Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1861-02-21
Lincoln at Pittsburgh
C.eve1 and.


We only give 50 much of Lincoln's re-
marks at these places as foreshadow his
future course; at Pittsburgh he said:
it is often said that the tariff is the
speciality Of Pennsylvania. Assuming that
direct taxation is not to be adopted the
tariff question must be as durable as the
government itself. 1t is question of ma
tional housekeeping. 1t is to the govern
ment what replenishin~ The meal-tub is to
the family. aaver varying circumstances
will require frequent notifications. As to
amount needed and sources Of supply, SO
far there is little difference of opinion
among the people. 1t is as to whether
and how far duties on imports shall be ad
justed to favor home predictions in the
home market, that the controversy begins.
One party insists that such adjustment OPP
presses one class for the advantage of an
other, while the other party argues that
with all its incidents and in the long run
all classes are benefited. In the Chicago
Platform there is plank upon this sub
iect which should be general law to the
incoming administration. We should do
neither more nor less than we gave the
people reason to believe we would when
they gave las their votes That plank is as
| now read. TThe 18th resolution of the
Chicago platform was here read. As
with all general propositions, doubtless there
will be shadows Of difference in con tru-
inc this. / have by no means thorough
" inatured judgment upon this subject es-
peciaIy as to the details,-some general
ideas are all. | have long thought that to
produce any necessary article at home
which could be made Of as good quality
and with as little labor at home as abroad,
would better be made at home. at least by
the difference of the carrying from abroad.
In such case the carrying is demonstrably
a dead loss of labor. For instance, labor
being the true standard Of value, Is it not
plain that if equal labor gets bar Of rail
road iron out of a mine in England, and
one out Of a mine in Pennsylvania, each
can be laid down in track athome cheap
Ell than they could exchange countries, at
least ly the cost Of carriage? II there be
a present cause why. one can be both carried
cheaper in money price than the other can
be made without carrying, that cause is an
unnatural and injurious one, and ought
gradually, if not rapidly. to be removed.
The condition Of the Treasury at this
time wopld seem to render revision Of the
tariff indispensable. The Morrill, Till, now
pending before Congress, may Or may not
become law. | an not posted as to its
provisions, but ii'they are generally salts
factory, and the iii shall pass, there will
be an end for the present. II, however, it
shah not pass, ! suppose the whole subject
Will be one oftne most pressing and inn
portant for she next Congress- BY the
Constitution, the Executive may commend
measures which he may think proper, and
lie may veto those he thinks improper, and
it is supposed he may add to these certain
Influences to affect the action Of Congress,
AT Cleveland, Mr.. Lincoln saidG
In community like this, whose appear
ance testify to their intelligence, | am con-
ginced that the carse II liberty and Union |
can never be in danger. Frequent alIusion
is made to the excitement at present existing