Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-02

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destroy the cause that provoke them. Have
Ing destroyed themselves. They seldom
BALD on anything IN the place Of what they
Their influence may. indeed,
b. felt aud seen Tor asss !; but they usually
perish as violently - they sPdns into life
The CromwsIlian ssvp,atisn 10 England ut
tsrly destroyed s1y!:bloated and oppressive
pssrssstivss II ths sssws, but ths ssvs'o-
lien veal out Of sxisssecs with ~ Pre-.
essecs, end the Hngiish psspss gisdly &C.
ospssa II ~ ~ ~ suspsoese ossasshy
shoss of bs ~pssssgsdves. The Frsosh ssv.
destroyed forever the superstsue-
Of snormitiss and vices which .coesupt cor
sisrs and ecclss,astiss had crested on the
shsuldus Of tsauplcd psspls. bus u did
not and esuld not pespetuate itself Il killed
. king bat il could not, enthrons itself.
new ssRrotectaea'' Works.
The Evening Post has this apt illustrate:
Of how protection" works wns'
protection ought TO be cslIs1 fcs'"''o"'
Il r~.s,r;c,. nroductjc. and exchange alike.
and like otbc, qssckeries, kills What II pre>
tends to benefit.
For instance, when the duty on foreign
lead was e.cent per pound, our " lead
mines supplied ons quarter Of the whole
demand Of the United States.
The duty Vas raised one hundssdi per
cent, on the plea Of protection, and now
sss s~n Lad misses supply only o"e-srs~-
iSA Of the lead ussA in the Unitsd States.
Asastiss foe eli led used BY the sAmsr-
lean people they have to pay . large sd-
vance On former ..pdces. BY reason Of the
higher duty.
That 10 The net result Of ''pretsction =
decreased pssdssdsa snd greatly increased
prices. A f~sv:sosopol'sts who ere "pro-
teetsd," gain ; the Mas Of the people are
impoverished.
wssAs-A carefully psssessd estimate
sAswsthas - qusssisy u wheat 10 Mo.
asssas aow held for export 10 from 5000
600 y l.0oo, 600 bsshsls lsss than Il vas
LAT veas @ THE tine. 0ranasies Ia oil parts
Of he csuatsy ssso 10 have been depleted
Of their wheat, and in some instaacss far.
asrs have seid 10 !closs that they are un-
dss the disassssabls necessity Of buying
for tAsir own;uss. Fortunately the prospects
fos tAs new sssp are unusually god. but
this does not relieve the present scarcity,
ssd . Xxx fera barrel Of Hour, the price
nearly rssehsd. 10 Dot a very pleasant thing
when one pair Of hands furnishes food for
. half . dosen msnths. Bot the actual scar
city 10 aggravated by panic speculation
which will soon loose their sway under .
fair showing for IN abundant harvest, so W
may hope the great staple has reached its
highest figures and will soon begin TO recedc
towords living prices.
WsscoSsiS Erour lious LAw--Ths
Wisconsin act d%eneuncesa penalty-not .
large o~ns-sgainst persons who in factories
o. workshops keep women and children at
work moro than ten hours, while for such
employers Il prescribcs e,gh, hours ~ the
limits Of . dsv's work. For all mechanics
working fos wages the sane hours are fixed
in the law.
Rather Heavy.
Tho Cincinnati Commercial savs TRAIT
Simon Cameron. the most corrupt Of ous
public men, having bought . seat | n the
United States Senate. IL now sadeavoring
10 purchase the Prssidency. lie has already
bought up the State Of Pennsylvania. and
will have her ~dslssstioa neatly done Cup in
the next national Republicau convention.
Hartford 10 probably the richest city Of
us size In the country. A list Of over four
hundred citizens is poblishsd who are taxed
on over $4,000 Of property, and as we oil
know the amount for which . rich man Is
taxed usually only opportunities what he
- really worth. The heaviest taxpayer is
James Goodwin who il taxed On <%6I6,SOl.
Coming to tnctr Senses.
Harper's Weekly, one Of the most uascru>
pulors Of the Jaconin papers published in
tho United States, iiScourses thus in refer.
sncc to lis party, which has cursed the
country With civil war, famine. ir>
redeemabie PAPER money. and grinding tag.
alton
W cannot help thinking and saying too.
~ strict confidence to the readers OF this
journal, that dull and stupid and voicclcss
- toe public may Be. he has snms rights
which politicians will sooner or later have
10 recognise. He is nov paying taxes II
the RAE Of t6.50-100 FER head. saw 25 And
90 per cent. more than il paid by the mos,
heavily taxed people Of Europe, and ., the
same time he 10 paying for commodities Of
al kinds and labes Is and $50 per cent
more thea asy other people IA the world.
In England ~ taxes ire hsavy no douhs
oss tese. clothing and rent ore cheap. In
Noess hv'ng . expensive /; bot the saxes
: light. Bet here IN The United States.
the public Greans under the simultseeeus
euseen ct heavy taxes and e-xpsasivs livine.
we have . notion that sooner Of later be viii
rebel aessass this Nod, sa1 that the pertv
.nas laid It On HE shouldsss will itself b
laid pretty lew"
NJ. A-As many u or citiasns swn
stock In this company, ne sollswine sxtrsc.
from The financial rsvisv Of tAe New Yerk
Aeres"eas Jssrnsl ny b Interesting;
The decline In 0svss0msut bonds ah,e.d
do net appear 70 affect ths curssnev pricss
o. : u eur market, bot The efset i
shswa 70 the gold ros0 almost Or ouiee es.
slaeivsly. The vasioas szpssss concsnies.
- - pestiee dlrsssly iatereated ID them.
are operating 70 . Considerable extent OH
me market. sndsavossae q put down che
market value Of the Mcfchanes' Uniou Ix-
prsss Csnpeny's stock, thinking thus to 10.
yuse them, and fiaally 20 drive or the sppe.
s'''on to the old ~mouopolies, Of whom the
@ef.nanss, in times past, have had occasion
~ complain. In this endcavor they have
ocen tnue lar unsuccessful, q the stock i
~. sss'lo9 AZ loa on IS per cent. only
peso up OF which is the same 90 rs Der
cent. on the amount actually pa,d in.
This u will Be- noticed by our r~a.r. 4.
very considerably better than snv If ~
ether sxpress c~ompany's stock is selling tos
day. - Will b oeeo by rsksenes 10 the sable
below. The highest, (sxceptine the Me-
chants Union.) being Wells, Fargo L Com.
pany, and sales of il has been made this
day % 81. Baslnsss nsn sArouehout the