New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-02
sHEEr-RAISING AT TIE WEST..I.
rrsn Dur Special Correspondent.
DoSooLA, UNION Co, H.. April II. 1865.
FOREIGN WOOL-MANUFACTU RES.

FOREIGN woOL-MAHUFACTUREs
There Is . class of men in our county who ad-
~ccsts free trade and they have reputetion for ability
aAs FIRST result Of free trade IS enable the skru Of
sac country to into correction with the unskiliu
~ mother country. The second result and the object
osed at s TO keep them unsi ihfu. The importation
q, WOOL into this country is competition Of different
and il ia between agricultural men, and is favorable
,y our manufactures will show that this Is compe
s,son which has more disastrous results han any other
S;rd and thst II we sufer 20 continue II will work
mr. min We can raise sheep well as foreigners but
GA do a only in part for we import In WOOL and its
,ryal-ut in fabrics, hundred millions OF pounds
ID 49, nav f,r IL by ras nc grain and sending ii abroad
=, o,st equal 10 the value OF the WOOL This is IN evil
At mo,s,rous magnitude. Here we are running p'ows
A. al. small grain 10 pav for wool. In doing this We
ore exbausting our soil in two ways frst by taxing
49, whatever gives II value ard next, by having II
In condition to wash away in heavy rains So that IN
csw ,sars thousands of fields become SO poor they vii
not nnoIuce ten bushels OF to the acre were
ehse ant on thess fields instead the son to-day woat
s batter than in its virgin STATE. sheep iainer toia
rs aat The heaviest and bes, cora lac ever raised OF
ever saw he himself raised grass sod where sheep
asd been running Few years. know that gram goes
o. Europe for other purposes than to pay or WOOL
aa writing about sheep. and want TO stick to TIE SUD
sect b.. may say. in passing that we ooght no' 10
.sud bushcl of grain 10 Europe and II the Europeans
svRns 70 manufacture for let them como over ana
DE- it
know Of Instances where men started with grass
farms which would not yield quarter OF tun OF hay
the acre and elore all looked Ike desoatiou, hui ny
taisc;cus management IN keeping sheep few years.
theT brought up the land TO produce two iuns OF
&sy 50 the acre; there barns better iouse
ttere was fruit in abundance, grain grew well, and
svcI thing Doomed II is true that for 70 DO
t be must be determined and keep bis teeth close to-
ssthsr bat unless We have who can DO this the
nns III come when many farms there viii DO no
sce,b, open shut. He is called benefactor who
nates eTass grow what shah Ia said Of him. what Of
they. who advocate policy which results in grass not
growing at ALI
Esny ore will advocate importing wool with ne
facts before him ] Gld like g. loye Tbrenologis
sIsnios hs head. The English people these things
hing ago and 1t because they them that they
Ssys proxpered 30 greatly for u on they not only Ibid
she foundation Of agricultural osperits, but aso OF
hsr manufactures neither OF which have been exceed
By any people. In the thirteenth centery the Fien
tags we're much superior 10 tie English Ia narniac
caring WOOL but Edward III invited int the kingdom
hlers dyers and weayers when sct was passed pro
sjting the wearing Of any cloth made beyond tie sea,
.ad also the export OF English wool Ctsres H. carry
rs ont CromwelPs policy Of making England first
alas power encouraged En- g.sh manufactures, and
saw was passed that all pt-so's saostd Be JS'sd ia o0R
sAyoAds which remained in force $50 years We DO NOT
show m.ch wisdom when advocate FREQ trade with
nation which laid the courdaoh OF power by stop
sng At nothing. not at The borders Of he grave.
DECAY or DOMESTIC .sSUPAc rJrEs.
twenty years ago almost every farmer kept sheer.
ths majority had from ten twenty; In every house
ems wheel and OF N loon. Nothing was com
sou than for T. mes wives take their four or FIVE
N1srter-wids plain hanIe 90 the store 10 trade for
Socds and In the stores you would see piles OF this
cloth Every Fan the boys would take at lees, on" roll
n the FILLING mill where it made into excellent
so:h colored snuE b.r'. taot, or Loadon-oTown.
livery woman and girl had dress which These ooLntr!
establishments finished usually dyed wine color and
well remember low nicely they were ircncd. Now IN
3hese smart, scientific days OF ol!s families ind good
asc for TIE remains Of this cloth: they & I'd when
aiey fnG them and taey cannot hnd more Ii
y hard to tell what would be done we're It not foI
sfrips OF flannel shirts bind around the old mans
rheuuatc limbs or to make bandoses for those troubled
Sh pain in the side or with weak backs. Alas, moth
.ag bus remnants Of that Gye Of domestic Industry
main. Families lave not been destitute Of even
yeces OF flannel since the tue Of Savior they
ho-dsy
The reason for tbs is cotton goods became cheap
a did not paw 20 work NJ aool. With pound OF wool
tey could get three yards Of strong cotton cloth. For
aae dollar man could get twelve yards enough for four
ohirts or pair OF sheets. abOrrg man for
o week. work, could get a whole piece Of factory as
assvy ~ be wanted TO carry hoLe. Now ] hear the
Nish ,hs, those days may retain. NeFer. young man.
Gill Won see them sgain; need yon look tcr
zton Of things in this country whea class Of people
~ raise cotton for iher board and clothes and tia,
aAYe cloth for eight cents yard. W1en peopl. qnt
aeepirg sheep they did realize tba, they Gc 50 be-
sArss some millions Of people were raising cotton for
tust enough 70 keep their souls ia their bodies IT was
Sbongh marvellous tat could get tae cloth for a
slirt that would reach bcow his knees for twenty-five
cents but then marvel when find thsi tie men
Who did most OF the work got pay There il no plan
ahead this get goods cheap except one, that to
steal them, for then nobody GETS pay. However, II
everybody steals nobody viii work. and the business
somes 10 40 end for want OF anything 70 tteaL In a
smar manner tins other business Of producing cloth at
oiRht cents a yard kas come to an end. We all know
Gle end has been significant and bloody. Evil doing
can have no other ending Rome fen because she at
tempted to make other people support her her scheme
was. work without pay We have been saved because
20 would not repeat history.
FUTURE cosTsor CLOTHIG.
Our case ia here: If men and women work for us We
enust pay. We can run society, however sslfully
re may construct it, and avoid paying That
Sosf Injurious contrvance Of getting cloth Cor eight
cents yard. We thought We did II. We did nothing
Of Kind. We lave got to pay full cost aud good big
ttsres, added. We have got TO pay 40 or 90 cents
every ysrdpay 10 the last dollar 20 the last
eDt To the last mill Much better Lad IL been for