The Nevada journal., 1855-02-09
Agents.
Hard Times---the Cause.


exist in the principal city Of the Union
the seat of commerce and manufactures
the pulse whose beating indicates in a
great measure the state Of the entire coun-
try. Thousands Of able-bodicd men are
out of employmcnt--thcir families in
destitute condition, in the midst Of Sc
we're winter.
p But what Of all this The nation has
chosen this state Of things. Any move
merit that looked to cfTectually protecting
our workingmcn would tomorrow be vot-
ed down by the people.
\ national policy has been established
by the people that encourages artizans in
foreign lands, and discouragcs our own.
The government, under the direction of
tie masses, has for term of years caused
excessive imports into the country Of
goods that can be as well manufactured at
home, and compelled our own people to
lie idle, or work at loss, while foreign
artizans have been rcaping the reward
We have had tariff system for the pro-
,ectioA Of British manufacturers 1t is a
notorious fact that British gold has been
freely used against the american SYSTEM
whenever it has been question before the
pcople. The London Times and other
aiding English papers, during our last
presidential contest, interviewed for Frank
Pierce, and proclaimed on his election
that BRITISH interests would be promoted
by his accession. And SO it is that by
what is called Democratic policy, Amer
lean interests are neglected till our arti-
zans arc starving, and commercial crisis
destroys thousands Of fortunes-the poor
and the rich alike ongulphed in ruin. The
stoppage of manufactures dives the poor
man out to starve, while the great balance
of trade against us caused by excessive
imports of goods which we should be able
to export rather than buy Of other ma
tions, involves our merchants, and tight
ems the money market, till crash comes
that breaks down the national prosperity
Protection to domestic manufactures is
the cure for these evils. Under it VIC
have plenty of work for all our people.
and 70 starvations; we have no heavy
shipments Of gold for unliquidated bal
ances to other nations, therefore no COM
mercial crises.
The stale argument against protection
Is that 1t taxes one man to support an
other But who does not know that
when one branch of business is active il
helps all others? That when employment
in manufacturing sremunerative the farm.
er gets better sale for his crops' THAI
when money is kept in the country trade
in all departments is safer and more pro
ftable There is no taxation Of one fol
the benefit of anothcr-all are benefited
So far as the South is concerned it is a.
well for it to sell It's cotton to the North
ern manufactures as in England, ant
there is no reason why it should rang,
itself against protection upon any princi
pie of sclf-intercst.
Upon the point ofrcvenue it is urget
the tariff must be lowered because it pro
duces too much revenue. We challcng,
denial Of the proposition ,hat the highe
the tariff the less revenue is produced
! is the enormous importations now tax
ing place under low tariff that hav,
swelled the surplus in the treasury t,
sach corpulent extent.
We have but glanced at the suggestion
the hard times III the East have occasion
cd TO our mind To us they are INSOFAR
able to the subject When will the Amer
lean people cease to be led by names, ant
scel, their own interests il truly Ameri
can system
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