The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-01-31
Tile woOI Business. -

When the free trade reporttofs Com
missioner Y ellis went into the hands Of
the Senate F'inance Committee, it met
| tie fate we had predicted for it, in the
matter iof5,wooI and woolIens. The
rates agreed upon by the Joint Com
mittee were substituted, for those pro-
posed. by BIr. W ellis In this shape the
bill has been reported by the Finance
Committee and is in the hands Of. the
Committee of Ways ami Means, with
every prospect Of being reported by
that Committee in satisfactory shape,
and thence going squarely before Con
gress for final action Our every DAYS
dispatches from Washington conffm
us in the opinion that the wool growers
have taken and maintained the wisest
possible course for themselves, in the
policy they have adopted to secure a
permanent tariff of protection on wool.
The delays in Congress, have thrown
th advantages Of tie trade out of the
hands OF American wool growers for
this season It is even said by some
that no final action will be taken hv
congress during thebpresent season.
but we will not believe sueh .thhg
until We, are forced to do SO by the last
fact in the case, Some people still cling
to the idea that the wool growers vonld
do better TO go in for separate and in
dependent action in behalf of thewonl
| producing interest We do not think
50, on the contrary, we believe that
such action would end in a total defeat
OF their measure. It is no time for US
TO be swapping horses in9t the middle Of
the stream, unless we want to .foose
horse, saddle and bride, and swim a
shore empty handed-!- i. -
On the other hand the advocates Of
free tradetell us that with tRlerryh yhilov
duties on foreign Wootor ne id,9siessat
all, the price of domestic wool will rise
/ in our home markets. This adYice
comes from a-suspicious quarter: be-
sides, we do not Believe word of il.
The eastern organs OF the free traders
are telling US that we. htitoabei salts
fed wish the provisions of Air. Wells
bill, and if our own petitions are grant
led it will be the ruin Of US. We thank
these gentlemen fof.then hind advice.
| but take the liberty of ASSURING them
that since the wool growers have taken
to do their own thinking, they .are rea-
dy to encounter just that sort of ruin,
and the sooner it comes the better viii
they be satisfied @ - tfaI 1s3d
To the wool growers, we say,--let
mo specious insinuations of the, enemy.
and no over Jealous impudencc Of
friends, breaking the solid front of
your phalanx, which is marching stead
| lily on to victory Thus far all at
tempts to break our ranks, have. failed,
and the united voice of the steady wool
growers associations Of Ohio, New
York, Vermont and Illinois, had gone
up to the National Capitol to demand
hearing in the Halls of. .Congress-
The people have taken this matter into
their own hands and the. member CT
Congress who fails to give his support
to their just demands, will have
heavy account to settle at head quar-
ters when he returns to his constitu-
eIts. ~.7 zf..., gss..+
We shall not indulge in prophesies,
but to our eyes, the light is breaking
upon the eastern horizon and we shall
watch and work in the fIlest conf-
dence ofspeedy success.