The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-17

To the Editors Of The Union

To the Editors of the Union'
President Taylors first message to Congress may wall
De called his own for. BY whomsoever It may have
pesn written It's just adapted 70 his
confusion q ideas and bundes Of expression which have
marked this remarkable administrators See, for ~.
81 sSSsSs Y 81 sea 8 s ace
OF Congress 10 encourage domestic industry contain
ing the amount Of his assigned reasons for such recon-
his messages this sentence, $40 svais ne socsc con-
dion Of tie agrtcuurif, to increase his prosperity,
and TO extend bis means OF usefulness to his coun-
try, by multiplying his sources Of information, should
be the study of every statesman, and the primary object
OF every Legislation What thought can Il be 20, that
our military chieftain and his cabinet IN view Of their
own exaation. and in anticipation OF the exaai0n Of
the manufacturers, whom they seem Disposed 70 erect
into ordly arstocracy BY their protective policy,
already imagine the American armorsdegraded to level
with The serve tcnany Of Europe. and needing special
legislation to elevate their social condition? Why no
attention to be paid by legislators to eevang instead Of
sinking the social condition OF mechanics, operatives in
factories and other day aborers Why ought TIE ms-
nfacturer to be protected BY special from the
effects OF incidental revusOns in trade, whilst the ag
culturist is left unprotected from ike revulsions
But as to the socid condition Of the American agncul
urss the world is deed produce any class Of people
whose social condition, In reference what constitutes
the true greatness Of man and The real and
can agrcutursts as body. In reference to indepen
dency OF condition and Of mind to love Of country. love
Of liberty and q social order n reference e ne eos
ard 10 general information and in reference that free
Open manly intercourse they have with one another
cheerfully mpartng each other whatever knowledge
they have BY experience, have obtained from other
sources relative to all parts OF their business and in many
other point. oil view. they excelled BY nones What
them do they want through the Presidents
ton or the action of Congress- TO elevate their social
condition They demand. and will contend for equal
laws equal rights equal protection, and equal TAXATION
being extended 10 ALL They wish The President. the cah
net and Congress- each attend with fahulness the
duties Of their respective stations marked than
by the constitution and subsequent laws, and to leave
each class of citizens alike their efforts and con-
duct to elevate their social condition. without any gov
ernnenta attempts to mark out distinctive grades in eoc
ety. or to control the education OF their Children IN
terfere in their religion, by prescribing either fiss,
places forms for their worship by taxing them Tor
their own worship or the worship of others.
AS to greater extension OF agricultural experiments
and chemical analysis, in connexi0n with the Patent O.
fee, there be objeclionprovding that the pub
cation OF the reports, instead OF being limited 70 supply
to the members OF Congress for distribution 10 few p0
ltieal and influential friends should be extended 10
supply for every citizen in the Union that might be sup
posed want and that places OF deposite shoud b
established and supply sent into every congressional
district under the supervision of the several membes OF
Congress- and be sold Al price merely sufficient g cover
the Incidental expenses OF transportation and dstTibQtiou
Congress has been going quite too far in egsnfing
books and other emoumentst 10 Themselves. . tune
stopped Il has dangerous tendency. II II cannot
be stepped otherwise, the constitution should be sleod
: : : r's A PLAIN FARMER.
FAIRFAX County, va..) JAM IL. 1850.