Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-03-17

III
A PIcrUns OF THE TIMEs.-In one Of
the daily prints in tins city is given the
following representation Of the condition
of the times:
The present condition of the country
is without parallel in our former experi-
ence. The distress and losses suffered by
the community exceed any thing hitherto
known. and have continued for more than
an ordinary time, he business Of the
country is now reduced so low that no ma
ierial is left on which to create a panic,
and SO far things cannot well be much
worse. But if the condition Of The in.eri-.
or is considered, The reduced circulation.
the depressed prices Of the products Of the
soil, and the small! amount which those pri-
ces will enable the agriculurisis to pay on
oh! Indebtedness, i, will be evident that,
sound as our basis is, it will not admit at
present Of any considerable purchases by
the country trade, or any essential i'm
provcinent on the sea board
This is picture after the manner Of the
dark masters, drawn with abundance of
shade. /, is by the hand of a wing artist;
the reader will find it in the Commercial
Advertiser. OH Saturday evening. a.a.a
Il is now about six months since the
journals Of the Wing party were filled
with exuliaions III the passage Of pro-,
hibilory tariff. which as they predicted
was to give new life 10 business and en-.
,erprise, bcslow profitable employment
upon several hundred thousands Of per-
sons who were seeking for occupation.
and create lucrative home market forthe
products Of the country. Ever since The
last years session Of Congress we have
lived under this tariff, in the full enjoys
men. of the wholesome effect of lis pro-
hibitions and restrictions Every day..
aImos, every hour of that period. has adj
..ed to the general depression Of business,
increased the number Of persons destitute
Of employment, and brought the markets
into worse condition. The summing up
Of our present condition is given by
Wing hand, in the passage we have quo-
ted; i, is birds eye view of what we
have gained by the tariff.
We have no desire, for our part, to ex-
aggeraie the consequences Of the new tar,
if. E.. en- il it had not been passed. the
country would now be bat slowly recov-
ering from the disastrous effects Of the
commercial and financial madness Of 1886.
The truth is, that the tart has ibeen inn
posed upon Us at a time when we wero
least able TO bear it. This new load has been
placed upon shoulders which were nearly
broken down by weight they already ear
RED. Our commerce has been cut off at
the very moment when we most needed
The little that was left il. Vast amounts
Of capital invested in commnrce, have been
al once rendered useless. al the very time
when we could leas. afford TO dispense
with the activity whicl, their employment
rave us.-N II. Post. sss
!. In the last Midnight Cry. Miller, in
speaking Of Illinois. says 80 We hope as
The lime is short. that our brethren in the
far west will cry aloud and spare them not.
lie, the alarm 60 on: Wake up the vir-
gins !!
That's the doctrine boys! Wake APP
the virgins ! And never mind if yon STAR
tie a widow or two. chicago Dem. s'ss
The best practical rule Of morality =:
rovor IN do any thinO which syOu would