The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1858-12-18
&c Is VI prime NJ +. In
ftion Of business, the iron mrsalactnrers
Went pass of the country probably SUI
Nespre than any other class. audNe"s
ION WAS thpi innviiuIle cnnseuiWft,e
he great number II workmen wiyn

ne great number ~ Wnrk'neh VIZ
r."yed III TINS useful branch Oh :
There could be no supply where e
WAS no demand and there was no demand Ior
rallfead ir"n,-fSo action of Government could
have prevented the late reynlsion. The tariff
Of 1857 had no agency in the result.
The President. renews the recommendation
far a uniform bankrupt law, applicable to
banking Institutions.
The same causes which have produced peci-
MARY distress throughput the country, have 50
reduced the amount ot imports thatftic revenue
has proved inadequate to meet the necessary
expenses q government 10 SIMPLY this de-
ticiency. saongrass. authorized the lssfiancefT
twenty millions OF dollars OF Treasury nols
and this proving i~'a'ieq,,.ate, they authorized
the han OF twenty millions OF dollars, to he
applied To- the payment u Pproprlal%gAs mace
by law. NO statesman Woald advlses sat we
sianldsyo ON increasing our nattpnai deo', 10
gel means 'i at,l'sying lhe Tfanary eN-
peiiseS of Government. ms w~'siRAN5oe a f'ns'
rulnens poiicy. ~ case OF warb6our credit
aust he Tue chei resource, at ieasl, Tor the
hrst year, aud tiils Wound q gfeaeiy impaired
oy having contracted sarSssQehtS 10 TINE q
peace III Is true Po'ey 70 lneSFise ile revenue
80 Us 10 e1aa' our eAte1utlofeS- !. "ohio oe
faiiio"s ~ commune ~ oofFow oeSioes, !. may
De may ihcisienIa' projection 'hns aii"fdea
oy a revenue 'afili' won!d, a present mo-
liet'' ~ so'.e eA'o"'' ''gssg a'aehce ~
,he i'auuiactofihs .itei es,s. w ave II tresn
impulse 10 our ieS]',hs oas,nes@ 70 'pis,
surrey w fefSo' W. "oiec,' !" reSafo 10 'hf
lnoap ~ assess'e "na o''''ee'''s 'ne 'H't'eS' tilc
I fes .'pI l'a' w! en'1'ta''te' inc "l,'t,'n 1Ha'
y ''ey tV''HeS 'hoS ltiS SnH.a he zone
TfTV.5S d''''es ~ e",pS 10 "h'cil ,tfSe eia.
W Pietef3 .pp'e': 'ey are weti atiaf'ea
10 o,h''ioui'p~. men are "suaiiy s"!d ny
Mo,s' VI e'easuis' "iu ~lieh, l'oi' 'helr ma
u'fc, a;e OF eAtat. on. OF nearly, equal value.
1r ."r eNa''t'e, are ''e a'fic eS "a lr'H! "'
u'!.'e"' casts. f'I 'a~ seer alh' f'fetFp
Mile5 anu si"f''S' % h'1 efi'tG.a'c Jn,2tRnl'
SpeeiHe s"t'es are ,f8SpeS'' I. not the nnly
eiea',s oi secutih5 .@ revenue against illSe-
'aUu"ieh' INVOICES a'a S'ch mas neeh Inc
lraoties anupte" t9f 'he purpose ny othff COM
,, " ! na'''"S. heSu'S' %sifac''ic dniles womb
nn'"u W. +hMeteaa manufacturer me 'hci'
eF''as 'aN"''".ss 70 MaIeh ne Is entitled siiideF
u revenue 'af'n' me present system Us a
iui"s scae 10 ms d'Sadvan'ase. Under It.
|heh prices are now alide on The other hand
up'teS r!'e VI amount "leti lie ieaa' teqtlreS
'he'f a'n. ln me contrary, when prices fall
a'u he Is ~S.fns.'thg against adversely. The dh7
'ieS are diminished m the same proportion.
greatly .. ms injury. Ne'ther would there hs
aapsef mat q higher iate OF duty Than that
,h'elfoe', ny congress. ce'ta he ievlpa III the
n"n' SIme'oe MITES, IL w"nid De easy 10
the average ya'he OF any Important
,at ,r . Sefes 81 Years ana instead 81
s"o5ee'lAg u 10 an ~. taorem duty at a Ger
lhit RATE per cent, 10 substitute III its piaap an