The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-06-27
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the name of Grange, are now forming
pretty extensively in Oregon, it may
not be amiss just at this time TO give
the pablic some idea of the derivation
of the name and its application TO the
present organization. We haven't
got into the Grange yet-nor have
we been black balled out of it; but in
common with all other friends oil ag
ricultnre we take an interest in this or
any other movement calculated to
benefit the producers of the country,
and shall therefore give any informa-
ton obtainable which may be of in.
terest to that important class of our
people,
The word Grange points to the
general feudal character OF the move
ment initiated bv northwestern farm.
ers. Grange has variety of mean
ings or shades of meanings, but all
pointing to an agricultural connection.
In French it means grain-farm, in
Granger it means farmer. In old
Scotch it means a place where the
tithes and rents of the church We're
paid in kind; and in modern Scotch
it means a grain-farm's building. In
ordinary English it means farm and
all that belongs to it that is not NOV
able. The word is very old, and it Is
far from being limited to mere farm.
Scott often uses it in that higher and
more aristocratic sense to which it is
fairly entitled. Rotherwood, in
"Ivanhoe" Cedric's extensive abode,
is called Grange, the time being the
close OF the twelfth century. When
Maurice de Bracy tries to persuade
the Lady Rowena to consent to mar
ry him, he having abducted her, he
asks her "Howelse wouldst thou es-
cape from the mean precincts of n
country Grange, where Saxons herd
with the swine which form their
wealth ~ to which the lady. referring
To Roiherwood, replies, "Sir Knight,
the Grange which you condemn has
been my shelter from infancy" Now.
Rowena is represented as being of the
old Saxon biooa.royal, and Cedric
was of the highest Saxon birth he
meath that of Kings; and the Saxons.
though the contrary belief generally
prevails, were more aristocratic than
were their conquerorS, the Normans.
The interval of time between "Ivan-
hoe and .Waverly" is about FIVE cen
turies and half and in the "Wayer.
ly," Grange Is spoken of as an aristo-
cratic residence. as we are told that
The IEsekiy Iateiligencer-ihe only
Journal that Sir Everand Waverly
"patronizetl" and "took in was
transferred from Waverly Home ito
the rectory, from the rectory to Squire
Siubb's at the Grange, from the Squire
10 The Baronei's steward at his neat
white house. the heath" and so on; and
an English Squire in the first half of
George IFS reign was person of no
slight consequence in English society
and politics. La Grania is name OF
one of the finest places tSan Ildefonso)
in Spain, bull. century aud half
ago by Philip n, first ofSpain's Bour-
bon Kings. La Grange is the name
of Lafayeite's chateau, where the yie
de cjtateau of earlier days was as well
kept mp in this century as il democ-
racy had been heard of. The word
has about the same meaning as park,
lodge. and hall, when applied to
high class residence. La Grange and
Lagrange are distinguished names in
the science, the scolarship, and the
soldiership of France. Thus we see
that the name which the Northwestern
farmers for Grangers) have adopted
for their league has an aristocratic
favor, and that there is even royal
iwang about it; but it is 10 be noted
that it is always connected with the
land, and with farming and gardens
and orchards, and the ike nice or
useful things - and the land is the
basis of artist stocracy, and of aseendan-
cY. in all countries but. our own.