The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-03-22
FROM BARBOUR.
Garden Seeds and Greenbacks-Thc
Grange MOvement.-Repiy TO "Ob-
PEEL TREE, w. Va, !
March Is, 1875.
Editors of the Register

NhdlNll lN' 1910 J
Editors of the Register:
Since the election of Il United State,
Senator, removing the Capital to Wheel
ing, and the adjourning of the Legisla-
ture, it's all nonsense to undertake to
write from this place.
Garden seeds and greenbacks are now
about the only items of interest. Wright
X Son furnish the former, and eggs are
supplying the p ace Of the latter,
Joe Barter said in communication
of his sometime since, that things were
getting red hot down at Peel Trce. Now
We know Joe to be philosopher, but
how he coJld imagine things red hot at
the distance of twelve miles, is "a little
remarkable, and we can account for 1t
but in one way. That Joe has been
reading the Louisiana troubles, Civil
Rights and Force bills which would
naturally enough cause him to think
things were getting red hot some
where, and that pounding, bruising and
Il tannery would be, IN his imaginations,
are equally certain, and while under this
fearful excitement, that well welded
pen of his may have been directed TO
write "Pccl Tree when his real intcn-
tions and thoughts were directed to a
different location. Now, lJoe, when not
laboring under any unusual excitement,
knows that our citizens are quiet and
praceablc. but sound on State rights,
principle they can neither ignore nor
surrender. There is a case reported that
citizen did declare in favor of individ-
nal rights, but this was not until Il gen.
tlcmun alighted from his sulky and pick
ed the whole thing up, and fired 1t right
into his face, leaving an impression that
} would have made an excellent advertise
ment had it been printed over the door
Of u livery stable-but of course there
was nothing IN this little matter that
would approximate anything like getting
red hot.
Your Marshall county correspondent,
observer" in abiding to our remarks
on the history of the grange movement,
saws that we were either laboring under
a Slight mistake, or else we were the''auth
cor of a few Misrepresentation. Now we
would inform him that we are guilty of
neither, and that We did not mean tosay
ANYTHING that the history did not war
rant Us IN saving-as to assuming to he
Joe Smith No. >, | don't know to which
Joe Smith he has reference, for the name
Is .,lcsion;" moreover, | have not been
advised that the Smith family had been
numbered Notwithstanding, such may
be the case. and Observer may have had
the honor of arranging the numbers. If
"a. | suppose il will be embodied in the acts
o! the last Legislature-hc don't seem to
relish the idea Of government clerks hay
inc had anything to do with the Grange
movement. Let Us see what history says
on this point" The Grange was not the
origin ofthe farmers movement. Again
saws, Its founders were not farmers, but
government clerks. Observer would AS
ume to answer these points by defining
Grange. and thine saying this, | think
would be avery appropria" name for u set
of government clerks | would say that
helm hctbsence of anything better, is en-
titled to the full benefit of his definition, Us
well as his applications again he says,
the Grange movement Is farmer m
,titution, and none are admitted to It's
ranks except those who are directly IN
tcvastcd in agricultural pursuits. The
papers do not read exactly that way;
hence We find merchants and mechanics
. IN the Order.
Now Mr.. Editor.as to its being some
thing like wind party, think by ref
ference 10 our manuscript you will find
. We used the term third intending it 10
read L" it sounds little like IL third
party. but after remembering
the vast amount Of wind that mad been
used to initiate the Grange Balloon-iu
some parts of the country, | was about
/ willing t" accept your term wind -
/ Observer further says: that from the
amount of blowing | have been doing,
[ that the Changers would do well To
admit me in to their ranks, rs he thinks
| would make an active member: /
would lust say to Observer, that | was
solicited to take stock TO the amount OF
five dollars IN the institution, and proba
hlv would. but after taking view OF the
field. | found all the points where blow
inc was likely to be profitable, occupied
hence. considered it was not for the
amount of blowing that | was capable OF
performing, that was wanted, and
began to think it was my FIVE dollars.
for men who run biz institution always
charge big fees
But there is no use of Observer ANA
myself discussing this question, as II re.
formation. renovation, or something OF
the sort Is badly needed, and the Gran
gers say they only propose bringing this
about 30 if Observer will rcmaia quiet,
and notice the workings of the order, he
NAV be able to see the benefit, "Politi-
caliv or otherwise
WASHINGTON.