Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-04-26
ALLEeANrA." There is question Of some

TIC nino III CeI'dih quarters, iciaHbS W tue
adoption Of name for our country. that can
be used as an appellaliou TO designate our peo-
pie, SO as to Distinguish them from the inhabi
,anis Of other nations. Il 10 a remarkable fact
we yet have no such name. AMERICANS, is
not distinctive. II applies TO the whole west.
ern continent, both north and south of the e.
qua,or, and 10 all the provinces. Kingdoms and
republics. embraced in this wide ex,en, Of ter
ri,ory. This name is no more distinctive of
the people Of the United States, or Of any 9TH
er ofihe numerous sections into which the two
continents are divided. than European or Asiat-
ic are distinctive of Swiss or Hindoo. To say
tina, man is European. does not inform Us
to which Of the twenty kingdoms Of that con.
,inenI he belongs. He may be an Englishnan,
ia Frenchman, German or anything else -
No. only has each European kingdom par
,icular name, bui the same is true Of Tho west
ern continent with the exception Of the United
States. We can say Mexcans, Canadians.
Brazilians, &c.; but when one comes to speak
OF our own countrymen, we are obliged TO use
the bunglng expression, ",he people of the U.
States" II would certainly be convenience
TO have single word TO express this. We are
now making 10 bring about such an improve.
mens. Some time ago, paper was read be-
fore the New York Historical Society, by one
of the members, recommending The adoption Of
Ita,sp r. IL
The subject was referred to committee TO be
reported upon at subsequent meeting. The
report OF the committee recently made, pro-
posed "ALLEGASIA." considering il an eternal
type Of strength and union, stretching from
the Gulf Of Mexico to the Great Lakes, and
thereby would restore to the land one of the
prmor1ial titles Of the Aborigines.
CORRESPONDENT of the Philadelphia North
American, inquiries why we should not take
COLUMBIA. He thinks that the South American
use of il would 20. be any serious objection.
FLAx.-We learn by the Milwaukee papers
that an oil mill is being erected in that place
this season. This will be one grea, induce
ment for farmers TO raise fax, as The seed will
at all times bring the cash. Independent, of
this. the farmers should raise this important
article for their own consumption instead Of
depending upon foreign market for all their ar
ticles of clothing. Il is time the farmers Of
Wisconsin should wake up and commence
raising fax and wool. which will not only be
a source Of wealth, bu, will enable them to live
more independent Of other sections of The coun-
Try. Madison Express.
| Why not have tariff TO protect the badgers
/ from having wollen and linen fabrics brought
into Wisconsin, Compel every family to raise
and manufacture their own wool and flax by
hand. No matter if il does cost them four times
as much as 1t would 10 procure the same CON-
modiiies by producing something else; i, would
make them Independent. Let every man bun
gle up his own hat, coat and boots, and the
tools TO do il with, raise his own grub. make
his own farming utensils, build his own house.
and he would be a, once a, point Of refine
men, and independence which would almost
via with tina, of savage in his canoe. What
pity il cant be done! Wis Argus.
Then we are to have still higher domestic
duty imposed upon our chat, coat, or boots F"
than our present laws enforce. We should
think them already protective enough in their
policy. for the prosperity or convenience Of Ell
,her the consumer or manufacturer. The law
10 which we allode reads as follows:
"That no pedlar or other trading person.
travelling from place to place, shall be permit
ted to sell. or expose TO sale, any goods, wares
or merchandise, 10 any county in this terrific
~, without frs, having obtained license from
the board OF county commissioners Of such
county authorizing him thereto"
The same act provides that such sum shall
be paid for such license as the county COM
missioners shall establish. In some Of the
counties, $40 year is oil they require; iu 9TH
ers, the reasonable sum Of S25 is exac,ed, and
81 10 each case as fee to the clerk for issu-
ing the license.
Here is protection to the manufacturer and
consumer with vengeance. |, rather ex
Guides the mechanic. aud subjects the consum-
er TO greater Inconvenience in procuring the
Thousand noiions." than accords with our
g;ews OF policy. Mechanics who wish to es-
.ablish themselves in a new country like ours,
are generally young men whom fortune had
no, endowed with the riches of the Indies
before they could lisp their own name ; Sut
are just starting in the world, perhaps with
barely sufficient means 10 commence operations
the men OF all others that need encourage
men,-bu, csnno, find employment in coun
try so sparsely settled. withou, having The
privilege granted Them Of disposing Of their
wares anywhere within the limits of the ter