The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1881-12-07
Constitution Of the Farmers Congress
Adopted at St. Louis. No.. Oct. 3, 1851.

] We, the farmers of the United State,
in Convention assembled, impresse
with the opinion that the future pro,
| perity and power of American agrieu
ture demand National Union and o.
ganixation of all who are engaged !
tilling the soil that the annual assen
blage of representative farmers fror
every Congressional District in tn
Union, to take counsel together. wi
| not only secure unity and harmony c
action among the farmers of the Repul
lie, but result in making stronger tn
bonds which bind together the State
of the Federal Union and that tn
discussions of all questions of interes
to the farmers-the collection and pub
lication of valuable information, tn
moulding and proper direction of tn,
public mind in reference to all laws ei
| fecting the greatest industrial interes
of the country, makes the Association
one of paramount importance to ever,
American patriot. Therefore, appeal
ing to our brother farmers in every Stat
and Territory to aid us in making known
| the objects to be accomplished and t,
assist in the selection of the most earn
est and intelligent representatives tc
speak for them in this National counci
promote the agricultural wealth of the
United States do adopt the following
constitution for our government:
SECTION 1. This organization shall bt
known as the Farmers Congress Of
the United States.
SEC. 2. The Congress shall be com
posed of one member from each Con
gressional District in the several States
one from each Territory, and one mem
Der from every State Agricultural Col
lege in the Union. Said members shall
be appointed by the Executives of the
different States unless the Agricultural
Societies of the States should prefer to
make the appointments. The Govern
ors of the States aud Territories aud
the United States Commissioner of
Agriculture are ex-officio members.
SEC. B. There shall be President,
one Vice-President from each State, a
Secretary and two Assistant Secretaries
and Treasurer.
Sec. 4. The President shall be elect
ed by vote of the majority of the
delegates present, and shall serve for
two years. 1t shall be his duty to pre-
side over the sessions of the Congress,
to give in his annual report the condi-
ton of agricultural interests in the
Union, with such suggestions as he may
deem necessary to promote them. 1t
shall be his duty to bring the plan and
objects to the Congress before the peo-
pie of the United States by publications
and addresses as he may think best
Sec. 5. 1t shall be the duty of Vice
Presidents in each State to report to the
President of the Congress the condition
of agriculture in their several States
one month previous to the meeting of
the Congress, that he may embody all
such information in his report. 1t shall
be their duty to make known to the
people of their States the advantages
that must follow perfect union of far
mers and labor to build up every organ
ization having for its object the promo
tion of the farmers interests, and to
perform sush other duties as may be
imposed upon them by the Congress.
Sec. 6. The Secretary and Assistants
shall keep records of the proceedings,
and shall be prepared to give through
the press or by correspondence any in
of Importance to the public.
Sec. Z. This Congress shall hold an
nuai meetings, the first of which shall
be held in St. Louis on the Friday pre-
viously to the next annual Fair in that
city.
Sec. 8. The officers of this Congress
shall be elected at the meeting in 1881,
and every two years thereafter, at the
close of all other regular business"
Officers for the next two years Thos.
J. Hudson, of Lamar, Miss, President;
J. V. Scott, Texarkana, Ark, Secreta-
ry; X. NJ. Lear, Hamilton, Mo-, and
NJ. B. Hillyard, Mobile, Ala, Assistant
Secretaries J. N. Townsand, Colum-
bus, Ohio, Treasurer.
Resolutions were adopted providing
for the appointment Of the following