The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1886-05-06

under the existing fee bill The rcso!u
ton was adopted.
The following resolutions offered by
DR.. d. G. Tonpkins, Of Edgefield, were
also reported by the committee and adop-
ted:
Whereas in the Report of the Comp
troler General it is stated that some of
the Counties return their taxable proper.
tv at figures far below others, some of
the Counties returning horses at from
s4S to $50 and others returning them
from 800 to 500; therefore, be it
Rcsolved, That the attention of the
next Legislature be called to this discrep'
ancy and remedy provided.
The Convention was entertained with
the reading of paper by Mr.. Hawthorne
of Abbeville, which covered y wide
range of subjects and furnished much
merriment to the Convention in the alb
sence of anything else for consideration.
Col. D. p. Duncan was invited to ad-
dress the Convention, and, taking the
platform, he made one of his character
istic, ringing speeches in harmony with
the conservative uLterances made in the
Convention. The speech was applauded
to the echo, and at its close motion to
adjourn until 9 a. III. on Friday was
adopted.
FRIDAYS SESSION.
On Friday morning at nine o'clock the
Convention reassembled, and under the
call quite number of resolutions were
offered and referred to the Committee on
Resolutions.
The committee on resolutions submit
ted favorable report on the resolutions
introduced by Mr.. Prince of Anderson.
These are rs follows:
Whereas, there exists general depres.
sion of the farming interests throughout
the Southern States and whereas this
depression is not confined to the agricul-
tural interests; but pervades every inter-
est. and is felt more sensibly by the agri-
cultural interest only, because they are
in position to offer the least resistance
to The pressure and whereas this condi.
ton is not so much the result of bad
legislation or unwise administration, but
is directly traceable to our unwise system
of raising all cotton and buying every.
thing we use in foreign markets; and
whereas, the remedy is largely with the
farmers themselves, by attending to farm
interests and instead of one to have a
half score Of money crops, and instead
of buying everything in distant markets,
to buy as little as possible, and that little
in home markets; and, whereas, our sec.
ton abounds in iron and coal fields,
having q forestry surpassed by none in
the Union, having water. powers sufficient
to run the machinery of the world; and,
whereas, the development and utiliza-
ton of these varied and vast resources
would add hundreds of thousands to our
population and millions to our taxable
property, thereby rendering the payment
of our bonds mere form, instead of a
burden and whereas, on account of the
timidity and sensitiveness of capitalists
in entering new fields of investments, the
development and utilization of their
resources cannot be obtained without The
encouragement and fostering care of the
State therefore, be it
1lCGOtCStt, IuoI VIC pod tHO iot IA
ers of the State to lessen the annual
acreage in cotton and turn their attention
largely to the cultivation (along with
cotton) of tobacco, grapes, fruits, melons,
all grains aud all the grasses that enter
into the forage of the country, and
become producers of what they consume,
instead of buyers, and to give their at
t,p,fo, IN ho ro1ci Of ofopl-
That we urge upon our farmers closer
connection and sympathy with our State
agricultural department, and make the
monthly journal of the department a
means of correspondence with each other
by communicating through it advice,
suggestions and experimental facts and
thus cooperate with the commissioner of
agriculture in making that department
all that its originators intended it should
be.
That we urge upon our State Govern
ment the prime Importance of encour.
aging by wise, liberal aud judicious leg.
islation the home manufacturing of raw
and crude materials, the speedy develop
ment of our manu- featuring interests,
thereby creating home markets for all Of
our productions, and for the crude mate.
rials which nature has bestowed upon us
with such lavish hands, centupling our
population and taxable property and
making US trul, great, prosperous and
independent people.
During the reading of the resolutions
there was great confusion. and some op-
position was developed. The resolutions,
however, were adop'ed-yeas 65. nays 32
The next matter of Importance which
claimed the attention of the Convention
was the platform of principles offered by
Mr.. Tillmau, which was as follows:
Whereas, Congress, by Act Of July 9
1862, appropriated certain land scrip to
the several States on condition that the
proceeds of the sale of the same should
| become a fund, the interest on which
should be used to sustain an agricultural
and mechanical college for the education
OF the industrial classes in each State
accepting said donation;
And, whereas, South Carolina accept
ed this fund and entered into contract
with the United States to carry out in
good faith the conditions of said trust,
but has failed to do so;
And, whereas, the languishing agricul-
tural interests Of the State are in sore
need of an institution which shall fur
nish a more practical and scientific train
ing, at less cost, 10 those who desire to
follow farming, than can now be ob-
tained, while at the same time mapping
out the system of farming which must
be adopted 10 save our lands and redeem
our agriculture;
And, whereas, practical knowledge
of the mechanic arts among our own
people must be had before we can hope
for that diversity of pursuits and intro
duction of manufacturing so necessary to
the prosperity of our agriculture, by
giving market for other farm products
besides cotton; therefore be it resolved {:
1st. That we respectfully urge the
Legislature to establish, as soou as pos,
sibIe, real agricultural and mechanical
college, separate and distinct from the
South Carolina College, and modelled
after those of Michigan and Mississippi,
which have stood the test of time and
are acknowledged to be the best of their
kind in the United States.
I'd. That the control and management
of said agricultural and mechanical col
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