The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-10-09

no. j
10 Horace Greely

4" 4tVfUt NEtttJ
SAHIB BY the kind permission OF
the Editor of TmE WOMB, ] have the
privilege to address you i'll series of
letters. am Parsee merchant from
Bombay /; my race has ever been ne
counted the best merchants and traders
i'll India. The youngest member of n
great firm, with mn ardent desire to
bring trade to my country from the
most distant lands, had long since
hit upon the plan of importing into
India those products which are almost
indigenous TO the United States, and
which are so we'll paid for in India
l often argued with my partners,
Raustamje, Daddebhay IL Essebhay,
thus Behold, l said, 1--WE import
during year from London, for50O 900
rupees, copper for 100 900 rupees.
lead ; for million rupees, st pound
shirting for 500, 900 rupees, No. 40
mule twist, besides numerous other
articles. / will go to the land where
these articles must naturally be the
cheapest-~thati il, to the United States.
Copper, / said, is found III that coun-
try almost pure lead is the great
product of great State III the West
tho finest cotton is grown III the south
of the United States; the most skillful
machinery and best manipulators are
in the Eastern States. Surely, there
fore, TINT country must be the cheap
est market to buy those goods" Again
/ said "Sce! When we have M or
der to send seeds, jute, munjet, and
gums. and "A hundred other articles to
the United States, the order comes
from London, and is paid with sterling
exchange. Surely, this il Il rounabout
way. Let me, therefore, go to the
great Republic and buy the products
we import from London, which ought
to be made cheaper IN the United
Statca, and pay for them either with
our India products or even with ready
cash. / am certain Of success, and
shall open a direct trade which will be
the envy of ali the European mer-
chant sahibs." NJ partners, some
how, were adverse to my plans bu;
youth and energy will accomplish
much, and here ! am. arrived here
with ample means, eager to do busi-
ness. ny first effort was 30 buy 200
toms Of copper ingots- / confess al
once that this article il equal and even
superior IN this coCntry-yiz., the Bal
timore ingots-to the tough ingot cop
rcr we were III the habit Of getting
from Foster, Vivian, Bankhard, oI
Mason, III England but to my slr-
pIise, found the price so much high
CT here than in England, that it was
out Of the question to operate.
i How" said !, us this 2" to n gree:
copper alhib OF this town. Copper
il made here, the ore is found III
abundance, and yon smelt it here; why
IS it dcarer than III England 2"
Il well" said the sahib, putting the
smoke Of cigar in my face (Which, as
a fire worshipper and Parsee, is re.
hmously offensive TO me), suppose il
is you cannot import 1t for five cents
: q pound more"
but, said I, 'eI want to export il
to Bombay"
II guess, said the copper sahib
E'you have come to the wrong county
then. We don't want to export cop
per, and We take good care that oui
tariff won't allow any to be imported
) We just want our own market. Amer
I lea for Americans is our motto.
Twas staggered at this narrow-mind
ed answer, SO adverse to commerce
and industry. Still, asked:
sNDoes this policy pay?"
/ ~sWell," said the sahih, "I can
say it does, for I'm dar1,ed if copper
is not two cents n pound lower nov
than it was before we got that smar
copper bill passed last February. But
, for all that, | gucss it Is all right We
: want our own market and favors from
no foreigners.
! In this, my first of q series of letters
, to you, who are looked upon by thu
; manufacturers of this country as VI
, Parsees look upon our great Zoroaster
/ wish respectfully to point out tha
/. this is o very narrow and stupid on
| indeed. Why should your policy re
strict a number of copper producer
to fleece their own countrymen onl,
and exclusively, when you have or
enough and can produce enough cop
j per to supply us in India, who TAX
: from England at least $50, ,000, ,00l
G worth every year.
D / have eagerly waited eleven weeks
t closely, religiously reading your essays
i but cannot find reason in them fo
this short-sighted policy. Leaving
J, your powerful mind to ponder on this
my first epistle to you, l subscribe my
self yours, always, with great respect
c A. CUmosIBHoY,
C Parsee of Apollo street, Bombay.
& p. S.-You will excuse my obsery
G ing that q sahib is lord, and rupe
J. is fifty cents, gold.
No. 2.
10 Horace Greedy:
1t SAH1B Far from discouraged
d not being able to buy 200 tons of Amer
e ican made tough ingot copper for e,
portation to Bombay, I said to myse
II there are hundreds of other articles
y have seen just in my rambles in Ne
IVork which will coll waU IN Tndio