The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-11

against the admission OF Texas, the war with MsYioo
the treaty OF peace and whatever else could carry our ia
rsdicton westward long there foot Of ground
upon which the southern with his poor negro could
be free to earn his and bread So with the purchase Of
Louisiana which authorized reach the Pacific along
the line OF latitude OF degrees So with Florida which
az necessary in 1919. the annexation Of Texas in
ls45 shut out from borders the iuiIgass Of IL.
Spanish, French and British against dome.
tic peace and commercial power
But if turn from these features OF Ieprosch and
shame in the policy OF the wing leaders. the facts are
equally conclusive against when look at the causes
which have been most operative in extending our for.
eign commerce, stimulating the increase OF and
inland trade. and in making our interior prosperity the
type rather Of the power OF continent than OF the skill
and capital OF single nation To prove this, it is
necessary 20 further back than to the statistics Of
1885, they appear in the reports of the Secretary Of the
Treasury and other official and acknowledged public doc.
AT that period the question the effect OF
duced duties in opening the great West "a great part
of which. if wing policy had prevailed in 1908. would
never have been in the Union at alD markets for
its immense productions, whose transportation was
the natural aliment of our inland commerce The
wing party maintained that question its old restraining
policy, refused its support to principle which as
foreign TO its habits OF reasoning the acquisition Of
the territory then seeking outlets and foreign markets had
been to its habits OF feeling and sought TO influence the
people by appeals their Fears founded predictions OF
ruin and bankruptcy that would be produced if the ports Of
the United States opened unfettered commerce
Fortunately, however, the democrats succeeded A in
1903 the forecast of people plainly recognised the
immense Importance of freeing the Mississippi river
from the harassing mpedimens which would have been
felt by our western commerce long as any European
influence was felt on its borders so in 1916 the same wis
dom could mistake the advantages which to fol-
low measure designed to increase the markets fot the
exchanges of their immense productions. The bill was
passed And what are the results! Do we see the
prophecies of universal ruin realized Do we see our
imports reduced-our exports dminished-our tonnage
foreign or domestic decreasng-the wages Of labor fall.
en-our specie basis contractedour banks unable to
dscoun-he rates Of exchange, foreign domestic, un
favorably affected Exactly the reverse has been wit
messed Our revenue has been doubled by tariff which
has reduced one half the taxes of the people Our for
egn and inland trade has received such unparalleled
increase that British statesmen hold up their hands,
and exclam that European wars and revolutions sink
into irsign6cance when compared with the wonderful re
suits of American enterprise.
Yet in the face OF such facts these the organ
of the wing party procaimng from the house-ops the
prosperity of the republic, and claiming the right OF ad
minis,eing the power of its federal government whilst
the condemnation of their policy is not only felt in every
enterprise of the people home but recorded in every
,elligent review Of the OF this prosperity which
comes to US from foreign lands.