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look at your ftig.
All subscribers ore Teriueste'i to note
the date on their tag, which sU'nitics the
tliue lo which they liuvc paid..
Those who discover hems-jlves to be
Jn arrears for subscription are respectful
ly requested to pay up. Soine have not
paid yet for last year,and we have plen
ty of use for what tlity owe us.
Any mistakes existing will be imme
diately corrected on our attention being
directed to them, and we shall consider
it favor to be i nformed of them.
CX.0THTNQ.
Synopsis ol Rv. p. s. Knight's lec'ure, de
livered Sunday evening, Feb. 21
In the rising sculo of man's natural wants
kclothing is next to food among the simple
necessaries of life. This want mirks the sec
ond great struggle and the second line of In
dustry and invention. So wide-spreading
and important are the enterprises aud Indus
'tries arising from this simple want, that it is
impossible to estimate the calamities or rev
olutions tbat would overturn the business
''world trsomeunimagined change should do
-away with the demand for woven fabrics, it
isas been claimed by some writer tbatnmong
-civilized men ope-half the people depend for
subsistence on these industries,
'Here, too, we see gradnal improvement a
jlslng scale of development from rudeness
-and simplicity to complexity and refinement
from the apron of fig leaves to the floe
'broadcloth and embroidered silk. The civil
izing influence of this line of inventions can
Ihartily be overestimated. The first mark of
barbarism is rudeness and scantiness of
v iros. uivwzaiion progresses dud siowiy in
(countries where the climate and habits of life
are snch that little clothing is required.
'Perhaps in dress there are usually three
great objects had In view: Decency, comfort
'.and display. Decency, or rather shams,
seems to have been II rut In the minds of our
(first parents. Gn., 3:10. .Comfort is really
the great thing, and d'cnoy is essential to
comfort. But what about display or show in
drees?
To a certain extent I believe them to be
right and proper. The Creator, who has
crowned the sun with a diadem of wondrous
glory, aud spangled the bine curtains of the
heaven above ns with innumerable gems
wbo hne carpeted the earth beneath our feet
with living green, and bordered the hillsides
ud plains with foliage of changing hues,
and scattered over every meadow and
ttbrouh every 'orest radiant and fragrant flow
er gems, so that every step reveals to us some
new display of ornament in the outward robe
of nature It cannot be that this creator has
-forbidden entirely the use of ornament In the
trobos He has required us to make for our
so)ve. All the varied hues and all the gor
geous beauty of the earth aud sky we may
weave into our garmants if wo will.
But some things in the nature of display in
drees are wroug, and painful even to think
nboiit. Among them are ;
1st. Display at tbe-expjnss of health and
'true comfort. Whatever fashion must be
followed at suah a prloo Is an Invention nf
jSitun. It uity bt a neat lont or a high heel
d slioe or a nicely llUsd wit's1; but if it
anks cornsor throws ihe body out of shape
or imped)? the circulation, it deserves lo l
rejected by every tinuous or sensible man
or woman. And when men learn tbat thuy
re under a vionat obliqa.tion to dress for
XiBtUU It will be butter tor the world,
2d. Display at the expanse of health is de
grading to manhood. F;ne-ooats tbat are not
paidor and Jiue drosses thai hive run some
body on to (be verge of bankruptcy are not
pUtursiut things to look at or think about.
3J. Display at the expense of mental
qualitis or mental culture Is equally de
grading. In true society It la the mind aud
heart ta-it shine. Atd these will shine In
spice ot the most gaudy robet,,aud tbey will
Chins without them.
Ith. Display in dress at the oxpense of
other coin torts I not tc4. Jknuare oftlm
people whose wardrobe sbuirlab at the ex
jwme of their pantries, whose psrlora and
dreMf m shine w bile tbnlr kitchen and tin
jiAre ar begrimed and din.ty.
6v'li. Display, at the expwise of pietr be
MiLTifsa pcidt(vn wlokedne. And say kind
M hurtful Indulgence is finally at ibe expense
lAWw bltr nature in us.
Wliktistbis terrible scd or coddeas that
vy call "Mooioty," tliat makes such constant
rli viand upon ti7 Is It a mure display of
Hun flnr'iws ano rne isr.je, ioiiowrnwiiu
li.-,!.a.t. tivwh arnen ' and hearf-acher
uvwb arum 'and htHT1-lwt
irnii pi;VU!I'dTiiiinrl detenfT:j and
p'riuisl tbr If thin lie it j-li'no or
an upr.ilnt i'rlt"ilt'ii niMiri-', It.
V-t th qo Vui. ' i'hrtwiibal ahall we hi
clot heat'-' iyk burden on us. And itbi
well KcignizkaaaniorI harden. -Toe
rt reform of tht yrond ay yet lea drau
ftfjrn.
A Ti'dur-PaSSOTleiiieiit with tEeTarmef this Week.
y l V I '"Vs -f-, -
SALEM,
FATBONS OP HUSBANDRY.
Annual Meeting of the National Grange.
We have received from Sir. Daniel
Clark, Master of the State Grange of Or
egon, who, with Mrs. Clark, is now in
attendance at the 8th annual Orange, at
the city of Charleston, South Carolina, a
copy of the Charleston JYcttfs and Couri
er of February 4th, which contains an
extended and very interesting notice of
the organization of the National Grange
and the welcome extended the members
by leading citizens oi Charleston.
We And the proceedings of the Nation
al Grange so interesting that wo need
make no excuse for publishing a great
part of them in full, as they explain the
motives of the great movement that
most truly knows no north, no south, no
enfet, no west, and to which we look In
hopes that the practical working of the
Order may do something towards recon
ciling tho different sections of the land
that have been more or less estranged by
civil war, by creating a homogeneity of
feeling and community of interest that
shall dispel the discords of faction and
the rancor of political prejudice.
From the Courier avd News, Charleston,
South Csrolina, Fb'y, 4th.
Thfl National Orangenf the Patrons of Uns
handler opeii"d in due fnrm,ln the second de
gree, at the Freundschattbnnd Hall, at 12:13
p. m. yesterday, Worthy Master Adams In
the chair.
Present Dudley W. Adams, Iowa, W. M j
Thomas Tanlir. South Carolina. Overeser: T.
A. Thompson, Minnesota, Lecturer; A. J.
VaUKban, Mississippi. Stewaid; George W.
Thompson, New Jersey, A. 8 ; Rev. J. Trim
ble. DiNtrict of Columbia. Chaplain, pro torn ;
F W. McDowell, New York, Treaurer;0. H.
Kelly, DUtrict ot Co' umbla. Secretary; Mrs.
D.W.Adainx, I iwa.Ceres; Mrs. Tho.Tavlor,
Month Carolina, Painonn; Mrs. Jos. T. Moore,
tosrylsnd, Flora; MIs C'A. ball, District of
Columbia, Ij A S, ntfPiitiVB nommlttee
Wm SaunilerH, DUinciof Columbia, Chair
man; D. Wyatt Aiken, South l 'nrollna; 13. It.
Shankland, Iowa. And the following sixth
degree member-: J.M Hamilton, California;
K Q Tenney, Colorado; 13 IJ Crw, Dkoiab;
Mr. and Mrs. T J.Smith, Georgia; A. Got da rd,
llllnoi; Mr. and Mrs. A 1$ Hniedly. Iown;
M K Hudson, Kansns, M.D Davis, Kentucky;
H, V. Ij. Lowis, Louixlanti; Jiw I Monr,
Maryland; T It Allen. Missnurl; Jlr.and Mrs.
W. B. Porter. Kebra-ku: Mr. and Itfri. D. T
Clias?, Now Hamohlr.;G D Hlneklf-y, No
York; Mr.and Mrs.C. Mills, North Caroliua;
S. H. E'lis. Ohio; I) Clark, Orpunu; V. Ii
MaUKT. Pt-nnvlVHtilH; Win MRXWplI,Ten
neee; E P. Col'on, J W. Whil, Virwinla;
U. M. Kitchen. Wost Virginia i J Cochran.
Wisconsin; J R Tboinpon, Wiji.M.Iieland,
Distiict olt'nliiiiiliia: J. V. A Wrlitht. Call
ftimia; C. G. Ptona, Minnesota; V. Duaue
Wil-nu, Iowa.
The follow bur new members werothen ed-
mltted: Kelsuii Ham, Main-; J J. Wood
man and wlft, Michigan; d. V. Adam, Miu-no-ots:
Mrs. T. It All-n. Mlssouii; MortI
mer Whitehead and wife, Now JeriH-; Mrs
S H. Kills, Ohio; Mrs, D. Clark, Orecoti;
SV. V. 1ing, 'txi'; Mrs. J. Cochrane, Wis
consin; Mrs. R 11 Crew, Dakoiah
Alter tho ni-ceuxary o Ion a lame nmnher
ot lourih d-RrtM mi iub-jra were then admit
ted p-pectH'ora.
Urnther Junes Taylor, Worthy Master ot
the Stale Grauce "I South Carolina, on behalf
of that I'ody. ueli-omed tlie Na'.ional Grange
in tlie followinir gfl(lri:
li'oi M.i Muster anil Jhttron.: The u rht woril
for inn ti t-av l ll I", wi'lcom-" wflcome
tolhovowi'h uhiliiil lime uorkul befoie,
anil to the In o. lift n ai.d i-)l'rs v ho bare en
tend the Nationxl Granmi -.Ini'o un lHt mst.
lr is part of Hie history nf our order that
the firHtMiirirestion nf ihelnti-ntlon ncctirred
in this city to the mind of onn present. I
think our wnnhv luoilier and M-nretnry
would have uuk-d Hh pp nd confideni-'n
iu the reoiilt if ho uiuld have bad a vision of
this filuhlh Mvsiou ol the Psitrons of Uus
haudry met in the lien ,f .Vinith Carolina.
We, as delegate,., reprewtnt the order In thirty-six
States and Territories; an order iu
ubiiw vork and prliiclples all feelingi can
he loht ixcept there which cau elevate mail
kind. ,
Under the cmtinned oneratlon of these
principles we bopo bv our combined iffurts
to stiain a perfection in nnr vocation, ami a
weiitht in ourtxistence s a class which will
prove a benetlt lo lh v. hide txuiu'ry.
The pursuit of SKrlculture Is one in which
there rn be identity of Interest. We do not
rie the same products, hnt we are mutually
depeodect upiu each other, and what U a
benefit to one Is a benetlt for the class. We
are endowed with ability In ourw-lvas to
work out our r'demp'inD,. Out brother in
the Northeast are liniiied In their products,
hut they prosper by Indomitable energy.
Our fortunVn brothers oi the Northwest
vhound In Urn's necessaries. Our brothers
oatbe Paclflo are giving ua thetcooil things
tbat come on the vrspe. nd throiiuboot the
Koutb we ran Kmwalmont everything. Wtb
diverlfled soil and i-Hmtes, whatpsn pre
veut our hi-oiiilnira powerful i-l, able In
pro'wt oiisj-ly,, If b are nnlteij?
v1 rn iimw ui KtveiMir njauofu mtut
i.perirts toii-da (jcvelop'on ilieNjtrieulluisl
poter pf the country. Iotbo uamolba
PtronroftbIs8tle'I welcome yoa, brother
and lte'. whor bfnbd tmrether lib u
l-(.v;..'ttBw Mv luS-iawtfj'fcU;
OREGON, FEBRUARY
principles and bonerlclal combination In this
country. We are ulad yoa are here. Many
of these representatives assembled here
would probably have passed a lifetime, with
very imperfect kuowledge of the auricultu
rift at this distaiioo Irom them, except for
being Patrons ot Husbandry. We want vou
to go back to your ice and snow with hearts
mellowed by the. sun and welcome you
touud iu this old city of the South. We give
j on, brothers and sisters, besides a welcome,
a hearty Invitation tocomeantl live amongst
us Biing your friends and children, anil
;enple our lauds, snd be cOufldmt of a cor
dial reinption.
In behalf of the National Grangn, I5ro.
Smedhiy, of Iowa, responded in an able aud
HtirrlnE address.
The worthy master then delivered his an
uual address, as follows:
THE MASTKR'S MKSSAOE.
Talrona of IIu.xbani.lryi From tho snow
clad bills, the lluwery vales, the golden
shore, aud prairie latidt- we meet together by
the historic palmetto. Not as Nomads who
gather at a shriue iu obedience to a senti
ment do we come, but as chosen roprostuita
tives of the fraternity whose object la the
moral and material advancement of the
greatest industrial Interests of the great re
public. Standing as we do to day upon the
narrow Hue which divide s the past Irom tbe
future, nbout to step forward Into that time
which Is all unseen by human eye, it be
hooves us to well scruntinize the track be
hind us, that we gain thereby some el tin to
the path before. One year ago wo met be
yond tbe Father of Waters and congratulated
ourselves on the growth and strength of our
gigantio young order. To-day, by the.ever
sounding seas we proudly proclaim that our
members have Increased one buudrod-fold.
Two mot-e sister States (Maine and Montana)
have Joined our ranks, and Ihe few remain
Ingones are Joyfully on tho way. The work
has spread from ocean to ocean.
The winds have watted the sounds across,
ana now they come back like echoes from
the other snore, asking us to extend to other.
people aneiptng nana, in is uprising ana
organizing of a great and scattered interest
has not a parallel In the history of the world.
The maunttnd and force 'of tho movement
haa vurpried its friends and astonished and
alarmed its toes. It has hurst upon us with
tbe Hiiddenness of the trratiu comet, yet pro
mises to remain with the brilliancy and per
niauanuy ot the sun. It found tbe agrlcul
ture ol tbe nation unorganized, isolated, tin
recognized, weak, plodding, and their voices
virtually unheard In thecnuiicllsof the land.
To-day they are orunlzndt united, alrong,
thOHKbtful, and duly respcted and recog.
nlzed as one of the great powers that be.
Though much has now been done in awak
onlnir thought and clearing the lirld, jet we
have but just etej ped upon the mount and
caught a taint glimpse of the promised land.
Right botoro ns it litis awaiting our po-iHCs-slon.
Hut ore we fairly reach Ihe goal and
fully HMseHS the laud wo ms-p, a vtide mid
weary waste Is to be crossed, which will tax
to our utmost our prudence, our persever
ance, and our alor. The pnailiutts cf honor
iiid trust, the avenues to crest wealth, the
mouldlmr of tho political, tiuant'ial iiud edu
catioual institutions of tbe nation have long
been lo the bauds of members of other call
ings. This monopoly "111 not ho lcIvaii up with
out a struggle; and uhnevor enlists lu the
I'atrona ol MiiHbemlry In the eximeUtlop of
an oaay victory reckons without Ilia host.
Our muvcoieut hsu b-tti and will ho mot bv
i niobt dulbrtuim 1 and persistent watiaro
every means which talent, ntahli and place
can omimaud will In used. So, while we
bcise In the goodness ui QihI and thajus
llcHOf cur cause, e must maintain ui.brok
en rani. s and kiep our pondir dry. la
mmiv of the Stales tint work of organizing
Granges has been nearly completed, and the
nolsu ft emhilisiii ntteutilu It ii succeeded
bv comparative Mleno. The order is there
pri'aliii? throtish the ordeal wbluh sIihII ro
veal It weakness or dUnlav Its Mnti'jtli.
inroujiii eniiui-iastii anil nolto wero very
suitable and eilk-hitt means lo hlndlotho
flame, they are not the mi'erlala with which
to UMintnln a a stead v and lasting heat.
To preserve the vantage gniinid vn havo
galnetl and ensure permanence ami turlher
advanttmeiit ue must be able to show in our
uiemteisanil the world that material aod
mo.at vain doe, and will result from our or
ganization. VMUiiitk(opour ranks full, pur
faith strong, our work pure, and our actions
wise. One year sjo I eilltd the attention of
ibis body to the fat-t that the niliortllniiie
Kningesarethn foundation and life of our
order, and lirued the neoissltv of aldlnu them
by dnvihlnK profitable and agreeable plans of
ir hou rei-ca'ion,si inniine present mem.
herstdpand lntereMts would be not only main
lied, but increased. 0luiJtoa pressof btivl
new, no no, Ion whs taken iu this matter, snd
the sulsmiluaie gruies have been thrown on
thelrown resvuic s. I hid happy to announce
that most of lh-ip have been equal to the
emergency, but many of the weaker have
languhdiBd, and faded simply for want of a
little paternal aid and counsel in their Infan-
07. We cannot atlord to thus allow tbe weak
(for whom.especlally we should provide) to
rail by tbe wayside. It is our stern duty, and
h mid bean unmiied pleasure to tend, di
rect and uphold ttiein. Ifaedonotwe tall in
carrying out one nf our cardinal principle.
Let me then most earnestly rKjuest you to give
this subjact your attention as one of tbe most
important wuicu ever name before you. It
would be, impossible eve.i mere it desirable
ai a paper use timto illsern al the grave
subjects which- III dfmanij jour attention,
but ihore ar some whlob I fantio"pa- with
ont brief P"U.v Priildrirn' ifiiiohtr lle
Ulh snlj,t of trnK'rlalton. hj wjilca
every citizen has u intereat, ehhsr an a pro
stoeeroroooauuier. I'Tterei a dnop Vested
m wvii niuuuru muvininn iiauinvprmrtll
mode of carrying ootntnodltie-sre uasb v
--, ,-;jv, A. i i ilili,' A..i .
WI.XUlUlj
26, 1875.
have liberally aided In tbe construction of
railroads and canals In the expectation that
increased facilities would result in the cheap
er rates of transportation.
We or the East, where mamifaciurles nre
many and strong, should, with equal assid
uity, promote the cultivation of tho raw ma
terial. Ilia' the terrible straiu on transporta
tion be lessened.
I have long ago said that the history (,t the
world or lta present condition does not atlord
a single example of a country which has re
mained permanently prusporous by the pro
duction and exportation of the raw material
but their teudeucy is all tbe time toward a
condition of dopentlenco and poverty. Tbl
position has not been disputed, anil I believe
cannot be. How Important, then, that we
cultivate the mostamloahlorelotloiis batwren
all the jroiluoive industries, as only by
mutual development can wo be mutually
prosperous, and the whole, body politic bo
maintained in vigorous. health.
It is an agreeable tart to state that the rev
enues nf tlie National Grange have been
above the expenditure", thus It av Iiir a bal
ance In the treasury, as will appear by the
report of tlie worthy treaMirrr.
This subject of our tiiinucps is one upon
which the membi-.rs of the order lire paitleu
larly aud very properly quite sensitive, mid
we owe it not only to them but to oursehes
that the receipts and disbursement of all
moneys be conducted in a manner which will
ojtnniend Itself to the Judgment of busluess
men.
Ill our work as a body and in our associa
tion with each other as ulsters ana brothers,
let our deportment be such as to cast a halo
over the noble occupation we follow, unite
In closer bonds our great fraternity, and
Intensify the patriotic affection we feel for
our common country.
Charleston's Welcome to the National
Orange.
The citizens of Charleston, as we learn by
copies of apera sent us by Hon'. Dan'l Clark,
who represents Oiegon In tbo National
Grange, have extended hospitality and wek
come to tbe Grangers 111 the-moct elegant
manner. Among tbe pleasures they enjoyed
wabau excursion up tbe Ashley river, when
they wore feasted and toasted most happily.
We give below the very eh qnout address of
welcome extended the Grangers at a public
meeting held iu that city, which Is certainly
a utusteily and classic dt'.irt, and also the ap
propriate response of the Master of tho Nati
onal Grange, Dndley W. Adams of Iowa :
adpiu Hhs or Tin: HON W.I) roiiTRii
Ladies and Omttrvifn, J'utrova 0 llux
bwidiy 11 the HationtU Gravgtt We tire mot
lo give jou a friendly gnetlnv, to Inter
change views with you, and to try and arrive
at a better kiiowltduoanduppreeiation olllio
people and resouicesnf our respective re
gions, aud ot their proper relations. On be
half ot Ashley Giuiign, ami It-e verlotts
uranuesot the State, and in Ihe name of tin,
peopluoft'htirlCHtuii ami ihu b'tiieof South
Carolina, I hid till welcome, to tne hospital
itles ot this old luutiopolis. You i avo
taken us upon trust, ami .vim slinll not lie
disappniti.ed. Of yuur uwn nccird, by a
unanimous oto, and without let-aid to our
juji.Tiw ' W intuit."-!!, or mm ro mutisme
3UU COnilUclclal ik. w.11 it..,.-.. l-iil "'I-
olty 35 tLo pluca tor lite eighth iiniiii.il meet
Inif of IhoS'upruun ("out c,l t, I your great and
liillut nli.il ori-aiiizilioii, wbinii ' n nuts it
orani,itloii by tens 01 thuinaudi and it-,
uiemt'urn by htiudredu of tIioinaii.Ia, We
tliHitk j on lor ihe compliment, and ,ruit yutt
ill) a. (Mrdl.il t-reeliiis,'. VVhet tier you riuue
troin llin t 11111111I UhoI tho N-irthiuid Km
Jaiuouh ior eoMiini rfiiiuiil Ihettrtsuf eitl m
lion, or troin ihe iiuim; slid botinillng ales
of the West, which tmiuii on the waiem nf
tlw i;r-,it I.ske.aiui aire ell away lo tltogold
etiK.Ueaot Ciilllortii i, I ho suits of Mitiua
Hon, produulttu wnalt'i and luliirii einpire.or
from 1 hit more Iciulriid regioiiH ol our own
Soutli iiiidSumliwi"irii, vhosu broad tit Ids'
thugriut H.aples l cotn.n 11 ml rfcocovnr with
a carnllii.eiif mimic sun and uoht. I-Voin
w'hatei, r pan or sictiuii nf the Union you
come, one and all, we bid joii welcome lo
Uharlee'on, its p-ipitHlltis and lis bullies,
You will not II id us, Kkp oilier morn favor
ed ohi.-a, loaded with luxury ami wyultli; lor
the burning ploticbsharu nf war has pdsvul
oer u, aim toe grliitllngexac-ious of a p.iuen,
not better if no. worse than war. havn con.
Burned our reouico and depressed our m
cujierallve eneri-les. Uutyoli will find triio
hearts, confutable, happy homos, and a e-u
pie wh ), wliatever their tallies, aro oja-n and
above Uoaril in their dealloits, .who mean
what tltej ,hv, and say whatlltey mean, and
who, whatever they may ilotoibeireiu-iiiles,
never turn the cold shoulder lo Ibelr friends.
You come frterids.aiid,thireftre,KN friends,
In tbe uiuie of this pxpe, ualu we bid you
a cordial weloome.
You are the agriculturists. You break the
ear band coiniml from it subsistence, com
fort aud dlll'uMve wealth, which the Oisl or
Nature ba implanted there, and which He
has commanded us to seek with the sweat or
brown. Your is tbe primitive occupation;
and, atler all, it Is tbe most healthful ana
Innocent, the noblest and most u-cful. Com
mere and manufacture me, real I v, only tbe
handmaids of agriculture: tor whlioot the
material ihat agriculture supplies there
nuuni uv uoiuiiig ior i-umiuorce 10 uiatriouti)
pr 'manufactures o work up. Vim, -pio, are
the tuott iiuuieroos elas. it was, pfrhsiK
ibis it-Miscioiisfie-ff i iAirr iht linliwiini
e-p . .1 .0 1 fjjj, :.M.j I1..111 .s'mtlun.
luuiTiuiMii tiiiuvi4uiB(-cjiaaHiwas been
a striking cUarscteritrlu of the planter and
tanner, liut surely there is no body or class
batter eutlihd to undated counsel aud ef
fort. If I'lev de"n l onilt for Ihe pro'eo
liW4i...U.s. - i ,-t .,',4vl,i( A..
'Nl -aH"T
-1 ' '
Volumo VII. Number 2.
your objecls, so far as we understand thorn,
are siluiary and patriotic. To cultivate fra
ternal feeling, to establish a oloser brother
hood, and advance its" moral snd material
nel'are, to break the power of rings and mo
nopolies, to extend and quicken and cheapen
transportation, to bring distant parts ot the
ooutitry neater lo each other, ami promote it
better 'knowledge ot each other's leelings,
wants ana gilevtinces, to put producer and
consumer into more Immediate connection,
aud, in a word, by associated counsel and ef
fort, to protect the rights and advance the
interests of tbo great agricultural iutorestH
of the nnuutry; these aio honest objects, and
none can gain-say them. Mown here, at
this little outlet to the ocean, we nre mainly
commercial; but we havn seiiso enough to
know that agriculture and agricultural wel
fare Is at tlie bottom of h!1 commeicial pros
perity, llssldes nil this, you have your
arcana, your secrets; but we do not seek to
EetK'trale teem, Whohnsnot sicrets must
0 more or les than human. And you have
till reasonable certainty lor the prtKervflioii
of your secrets, since we learn that you hae
taken the ladies iu'.o assovlit1 ion to help yot
keep Hum. llit, iu ail sincerity, tho most
attiacilve and adtulral.lti feature ot your or
gnn'r.Vlon is tbe admission of Udloslo mem--boishlp
Mid office. Not only Is this asocin
Hon refining and elevating In Itself, but It ii
tho surest guaranty you can gjvo that jntir
objects are wholosomo and hnnuriblo, ft
ihu delicacy and purity of woman cannot
savo your organiztiion, i.othlng 011 oirtn
cau.
Let mo relate an incident I have road,
which maybe familiar to some of you, but
will bo new and gratifying to many among
us. Al tbe last sitting nf the National Grange
In St. Louis, tbe worthy master of the Florida
Grange (who, from his name, I strongly sus
pect of being a sou of this State) delivered
one of the closing addresses. He made an
appeal tor kli dly and fraternal feeling, ami
stated that at the silting of the gteat political
couveuiloo in Ibis city In lSiJOkhiid fallen to
bis lot to pronounce a short eulogy upou a
member from the Green Mountain State (ex
Gov. ltlbtnson) who had been suddenly
stricken down in death; and,',he added, that
if the representative In ihe G range J'rojiitVbr
inont were preaent, bu wouIdpropO'6 ";at -they
clasp hands Iu token nf good will and
amity. The member from Vermont stepped
lorward, and as the two clapped hand a pro
longed anil outhuslastlc oheerlt.'g burst from
the whole hotly. As soon as the tumult hint
subsided, the worthy master, Wnrdlaw, jo
eu med his address, and concluded with tint
hope that "a kind and overruling Provldenfo
wotuiti grant them u Anipy reithiuti in
Chatlcston." And the txprtsiion ol nis hope
was cheered In tho telnt.
That "reunion Iu Charleston" has liken
place, ami it Is our hope niid dfsiip mid bus
iness to make It prosperous ami happy.
W hen tho heart is hi It, tint hands eai, hurdly
fall. Wectinunt don great dial, but wo vylil.
do it clieerfully and cordially. And you
mut know, Indies and ionileinui, that wo
are not a little piouil of our gm,d old city.
Others will speak to nu of Its iiiulerliil,
values and commercial advantages, li Is not
splendid hi wealth and palace, but It Is
sound, substantial end true. From diiya
long Imorn the Revolution to tint preset
day Charleston has plaveil a riMispi-nrinn
part, lshas, tuo, its traditions Mini h!sui v.
liwry loot of soil hereabouts Is IlistArlo
ground, mid has lis slury nf stirrlnir luelileiit
and chivalrous, ailveniitie, We mni'myof
.1" ..', ,,1,-at i'-l 'ia ,ji ola 'fhllb;
"Many a vutlslied year anil bro
And lempi-st'H breast ami ha' tin's rapri
lliive swept o'er Charleston ; still it standi'
A lorlitsH lormod to freedom' liunds."
In ihe placid and beautiful luy bufornyou,
a hundred ,ears ngo, lacking one year, unit
Jlislslx d.iya helorii tho immortal Diclnn
lion nf Independence, a Hiirdl fort ooiistriiC
etl Hi" (mlinetto bia and sand, intiuitod by 11
body of as stuiily and resoluln men its over
looked In tho face (if loo, dell -d and nlinllorlfii
anil iliovo away In tll-eoinll urea fornildiblu
ilrillsh fquiitlroii of ships of war, itohiovlnw; a
victory which, according to the blstoilali
iUiiernft, nut only suvetl a pun inca, hut was
"llin bright morning star iiutl hurhingur of
Amrrliiiu lndepentleiieii." Anil 111 trout of
die harls-ir, at tl o very gateway 'o the ncoitl,
eland Moultrie ami Slimier, linked hnh
wl It immortal uviumrles of cuurage, skill,
and endurance, of which the earlier memo
ries touch a chord lu oery American I osnm,
aiul the later ones, when thn pjsiltui of tho
oay nave iiiinitoiiiauii iiiiipc'o;it.'or tuu un
ion am again In spirit and trulh one peotilp,
our children's children wil recill mid re
count with wondor and delight, as proofs of
Auieriitan prowess, or Northern and South
urn itlor, Moultrie timl Sumter are our
plllirs of Herculi's. our Culpa 11ml Aliyju.
Once girt with dedly llres and bolted thtm.
ierito frlglit tho snuU of ndvr ifinrhs, now
the peaceful mi'tidiain of our forsluu anil do.
meslio co 11 1 mer oe ; eu'di crownnd with tlio
starry fiig of the repiibliu.iand between
which, day by diy, ilpets of ship, loadtii
lth rt;h argosies, poiW In wcurtty to oc
from the great highway of ua'.lous.
Hut we may not de'aln yon longer. Othe.-K
will claim your attention. Once agslu, wel. -come
to homes, aU'Jlo aqilquated, prhn,
but to ns dearer on that ac-nunt-where the,
old folkillvo malnlv In tbe lecolleetlon (,r
the past-whenigajlanfypinuj wenarealiye
with aetlon and not afraid in u,,rir ,i '
whero modest young wnineri, nurtured Ju
the grsoM and retlmmientof a vlrlnoua tmbsn- . !
hold, wait mi iheVare sought, ndVep ;
tlieiiishlvM alisif from the candals antl do. '
norMlizailons ihat ate the shame ii'dJH.
prosuh ofeiir dv -I - H' I t
..ut'i ,! al,.,fi'w..'i-.l.i; 1 V-l,,trl!vllv.V '
Vtllu 1 - 1 - , 1 iff' J UT
,Ji;ssjiirtU ovummi Uo'ajis! -o I b-;iTS
11. 1?,Ah- onfi,rMHlgraific4tfon'thIt'tbVf',a
tlnnal Orange receives this cordial wel-
VUulli.i4tU uu kbuiu tBv