The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-06-30
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
From the pittsburg Morning Post

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We gave, few days since, article on this SUBJECT
and we now tnd II convenient again to recur to It, we
do so with the pleasure we lind that all the great
ly hourishing condition. but likely 10 continue for
time come and we know OF good reason why II
should be otherwise, to any considerable extent at any
tme Let the measures OF our government be such as
favor particular class of citizens; but designed to
facilitate the operations OF trade and business
lions in generals and there is danger of hearing
of periodical bank panics manufacturing pancs, or
any other kind OF panlcs; but all business, agrcul
1ual, mercantile, manufacturing, and commercial, will
be conducted upon those prudent and safe principles,
which forbid the excitement incident TO eversh and
uncertain mode OF operations
Under our present form of government, with that IN
dusy and perseverance which characterize the people
of country, and with administration of affairs
IN accordance with the nature of government 1t is
reasonable to expect that will be able, IN few more
years, not only to provide ourselves with every article en-
tering into ordinary consumption but to produce
large surplus with which to supply other nations Inc
present state OF affairs in this country ]ushes inns
belief. Here find that in the midst OF war IN
volving immense expense to our government every IN
terest In our country is Prosperng and new UNDERTAKINGS
81 are every day being that ana b NOW
less than year ago, predicted for us! Then we
told that less than six months time, there would
be general state of ruin. The passage of the tariff act
OF 1916 be the by which the ruin would be
effected We told, " it will lower the rate of wages
it will throw thousands out of employment-it will
induce general distresst will lessen the value of proper
tyt will depreciate the value of agricultural products
1t will ruin thousands of mechancs-it will check i'm
provements. and produce universal loss and suffering %
What picture to awaken the sympathies of the philan
thopist And how singulary true has been the likeness
OF the present state of affairs, thus drawn by the dstn
gushed artist Six months have passed by and instead
OF the ruin SO graphically portrayed we find all our man
ufacturng establishments, of every description, busly
engaged in turning out the various fabrics wrought in
them while new establishments springing up in every
direction. The operatives in almost every branch of
labor are demanding higher rates of wages; none lack
employment who are willing to work property OF every
description bears high price; the value OF agricultural
products is attested by the extraordinary efforts made to
get them to market; all finished improvements are
yielding far beyond any former period; new
works of improvement going forward in every drec
ton in many parts Of our country the necessity for Ia
boers great that they cannot be procured any prices
immense numbers ofnew buildings going forward in all
principal cities and general and individual prosperity
is at it's oodtde The exports of our country
so great the amount of specie in it was never so large
and the imports OF the country reached the point to
which they have this rsen especially in the precious
metals In addition to all these facts, countrymen
have been called upon to minister of their abundance to
SIMPLY the wants OF suffering naton and the call has
been met by them in manner calculated to prove that
general distress aud ncacuabe individual suffering"
40 not exist in any part of widely extended country