The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1878-07-18
Farm and Home.
AND USEFUL INFoRMArIoN.
The Duties Of The Hour.
thn sonthern Hnshnndman.

vance Cu0lE SOCldl, SOuOabAOuseA sAAN
industrial interests, there are some
objects that can be- best accomplish
ed through the influence of an en-
lightened public sentiment, that
will have, for those who are chosen
to make our laws, State or national,
the force of instructions. In accor-
dance with this idea, the State
Grange, at its last meeting, passed
several resolutions in which were
set forth scme of the wants of the
Patrons and farmers of the State,
and which were intended to give
such a direction to public sentiment
as will secure for them such legisla
ton as is imperatively demanded
in the premises.
The first resolution had reference
to the traffic in farm products, gen
orally in smsll quantities, carried
on under cover of darkness, and
which is fast becoming, through
the immunity from arrest and pun
Ishment of those engaged in it, an
evil of great magnitude, and must
be suppressed"
The farmers in many parts of our
State suffer immense loss from this
source, with but little prospect of
relief, unless they can procure the
enactment of a stringent law to
remedy the evil. The facility with
which the. large number of idle,
thriftless and thievish individuals,
which lnfest many communities,
aided by class of small produce
dealers in our villages and towns,
who have no honest scruples to
bother them, ply their trade, owing
to the difficulty of detection and in
identifying the property, and the
readiness of such dealers to receive
and conceal whatever is brought to
them, is making it both popular
and safe for the filthy vampires
who are sucking away the life
blood of the farmers when honest
men should be asleep. This traffic
is becoming too extensive and ruin
Gus to be longer submitted TO, and
the farmers should take steps to
procure a remedy through the next
General Assembly.
The Legislature, four years ago,
passed through the lower house a
very stringent bill by vote of five
to one. 1t Was amended in the
Senate and passed by a vote of one,
but was lost from the clerks desk,
and has never been found since.
The last legislature failed to appre-
ciate the need of the farmer in this
direction, by voting down bill for
this purpose in the house in WATCH
it originated. But that body left
so forcible an example of the readi-
ness of such bodies to obey the pop
lar voice, that the farmers should
take courage and demand with no
uncertain speech such legisla-
ton as their interests require,
or adopt the other alternative OF
choosing representatives who are
| identified with them in interest.
These remarks apply as well to
our need of better road law as to
the matter in question.
The shnond resolution was in ref
erence to the financial condition OF
the country and was an expression,
through their representatives, oil
the Patrons and farmers with re-
gard to the necessity of repeating
the resumption law, remonetizing
/ silver, ofremoving restrictions fr02,
free banking and of meeting the in
terest bearing obligations of the
Government, according to the strict
est con struction of tile original con-
tract. This resolution was passed
/ nny the State Grange under the be
lief that if the farmers and other
industrial classes of the country
who are SO deeply interested in
such legislation as is herein indica
ted, would give such expression OF
their views everywhere as was right
In the premises, the Congress OF
the United States would not hest
tate to respond to them. How far
this belief was correct, we can only
prove in the future, as Congress
has now adjourned, but we feel salts;
fed that, had the condition of the
country and the causes which have
led to the present financial depres-
sion been as thoroughly investiga-
ted as some other matters are
likely to be in the interest OF
parties, the legislation for the re
lief of the people, and the res
toration of prosperity to the
country, would have been as thor
ough and full. as the exigencies are
urgent and imperative. But the
growing conviction every where
among the masses of the people
that there are adequate and appre-
ciable causes for the financial
distress which so generally prevails,
will awaken them, we trust, to the
necessity of a judicious exercise OF
their sovereign rights, and of a
wise and thoughtful direction OF
the controlling power they hold in
their hands. The Grange has Ia
bored to impress the people with
the necessity of q clear conception
of what is required to prosper their
various interests, since the means
at their command of promoting
these interests, so far as human
foresight and intelligence are avail
able, are ample and easily applied
Amongst them, mo instrumentality is
more effective than an enlightened
public opinion, and none more EN-.
phatically within the reach of the
Patrons and farmers of the State oil
Tennessee, if they will employ the
energy necessary to manufacture it.
AS is our duty, we commend
these resolutions and these views
to the Patrons of the State, and
trust they will lead to such action
on their part, as will secure the re-
suits we have right to expect; and
in concluding this article, already
too long, we remark that society as
it exists in our country, is divided
INTO classes so thoroughly organ
lied and distinct as to leave the
farmers no alternative as a measure
of protection, but to follow an ex-
ample that must be precedent to
any effective or systematic cooper
alton in the direction herein indi-
Gated. The remaining resolution
in regard to the proper education
I . laox-a for tho