Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1841-12-14

renee, which we know IN some countries
has failed, or it m usi be made known by
that science which teaches the nature and
| quality of soils, and which is itself but the
embodied and successful experiments OF
those who had turned their minds parieu-
laly to the subject. The agricultural
must, for ages, continue 10 be, in this
State, the predomnatng interest. II is
The source from whence is de rived the
substance, in grea. degree, of every peO
pie, and especially of ours. It's mat
ter OF surprise, when viewed IN this light,
that no legislative aid has been extended
10 furnish facts and scientific truths. end
give intelligence to the great body Of the
farmers of our country, SO necessary to
the successful prosecution of their iabor5
Scattered as our farming population ls,
over the whole State, the experiments by
which improved modes Of farming are
known toa few only, cannot be brought
TO the knowledge ofalI, unless they shall
be embodied by some one whose duty it
shall be made by law. If, by the
labors Of Goologist, so appointed, one
bushel of wheat, more than is now produ-
ced should be raised on each zero Of
ground in the State, occupied in the
growth Of that grain, it would pay the sal
ary Of such an officer, twice told, for ma
ny years 10 come.
la communication which had the
honor to address TO the legislature at its
last session, then urged upon that body
the imperious necessity tor action en- the
subject of the bank charters which will
expire in January, 1913. That session
however, passed and no definite action
was had on this, the most difficult, and
most important question Of State policy
that will occupy your attention. The final
settlement Of the question eau be delay
ed no longer. This great duty is devoI-
| we'd upon the present General Assembly,
with daily increasing necessity for its
prompt and permanent adjustment.
The long continued suspension of spc
Gle payments by the banks of some Of tho
middle states, by those also Of the south
ern, western, and south western states
has brought with it all tho evils of unnat
ural and huctuating rates OF exchange
usury 10 a most enormous extent. embar
rassmsnt in every branch Of business, will
: a great increase ofrisk attending all com
f mercisl operations. This state Of things
ifnot rsmedied soon, will make our cur
F. rency, which should be fixed measure
{ OF the price of property, itself mere ven
/. dible commodity, more valuable in value
2 than most other common articles Of traffic
: It may be we'll questioned whether thi'
4 most unhappy state of things admits o
| any permanent remedy, without impprtan
/. chonges in our existing commercial rela
s tons with foreign countries. This is
Q question over which state legislation ha
/ no control; the National Legislature alOn
: is competent to decide it. Whilst tn
e work shops Of England and France, file
,- with laborsrs whose daily toll brings ther
% only mere subsistence, pour INTO on
e markets evsryvariety of manufacture, b
F. the laws Of their respective countries, til
e, precious metals or. cotton (wth a fe'
is trifling exceplions) are the only equiv;
ie lentS they will receive from us in return
s. Except under duties SO numerous a
e. amount to prohibition, tho bread stuff
a. and other productions of much the arges
n portion Of the people OF the Unite
y; Staels, can find no market in the ports {
OF France or England. It's obvious tha
Ill under a system so iniqnities aud unjui
s. towards US, in the fluctuations of con
merce, balances against us must occu
b, and these must in such casa be Liquids
n, ted by>an exportion Of the precious me
i'd ais. This drain, which no human saga
py ity can always foresee, must have the e
- feet to disturb prices, even were o.
III, money purely metallic; should it be
elf mixed kind; composed Of coin. and pap
"a convertible into coin on demand, tht
m whenever the unfayorable balance was
ed sufficient amount. suspension Of spec
'Rr payments would seem to be invitable.'
rts As the laws now are. the revenues to I
tu- government of, the Union, must be rals
rn by duties on foreign goods. |: is with
ion the power of Congress, by proper d
ing elimination in levying duties necessa
The for the ordinary eXpe nses Of governmel
so to discriminate as to restrict iorei
n inportatiOns within narrow limits ,or co
I'm. pei those with whom we traffic to op
ol- their markets 10 the grain grower, as "
md as the cotton planter, or terms ofperft
ato reciprocity. Whether Cong ress will
out ert :his power,,when 1t Shall be proper,
led it soon must be, to reconsider the 81
| iecct, IS question which cannot now
ap. considered as settled with that certaiI
ex- which is necessary to form safe ba
ese ofState legislation. The existing st
for of things, and not the prospect OF futtt
5 of national legislation, should be.the bf
ent OF any policy, it may please the Legi
. Of tufe TO adopt, touching the snblectol
vice cerre ncy However DIVIDED me Peo
plo- Of this State may be in their opinions
de- to the form in which this question ST
The be settled, there cannot be doubt