Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1860-01-07
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MIR. EpIT0R:- In neruSln5 the iIcrdtl
Iof last week We were much interested b.
reading the article produced by Mr.. Wal
10 Brown Of Patch Grove. In our opin
lion his remarks are well suited TO the oc
Icasion, and indeed his article might have
|been mach more explicit and extensive
for surely every man is interested IN the
matter from the least to The greatest, and
here we cannot refrain from expressing
our diSrelish to tie article referred to III
The Tribune.
True, The question Of cheap bread might
be urged with some propricty, did the con
sumner in any instance reap the benefit
but the fact is far herwise except, per
haps, in some instances on small scale
In iced, cheap bread i an Unusual thing
but it is now rather cheap wheat and deal
bread does the present verify the ftct9
Learned men may philosophise and Ia
boring men may be humbugged, but 4
practical knowledge Of facts presents a
very different picture. II was not our le
sign, however, to copy Mr.. Browns re
marks, hut 10 direct the mind Of the read
er step or two father to a much greater
and more dreadful evil. Now farmers,
that our gram is gone and many Of us still
have great debts hanging about Us, let Us
inquire what is all THIS for; is it moi, much
Of il, for foreign goods and wares which
might have been dispensed with while il
turn we are required 70 send them all OF
our gold and our own selves are turned oft
with filthy rags. 1t is not all for goods
we buy, but also, for those bought by our
laechanics aud laboring men. Now this
fashion must and will be stopped, to effect
this, there are but two ways; the one to
which We are tending is to pay them all
our money and get as big 4 credit as pos
sible and at last open our eyes and there
find ourselves in shameful Bankruptcy.
But better way and the one that pru
dence and economy would dictate is to
adopt some protective rule by which all
this importation may be stopped we want
mono of their trash, but rather let us have
their surplus laborirg men and women and
their capitalists. Those We need and
might have if.a proper course vas. adopted
What if suitable tariff lad been levied
fifteen years ago, and constantly enforced
to the present time; ifso we might have
manufactured all our own fabrics, ard all
our own wares, and all our own railroad
iron. We have the facilities, and only
need the ability aud inducements to de-
yelop them. Then would wehave made an
annual payment to Europe Of many mil
lions of dollars, and used miserable rags at
home OF would we have retaind it among
US?
Where now is our boosted California
rcyenuc? 1t las evidently gone to Eng
ianl At the rate Of S0,ooeOdO to $780, |
100000 annually! This might have been
retained among Us; ard then we might
had our own manufactures, and cur towns
and cities would have been built up and
we should have here in Wisconsin, MAJ
ket for our produce; and then we who cul-
iiyate the soil, would not be compelled to
raise all wheat, wheat; tut we should |
have market for our beef aud our NUT
ton.
Then our laborers could find employ
ment for themselves and for those worth
less inns that are clinging to 50 many Of
our hutton-bolcs; then il would no longer
BE said Of our American women that theg !
are like spurious coin. And snally, we
who live by the sweat Of the brow, would !
have just rccompcnse for our labor, and
be able 70 pay All otr honest debss, AMI
pay for our newspapers besides. Farmers
think of these things and act wisely.
Now friend Cover, these are my sent;-
ments. john CooIEY.
Bunker Hill, JAM I'd, 1860.