The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1884-12-11
Address oil Robert Raverlev.

Raunplau IF Nfrrrit,io Dsacs1a,,t sc 1,
DoNeiiey' u me- ioSiueiie VI .n
National Farmers Congress, before tina
body at Nashville. Tenn, Nov. 10. 1884
''e1setenssM ~ a. Istey1teS 70 me Farmers
oof''5'eS" y e"e o""e1 ototes'
| congratulate you upon the increased
interest everywhere manifested by intel
lgenJ agriculIurlsts IN the general pOlicy
OF our State and National Government
IN It's broad relations to their great calling
lt IS trneism to be sure. but let us re
afnrm IL, That agriculture is the greatest
and most important OF the industries o.
this great people. Why. therefore, we de-
mand to know. is its claims to the first
consideration. on to any consideration al
the hands OF legislators or magistrates
Individually put aside, persistently forgot
ten, or contempttlously ignored Not YET
GO politicians or statesmen appear to com
prehend that even i'll u purely intellectual
ana scientific point OF view agriculture has
within two decades rapidly come forward
60 the foremost rank among learned pro-
Iessiohs-s 1t has ever been the noblest and
pufest, The most peaceful and dignitied OF
nuiuaii pursuits, ana III THIS day or profess
sioh, pioolgaiity ana corruption. 1t shines
ioi III nioie pit5eiiilueht III al respects imam
osy r. pslole. neli we say that we mean
~ au respect "
~ ~ sssllt'tises WY lieiu l1eir seats
s:e' ID -. 10. !. DC PIaiiiiy uhueI
1900 " 'ilsai. ali We sas ~ oe lnaue
l.rat We s'aau prepared 70 carry the
e. iueeelols Sltd' 10 o,I lhteresIs pc
av,a,., .ne psoPle, ~ ne " tnei ueciaeu IA
i, Jo,iie9siohal anu :'sseinply uistilct
81 ~ : llilea s't,t,. ~ ~ pe inaue nee
noo;,,r + NJ ,', ,t, Nh pe lounu op-
49, =. oo.a gnu az, pai ioI We
W our !is!ts. we WIN heitief
ical onastions nor anhariy i, a,,,, ,;oI i.
or social crusada We n.1tsa NJ, war ~, any
of the oraat ind,,strias Of aba ,,aonIe
neither iinon ,nannfactnros ,n,. nsininT
nor trans,ortation no., con, - a,.oo 10, a,,y
nnrs,lit ~ a,nnloymnnt hs. which ha, ,,,s
neonlp parn Their: hra,d Cod forhif1 !
When tbe farn,ar ,aaetS tho n' ou ~ ,,o
Win take him bv Inc ha,,d a,,d ha;i HIN aS
a hrofha, sb5niao, - Sha,,i7a, lot .ha,,
take IN tba;r stand ~ Iafanno ~ t tha;r
common rinhte arsinat hnrao,,So,,,o aod
uninst ta,5tion nsson,t M '', W.,
nression IN aSa,.,, forr,, ''''o'' '''-N "
CO.. ,l,-'.,1
.''on IN ms li''ce ie. e''cn fevere'
A''o WHY we iiiarcn IN iteeuoiii van
7oo' Il 'no ie"u lou' 'n"' Jugs INC fea'-
hatever huft1ully touches any Of the
sLe'1o e,ipos lnelts u .ne pleau aiiisa ~
T'i. 1i4J 's.lu Issoi eii s'ii
s"y ~ VIC oonSeii l,lase no .iiilu
no y.
ii"il II oITe.iiils'. nc eiLiPiic no oeoh 70
peaog. : 'ash u QUIZ Iepieeeii't.ls9 iilen
ai.uPle, u.!siiiess-ilhe !leenous ~ Wy au-
IL dliSeiae ~, u puDllc analls y s.ates-
a uisehslip lllae VIII cosei every iiluussls
i.hu conserve every right manly slItignl-
loa Waiu- anu open anu nohesV III "'i ieo
nietnous-
No longer Will we submit to be told by
our representatives and servants, our crea-
lures whom we have made, that we know
not what we want. Rights we have under
the constitution which the government is
bound to respect. and are know them. VI
these rights we do not intend to be defeat
ed by our servants, as too long we have
BEEN The end OF that sort of thing, long
delayed. at length has come. we seek
nothing as right contrary to the true
meaning ana intent OF lhe organic Jaw, out
s,iouiu onA. Jaw ee iounu ~ oo,iiii ~ WIN
ent necessities vi tne people; ene Soaist ",
luelon itseh must NC 50 cnanseu i.s W
~ pIlns ~ iu.o harmony Win tne SPIN vi
the age Ia winch we I'VE. 'fof thaU very
purpose its lIaalers IN ehelf "isuolh iiase
pioSiueu peace1ui hieals'
Speaking from the high place to which
your partlallty has called me speaking as
IIesluenc OIL 1nls Hatiolial pouV VI Ieple-
sentative FARMERS speaklng, therefore, II.
t u. name anu IA ,pehali ol tne lai I, Vi
America yes, anu n sne litule u Cne me
cnanlcs VI Wy Alueu otates: ~ INV uc
colies ny uuIy W pass ~ lesiGM souis "
.ile Sreto measures W. nase aap ~ l' ~
sle NaIioIlal l-eislatuIe' anu " S Slio" 40
ul!eny do a atio lioM WY nssee &C.,,
ahu MnaV ~ .neii paesene Seesu 'sO,
1As youl eAeouelse ollleel' l9lolt ny ~ .ny
auuIess 70 te laLniel o., VI o S1do hiaS
3 u Deceiiuei io.n; Ip?o; VIZ. hono
leiI calleu upon 70 lssue, aiiu Mll!en 70 il9ie
WIN supnleeeu loI youL stltolo VI ~ ~
Des youl dt.eheloii 20 ene ia1o " .n w ~. III
ZOE tne eAlensioh ol the neneiit ~ VI .aG
olsial 2ei ioo W aSi at.a .iiu a +ia
popuiae!on sGnelah4; - ~, t .uo
asslgateett II, pe,naPo, 'Aiee-'oi '' - ca Wy
poopio VI 'iio A''ioi.
The committee OF TINS body, Oh Whicn L
mad the honor TO be CHAIRMAN, charged py
you Win tne diity Oh pressing tnls nleas-
ure upon the attentlon Oh congress. IneI III
Washington. Alter conference VIII the
cnleI slgnal olncer OIL the governments, we
addressed 10 MIN Il memorial enipouy y1ls
the views ana wishes OF the Natlonal faf-
mers' congress as understood Dy your
committee.
This memorial. with his estimate of the
cost OF the service, General Hazen for
warded with his approval to Congress, and
asked for the passage of bill to carry the
measure INTO effect. Thus pre-
sented and endorsed, our memorial, to-
gether with a bill to effectuate eur object.
drawn by the Hon. MI. Caldwell. OF Tennes-
see, was referred by the House OF Repre-
to it's Committee on Agricult-
ure. That committee, after courteously
hearing arguments by the patrons of the
bill, unanimously passed 1t through their
committee and forwarded it with their
endorsement to the Committee on Appro.
priation. asking that it be made part OF
the Sundry Civil Bill, through which all
appropriations are made for the support OF
all Signal Service. The sum asked for by
General Hazen to support The service we
desired to put IN operation was the COM
paratively small one OF $685. 900. AS chair
man OF your committee, IN Pursuance OF
your instructions, 1 adVocateo thls nlosC
lnipoIIaiiC measure, Senu III colnpahy VIZ" ~,
my colleastes secured lls passage " Ine
Il nouSe GonllllIsee ou as!!ctlltuiec ine &c
lore auuiesse9 letsel III nig oi1lciai IN
paciGy W tne I1ol. nauiuei .. haliuaii'
CHAIRMAN ol Tue coiillhlotee on APpIopIl-
atlons, begging OF nlm ana OF ms honora,
pie Coilinitlee tlelr careful anu IAsolapie
aLtentloh 70 liie measure. lhe hohoIaolS