The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-12-06


lay as practicable.
The following Committee was appointed
o memoral,ze the Governor in favor of the
,all OF an Extra Session:
H. T. Reed, Lee county.
Eb. Cook, Scott county.
VIM. w. jerome, Clinton county.
Charles Cookery, Dubuque county.
G. T. Smeed, Bremen county.
g. G. K. Mitchell, Scott county.
After which the Convention adjourned
EARLY HouRs.-The merchants of Daven-
por. have resolved to close their stores at
O'Clock in the evening during the winter
The plan might probably be adopted here
with some advantage to all concerned, saving
a large percentages on fuel and gas bills, and
affording employees leisure for the cultiva-
ton OF their minds and for social enjoy |
ment.
Encaurngcmen of Home Industry.
Below we present to our readers the views
OF Franklin and Jefferson in favor Of the poll
icy and patriotism of encouraging home in
dustry. We quote these private letters be-
cause they indicate the sentiments of these
great philosophers and statesmen in their re-
gard to the subject as simply American citi-
zens. and not as politicians.
DIR. FRANKLIN TO HUMPHREY MARSHALL.
LONDON, April 90, It'll.
Sir: | duly received your fay ors Of the 4th
Of October and the 18th OF November. 1t
gave me pleasure to hear that, though the
merchants had departed from their agreement
of non-importater, the spirit OF industry
and frugality was likely to continue among
the people. | am obliged to you for your
concern on my account. The letters you
mention gave great offence here; but that
was not attended with the immediate i'll con
sequences to my interest that seemed to have
been hoped for by those that sent copies OF
| them hither.
II our country people would we'll consider
! that all they save in refusing - purchase
| foreign gewgaws, and in making their own
apparel, being applied TO the improvement of
! their plantations would render those more
/ profitable, as yielding a greater produce,
/ should hope they would persist resolutely in
| their present commendable industry and fru
i gality And there is still further consider
| alton: The colonies that produce provisions
! grow very fast but of the countries that take
off those provisions, some do not increase at
/ nll as the European nations and others, as
the West India colonies, not In the same pro-
portion so that though the demand at pres
! emit may be sufficient, IL cannot long continue
| so Every manufacturer encouraged in our
/ country makes part Of market for provis-
ions within ourselves, and saves 80 much
money TO the country AS must otherwise be
exported to pay for the manufactures he sup
plies. Here, in England, it is well known
and understood that, wherever manufac-
ture is established which employs number
j Of hands, il raises the value Of lands in the
Il noighboring country all around il; partly by
the greater demand near at hand for tho pro-
duce Of the land, and partly from the plenty
Of money drawn by the manufacturers to that
part of the country. ltsecms, therefore, the
interest of all our farmers and owners oil
lands to encourage our young manufactures
in preference to foreign ones imported among
us from distant countries.
!, nm obliged by your kind present Of curl
/, Gus seeds. They were welcome gifts to som,
OF my friends. | send you, herewith some d
the new barley lately introduced into thh
! country, and now highly spoken Of. wish
y it may be found OF use with US.
was the more pleased to see in your let
ter the Improvement of your paper, havin;
had principal share in establishing tina
= manufacture among US, many years ago, b.
the encouragement gave il.
v II in anything can serve you here, il vii
. be u pleasure 10 your obliged friend and hum
4 Bile servant, b. FRANKLIN.
n THOMAS JEFFERSON TO J. h. SAY.
= March ., 1878.
Z 1
y peace depends not merely on our own ustic
!, and prudence, bat Oh thar Of others also tina
when fogee4 into war, the interrogation o
!. exchanges wbiea must be made across a wild
= ocean becomes Is powerful weapon in til
: hands Of an enemy d0mineering over that ell
= ement, and 20 other dis,resses OF war add
" the want Of ali those necessaries for which W
have permitted ourselves To be dependent Of
y others, even arms and clothing The fact
therefore, solves the question by reducing /,
lts ultimate form, whether profit or preserva
Z ton is the fret interest Of the States w
II nre, consequently, become manufacturers +
ts Il dngree incredible to those who do not &c
!. il, and who only consider the short period o
time during which we have been driven {
y them by the snicidal policy Of England.
..The prohibitory duties we lay on all AZ
Ut ticlcs Of foreign manufacture which prudenc
" requires us 80 establish nv aome, Win the pa
b triotic determination OF every good citizen I
b use no foreign articles which can be mad
j. within ourselves, without regard to ditferenc
of prices, secures US against relapse into 70,
). eign dependency"
II The Matfoon Cainmiiy.
20 NATION, ILL.,, Nov. 90.
= Last night, between eight and nine o'olocl
q FIRE was observed IN tenement on the eal
: end Of Broadway, and before the alarm coul
70 be given the house was in one sheet Of luri
sr hsme. Hugh Hardness, wife and child, wei
ID burned 10 death. Hardness was very intem
:. perate, and, as ia supposed, in Gt Of dehri
. am tremens had overturned the stove, there
= by causing himself, wife and child, TO meet
ae most horrible death.
After the fire was extinguished the bodie
were discovered in the ruins, burned to
- erisp. AT coroncr's inquest, held thi
+ morning, the verdict Of the jury was ia &C
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