Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-03-31
Letter from Washington.
The Relations of the East and
West
The Worlds Fair-.-Eqnaii-
zing Soldiers BOunties.
WAsH1NGTos March 1s, 1sG6.


WAsHISGTos March l3, 1SG6.
ED. JOURNAL Between the East
ern and Western States there exists an
antagonisln of commercial interests which
requires firm and just laws to regulate.
The Eastern States are 80 extensively en-
gagged in manufactures, and supply them
selves and the West, and in commercial
relations with the old world, that agri-
culture is partially neglected. AS con-
sequence. they have TO buy large guam
titles of grain, beef and pork from else
where. The source of supply is mainly
the West yet Canada steps in and fur
nishos large quantities of grain and cat
tie, and as labor is much cheaper there,
and they are so much nearer the market
they can undersell our Western farmers,
and thus bring down the price of those
staples.
The points Of competition between the
West and Canada commence at Buffalo.
1t costs the West twenty per cent. more
to get grain OF cattle there than it does
Canada. So by this foreign importation
Eastern men get their food considerable
cheaper than they otherwise would.
As to manufactures, the West must
purchase those of the East. Foreign
ers could also underscll them IN that,
but our silrewd Eastern capitalists get
tariff imposed on imported manufactures,
to protect themselves from being com
PEELED to sell cheap.
Thus the West is compelled 10 pay
the price asked by the East. for manu-
features, end to accept the price they
choose to pay for Western products
Oui Western M. C.'s rs after this thing,
however, and intend to impose tariff on
impotations of foreign cattle and grain,
thus making those staples cost the Cana
dan as much to get them to Buffalo rs it
does our own farmers. If they fail in
this they will endeavor to reduce the tar
if OH imported manufactures, thus com
peiling the East TO sell them cheaper -
They are fully determined to secure far
ness and importantly in some way.
Eastern ". C.'s, Of course, oppose
such arrangements, except n few, who
comprehend the matter fully, and wish
to rectify the wrong, but by far, the ma
jority Of them fight it strongly. We are
willing to trust the intersst of the great
West, however, in the hands of her able
representatives, knowing they are yigi
liant, and will secure justice.
THE WORLDS FAIR.
Congress are about appropriating
100000 to defray the expenses ef the
Government in the exposition at Paris
next year. Much interest is felt in it, as
it will be tho grandest collection Of the
kind ever known. Thiriy-two thousand
square feet Of space in the grounds have
been assigned to tho United States, ma
king us the eighth on the list of nations,
in point of space allowed. The mana
gers Of the affair dou't seem to be aware
of who we are, and what we are about
over this side of the water. Now, Hi
nois alone has asked for space for her
own products very nearly equal to the
entire space allotted to the United States.
What will Johnny Crspeau think of that,
1 wonder ? They don't know what we
are doing over here. In their Eastern
Aliases the United States is marked down
much as We note Patagonia, Abyssyuia;
not quite so obscurely, of course, but
considerably SO.
We want to show them that we arc
the tirst nation on the Globe IN enterprise,
wealth, advancement, and everything
that constitutes the true glory of Gov
eminent.
Our display of Agriculture, Mechan-
les. Science, and above all, our war i'm
plements and material viii speak to the
crowned heads of the old world in tones
of thunder, that they must weigh well
the cost before they declare war against
us. We want them to SEQ our 1000 Id.
shot aud 90 inch guns, and Grant, Sher-
man. Sheridan to lead the men that han
die them. Let them see what stuff our
army and navy arc made of, and Eng
land would let herself down q peg or
two, and Napoleon III would let Maxi
milan alone SO quick as to collapse him.
SOLDIERS BoUSrIEs.
Many schemes are being proposed for
squalizing soldiers bouaties each of