The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1863-01-02
The West Getting IT'S Eye. Open.

The West, which has been paying un-
considerable tribute to the East, ever since
it had an existence, does doubly so now.
The tariff is raised for the nominal object
Of raising revenue, but for the intrinsic end
of enriching Eastern manufacturers. All
through it the determinations are in favor
of capital against labor-in favor of manu-
featured products against the products of
the soil. The same rule holds in regard
to excise taxes imposed for the support of
the war. Taking the tariff tax and the
excise tax together, and the West is fast
becoming uninhabitable. In some parts,
now, it takes ten or dozen bushels of
corn to buy pound of tea, and from sew
enty to eighty bushels to get common
coat If this war shall continue another
year, and the financial and military man
agement of affairs shall remain in radical
hands, the people of the West will have to
buy the privilege of working for nothing,
and boarding themselves.
The weight of these burthens upon the
West, is beginning to open even the eyes
of those who have heretofore been the
blind followers of the radical manufactu-
rerseahd monopolists ofthe East. Strange
: ~ enough, we find the Chicago Tribune in
the list of the discOntented In late ar
ticle, it accuses Eastern influences with be-
ing the cause of the dilatory movements in
the Mississippi Valley. 1t charges that the
great valley is kept purposely closed, that
Eastern corporations and spectators may
monopolize the products and carrying trade
of the West.
We have no doubt of the fact. 1t is of
piece with the whole radical management
ofpublic affairs which, as events are dali
ly proving, is inspired by neither honesty
nor patriotism, but is prostituted by reck-
Hess politicians and spectators to purposes
of partnership and plumber.
The Tribune is striking the right vein.
Let it look closer, hereafter, to the interests
; of the white men of the Northwest, and
less intently at the niggers of the South,
and it will soon feel disposed to discard the
Eastern radical tribe whom it has hitherto
upheld, and whose organ it has attempted
to be.
Minnesota Interests in Washington.
We notice in the Senate proceedings of
the 18th instant, Senator RICE introduced
q bill making an appropriation of $50, 900,
for an extension of the Walla Walla and
Fort Benton military road eastwardly from
Fort Benton to Fort Abercrombie AS
the road from Walla Walla to Fort Benton
has been built, the completion of this
eastern link would open the chain of COM
munication between the Upper Mississippi
and the Pacific The bill was read twice,
and referred to the Committee on Military
affairs
We also notice that Mr.. RICE reported
back to the Senate, from the Committee
on Post Offices and Roads. joint resqq::
ton, rendering it obligatory OF the IGst :
master GENERAL to make the service semi
weekly on tie rduse tipn, ST. Cloud. to
Pembina, until the both Of Jftfe, 1855. In
| the Postal Act of 1862, which authorized
this service, the terms employed were Of
! such ambiguity, that the Postmaster Gen
eral declined to act under it and this joint
resolution is for the purpose OF compelling
him to carry out the intention of that act.