The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-12-12

the plane Oi usefulness and cnliglitcn-
mcnt has been elevated and lie pcrma-
nencc of our Society guaranteed.
The farmers vocation and its c0ncom-
tant interests require more thought -
more study and unlcs, they are given,
the probability Of relapse into ignor-
ancc, dependence, and poverty is assured
beyond IL doubt. Let Us see to it rs Il
Class. then. that the Grange press is more
,u',riuuiiliiy uIII cAtvu,i,ciy ,upportci.
making allowance. of course, for occa-
siona editorial lalihilitics.
Clubs should be formed thi. winter,
and tangible help should be extended to
these who would help u> The grand
columns on which the entire Grange
superstruc.nrc rests are intelligence.
virtue, vigilance, and charity, and these
must never be permitted to corrcde and
perish through our neglect.
SUGGESTIONS.
The following remarks seem To suggest
tbcn-civc. To me in closing:
First. This session should be as short
and inexpensive Is possible.
,Srohd. The wisdom Of this body
should be taxed to project plan, for tie
revival of dormant grangps.
In"d. In every Proposed change Of
laws, opinions, regulations, ritual, rcgaia,
or anything else, the stability Of our
order should be closely consulted
FoUrH. \ new book lla. been pub
lishcd and circulated ut very considerable
expense. containing the Constitution and
by. Laws Of the National Grange Ger
c'nonics appropriate for installation airl
funeral occasions, for the dedication of
Grange halls, rules for the organization
ana government Of cooperative assoca
iions, the declaration oi purposes. a iii.
gc,t of decisions and opinions, parliament
tary law, &c. &c This will be likely to
Instruct and govern our members for Il
long time to come. d hence the fewer
the alterations made. consistent with our
general welfare, the more reliable and
more valuable will be this compendium.
rim. Article Mi. Of our Constitution
reads ~ follows:
Religious or political questions will
not be tolerated as subjects of discussion
in the work of the order. and no polili.
cal or religious tests for membership
Shall be applied"
Every single member ha. dedicated
himself by solemn act to IN inAexiblc
support oi ,his provision
The plrcding- of slircw1 dcmagogurS,
the towering ambition of selfish, insidi-
Gus leaders in times of intense excite
mcnt. may crcrtc Il temptation To cut
loose the Grange ship from her secure
mornings, but an unswcrving fidelity to
obligations assumed Will prove an anchor
both sure aud stcadtast in seasons of ca
jolcry aud trial. Every scmbancc of IN
Infringement of our fundamental law
should be scdulouSly avoided Fanatic
ism, political Ur religious, if given un
bridlcd license, with torch and axe in
hand, will sooner or later sen! Tie doom
of n society of II republic.
NTfh. Let the doctricns cnuncatcd in
the "Dcclaration Of Purposes" be rcsnr-
dcd Is immovable landmarks.
,trenth. Stnnding rs we do to-day upon
! Il soil made iilustriOns rs the "MOthcr of
! Presidents" and sncrcdly holding the
nshe, Of him vino WAS 'iirSt in war, first
in peace. and first in the hearts of his
countrymen," let us, the representatives
of the agricultural classes OF this coun-
try, and the descendants of revolutiona-
ry sircs, solrnnly resolve to uphold and
mcnt." For it is Il main pillar in the
cdiiice of your real INTERCHANGEABLE
support Of your tranquility 1T home,
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your prosperity, of that very liberty
which you so highly prize.
But rs it is easy To f0rcsce that from,
| different causes and from different quar-
ters much pains will be taken, many ar
tifices employed to weaken in your minds
the conviction of this truth rs this is
the polr III your political fortress against
which the batteries of internal and ex-
trrnal enemies will be mos: constantly
and actively (though often coverty md
insidiously) directed, it is of infinite mo-
ment that you should properly estimate
the immense value of your National
Union To your collective and individual
happiness thnt you should cherish a
cordial, hahilual, and immcvablc attach.
ment TO it, accustoming yourselves tn
think and speak of it ~ the palladium
OF your political safety and prosperity
watching tor its preservation with Jealous
anxiety dscOuntennncing whatever may
suggest even Il suspicion that it can in
any event be abandoned, and Indignantly
frowning upon the first dawning cf very
attempt to ALLEVIATE any portion of our
country from the rest, or 10 cnfecble the
sacred ties which now link together the
various parts. You cannot shield YOUR
selves too much against the jealuusies
and heart. .bnrnings which spring from
misrenresentations; they tend to render
alien to each other those who oughi tc
be bound together by fracrnal affection
And the Father OF his Country from
his consecratcd resting-pace ut Mount
Vernon, further says emphatically to us
and 10 the people of thi: land this very
day. Let me warn you in the most sol
cmn manner against the banc!ul effects
of the spirit of party generally. This
spirit, unfortunately, is inscparable from
our nature, having its root in the strong.
est passions OF the human mind. 1t eX-
lists under different shapes in all govern
mcnts, more or less stiiled, controlled, ol
reprcssed but in those of the popula,
form it is seen in its greatest rnnkness
and ii is truly their worst euemy.' The
. alternate domination of one faction over
another, siarpened by the spirit of re-
venge, natural to party dissension, which
in different ages and countries has perpe,
trated the most hnrrid enormitics, is it.
self n frightful despotism. But this lead,
Mt length to more formal and perma
nent despotism. The disorders and mis-
cries which result gradually incline the
minds of men TO seek security and repost
in the absolute power of an individual
and sooner or later the chief of some pre-
vailing faction, more able or more fortu
nate than his competitors, turns this dis
position to the purposes of his owr
elevation ON tie ruins Of pnhiic liberty
Without looking forward to an extremit,
Of this kind (Which, nevertheless, ough
not to be entirely out of sightl, The com
mon and continued mischiefs the spiri