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

the plane OF usefulness and cnlighten-
ncnt has been elevated and the pcrma-
nencc of our Society guaranteed
The farmers vocation and its concomi.
tant interests require more Thought -
more study and unless they are given,
the probability Of u relapse into ignor-
ancc, dependence, and poverty is assured
beyond II doubt. lie; us see to il as Il
class, then, that the Grange press il more
substantially and extensively supported,
making allowance. Of course, for occa-
sionaI editorial ialihiitics
C.uos should be formed ihi- winter,
ana 'angiblc help should be extended To
these Who would help Us. Tie grand
columns on which the cntir 'irangc
snpcrstructurc rests are intelligence,
virtue, vigilance. md charity, and these
must never be permitted to corrcde and
perish through our neglect.
SCGGEerIONS
The following remarks seem To suggest
thcni-clvc, To me in closing:
fU'. This session should be rs short
ant! inexpensive rs possible.
.Scoad. The wisdom Of this BODY
should be taxed to project plan, for the
revival of dormant oranges.
Tud. In every proposed change Of
laws, opinions, regulations, ritual rcgalia
or anything else, the stability Of our
order should be closely consulted.
/ourth. y new book has been pub
lisEcd ana circulated ut very considerable
expense. containing the Constitution and
By Laws Of the National Grange Ger
cnonics appropriate for installation and
funeral occasions, for the dedication Of
Grunge iIal'7, rule, for the organization
and government of cooperative assoc:l-
tions, the declaration Of purposes. Il q
Ecst OF decisions and opinions, parliamcn-
tary law, &c, &c. This will be likely To
instruct and govern our members for u
long time To come. and hence the fewer
the alterations, made, consistent with our
general welfare. the more reliable and
more valuable will be this compendium.
rim. Article y | Of our Constitution
reads rs follows:
Religious or political questions will
not be tolerated as subjects of discussion
in the work of t,c order. and no polili-
cal or religious tests far membership
shall be applied"
Every single member has dedicated
himself by solemn act to an inlcxiblc
support oi ,liis provision.
The plccding> of shrcwd dcmagogtlcs,
Gus leaders in times of intense excite
mcnt. may crcrtc u temptation 10 cut
Loose tie Grange ship from her secure
mornings, but All unswcrving fidelity to
obligations assumed will prove an anchor
both sure and stcadiasi in seasons Of ca
jolcry and trial. Every scmblance of an
infringement of our fundamental law
should be scdulously avoided. Fanatic
ism. political or religious, if given un-
bridlcd license, with torch and axe in
hand, will sooner or later seal tie doom
Of society of Il republic
.Sirfh. Let the ductricns cnunciatcd in
the "Dcclarn:ion Of Purposes" be rcgar-
dcd rs immuvable landmarks
,SerenM Standing rs we do to-day upon
Il soil made iilustrons rs the "Molhcr of
Presidents" and sacrcdly holding the
ashes of him who WAS First in war, first
in peace, and first in the hearts of his
c"untrymcn," let us, the representatives
nf The agricultural classes Of this coun-
try, and the descendants of rev0lutnna-
~ sircs, sol.mnly resolve To uphold and
maintain forever the unity of govern
mcnt." For it is a main pillar in the
editice Of your real independcnce-thc
support of your tranquility ut home,
| your peace abroad, of your safety, of
your prosperity, of that very liberty
which you so highly prize.
But rs it is easy 10 forcsce that from
different causes and from different quar-
tcrs much pains will be taken, many ar
tifices employed to weaken i'll your minds
the conviction of this truth rs this is
the point in your political fortress against
which the batteries Of internal and cx-
ternal enemies will be most constantly
and actively (.hough often covertly and
insidiously) directed. it is of infinite mo
ment that you should properly estimate
.he immense value Of your National
Union TO your collective and individual
happiness that you should cherish a
cordial, hnbilual, and immovabc attach
ment TO it, accustoming yourselves to
think and speak Of il rs the palladium,
of your political safety and prosperity
watching for its preservation with Jealous
anxiety; discountennncing whatever may
suggest even Il suspicion that it can in
any event be abandoned, and Indignantly
fowning upon the first tlawning Of every
attempt to nlienatc any portion Of oul
country from the rest, or to enfcchle the
sacred ties which now liuk together the
varous parts. You cannot shield your.
selves too much against the icalousic.
Misrepresentation; they tend TO render
alien to each other those who ought Il
be bound together by tratcrnal affection
And the Father OF his Country from
his consecrated resting place ut Mount
Vernon, further says emphatically to IL.
and TO the people Of this land this yer,
day: Let NE warn you in the mos. sol
cmn manner against the bane!ul effect.
of the spirit of party generally. Thi:
spirit, unfortunately, is inscpnrablc 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 siitied, controlled, OF
rcprcsscd ; but in those of the popular
form it is seen i'll its greatest rankness
aud it ia truly their worst enemy The
alternate domination of one faction ovcl
another, sharpened by the spirit of re
venge, natural to party disscnsion, which
in different ages and countries has perpe
tra.ed the most horrid enormitics, is it
self u frightful dcspotism. But this lead,
ut length to q more formal and perma
nent despot;sm. The disorders and mis-
cries which result gradually incline the
minds of men to seek security and rcpos,
in the absolute power OF an individual
and sooner or later the chief of some pre-
vailing faction, more p Die or more fortu
nate than his competitors, turns this dis
position to the purposes of his owl
elevation on the ruins of public liberty
Without looking forward to an extremity
ac this kind (which, nevertheless, onsh
not to be entirely out of sight, the com
mon and continued mischiefs tho spiri