
! should adopt Land, like franklin dtt
lhe lightning, use IL to overthrow Ia
old order OF things.
| A body ut one buudred thousan
4rmei men without organ zttiOu
wound &c freely he equal To ten thou
aud disc piiued spiuiers. am pol
-uaded that til rule will apply To mos
,tber efforts IN the great battle Of rf'
Agriculture EN- aces near sevel
= tenths of the populattOn of the U nite
States, aud perhaps u greater proper
uon In East Tennessee. Farm pr
ducts amount to about 81 per cent 9
, the exports from this country. Y
, farmers are heavily taxed and reail
y pay tribute to almost every other Ell
). teTprlse. Why Is this so? If we a.
so largely in tue ascendaucy, 80 far 1
plumbers are concerned, why do v
e IOt protect ourselves? almost bus
o answer, that we are drifting al II
any way the tide Gu oosss to bear U
: and are prac icaly ptOstra'e ut til
feet of other-. imploring their aid an
fostering care.
1t is said that the gods help onl
: those who he p Themselves, and
;, believe IL. II we desire to assert an
ma.ntan equal rights aud ptiVilegt
d with every other vocation, we mu
II make the Impress OF our power All
}: Influence on everything that da
!, come Ia our way. Farmers are iDsle
:, just, and ask only equal opp0rtt
) uiIies with others. THIS much v
should swear by our manhood we wi
have. We are certainly not def cipr
Ia native intellect; II, then, the can,
Is a want Of learning, let US take u
1t our books, until this impeachment |
II out of the way. II a want Of harm'
o nous action Is Deeded, then let all d
W visions among us be removed. W
n must feed the world and we alone al
e responsible II, by our neglect, fam Il
Dr. Invsdes our borders The Teapops
lie bili'y Is great-let our ac ion be- con
10 mensnra'e with its demands. / hof
ly the enorts OF this b idy will go on uu
o I'll a convention auxiliary 10 this vi
!. be orgsniz.d in each civil distrit
n 10 East TeDnesseP, and until ever