The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-06-03
THE GRANGE MEETING.


Saturday last, with a view of perfecting the
organization of the County Grange. The meet
ing was called to order by r. w. Simpson,
Esq, the Worthy Master elect, who explained
the nature of the meeting, and the progress
made towards securing the dlspensauion to Or
ganize County Grange. The Executive Com
mittee of the State Grange were instructed, at
the last annual meeting, to devise plan for
County Oranges and circular has been pre-
pared for the adoption or rejection of the SUBJ
ordinate Oranges. The constitution requires
that three -fourths of all the Oranges shall en-
dorse the proposed plan before the action of
the Executive Committee is made valid and
binding. Only a small proportion had taken
definite action, and until the plan is ratified by
the requisite number of subordinate Oranges,
no further action can be taken towards COM
pleting the Anderson County Grange, as the
dispensation cannot issue. After an informal
discussion, it was agreed to defer the matter
until information was received that tho propo-
sed plan Of organization had obtained the re-
quisite endorsement, when the presiding officer
il authorized to convene the delegates, and
proceed with the organization of tho County
Grange.
A letter was read from Col. D. Wyatt Aiken,
explaining his inability to accept the invitation
to address this meeting. in consequence of his
absence from the State. He was delegate to
the recent meeting of the Presbyterian General
Assembly at st. Louis, and would be absent
until the 18th of June.
On motion, q committee was appointed to
wait upon Gen. Stephen D. Lee, and request
him to address the meeting. Messrs A. B.
Bowden, ]. r. McFall and G. G. Richards were
designated as the committee to extend the in
vitation, and in a short time these gentlemen
returned with Gen. Lee, who was introduced
by the presiding officer, and was received with
much enthusiasm. Gen. Lee stated that he
was unaccustomed to making speeches, as he
had followed the profession of q soldier until
the close of the war, and since that time he
had been diligently engaged in farming. He
could not refuse, however, to address few
words to a body Of intelligent farmers at his
old home, especially as he was connected with
the Grange movement in Mississippi. Heal
luded to the apparent prosperity of this section
of the country, which is unequalled by any
other portion of the Southern country, attribu-
ting this success to our system of small farms,
and the hopeful, energetic and patient spirit OF
our people under discouraging surroundings.
The spirit of people is correct index to
their material prosperity, and with an i'm
proved condition of public affairs, he thought
the day of unexampled prosperity was dawn
ing. He said that the greatest need of this Sec
ton was immigration of the right kind, and
he preferred that efforts should be made to Sc
cure that immigration from the Northwestern
States, which would bring mon of capital and
intelligence to purchase our surplus lands, and
thereby enhance the value of those under cul-
tivation. His remarks were pointed and forci-
BILE in this direction, and were mainly devoted
to an explanation of the mode and manner of
securing immigrants, based upon the expert
ence of himself and others in Mississippi.
Hundreds Of people in the Northwest are seek
ing homes, and their attention is now directed
to the Southern States, where land is cheap,
tho climate mild the soil fertile and its produc-
tions unexampled. More than all the health
of this section is not equalled by any other,
and statistics show that the average death rate
in the Southern States, including the tevers
and malaria of the low country, is far less than
their rigorous climate and it's incidental dis
cases. To turn the tide Of immigration it is
only necessary that organization and proper
effort bo made to herald tho advantages, and
every one wo can induce to como here would
he an immigration agent, constantly extolllng
the superiority of our climate, soil and produce
tions, and inducing others to bring their capl-
tai, brain and muscle to aid in the development
of this most desirable section. The Grange
supplies the machinery of organization, ana IL
is the duty and interest Of every one connected
with this order to lend helping hand in this
great work, which is the prime necessity of the
hour. BY engaging at once in movement TO
secure immigrants from the Northwest, we can
strike the current now favorably set towards
tho Southern States, and bring these people by
the hundreds and thousands. A little delay
will enable other portions Of the South to get
ahead of us, and it will become more difficult
to gain the attention and present the attractions
of this vicinity. We must extend the invita-
ton in q cordial manNor, and make known
the fact that we desire immigration from that
quarter, which can best be done by sending
capable and energetic agent among them, who
will present our advantages intelligenty, and
make firm foundation upon which to build
permanent success.
We have only given faint outline of the
ronlarks made by Gen. Lee, which were listen
ell to with deep interest by all present The
thanks of tho meeting were rendered for his
timely and inst ructivc speech, and the meeting
adjourned.
Tho prisoners, William NJ. Martin, Elias
Drake and Charles Calhoun, convicted at the
recent term of the Court, were conveyed to
their quarters in the Pententiary on Tuesday