The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-05-07

| mothers, can never hope to achcSc amy hiSh
place in the civilizations OF to-day and hoth
Justice and wisdom demand that our S'rlS
| should have an equal chance with Our boys
| We recommend that such u school he opened
at the Citadel in place of the military institute
now in operation there, and that IT hc h6erally
supported by the State. We appeal TO the wo-
men Of South Carolina, who feel the dchcicn
cics of their own training md have seen the
utter hclp!cssncss of their sisters when lett Mt
their own resources, tn aid in establishing an
industrial college for females in our State Ike
hat at Columbus, Mississippi. II they cannot
secure that prohibition which would banish
alcohol. they can help 10 Danish that prohibit
! ton. ignorance which now bars their sex in
! this State from all occupations except sewing.
teaching and working in factories.
/ II. RnSoir.I. That committee of seven. one
| from each Congressional District, hc appuintci
by the Chair, who will draft the memorial men
| toned in these resolutions aud forward the
same at once to our own representatives. at Wash
inrtou and that the said committee shall pre-
| pare bills and have the same introduced i'll the
next General Assembly, carrying out the spirit
aud purpose OF these resolutions. Furtbcrmorc,
that said committee shalt go tn Columbia whcn
! the LEGISLATURE meets and make such prcscnta-
,i.u of facts aud argument "a will help secure
I their passage.
Mir r.lman said he desired that each rcSolu-
tn should stand on its own mcritS.
The frs; resolutions were adopted without
jcsh;r
Nr. riimau said in reference to the fifth res
r.,,.eu that in wording it he had no intention
u reject on the Board oc Trustees of the I"l-
.eEr.
Nr. y. /. Duncan, Of Cniou, said he would
be rccrcant rs a member of the Board OF lru>-
tees if he failed to meet the remarks Of the gem
ilcmau. lie had been opposed 70 the scheme o:
an agricultural college, pure and simple. bat
since he hal conferred with its advocates ~
this meeting he had almost been pcrSunici t.
be in favor of Il purely agrlcU!tura, c'.,c-c.
| lie would not untagonizc such c'..cEt. tNi
proposed to aid in its upbuiidiu-. lie 'U!lci
Governor llaygooi rs saying OF the @:v:ru.,"rh.
, | annex to the South Carolina College t,Nt !;
"aiu't worth II d--n.' lie did not think We la /
| the man in South Carolina who could iIHe
charge of such Il college. ami ii any attempt -
, foiSt the wrong man upon Il was lUAtc. lie
would Join IN tho attempt to break il down
lIo was willing t" subordinate his opposition to
this system of purely agricultural college -
the judgment Of others. lie read a statement
| prepared Ivy President McBrydc, in answer To
the reflections the agricultural department
OF the College and the work which it was do
ing. which has already been published
The resolution was adopted
c The sixth resolution was adopted without
4 debate
MIR. Tiiiman said that the first question
4 which proposition 10 establish an Agriculture
9 al College started in the mini o. auy one was.
will it increase the taxes? People were
very sensitive on this subject. and 1t must ho
: remembered that the convention was not q
4 Legislature, which could impose 4 tax for this
= purpose. but that we would have to 90 back t'
the people aud lay these propositions before
v them and induce them to >cnd t" the
, Legislature to carry out their views in thi,
matter. If they believe that their burden o
c taxation was to be increased they would no
i vote for it. We would have. therefore, :" us,
. great deal of policy and "dodgc round a
Ii on fertilizers, the farmer would never know
J. that he was paying it, and even if he was pNy
ing fifty cents u ton the fertilizer used,
apart from the benefits he derived from III,
college, the purity secured in fertilizers woul,
in itself more than compensate him.
y | Mr. Dargan sprang up with considerable
Il earncstncss aud sail he abhorrcd an iudircc
) tax. and when it was deliberately proposed b,
the recognized leaders of the farmers move
ment tn take ont of tho pockets OF the farmc
s. money for any purpose without his knowledge
i nc would oppose il and advertise the farmers {
u this purpose. Such proposition as this wa
we'll calculated 10 kill the movement and
il was because he wanted this effort 10 succce
/ that he earnest in his protest against utter
A. anccs in this convention which were calculate
Il 10 njUre its success. lie protested that he wa
To actuatcd only by the earnest desire to suc
), cess attend the present movement, and there
it fore he deprecated anything which would an
gouHc the other classes of citizens as such i'll
c. advised terms Of abuse as had been dircctc
- against the officers OF the government and law
:. yers was calculated TO do. The latter had bee
|. always true to the in,erc Ss of the farmers an
!, ready to help them. y voice !: They hav
&c been well Ial for ii lie replied to this b
Y saying with much p irit that when our citizen
&c hal been halcl before the Federal courts an
c their liberties expos cl TO the malice of cruz
&c political enemy. the lawyers of the Sra!c In
:c nobly in the breach for their defense ami
= hi knowledge not q lawyer of his County ha,
i ever asked received u dollar for the service
: Mr.. Timan disc,aimcl that he hal apple,
Ii lau Guagc Of an offensive character To any
the officers ofthc State. and that he had only
l. short time since on this floor taken occasion [
!c put in this disclaimer.
lc \ number Of brief iuter,"cutory specchc
1t were made and several v";cS taken. when IA
- fate of the resolution was finally determine.
Of and it was adopted by rising vote Of 10 {
e %
TO Resolution ten came up for consideration
y when Mr.. Tiilmau sail. lit seems that. in m
Il innocence 0r faculty for saying striking thius'
,s | am always trcading on -,mcho iy'- toes, an.
n | while the terms usci in the resolution "iul
,r factory and that moral graveyard. the c",tn
n factory. expressed exactly h> own idea -
.> the institutions to which they were there ~
r plicd a. he dill not wish t. hurt any feelings
c he asked To- have them cXPUngcd before the RS
IN | oNtion was put UNon irs Passage. HE word
4 were accordingly stricken out ant the rcsolu
4 ton adopted without debate
t. The eleventh resolution was also alrrIc
t. without debate. rnl the resolutions as u whOl
:. wcr" ihcn adopted aftr" which the c,nycurot
" t",N yccc-. until %. l.. u.
:. ,rTrRN"oN SESSION.
" Tho CO invention rc-as,cmh,ci at =. i. NJ. NJ
90 Talbcrt occupying the chair. II" stated thar
was the expressed desire of many OF the men
bcrs to close The proceedings this aitcrnoor
: and in order - i" - II would hc necessary
&c give strict attention y" the husincss betrl
i, them.