The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-03-12

upon their rights and appeal for justice
from the powers that be- such an array
i more powerful than an army with
banners. It may be disregarded for a
time, but it carries with it moral IN
auence. which in the end cannot fail to
succeed.
Concert and combination are the main
sources of strength and power. The
farming interest Of this country, although
surprising all other industrial pursuits
IN ia resources and its clements Of
strength. has hitherto languished and
remained inert for the want Of some
medium of concert, some system OF
combination. But the Grange organ
ization is about to solve the problem of
the farmers power. 1t has brought the
farmers face to face and astonished
themselves by revealing to them their
own strength.
Upon the subject of returning the
cotton tax, the South may be said to be
a unit Thousands in the North sym
pathize with their Southern brethren,
who were the victims of this cruel and
odious tax. Heretofore, the mighty
influence in favor of restoring the tax
has not been effectively brought to bear
for the want Of concerted action.
The Grange system supplies this want.
To the honor and credit of New Har
mony Grange, of De Soto county, Missis-
sippi, it has sounded the first bugle
blast in favor of returning this tax.
Let the other Oranges of the State
re-echo the cry.-Let the Oranges of
all the other Southern States, aye, and
Northern States, too, who are in favor
of doing justice to their brother far
mers of the South-let them all join in
the loud refrain-of Justicel-Justice
to those who were wronged and ruined,
as thousands were, by the oppressive
unconstitutional tax upon the growth
of cotton. We predict, that in less
than ninety days, more than a million
Of men will be knocking at the door Of
Congress, appealing to that august as
semblage, in the name Of justice, equal
ity, and the constitution, to come to
the relief of the depressed and suffering
people of the South, by simply perform
ing an act Of justice.
The following are the resolutions
passed upon the subject of the cotton
tax, by new Harmony Grange, De Soto
county, Mississippi;
Resotped. That tie attention of the
oranges, of the Patrons of Husbandry
throughout the South, should be, and
is hereby called, to the subject of the
tax paid upon the cotton grown in the
years 1866, 1867 and 1868; that every
grange throughout the cotton growing
States, be invited and requested to move
in concert, and with combined action
in regard to it, to get up memorials
addressed TO the Congress of the United
States, petitioning for the repayment
of this tax, said memorials to be signed
by the individual members of each and
every grange, and forwarded for present
tation to Congress, to such members of
the two Houses as may be favorable to
the objects and purposes of the Patrons
of Husbandrv
Reeotped, That the grangers of the
Northern States be also requested, to
give their attentions to this subject,
and we do hereby appeal to them, to
lend their friendly aid and influence in
having justice done to their PROSTATE
and suffering brethren of the cotton
growing States.
Resotred, That we have full faith
and confidence, to believe, if the
oranges of the South, aided by our
just and sympathising brethren of the
Northern oranges, will seriously act,
with concert and determination, and
insist upon justice toward those who
paid this unjust and discriminating
tax, Congress will, during the present
session, return to Us the money, which
we were oppressively and unconstftu-
tionally required to pay,
ResotUed, That the jackson CLARION
and other Journals in the State, friendly
to our organization, be requested to
publish these proceedings and also
the memorial, that NAV be signed by
the members OF this grange, for the |
information OF other oranges through /
out the State. and that all Journals 1
friendly to our organization, be request I
ed to copy them.
Resolred, That the memorial of this 4
New Harmony Grange, be forwarded |
to Hon. j. L. Alc~rn, Senator in Con /
gress from this State, and that he be /
to present the same to the /
Senate of the United States Congress.
The following is the memorial of the |
members OF New Harmony Grange, |
ordered to be forwarded to Hon. j. L. |
Aleorn for presentation to the Senate |
of the United States.
De SoTo Co., Mississippi
February Z, 1874
10 the Senate and House of Representa- |
tires Of Tie Congress Of the United States. /
We, the subscribers, Citizens of De
Soto County Mississippi and members
of New Harmony Grange of the Pa
irons of Husbandry in said county, do
petition your honorable /
bodies to restore to the people of the
cotton growing States, the taxes, which,
oy law of Congress, they were required |
70 pay on their cotton grown in the
years 1866, 1867 and 1868.
We do not propose to enter into any
argument, to prove that those whose