The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-09-06
The orange Meeting a. LI,.le river church


Ashad been previnosly announcedii, the
Recorder, a meeting oftiie Grange Of Or
ange 0ouptytoolS place on, Thursday last
at Little River Church, len miles North
Of HiilsLoro. l1rhe day was fine one,
though somewhat warm, aud consequently
the attendance was large Itsisrst.a,atc,l
that between six and eight handred per-
sons We're present, among whom were d
large numbsrofl ladies Every subordinate
Grange q, thd County Asas represented,
some ofthenl being present 10 fall force.
The salraction of tlle daywas the adj
dress on General D, III FIN Alter an APP
propriateprayer by HE Rev. II. q. l'innin,
Mr.. JublIK. Hughes intrpdaced 10 the
audiellre the orator ~ the day. who tl,ei,
proceeded III speech u perhaps anAour
andtialf IN length d dwell upon the qlies-
tious Of inlerest 70 Ills hearers. General
Hilis lnaaner Il renarkaoly attractive on
occ,sionsof this kind. Absolutely devoid
of ALLEGATION, without tlle faiiaest show
Of ANY OF the arts d which Speakers usual
gainand- ii x a nearing. tl,ere wasa certain
plainnesswliicli was cvfdsnce Of l,is sins
cerity and honesty o. purpose which; more
taanlcsiupeusated FOR Ally graces of ora-
tory aud Which won at once the attention
Of his hearers aud liaiJit fixed .witIlun-
wavering straiuto the cIoselof the speech.
We would perhaps do Gen. Hiiii,jus-
tice by sny Isportnr even synopsis Of his
speech. sItsiengiil, md the variety Mills
topics would make evelfa synopsis unfair
from the condensation necessary 70 exhibit
II. AS might have leen expected, ami as
was enlneiitiy true and proper, ythei,rtro-
ductory part u the address was devoted 10
agriculture as M, ayucation, lis yindication
FROM the obloquy that VIKINGS Hire always
inclined TO- attach 70 Il, and a demand
fronifhe fafmer himself aud from the
world, that IL be recognized Fat Its true
value, rs the noblesl aud the mos: useful
Of all Industries; one demanding, not the
mere refuse of human intellect, not the
mere use of bone aud muscle, but one
calling 6ut mlits falf development, aud
such Us hegrUwiaig sSaiaslof society NOW
claias. the bust material from among the
,opulation.
,tGsiL Hili then entered inioan expla-
nation OF the objects and operations Of tile
Oranges, aud demonstrated that while
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they we're great social regenerators and
an,eiIoritors, they wcfe, us co-operatiye
agencies, protectors ~ The rights q the
planters, by successfully combating the
exactions u middle tnet whom the pr,c-
ice ~ p,oJerH colnmeIce hays enlarged
into All army d. large aud rs destructive as
the .eusis Of Egypt. He was candid
enougli 10 admit THAT The necessities Of
bn-iiyss require the intervention " some
Third party between the producef aud Tie
distant purchaser; but he was merciless ~
his d.i,unciation o. that swarm. whom
pride. Or idleless have generated y prey
upDn tile fariners substance until out o.
tie proceeds Of Ills Tabor, there was little
or nytliing LETT 70 the figh,ful owIer.
The speaker then proceeded most
happily to illustrate TIE peculiar traits Of
aD agricultural people, aud illustrated his
position 10y examples from the history Of
all agess Of the world. that among the agri>
cultural nations we're found the finest ek'
ampIes Of tie full development OF soldier
ship aud craftsmanship The history Of
our own Southern States furnished aniost
pregnant examples. In peace and in war,
ii politics aud In the field Of arms, Soutb-
cru salesman aud southern soldiers bad
always controllelIn council, OF been the
G,rrmosl IN tue. field. II Is due 70 Genl.
.hill 10 sss, that these illustrations were
susceptible OF no sectional construction
aud were not intended NJ such, but merely
10 estaDlisIl Ills point that the free lll.
dependent life of tile farmer generates
patriotism, yaIoI, ard enterprise, while ~
IIse -ame time Il can,luces To the, develop.
meats Of broad aud liberal political views,
sucl, as have always been the Characters
ties of southern statesmen. ..s-
We do not intend following the speaker
father. twill suffice 10 say that he made
a speech anilnenily practical aud
rn,lnen,ly satisfactory 70 The large body
cgIntelligent fsrlners who surrounded him.
NJ dIsclaimed the character % teacher IL
farlniEg because his avocaiians denied
him. practical experience. But he dealt
in general truths aud principles 40 plain
aud ~ forcibly presented, that they could
not Bc galnsaid. HIS speech was deveni-
fed With much ofa,nasing ancclotc. hap.
nv flIusifalIon aud valuable statistics; an'l
~ he clussI the general ferllng was that
the day bad been probably and pleasantly
spent
I Amer i,y sesking, tl~ sasssmblage re-
paired 10 laLles spread under The sl,a'le
81 the oaks aud pariook ola bouptiful aud
tasteful dinner provided 10y the liberal
contributions Of the farmers oftlie ndgll-
Jorhood. flatwa 90
Af,.,dinner fhe Oranges met In council