Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1877-10-03
The Farmers Meeting.
Formdtion Of" Co op,atir, .lSMorio
ton .tmoRg n" Edrmu> IN .Souih
erR Mississippi.

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e'n Mississippi.
Broukhavrn Ledger
There was u meeting Of thc farm
ers nj the court house last SaturIl,
To form an association. Mr.. Luthr,
Blue was elected president, Mr. W
II. Hartley vice president. Dr. Y. l.
Watts. secretary, and Mr. - VIA
gee treasurer. go
We publish below the preamble
ana resolutions adopted at the meet
ing:
AS citizens Of a free and cnlioh,
eheu government, secured hy the
fundamental law in the ri.l.i IL As.
semblc pcHccdblN and petition the
government npun all subjects W hich
pertain to our welfare. we meet tu.
uay Tor The peacrab!c, honest, and
hMin purpose of providing for the
redrcss OF grievances too hcI,, 10
Oe longer borne, inflicted upon us
ny Il system Of cNiOrtion never he.
lore known in we'll organized and
civilized communities.
By the operations of the aleiirul
tnral lien lava species of class
legislation-thc merchant Inns :.
cured an advantage and MASTER,
over the planter. at olsr uuua,urI
and baun1nl, AMI through ms mnrt
cages and.dccds of trust he ho!d, ,
lien upon every thing the WORKING
man possesses To- secure his ad
fahccS, however small or di>p,nuni
toned III value They MAY h,. ibp, .
enabling HIM from the nrcc>,j,irs
Oh the working man to rule him with
rod oi iron. and To Cypress him
beyond cudurlncc. Thi, i,tvr,nn,
IN its Worst form.
MOI beng cehtcnt with Tins OK
traordlnary advantage thus attained
over their fellow countr,mrn who
nave been S'ruGg Cling to keen thr
Won IRON their doors. they have
added insult To injury bv >,rnr,n.,,
provision III the law. ~ HOLLY IN ,hrir
interest making it II .rloi, To Iii,
pose Oh or sell any of the property
named IN sand deed of tir,,"
though IN many instances the ,r,,t
Sagor c"nld sell oil one piece IF uro
I~fty anu cancel the MORTGAGE. ami /;
mus save the balance of his prnpcr +,
~ jit he must not do iii. t,, /
ear OF u ielon'S cell IN the pcui,rn
lary. The deSpotic eyes ot tb,nr,. y
y iordiIngs are upon thrIr va.t,I>
ney view with diStGnSt every Shivrr ..
d thc corpScs which they have 50 y
sadly mutilatcd. "
10y a studied system of ryto,,i,r 9
hey nave Slapped the very found,
ION OF tue agricultural Industry
''u through that virtually su>ncnJ' !.
the business and Interests uf all H.,
ther classes except themselves an =,
now that the preacher, the lawyer
nc doctor, the teacher. carncn,nr 4
iacksmlth, brick mason. raintrr =.
'nler, shoemaker. and al other mr.. Il
sans must draw their salaries fec. +,
wages directly or indirectly from ;;
ic INDUSTRY OF agriculture. Palsy A..
iat, you stllle the rest.
Inc farmers aud working mon of
us county have submitted 70 inius r
&c IN every form, and endured mi.
ations too numerous TO mcn.;on
any of them have been rcJnnnJ
o"i opnience TO comprehension
''erty 10 extreme want of even ,b.
'cessaries Of life. All. some bovo 'h'
III to stare gaunt famine in ,Lo
'e: Confidence has been DESTROY.
, honor has been assailed. we boy
been distrusted, and even accns H.
OF dishonesty. This sad co,d; u"
n comes chiefly from the grinJinr Inc
item of extOrtion which has bean
'ctiscd upon the needy and untor.
late for the last five years, sus. ",
ned by, and enforced to the letter PS Poo
q no sparing hand, the ortgares Co,
deeds OF trust held upon the Sta
perry and homes of the working. A
D. Under this system the pro. ,