The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-12-29
A speudthrin Among Nations.

SDeudthrift Among Nations.
This nation of ours is young chap that
has reputation throughout the world OF
being rather fast. He puts on airs and cuts
n DISTINGUISHES well and has everything
very fine for one claiming to be so much OF a
democrat But he is the nation r running
in d. bt, and tho his accounts, when closely
scrutinized at the end Of each year, present
a sorry appearance, his Secretary generally
fixes up the books in such a shape as to con
vince his guardians that alls right. Tho
lie really goes in debt about hundred mil
lions in year. the poor sleepy guardians
are humbugged into the belief that the mon
ey which is shown to be IN Jonathan's peck
ct really belongs to him.
But. to leave the figure, many suppose
that this nation actually gained its indepen
donce of Great Britain during the last cen
fury, which is all grand mistake. These
States are still almost much colonies OF
Great Britain ever they were IN ali
except the name. We have perhaps increas-
ed the number Of our masters, as several 9TH
er European Governments divide the advan
taee of taking charge OF us. Now why did
the English Government prize the colonies
before the Revolution? Why, they feared
that we might really sci up for ourselves, be-
come independent, and cease to patronize al
most exclusively their manufacturers; but,
contrary to all expectation, We continued,
like good loyal subjects England's best Gus
TONER and even now there are persons among
US who seem TO think, with the European
manufacturer, that the main use Of the Uni
ted States is to consume their production
1t is known that the Press Of The great
Eastern cities, in matters of this kind, control
the pubic sentiment, and through that, the
legislation Of the country. There is good
icason to believe that this great power is in
huenceo' to great extent, by the importing
ana shipping Interests. Our imports greatly
exceed our exports and Inns :. large baleuce
Of trade continues to increase against us
This country has much o be proud Of but
this constantly buying more than we sell and
constantly running in debt ought 10 be
ashamed Of
To keep even. we ought to export at least
one hundred millions more than we now do
of something or other. For want of this,
nearly all our gold is drained from us as fast
as it comes from California, and we have to
make up a large balarce by sending to Eu-
rope State stocks and other evidences of in
debtedness. 1t is said we should send off
grain. pork. &c, enough TO make up this
this balance. but this must depend on rel
alive prices here and abroad. The theory
that, in case we produce more of an article
than we need ourselves, the surplus will be
exported. is nothing but nere theory, used
by demagognes for humbugging the public
When other countries do not stand in srec-
isl need of our surplus, from unusual short
ness of their crops, or from extraordinary
demand arising from wars, &c, we cannot
export largely no matter how much we pro.
duce.
Our Statesmen should put their heads to-
gether and endeavor to get the nation out of
her present disgracetul position. We wouldn't
wonder If they now finally come to the con-
clusion that the best thing for this country to
do, under the circumstances, would be TO
enter into vigorous competition with Euro
pean countries in the attempt to supply "the
world and the rest Of mankind with manu-
featured productions, using up more of our
own cotton, iron, flax aud other raw mate
rails, encourage our agricultural interest BY
creating good home market for our bread
stutfs, and. in short. make the United States
what England now is, the governing power
of the commercial world