Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-08-18

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ers. and adjacent and between them.
| They took possession Of the notable IS Cop.
per Rock and sold it, to gentleman from
Detroit, for el400.
The Capt. returns in few days with
supply Of provisions, which are represented as
extraordinarily high at the lake.-Wis Herald.
| FLoua AND WHEAr.-When the rise in the
price Of -four and wheat took place in the
spring, the people were everywhere told BY
| the wings that it was ono of the legitimate
fruits Of the tariff. True, no. d grain Of for.
eign wheat, or barrel Of foreign -four, has
been kept out Of our country BY the tariff, al
70 cent: .ess aosf, BE s 55d duty
cents upon corn to humbug the Gasmers: ...>.
the tariff has opened 10 American flour and
wheat no new outlet; true, it has not had the
effect Of increasing the nuaHder OF consumers
but what Of that! The tariff 10 the great pam
acea-ihe universal catholicon---that is to
remedy all the evils Ct the country. /, work.
by secret and hidden laws, to the comprphen-
sion Of which ordinary in,ellec,s are totally
unequal, but IL infallible ia comforting wide
spread blessings. 1t protects the mannfactur.
e., we are told. by diminishing the value Of
his tabricks, and enriches the farmer by con-
tiding him to home market instead Of allow.
ing him choice Of markets. Enquire no, in.
to tne process by which these miraculous re.
suits are effected, but read, believe, and be 81.
lent!
For some weeks past, however, a regular
decline has been going on all over the country
In the prices Of wheat ard -four, which at the
present time may be set down at about SO per
cent, and still descending. Where is the lar.
IN now! 1t is certainly still in existence
and 1t 1t was the sole cause of the rise prices |
IN tho spring, why does i, not keep them up |
The tariff. too was in active operation a wear |
before the rise in the prices Of wheat ard four |
took Place-why, therefore, were not lie bene. !
hciai effects felt at an earlier period! The |
truth is, and the wings know it that the tariff |
:;aSo no Influence whatever-at least no favora.
BILE inAuence-Gron the rise Of the prices Of |
agricultural products In the spring. The rise
was douctless produced by the appreciation Of
real money consequent upon the destruction u
millions Of the spurious paper circulation, the
anticipation OF short crop. the Quite, afford.
ed 70 our produce through Canada by the new
British tariff, and the general laws Of supply
and demand. Our opponents should DO a.
shamed TO resort TO such clap trap arguments
for the purpose Of deserving the uninformed.
They will make nothing BY i,.-Tes. Gag.
IdM,eRAxTs.-The Grea, Western arrived
on Saturday evening, aud left about 400 pas
seogers. The new Propeller Sampson arrived
during the night and left about GO, and the Pro.
peller Oswego, landed over 200. Most Of
those landed by the Western were Prussiaos.
and those that came BY tbs Oswego were Nor
wegians. We see it stated in the N. York
Shafts Zeitung that $1,000 Prussians are on
their way TO this Territory. They embrace
portion Of the Lutheran church.
who have dissensed or split of from the great
body, and through The interference of the Gov. ;
ernsnent have been bosght out, and are 70 ou;t :
The country. Thiriy-fve thousand souls viii
make very clever addition to the nonula,ion
81 Observation-Disclosures Courier.
MORE INDsAn Rumoas. Plate :
Eagle OF the 20th uls. says: "a friend in
ne upper par. Of Holt writes q. that the [
'etslers on the Prairie above, are fearful of I
IN attack from the Ottocs who have been
making threats. There seems to be zen.
,'ai spirit of discomfort amongst the from.
Ter tribes. north Of Fort Leavenwor,h."
The ST. Charles Advertiser Of The XII,
INST. says: 1.-The U. s. snag Boa, has on. /,
cred the mouth Of the Missouri. and !. 60. ,
y efficiently engaged in extracting snars ,
lawyers and longs, between 81. Char]e, {
md the mouth Of the river. Thi, wor,. /
$ much needed. II is probable ,ha, The 9
'oas vii! continue Its operations as h;ch $
'p as Weston h'sh