The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-01-19
agricultural department.
CONDUCTED BY.ALBERT CHAPMAN.
THE PATRONS OF HUsBANpRy.
DECLARATION or PURPOSES OF THE NATION.
AL GRANGE.

Proudly impressed with the truth that
the national grange Of the United States
should definitely proclaim to the world its
general objects, we hereby unanimously
make this declaration OF purposes OF the
Patrons OF Husbandry
l. United by the strong and faithful
tie Of agriculture, we mutually resolve to
labor for the good of our order. our coun.
try aud mankind.
2. We heartily endorse the motto,
"In essentials, unity; in non.essentials,
liberty in all things, charity"
8. We shall endeavor to advance our
cause by lsboriDg TO accomplish the fol-
lowing objects; To develope higher
and better manhood among ourselves, t.
enhance the comforts and attractions o.
our homes. and strengthen the attach.
ments to our pursuits. To foster mutual
understanding and co operation. To
maintain nviolate our laws, aud to emu
late each other 10 labor To hasten the
good time coming. To reduc. our ex
penses, both individual and corporate. To
buy less and produce more, iD order t.
make our farms self sustaining. To di
versiiy our crops, and grow no more than
we eau cultivate. To condense the
weight Of our exports, selling less 10 the
bushel, and more on hoof and in fleece
To systemize our work, and calculate in
telligently on probabilities. To discount.
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system, the fashion system, and every
other system tending to prodigality and
bankruptcy. We propose meeting to-.
ge,her, talking together, working togeth.
er, buying together, selling together, and
in general acting together, for our mutual
protection AID advancement as occasion
may require. We shall avoid litigation
as much as much as possible by arbitra.
tion in the grange. We shall constantly
strive to secure entire harmony, good
will, vital brotherhood among ourselves,
and to mako our order perpetual. We
shall earnestly Ondeavor to suppress per-
sonal, local, sectional and national preju.
dices, all unhealthy rivalry. and selfish
ambition. Faithful adherence to these
principles will insure our mental, moral,
social and material advancement.
4. For our business 10 erests we desire
70 bring producers and consumers, farm.
ers and manufacturers, into mo direct
and friendly relations possible. Hence, we
must dispense with surlus of middle
men not that We are uniriendly to them
but We do not need them. Their suplus
and their exactions diminish our profits
We wage no aggressive warfare against
any other interest whatever. On the
contrary, all our acts and all our efforts,
so far as business is concerned. are not
only for the benefit of the producer and
consumer, but also for all other interests,
and tend to bring these two parties into
speedy and economical contact. Hence,
We hold that transportation companies of
every kind are necessary to our success /;
that their interests are intimately connect.
ed with our interests. and harmonious &C.
ton is mutually advantageous, keeping in
view the first sentence in our declaration
Of principles Of action, that individual
happiness depends upon general prospect.
ty." We shall, therefore, advocate for
every State the increase in every practi-
cable way, OF all facilities for transporting
sheaply to the seaboard, or between home
producers aud consumers, all productions
Of our country We adopt it as our fixed
purpose to open out the channels in ma
lures great arteries, that the liie.blood OF
commerce may flow freely. We are not
enemies Of railroads. navigation aud rri-
eating canals, nor of any corporation that
will advance our Industrial interests. nor
Of any lshorng classes In our noble or.
der there is no communism, nor agariau.
ism. We are opposed to such spirit and
management Of any corporation or enter
prise as tends to Cypress the people aud
rob them Of their just profit. We arc
not enemies Of capital, but we oppose t.
tyranny Of monopolies. We long to set
the aptsgouism between capital and Labor
removed by common consent and by Gu
ligh,ened craftsmanship worthy of the
nineteenth century We are opposed to
excessive salaries, high rates Of interests
and exhorbitant profits in trade. They
generally decrease our burdens, and dc
not bear proper proportion to the profits
Of producers. We desire only self pro-
lection OF every interest Of our land BIZ
legitimate transactions. legitimate trade
and Legitimate profits. We shall advance
the cause of education among ourselves
and for our children, by all inst means in
our power. We especially advocate for
agricultural and ;,d"..-:-i .yli,syo, ,nal
practical agriculture, domestic science
and all the arts which adorn the home be
taught in their courses Of study.
b. We emphaticslly and sincerely as.
sert the oft-repealed truth taught in our
organic law that the grange, national,
state or subordinate. is not political
party organization. No grange, if true
to its obligations, can discuss political or
religious questions, nor call political con-
ventions, nor nominate candidates, nor
even discuss their merits in its meetings.
Yet the principles we teach underle ali
true politics. all true craftsmanship, and
II properly carried out will tend to purify
tho whole political atmosphere Of our
country. For We seek the greatest good
TO the greatest humber. but we must al
ways bear 10 mind that no one by becom.
ing Patron Of Iiusbandry gives up that
inalienable right aud duty which belongs
10 every American citizen, to take prop.
er Interest In the politics Of bis country.
Va the contrary. II L. right for every
member Ia do Mi in hl, tuxer laoiti,n.to