, 1869-07-09

manufacturing industry may reasonably be
expected when they are all fairly Mt work,
not only to render the manufacture Of iron
practicable at points which have heretofore
been compelled to INTRODUCES it from abroad,
hut win eheapeu, by ono-hal, the cost Ave
years ago Of both iron mud steel.
IRISH REPUBLICANS on PROTECTION.
The convention which met in this city on
the 5th md TIL instant, representing that
Fortion of the American people Of Irish
birth who vote the Republican tic&et,
seemed to regard MI questions fror, IN
anti-Englist standpoint. Among other
questions was the subject Ut a ta1iI and
the following are TIE resolutions adopted
"Ltto!rfd. tbs: free trade falsely 80 called, be-
Of n.aas.uo, saps the >eIy foundation Of American
prosperity and independence, and taat c, In the
Interests Of the American people, Claim ful md
dIsttJ: 1, those only who mint ain the principle
Of protection ani who Will make honest efforts 10
en4hSdy 1t II. rrottctiye tariff. should the votes
CT irfshHltn Ia America lie E1yc1-
"Lra1t ri, 7E2t the tendency which induces 80
msEJ to neglect the cu1itrat!or at The soil, and
esd QUE Nhicl. il eonsiGuIng Mr.rsndes Of the
IRISH Ieople Of this county to life-lonE misery.
We, therefore, declare our determination to taSe
measures 70 artrd facilities U our felloT county.
men TO settle DO" on the free and fertile ancs OF
tLla great and generous counts3.'
The two resolutions arc sttiAnGly incou-
sistent. One demands that the agr1eu&-
tural and other productive labor Of the
country should be taxed to enrich the capi-
tal employed in manufactures, and the 9TH
e1 TINT the Irish should become agricultur-
ISIS. The second resolution is eminently
wise and proper. It is the cu1se Of tho
L1sh people in America that, Rs they mi
grute to the United States, they stop in the
lurge cities with their families, instead Of
going into the country and becoming
owuers of the land. Thousands OF Ger
mads and Scandinavians arrive daily in the
United States, and ninety-dEe per cent Of
t.:c1n 60 INN nediately to the Western States,
where they End land nnd employment, and,
in ten years, ure free, happy and prosper
ors farmers, surrounded by educated and
Industrious flmilies. The Irish have many
natural advantages for Agricultural life the
great majority Of those who are not me-
cLanics buve beer agricultural latorers ut
ht me. Here they cau be farmers on their
own land, but, unfortunately, the great
h"dy Of them utterly reject the opportunity,
und, with their families, remain in the
cities, exposed to every vice and falling VIC
tins TO every temptation The want Of
money is no justification of this utter
neglect Of the best interests Of
these people They can al find
employment in the West. Men
ard their wives are unnted on the far7ns of
Indiana, Olso, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin,
uEd Michigan; they can get good wages,
the greater portion Of which they can save,
and with which they can purchase improved
land, or. ly going further vest, can get un-
improved farns ut low price. Lnni-
,,rnEts, especially With families, who reject
this mode Of living TINT they naay become
losfets. id1ers, lh1'oEers, or saloou-keepers
III cities, wreck ali :le fair prospects of Life
which attend tleir coming to this country.
Anything done to remedy this evil will not
only prove blessing to the Irish them
| selves, but to the nation Of which they have
| become part.
! Tha first resolution was adopted unde,
the idea TINT high tariff operates as On in.
| jury to British industry and commerce, md
therefore every person Of Irish birth should
support it. The resolution Was evidently
written in entire ignorance Of the facts.
The theory that hi gl duty excludes for
elgn imports 's e1p'oaeo W tne 1act sna'
the amount Of foreign products has not d.
mln'shea. Inc reason u that. ~n"a NC plas7
.ne nio1'1onn Su1 " Ao1e's o1Ae' ~.
domestic ptoouee 8ooS Ane SUM- AA''01.s -
INC pi1ce oi tne nome n'anu1aceu1e' ano Liz
foreign a1llc1e IL again aa"itted ~ conpe'
t'don- = There are many articles Of Amer,
a. mannfndjtnr dnjs. nr,on f fess W. noc drt1
al from 40 To CO rcr rent. which is added n
the nrice of the domestic article. and we
;nar the home manufacturer Tint murh
i,ouutv. under the pretext OF leepiuo on,
| n FOREIGN artic1e which would mt enter m,
market under INV circumstances
In ,be s;,,,1o ortic1a ~ 1pn1rcn.s s,oos
fron, .o IN q, No, cont ri tho rast ~ su,t
.hoes ;s na;,, in tba shane ~ !, ,1,Ir =, ,,l
,,otar;s, ,.oa =, +ba noli, T.,,r,. -,
nrn,ecte5 1r,t tba co,;tol ;nxast.d -, tl,s
r,,x7trt;on o5 the ca,ue l1n1 ,,f material ID
nrotected Nevertheless. % ne, cent of tho
material continues 10 be imnorted. md tho
Ia, thereon ia mid hv the ,ahor ~ .....s
co,,r+,r The Irish m An--..a, rs q class,
~ - 49, aa;1r Loor The cost Of living
~ :. - No. rne all-inportant question.
Labor il abundant a1cept in the agricultural
service, and there the Irish will not 60.
What rse is it for man to get two dollars
q day for his labor far two hundred aud
twenty da5a in the year, il II
costs him tvice that sum tn keen
and maintain h:- family throughout
a. ,.ars When he pays airty cents tax On
the pair Of shoes be buys for his wife, how
does he inj,re Great Bntans Can hc
not sec that be takes TINT much ont of his
own earnings: Are not he and bis fumily