The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1875-08-13
Our Davidson County Letter.
Davidson County. Aug. Let, Is7!


Pervading them, plainly indicating those
qualities in you for which your friends
so highly esteem you.
l write, as an old friend, thoroughly
sympathising with you in your past Ca
reer, and happy in witnessing your he-
role efforts to build up the waste places
by honest ork in the noblest cause of
all others, that of educating the public
mind, and fixing on it the great work of
clearing away the old abuses of ignorance
and opening up the smooth highways of
light and knowledge, for easy travel and
commerce soon to be filed, l trust, with
throngs of our countrymen.
l am glad, as a Granger too, to know
that the Patrons have in you and in
your paper so efficient aid AMI 1 trust
you will be able to spread the happy in
lection of the good cause all around you
Here and hereabouts | labor all | can,
both in private, and public to rouse the
agriculturists to the consideration of the
ways and means" of posting themselves
in knowledge by acquir ing light and in
formation on every subject touching
their interest, as workers, as fathers, as
citizens, and to stimulate warm interest
in the education of the childrea now
more than ever nee essary to every child
of the Republic. The time has gone by
for any hesitation, the proposition is not
shall We T. but how may we best secure
for our youth the inestimable blessings
of a good education. The age just past
has its glories and truly its record sur
passes all former ages, but the signs are
certain that the one at hand and in the
near future will in its grand emulations
and rivalries call for the best efforts of
all men to place their children in posi-
ton to meet the greater responsibilities
which will devolve upon them.
The Grange IS an order admirably
adapted to the spread of sound moral and
social doctrines its chief aim lies right
here its worst enemy will be seen in
him who misrepresents its order and
perverts It's principles If it seeks to ell
eVate the agricultural class especially, it
is because it was conceived in that class;
it is the effects of old wrongs and eyre.
giOus errors among them light was
slowly making its way, it became more
diffused at last the Order of Patrons
sprung into existence with a suddenness
that astonishes men yet, and vigOr that
gives promise of happy time to come.
Events had eliminated. That's all
1t was a revolution; another glorious
vindication of the rights and duties of
men, but it stretches out its hands to all
men with the token of friendship. The
public outside of our class haYe rather
cause Of congratulations than reprOach
Of US that we exist as an order gather
ing 30 great an army together IN the
cause of education, morals and the con
serYation of the liberties of the people.
Legitimate trades, occupations and pros
fessions, have no antagonisms with US,
We hope largely to recruit them from the
ranks of our own children. We seek
to build, not. to pull down Niddlemen
mean onlp supernumeraries. The pros
perity of trade Of every description, the
expansi on of Commerce, the investment
of the capital of the country in manufac.
lures, the ope ming of mines and new
sources of gain to labor, the growth of
population in towns and cities excite no
envy in the breast Of true Patron, he
strives to educate himself up to others
plains and is content with equal
privileges, and fiuds his best customers
for the products of his labor in the abil-
ity of those he trades with to pay him
The more ID feed, to clothe and otherwise
to serve with the products of the field
or pasture the better the demand, only
! give US our daily bread too-how reason =
able the demand. Well we will get it in
a peaceful prosecution of the means we
have set on foot, patience, perseverance,
stsadiness and the study of our duties
to ourselves will accomplish under God g
righteousness the patriotic and generous
ends We aim at.
Good laws, profound obedience to law,
a universal peace among men, are excel
lent WatchwoFds. Resistance to bad laws
through constitutional means is a nee
essary conclusion. Place the husband
man on equal terms and we hope his ed
ucation and manners will constitute him
as agreeable citizen as any in the
land.
So, my old friends ] would have you
give all your efforts in this cause, and
heartily wish you success in Jour edito-
rial career, and hope your subscription
list will grow and lengthen and that your
labors will be lightened and rendered
cheerful by hearty support
| am trying to study cut the best means
whereby we Middle District men can
establish a pure Agricultural Fair ant
Exchange and sam pie table of any farm
product at Nashville, think l have some
crude ideas which with the assistance o.
men of Esprit du Corps" can be turned
into a success, but this letter is too long
already-it is Sunday and the place Il
quiet all around me.
Rain Rain all the time, nearly, bu
: | refrain from laying the keel of a new