Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1885-03-11
Our Industrial Convention,

The State Convention of farmers and
Manufacturers which is to assemble in
Richmond the 18th of April, bids fair to be
one of the largest and ablsst assemblages
that has ever been convened in Virginia
for the purposes which calls it together.
An address to the people has been issued
by Mai. R. V. Gaines of Charlotte. Gen.
W. c. Wlckhan of Hanover, AMI Col A.
5. Buford'of Richmond, the committed ap-
pointed for that plrpose, which reviews
the condition of our m aterial interests aud
calls upon Ill concerned to strike hands
md in united councils prepare the way for
lifting our languishing Industries from the
depression which attends them.
We would gladly publish the whole doc
ument if space allowed it. AS it is, we
give few extracts. Augusta county and
this city have already acted and appointed
full deleg stion who should be prepared
to meet their brethren at the time appoint.
I'd in Richmond. We extract from the ad-
dress as follows:
sFor more than century our best men
have devoted themselves t. the considera-
ton of questions affecting our civil and
political rights, yet we cannot claim pre-
eminence for our State ,lity. We have
given to the nation somt of It's ablest
statesmen. purest jurists and most distin-
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| oeen aoduceo speak. nave we not travel
leo inc DOWNWARD roaa long enough! Con
nned 10 tnelr mario" sphere' 'ne dressings
OF lssachar Will IAN 10 the LOT OF the farm.
ers; put educated ana organized they VIII
take the posltion assigned 10 tnem Dy MI
| webster. inolVlouals IN our S'ate nave
heretofore zone Iiuch lor the advancement
OF Agriculture, out eohultionS are chang-
co. ana IL requires the actiVe co-oPeFaeioh
OF the oJate ltseii TO reach cut ana grasp
me means Oh bringing prosperity 20 all lhe
interests IN the state, OF Wnlch the very
Keystone IS Agriculture. we constitute
the great IN aJoilty OF She sovereign people.
Inc powers vi Ghe ota'e are Ill our coDtIo,'
IL is ID TN nahos Oh tnose 10 whom we oei-
gaze authority 10 ADVANCE OF re'aro tle
progress ol tne oSate, pue we must reiheni-
per that uo oo'eiii'nen' cah oe oeI'er Ut
"isef Ut hioie Progressive '"an Tue peoPie
VINO make H. iuefe ORC lst each inau SCI
ms own mousse IN ofder. Let eacn one 10
his duty IN his own sphere and station.
Let MIN ado TO the wealth. ana prosperity
oi the ctate py MAKING MS own WORK
success: LOU US ulsp'ay 'hat ssn-oeh'ai'
tnat lhdomnaoie energy ana tnat oeter-
| mlnat'oh "hich cnaracterizeo our ieaaefs
IN the past, VINO SIM speak 10 US In mohu-
ineh's upon our Eap,r'i SQUARE.
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u,es of other States. that they foster our
Agricultural Sch ools and enable them so
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.ai 80 Lot t,,as, S,,r,'o,, On 4 lrr;.',I.
! tural Department on scale and with DOW
ers commensurate with its vast Importance
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