The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-10-22
H From the Illinois Cultiyator.
FRIENDS AND FELLOW CITIZENS

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| " the great and growing Hest.
| We hear mnch of the hardness of the
times, scarcity of money, and very much
IS. said about our derangeda currency, &c.
DC, throughout the length and breadth of
our beautiful country.
! would respectfully ask. do we, the re-
sidents of the Mississippi Valley, use and
manage Alright all the privileges and adj
vantages put in our hands by NEST mer-
iclfnl and kind Providence! Do we man
age our farms and workshops with the
industry and economy absolutely neces.
sary to entire success? Are we as care.
full and prudent i'll the purchase of the
comforts and Injuries of.life as we should
be? fear not. a 49,
/ Let us talk the matter over in kind
and friendly manner. If am wrong in
any of my views of domestic life. shall
feel most happy III being put right.
In travelling over our country | have
thought we farmers were in great error
in buying SO much of our woollen cloths
from our eastern friends. and the English
manufactures The southern part of our
great valley produces a vast amount of
cotton, and the northern par. is suscepti-
BILE of rearing millions and millions of
sheep. Why not then, every one in the
north. exert every nerve. to increase our
stocks Of sheep, and encourage the spin
ming and weaving in our own families rs
much as possible?z And do more than
this. Give all individuals or companies
that may purpose erecting cotton or ,Dool-
len factories, kind and cheering word.
By uniting heart and hand in mannfac.
turing our own cloth. we shall strike one
hard bio,o at hard times.
Next comes scarcity Of money. The
laws Of trade seem to be governed by one
simple principle. i. e. those that have mo-
nev give it for what they want. And it
is our business, as tillers of the soil, to as
tain what kinds Of produce will command
the best prices in home and foreign mar
kets; and then we should create and make
all our crops and produce with as little
expense as possible. Energy, industry
and rigid economy are grand helps in our
business-and, my word for it, will do
much ,osmake money little plentier.
A great deal is said about currency, and
loss by exchanges in many of our wes-
tern states, in transac,ing our business in
the Atlantic cities. l am not much of
fnancier, but it strikes me that the great
difficulty grows out Of the fact that we
buy more Of the eastern merchants than
we sell TO them, which puts US in debt.
l know that currency is very bad when l
am in debt to an individual and cannot
pay hin-that is, it is very bad so far as
am concerned. am fully of the opin-
ion, if we should sell more to, and buy
less of the eastern merchants, we should
find great relief in the matter Of curren-
CIV, and enormous charges on exchanges
Of western money! a
One fact more--in our purchases in the
east, let us buy bona-fde substantial arti-
cles, and, the ladies O the scest willing,
we will dispense with many of thosethin,
glossy, fancy articles, that come at high
prices. And now present my couple
ments to any young lady of.the west that
will next New Years day, wear nice
home made dress. wishing her long,
and happy life.
Yoars truly. ~
e ENIGRANT