The farmers' vindicator. (Jackson, Miss.) 1873-1???, 1874-06-12

=. riety; Flora, with all her little dain
1 les; prepare for the convenience an
pleasure of the young folks, cause ther
a to be pleasant, happy and agreeable
). also, your neighber's children, whe
they visit you, let the comminglings O
yours and theirs be happiness, be truth
In short, we must make the home o
the farmer pleasant, attracting and sell
; sustaining-then its calling will be de
sirable-and no longer, as is considered
by some, a mere make-shift" arrange
ment
A great many look upon the Ordel
of the Patrons of Husbandry as being
a mere money-making and money-sav
ing's institution, and to that extent
too, that it blends itself with parsi
mony and with illiberality. Now
those who are of this opinion, have yct
to learn the first principles of the Or
der. To use it for this purpose, only,
or to make it a mere cooperative
trading's association, We would degrade,
and, in degrading, greatly cripple it in
its operations; and | am fearful that
there are great many, yes, very
great many, within the gates, as well
as without, that entertain this opinion.
In a money sense, of course, we expect
to be benefited, though indirectly.
We are already deriving benefits, both
socially, morally and intellectually.
In plain words, it proposes to advance
the agricultural interest in every pos
sible legitimate way. And it does oc
cur to me, when we take into consid-
GRAFTON our depressed and most lament
able condition, that the founding of
the Order Of Patrons of Husbandry
was divine appointment, whereby
the adherents Of agriculture might be
delivered from the hands of the op,
pressor, as were. the children of Israel
in the days of Moses.
A properly organized Grange in any
is of inestimable value,
both pecuniarily and mentally. 1t
causes us to take an interest in our
business; it induces community of
thought; it prompts us to action; brings
mind in contact with mind; idea in
contact with idea; we are constantly
by the beautiful ceremonials
Of the several degrees to ever be vigi-
LIANT in business; and we are also re.
minded of our obligations, morally, to
be kind, to be charitable, sedate and
truthful, and to be mutually helpful.
Then if the workingsof the Organiza-
ton offers this facility for the advance
ment Of our country's interest, which
it most assuredly does where properly
applied, / ask who would be SO selfish,
20 envious and unphilanthropic as not
10 appreciate the advantages it offers
70 the people of this our once glorious
Union. Certainly there is not one so
ost, lost, lost to the progression of the
century as to say naught.
Let us remember that the creation of
he Order of the Patrons of Husbandry
vas an absolute necessity movement
n self-defence on the part of the farm
the fact that every other ;
lass and industry are united for mu
ual aid and support from the street ;
,oot-black up to the Wall street money {
,ings of the land. And sorry to say,
which all must acknowledge, some of
hem have associated together for the I
ontrolling and subordinating the agri- I
cultural interest, which they have to a l
and to the almost pros {
ration of legitimate trade. I
1t has also happened that the bur t
ems of Government, both State and
National, have fallen almost exclusively c
n the farmer, or to say the least of it, |
Their classes have been protected to !
he detriment of the agriculturist, :
those labor constitutes, the support and J
fe-blood of every other industry and /
ursuit. Think of it; who could get !
long without the farmer? The mer- t
hant, the banker, the lawyer, the doc a
Or, the newspaper man, the agent, | i
light say all, directly or indirectly, o
raw Lnelr Sustendnc IrOn The Clllage L
the soil. 1t is the main driving f
heel that gives force to the whole in u
ustrial fabric, whether of land or sea; l
nd without it all machinery of what a
yer class, would cease its motion. C
Then, is it not astonishing, surpris- O
Ugly so, to see that agriculture is not t
protected or fostered in fl
lie least. Why is this the case? Is Il
because we are in prosperous con- I
tion; is it because we play no par 81
cular part in life's drama; is it be- c,
luse we are unable to take care and p
ok after our own interest, as a class? v
OF so but because we are intrusting oil
If interest and our business to others; Of
,cause we will not act in concert in ST