The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-01-07
RATE OF sUBsCRPTIoNs.
HORACE GREELEY AT PITTS
BURGH

on Friday last In Favor OF PrOtec-
tIOn TO Home Industry.
Horace Greeley lectured at Pitts
burgh on Thursday night last, and the
next day, at the request of the manu-
facturers and other leading men, Wis
tied the Board of Trade rooms, where
he was most cordially received and
welcomed in speech of Hon. Thomas
NJ. Howe. In the course of his reply,
Mr.. Greeley alluded to the protective
policy needed for the interests of the
country. He referred to the tariff con-
tests of twenty-five years ago, when
Pittsburgh was a leading exponent of
protection to home industry, and spoke
of Tod, Forward and Baldwin who
represented our fathers in Congress.
He was an eager disciple of their
school, although surrounded by mas
ters of another school, for the Boston
papers were all then advocates of the
free trade theory. He had learned
from those representatives and their
friends, those principles of public poll
cy, which his experience and observa-
ton had strengthened, and which had
grown to be part of himself. In re
ferring to the present expectations and
prospects of our industrial interests,
he was not sanguine as TO immediate
help from Congress. In considering
these prospects, it should be remem-
bered that our present Congress was
elected on issues in which home indus
try had very little part. We cannot
have Congress which will give us the
protection desired, until we have edu-
Gated the people on the importance of
the subject, and up to the importance
of electing Congress to protect our in
dustry.
gress, Mr.. Greeley said that three
fourthS of the members were lawyers
young lawyers, who had no knowledge
| of-the importance of our industry. He
| did not know where SO much ignor-
ance with reference to our industry eX-
listed as in Congress- Taking the aver
age talent of the mechanics OfthiS city,
more intelligence on the subject of pro-
lection of home industry could be
| found than among congressman. He
then cited an instance of the intelli-
gence of Congressman, where a talent
ed member of Congress laid down as
an axiom that the amount of exports
exhibited the wealth of the natiOn.-
Such ignorance prevails in Congress to
an alarming extent.
Mr.. Greeley next alluded to the op-
position of the Western States to pro-
lection, where certain leading parti-
Zans, and papers boasting of the largest
circulation in their spheres, were vehe-
ment, vindictive opponents of protec-
| ton. We had scarcely half dozen
votes west of Ohio in the last Congress,
in favor of protection. He said we
must go before the people of those
States with journals and speeches. The
people We're sound and right on this
question. He dared to go to Illinois to-
day, and with his arguments beat the
| free-trade papers and men who advo-
cate that destructive policy. We must
have new men in Congress. He did not
believe that we would get anything
T,fe hot Ia
amount to much. But, on the whole,
until the question is made the para
mount one in the country, we cannot
have that Improvement which the pub
lie interests demand.
He had high hopes of the ultimate
solution of the question. He longed
for the day when everything connected
with slavery and rebellion would be
finally and satisfactorily settled, and
the Tariff question opened up, and the
people, particularly agriculturalists,
educated therein. He expects to find
the Southern States substantially on
our side. They now feel the impor-
tance of manufactures to the recon
struction of their industry. They have
people who could be made useful in the
development oftheir ramified industry,
He knew that the leading Southerners
felt that the expenditures of their cap
ital on one or two great staples was a
mistake, and that their beds of iron
ore and minerals should be developed
Hebelieved that we are to have an
immense development of manufac-
lures in the South, such as we have
never felt, and that Pittsburgh, Lowell
and other manufacturing cities would
be fould in accord with the regenerated
South as they had never been before
A common interest will knit them to-
gether for a common good. lie also be-
lieved there were some who would have
the South independent of the NORTH
for the manufactures, but there was nc
danger of that. They will still demanC
our machinery to place their industry
at work, and continue a reciprocity o
interests.
Within ten years he could say, the
South would be strong pillar in fla
vor of protection for American indus
, try. So soon as we could bury out o
} sight, in grave dug by justice, thi:
sore created by slavery and rebellion
strength and support we have neve
had before will rise up in the South
and in the great West we will be ena
bled to show the mass of producer:
that their interests are bound up in thu
prosperous and thrifty growth of man
ufactures.
He said we should be patient, reso
lutte and hopeful-not instantly hope
ful. We had never succeeded in get
ting n tariff without great agitation o
the SUBJECT. we must "OTh lOE IT. COLl
, vince the people of its great importance
enlighten and warn them, SO that the,
will come from California, from Hi
nois, and perhaps, from South Carolina
all demanding protection for our ind US
try-not of class nor OF party, bu
of the productions of the American
people OF the entire land. He con
cluded his remarks by saying tina
when we carry our arguments in behal
!. OF protection to every school distriC
and every hamlet, we will carry en-
lightenment and convictionsto all, an
!, the day was notremote when America
and protected.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Greeley
remarks, which were warmly applaud
ed, Col. j. NJ. Cooper moved a vote c
thanks to Mr.. G., for his able and salts
& factory address, which was unani
mously adopted.
After brief time spent in introdu
cling Mr.. Greeley to large number {
citizens, he was escorted to Hubley' I
South street, where he was entertaine
at a collation.. He left the city on tn
$50 eastward bound train, direct fc
: New York, where he will immediatel
resume his editorial labors.
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How're Test THE PRESENCE OF Al
RICAS SBLooD.--Amongt the recent Wasl
ington dispatches we notice the follow
ing:
denomination was held to-day
the Supreme Court, before Judge Sutl
erland, in the case of James II. Darne
Is. the Board OF Inspectors ofthe Regi
try for refusing to receive his vote. II
complainant testified that he was Dor
in Arundel, Bristol Manor. Maryland
! His father and mother were born ther