The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1879-08-29
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SUMNER NESTING OF STATE GRANGE ANN
srrAATE EAGRIcULTURAL AND MECHANICAL


The State Grange and Agricultural So.
ciety resumed its meeting at 1890 A. M
to-day, aud sas called to order by Hon. Il
4. Grsyton. The minutes of Yesterdays
meeting having been read, Gen. Hagood
introduced he 60 owing resolution
That the transa .tioas OF this society since
the war aud up to the date be collected
aud psbiisied in prored form, and that the
a, 1res,aeat pc sequested to sppoiut two
Ing the. for publioat,oa, aud that che expen-
ses De betrayed eut of the legislative sp-
ProPriation IN AID Of the society.
After sene discussios, participated i n BY
Gen hageed, C"l. Wa.. Wallace aud Mr..
Cnytea, NJ. u II. Crawford inquired if a
Ynorom Wese present. Upon which, Gen
era' hagsod moved that the further consid.
crattoa % thc resoiWIen be postponed until
aftcr che rcgr y.aeeedings of the day
mad seea G We throagk with. This was
agreea to- g.
The ChcNr then introduced Hon. j. NJ
L'pscomb, Shr del'vcrci nm address on the
a'ms aud .jeess g he Grange, which was
listened TO .i;h n.rSed attention, aud was
repeated iptetr sf' with applause and
laughter a. the hsppy aits of tho eloquent
Hpeate7- The faaewiag is synopsis of
col. Lr!'sc g1's ADDRESS.
1t has 3Aea o..,.sea against this order
that ie A close aa& exclusive one, admit.
6ES gt,e bat ia. Acrs. I contcnd that il
is ohe Of the mo-. liberal that have ever
known or read @. You cannot 20 into a
Bazt or ra.r:l1 business meeting unless
yoa are sSockG lser, nor can you take
G,art IN dental association without being
whist Is, by some, called toothoarpenter,
Neltker ca. you /, TO the communion table
OF the Bas, s:s unless you haze been im.
mersed. What do " do? Ifa man has
nuy iatarcs. at all in connection with agri.
culture, no tarter what his other vocatious
mag be, unless he j, -n enemy Of tho order
aud desi1 to get lnto it to fight VI, we
open ss. doors snd let him in. Wo have
on our colls men who are Doctor Farmer,
Preacher rurmor, Lawyer Farmer and
Teacher Farmer. ana I. have found that
vtese caes Or -Gtxe6 rvucusiurs,- -vi,-ss-.--.-~-.
work "a the Grange and do it most efficient
Dy. Tho merchant, doctor, or lawyer, who
ls dlse membes Of the Grang,, usually
makes the best Granger becaus. he has
aoarncd in the other associatiens to which
0,e has Seisnse6 the importance of the rules
and regulations which we want to apply.
The Grange has fer its object the promo.
1ion Of the saereSts of every man, woman
and child in South Carolina who lives out
side the city ef Charleston, that being the
.only city in the State which has risen 10 o
magntade that may bring its interests into
.antagonism with the rural citizens.
The Grange originated in the North,
uvhoro canito1 In tho lorno o;tsao 20 Groouonk
" opposed to labor, and where the trades.
.nep of almost every class are organized into
societies. Gfit had originated in South
Uarolina it would Pr sbably have been called
n rural instead Of farmers society. 1t
nlus no inertisa to separate che rural pco.
ple from those whs live in incorporated
towns
Its objects must be looked at from
ahree sepoirts-tAc educational, social
and business. Education is understood to
mean what We commonly cali schooling, but
from Dhe GraIgor standpoint it is very
.difre vt thing. It commences in the cradle
and stops ssiy when the grave is ready TO re-
caive US. 1t is q loo common habit with our
farmcrsto supposet.sa they know all they
need to k!ow s.out farming. They can
learn greaG deal more about the best way to
make their crers. They cau toarn what their
cotton costs them per pound, aud many
other such practices matters This educa-
aion the G:lnge viii give them. / know
fhat 1 Save learned many thing in the
Grange that I wsuM cot have known 9TH
erwise it I had Lived to be seventy five years
old. We eouatsy farmers can't live always
no our own land t.-s time nust came when,
iif sSeial is.ere ourae does not call US out,
business aui necessity will. Arc we pre-.
pared to take care Of ourselves? IF there
ure asy people in the world who think they
arc, it is he fsS ..ers- They over-rate their
indis.dus. Independence. They say they
attend to their own business. But is it so
Is there farmer owaipg 200 acres Of land
anywhere who his not got a lawyer TO at.
tend 70 ef .rtts of his business for
him, or At east to tell Him how to do it
liase.s? And i,isn hey 60 to the Dearcst
coussy5 us:sasat and get him to attend to
tho othsr To- az aid il there was tifth.
fourth icy vepa ,st ome negro 10 attcud
20 that. .s .sats 90 opposition to any
o,hor eass. Il sst ne farmer makes be-
longs 81 II c,ssasupity, because every man
anu wsnas WI 3. ts tha business they fol-
low, cous..sG;. = sse bsneht OF society are
enlisted ) <sgpns.. III plain language,
fi,e n. ~ 4 .s.i.l. y. - 4. .ner for ifa vic.