The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-25
STpArropn VT San. < ,sss

i STRAFFoRD. VT, Sept 1865.
: Dear Sir: Your favor OF the 25.h ult.
3 enclosing circular from the Society fol
; Protection" has been received.
That there is need of q wider dissent
| nstiOn of facts in relation TO the oil jscts oi
! your Society is painfully evident and NJ
I portion of our country is more interested
in the speedy acquisition of accurate infor.
nation. upon this subject than the West.
Wherever coal and bread can be furnished
cheapest and most sbundsntly, there will,
sooner OF later, be concsnt trated the chief
manufacturing and mechanical industry of
the world, and the most dense population
OF this continent may be expected TO grow
up in the bread snd coal region of the
Western Stst 9, unless false tleory shall
tasten upon them perpetual tribute OF
freightage to aud from foreign countries.
While those Interested in the manufacture
or sale of Ioreign Productions are sxnsnd,
iae-uTtII IHvIsn hands large sums for the
support of Dumberless publicStions-ali
| huge pretenders to science and statistical
infOrmation-in the interest Of free trade,
it is needful that the friends Of American
interests and American honor should do
something to countersct this brood of bale
full Influences.
It appears strange that those a Americ1ns
who have known the benefits of 's fair
days pay for fair days work" should be
willing TO accept the average received by
the nO-meat eating Buddhists of Japan
and the involuntary Buddhists of Great
Britain. 1t is stranger that immigrants,
just exiled from the land of their birth by |
insdeqaste wages, should be found aiding |
8 policy that on its face must reduce |
them to their former unsatisfactory |
condition. But the persistent iterations |
of the fallacy, "Buy where you can
buy cheapest" IS though the literal /
doctrineOaled to thA. result, continue to
mislesd ithousands; and the assurance of
the Free Trade advocates that they alone
are divinely inspired with the true gospel,
misleads tens of thousands, who have no
time to refute their eOnceit. England, with
all her immense advantages over other na-
tions, finds many drawbacks 10 her theory,
and unless che can induce the rest of the
world to adopt it the millennium is as far
Of as ever. If she is satisfied, why not
give up her fanatical desire to force all the
rest of mankind 20 become agriculturists
in order that she may grow rich on trade
With us no extravagant or prohibitory i
policy has been pursue1 or will be needed
in future. The tariff of 1861 has within
the past four years been vindicated at all
points. The additions TO it have been
made only 10 increase the revenue,
and IS equivalents for taxation we have
productions. 80 thoroughly convinced
we're all parties of its essential propriety, {
in spite of the growls abroad, that no seri-
GUS attempt during four years past has
been made by any party in Congress to
undermine its foundations. 1t did not
top impCrtstions, but placed all importers, :
through its specifics, more nearly on an
equality. It increased the revenue, and :
,Ave new life to All kinds of American in
iustry. Only through this freshly awsk. q
med energy have we been able to throw 8
he burden of countless millions upon
lome manufactures; and these must now !
lave that generous treatment which will :
usGa1n this energy, or our revenues will
all of, and in their fall the main props OF :
ur prosperity will be crushed. Il is hard :
y too much to say thst the Tariff of 1861,
nd the maintenance of It's principles, sus. +
aimed our armies in the field, and that 3
Without it the people al home would have
zen subdued by idleness. With an op- &
'oftunity for full and remuneratiVe em.
'loyment Of all our people, the burden of 2
ur public debt may be borne without T
much inconvenience, but otherwise ruin \
nd disgrace to the Nation are not far of. 4
No system of taxation csn be made per. 0
ect in day. 1t must have time to grow, 8
or pruning and the correction Of palpable
rrors, before it can be adapted to all the I
interests of the country. Among dema- 2
ogues no system will find favor-they Q
re opposed to paying any taxes at sll- .
nd they buzz loudly with little CRITICS ms, :
xpecting thus to conceal their little know r
'dge of the subject while the noise is too "
pparent. d
Uhesrfully coneeding tnAt our revenus
7stems can and should be improved, By b
le light Of careful ex perience, yet violent Ii
langes are evils to be stunned. At the Il
ltset of our recent great conflict, some Of y
II own people were in doubt as 10 the ef- =
cheney Of our revenue systems, and al !,
urope AsrWell as rebeldom we're .malig- n
antiy sure of q financial crash. It was h
pom this theory that rebels and their CO. "
tutors based their main hope of ultimate N
recess. If we have signally triumphed b.
yer all tempestuous tortunes-perils BY 70
Is and land snd among false brethren
ith our credit at least, unim paired at o.
,me-snd we do not desire financial
edit abroad d-let US be slow TO believe n
ere Is no merit in an American policy, \,
Ily SO far rs it is copy OF the British Ii,
hancellor Of the Exchequer, recent A
put on trial, and which the wis p
I'M of no other country has yet "
lopted, notwithstanding urgent diplo- Iy
acy. Union Americans may bssupposed Il
understand the wants of our country m
ute as well as any foreign advisers, or ~ ~
cir supple endorsers here,-and their =,
iendship is not slloyed by suspicion. ~
But beg pardon for 80 long a letter. vi
ere sentiment is less valuable than facts, pl
d you have in your own State many
'ntlemen who understand this subject, as vi
have had reason to learn, much better in
an can claim to, and from whom you
i'll be able to obtain more ready and val eV
Ible assistance. w
Very truly yours,