The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-15
Farmers and Others.

do 80 much 10 increase Tue natsohai ~eol'h
and the national power OF self-protection.
Farmers and Others.
Associations Of men give greater efficiency
to human effort. Combination and concen-
tration by association give success to enter
prises which, without their agency, would
end In failure. The association OF farmers
under the names Of "Patrons Of Husband
ry," "Granges," and what not, may enable
the tillers OF the soil to achieve things that
are advantageous to their community, and
OF course to everybody, since whatever
ministers to the advantage Of the producers
is beneficial to all persons. Associations,
however, for accomplishing the common
benefit Of classes are too often in danger OF
tending to class diversions and alterations,
which is unfortunate. This should be
avoided, because it cannot assist in the main
purpose of association.
This introduction viii be pardoned as
prelude to reference to some indications OF
the proceedings of our feliow-citizens OF the
State Grange We fear they are running
s.afoul" Of the shadows which sometimes
lie in the channel of association. In the adj
dress OF our countryman DIR. BLASToN,
who is the Most Worthy Master OF the Or
der, there is material for concern to peacea-
BILE persons like ourselves, warmly attached
to most classes, and especially to that OF the
tillers of the soil, those noblemen OF nature
who do so much to promote human happl-
ness, as we'll as sustenance, and whose pur-
suit digniies society itself. Now, it seemed
to us that there was in the address tinge oil
irritability towards other classes, who, the
speaker argued, had, through "rings,"
etc., been arrayed against the farmer. This
is a view OF society hardly borne out BY the
facts. ...~
For one we have ever looked upon the
farmers a. the most ancient and dignitied
OF all pursuits. ADAM was the first one
with whom we were acquainted, and since
his day we have known that it was impos-
sible to subsist without the farmer. To
see one OF the order. as we suppose, inyeigh-
ing against the unjust plots and intrigues
and the unappreciatiye estimate sometimes
put upon farmers, we could not but feel
temporary indignation. But then our faith
in the farmer soon dispelled irritation, and
we were compelled to consider that the
ardent devotion of DR.. BLANToN to farmers
had possibly engendered a jealousy which
could not be all we'll founded. Alb, no; it
has not come to that, we are sure. s
Speaking as friend Of the farmer, and
himself professional gentleman, DR.. BLAN-
TON said that "the more liberal professions
"look down upon our sons and daughters
"with supercilious contempt as interiors"
II so, then the "more liberal professions
show themselves to be both illberal and
unretined. They are guilty Of that extreme
of folly of "quarrelIing with their bread
and butter" and they show their ignorance
Of political as we'll as domestic economy.
AS enlightened men they ought to know
that society looks to the soil and the hus-
bandman for all sustenance and all replen-
ishment-for the means to keep the human
family from deterioration. DR.. BLANToN,
being professional" should be considered
as experienced in two ways; but let us
hof3e that he is led into error by circum-
stances that are not justly entitled to gene
raj weight.
Now, let US hope that under the stimula-
ton OF one-sided opinions In assemblages
that may be supposed to engender them a
one-sided view of social matters has grown
up. We are inclined to the belief that in
this way wrong impression has travelled
too far!a We put faith in the general
wisdom Of society, and that certainly must
expose to view as the most patent Of all
propositions In political economy: that
upon the farmer all depend. That convic-
ton with enlightened people inspires both
respect and gratitude to that community
which is SO much more important than all
otbers--the farmers. $50
81 We trust the good Changers, and espe-
cially our feilow-citizen DR.. BLANToN, will
not follow this idea OF the general hostility to
farmers any further. Are they not exciting
their own notwithstanding an army Of
men IN "buckram suits" and Kendall
grcen" ITO thrust their lances into? We
hope SO. For ourselves we bow low to the
farmer, andto that most charming Of thesex,
the farmers daughter. So, too,lw hold in
highest respect the farmers sons, who are
.ittheir country's stay in the day and hour Of
danger" 1t is from these sons that society
derives its replenishment, without which it
could not very well maintain its manhood
and energy Oh, yes! We admire the
farmer all the more because we failed at
farming, and bad to. acknowledge that the
farmer knew more than we did! Thinking
well enough Of ourselves we were obliged
TO exalt him. tt.9sgz
3, Yes, we would rather dine with the far
mer any day than with q citizen. Of town,
and this makes us so partiaIto the Henrico
county club, orssst Tuckahoe," for that is its
club-name. Oh, no the farmer is all right.
lie has the respect Of all mem and even II
he wants to fight we don't believe anybody
will 6ght him. Certainly we will not. We
viii dine him, irstl II tEsi{ Il q s5ii:...
Querys What means DR.. BLANroS, In
speaking Of " more liberal professions y? 70
here any profession "more liberal = than
he farmers
i GHAapERLASa's5gL LATEST MoVg.----It is
tated on good authority that ex-HoYernor
5hamberlain, of South Carolina,y mas !. re-