, 1874-02-12
The CHANGERS.
Declaration Of Purposes by
the National Grange.
Social Advancement One Of
It's First Objects.
Favor Direct and Friendly Re-
lations Between Producer
and Consumer.
A Determined Opposition to.
Tyrannica| Monop-
oIies.
will Also Oppose Excessive Salarics,
High Rates Of Interest, and
Ezorbitant Profits.
Changers, as Such, to Take No
Part in Political Dis
cussions.
Seotionaliam Is, and Of Right Ought
to Be, Dead.
Memorial to Patrons Of uusbandry Of
Tho Cotton States.
Argument in Favor Of Mixed Husbandry
in the South.
History Of tho Organization and Diff.
culties Of the Boston Grange.
Large Meeting Of tho Farmers OF Joe
Dayiess County.
Memorial to Patrons Of uusbandry of
Tho Cotton States.
Argument in Favor Of Mixed Husbandry
in the South.
History Of the Organization and Diff
culties Of the Boston Grange.
Large Meeting Of tho Farmers OF Joe
Dayiess County.

ST.. Louis, Feb. 1.-The National Grunge to-
day, after the transaction Of somo minor bust-
meas, received tho report Of the Committee on
Rcsoiutions, presented by Nlr. WardoW, Of
Florida, and adopted 1t unanimously. It is as
follows:
DECLARATION OF PURPOSES.
Profoundly impressed with the truth thas tho MI
uonut Grange Of tho United etates should definitely
proclaim to tho world Its general Objects we hereby
unanimously mike this declaration Of purposes u tho
Patroh0 OF Husbandry-
Fxr,t-,rn,.., ~, r. 'SnaTEnx1rr. .1an ,.,.,,,, a.
enu W. g dar' or a e
our Order, our country, and mankind.
; uNrr1-l!nEnrr- E. -oHAarIT.
Steond-"e heartily indorBa tho motto !" In essen
nss 1}nisy In n0nesscnt'ala bcrty in a things
Third We shall endcayor to advance our cause by
hboring to accomplish the following obiocta: To de-
Velop batter md higher manhood and womanhood
ton Of our homca and strengthen our attachments 10
our pn1sita to foster mutual understanding and
ate eso to oSap sp q sp our w nna to
Soa 'advdu. and s'"ss ssrpofs Sat ' t.
farms aelfsupportlng; to diversity our crops, and
plant no more than oulttyato; to oondcnse he
wsae Of To- our o1ports sous Less in the bushel and
work, and calculate nelltgently tho probabilitics
to diBcoantcnnnce tho credit System, tho mortgage
tending 70 prodgality and bankruptcy. Wc propose
meeting together alking together, working together,
.ea pans osssa. 'eng tSgh ana gSsFa
xancen1ent, as occasion may require We shall avoid
litigation % much az possible, by arbitration IN tAa
harmony, ,goodwill an vital brotherhood among our
ao!ses, aud to mako order perpetual, We ahall
csty endcavos to supress personal, local. sectional.
aud national prcjudiccs, Ill unhealthy rivalry and MI
selfish ambition. Faithful adherence to these priuci
p!ea WI insure our mental, aud moral, social, snd
NO MONOPOLY.
fFoara-For our business interests VIC dosire to
br'Mg producers aud consumers, farmers and nanu-
Hence We must dispense With surplus OF middle
msn not that VIC arb nufriendly to them, hut NO do
'nis no, re e r:a Thcr surpas and Their emotions d.
against any othor interests wlatoyer Un the contru-
~ al our acts and all etorts far business is
but also Tor ali other intorests t.hat try
to bring those two parties Into speedy mud
ton companies Of every Kind aru necessary to our suc
cesa that their nteresta Intimately connected with
our Interests and that harmonious action Is mutually
our declaration of principles Of actlou that Aindyid
ual happiness depends upon tho general prosperity"
Se ss sssI f. hs
eeapy to the aeahoard between home producers and
consumers all the productions Of our country. Wo
in Natures great trtcriea. that the lfebood Of COM
merce may 10" freely. We arc not enemies Of rail-
corporation that will advance our industrial ,ntorests
nor OF any laborng classes In noble Ordor ther
1s no communism, no ograrianssn. We nre opposcd
enterprise a. tend to oppreas peopls and rob
them q their just profits We arc not enemies
long to gee the antagonam between capital and labor
removed BY common CONSENT aud by MI enlightened
statesnansnip worthy Of the nineteenth century. We
cat, and e1orhitant percent proats In trade They
greatly increase our burdens, aud do not bear pro-
portion to tue prohta Of producers. No de-
stro only self-protection and the protection Of
every true interest, Of our land by legitimate
Transactions, legitimate trade and legitimate uroiits
nclyes anu for our children by a Just means within
our power, We especially advocate for our agrtcul-
tural md industrial colleges that practical agriculture
domestic scicnce. md oil the arts which adorn tic