The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1860-09-06

say IL shall be done alone Tor that pul
8 pose, without regard to its effect upon th
!. industry of the country.
The Republicans, like the Wings of olt
favor the policy of assessing a specific du
/ ty upon such articles as come most int
: competition with articles N manufactured i
this country, and upon the mere luxuries
: The reason for this Discrimination i,
that 1T operates as an encouragement t
our own people to engage in manufactur
| iDg-thereby retaining among ourselve
the money which would otherwise be sen
out of the country, in payment for foreig1
manufactured goods.
Take, for instance, the article Of rail
road iron. We have in this country, al
abundance OF iron ore and coal-mucl
more than is possessed by Great Bri
tain; and yet we send to that little isl
and for nearly all our railroad iron, snt
are this day Indebted to her for that ar
ticle alone, millions OF dollars, which mus
be paid in gold.
Other great interests might be men
toned, but this alone is sufficient to sat
isfy rejecting minds of the necessity and
wisdom of this measure Of Republican pol
10y.
IVA reform IN tie aliases and a re-
clsctio'a sn the expenditures Of the Genera
Government.
1t has been the experience of the world
that men long in power become corrupt
and extravagant. History bears proof o.
this on every page. Those who control
the affairs of this nation are not exempt
from this common fraity of mankind
That continuance of power in the hands
of the Democratic party SO long has pro
duoed this result, will be admitted By all
candid, intelligent nen. Frequent chan
ges are necessary for the publication OF
the body polite.
I shall not detain you with detailed
statement to show the lavish and waste
ful expenditure OF the public money, nor
shall | charge specific acts of corruption
in high places. As to the first, it is e.
nough that the official records show that
our expenditures have so far increased
over our revenues as to get US into debt
about SIT ,000,0 600 each year for the last
three years. And as to the other, the re-
port of the Naval and the Covode Inyes-
tigating Committees are sufficient Oh that
point
The very men who control our Gov.
ernment--tbe priests within the "Temple
of Liberty"-are thus corrupt and cor
rupting! They have become the mere
changers of money" as did the priests
who were driven by our Saviour from the
Holy Temple!
l. it not time that the "Temple" al
Washington be purified by driving from
its precincts those who have made it "a
den of thieves" and the abode of politica
vampiresl
The time is at hand. 1t is the will oi
the people that it be done, aud done, too
by one coming from the pure and uncon
taminated West; one whose whole life
qualities him for its performance.
VIA literal Homestead LGaO far Ac
tuaI Settlers on tie Public Lands.
The rapid settlement of the vast do
main West of US will aug guent the aggre
gate wealth of the nation. If a free home
of AGO acres of land were secured to eve
ry settler it would contribute greatly tc
such result. That is the object had il
view by the Republicans. 1t is opposed
by the Southern Democracy, because they
say it will fill our Territories with the lib
erty- loving Germans aud others from The
Free States, who will, when they come tt
form State Constitutions, forever exclud'
Slavery. They regard such measure
as more fatal to the extension of Slaverl
than Congressional enactment agains
it. Admit this to be true, and it add
but an additional reason in favor of th'
policy.
At the last session of Congress Home
stead law was passed. 1t was not suct
one as the Republicans desired, but th'
best they could get; and yet it was vetoee
BY the President SO long as the South
era Democracy control, this measure viii
never be established.
VII-Ihe improvement Of RsOerS ant
Harbors aojsereUer Of National interest.
Ever since the Democratic party com
menced the agitation of the Slavery cues
ton, the iUprovement of Rivers and har
bors has been neglected. Indeed, ever.
great interest has been shamefully sacrl
feed to promote the pecliar institution
the Southern Democracy who have rule'
US. They want to extend Slavery, am
that is all they care about. Engaged i
very little commerce themselves, they d
not seem to wish to make even tbst littl
more secure. This great interest of tn
whole country should be prompted b
wise, national legislation; but it never wi
be until there is change in our rulers
now at hand.
Will The speedy construction, By Goa
ernment aid, Of q Railroad to the Paccsft
Little need be said of the importanc
of this great enterprise. The might
empire, SO rapidly extending itself on To
shores of the Pacific, must be attached t
us by mutual interests and intimate 10
, tercourse. or the dey may come WhenA