, 1869-12-22
AMoHn'a H1NnAFl

rs .ev9; DeIt:r sssLtes .ect: Moaitsa. shs1s
more lumber ihsn sny s NV fh
The official who communtca es the ahore state
mt1u adds, 'The state OF things IL ltscoses Il by
no no means conuieA 10 the Fourth District Of
AoENc,Es WHICH pis7rEn TIE EQUITABLE p1s7R1-
EEI1oS oF SATloSAL WEALTH.
H2vlnE mus presented some evtdeuce1 ten Ing
10 Fho" !Ec want OF c41ity IN the cis-rioutt01 Of
tne sut0us FrDt1ct OF the nst1on let US ne1i con-
Slider the agencies Which have been Instrumental
ID p1odpcnE tnts teault and which further tend
70 relpetuase II. The general nraCciA! result OF
tne var was toward impovertshEent, ana that 10
accepted. Hitherto, upder the iuaaeucs Of cur.
!erc! .ndas!ou end tnc lnru7.Iial activity which
sTs IeeeItH% x Or sar1n ne waste q the xar
Of property which occurred continuously from
1861 to 1865, ntidet TO the almost equally enor-
NOUS waste resulting irou the d,EerAion OF indus
| Try, has been disguised ard renuesei less
spparent than II wor:a hare been urdee d,serent
! c,tcrE.sarces. Int With The return Of a,r.rs 10
nnarprec.ateti teetn 70 MAKE themselves felt.
Enforced economy beeiEs 10 Epppllnt e1tsaSa.
| gatce and fcs'Fict consumption, aud restricted
| consumption In turn has lett an Uncous1ned sur
dEsls; r1ocretioD, therefore. 70 very great
e1tsas sas SsaseI to e rtea,aae ne1cs ne
during me pas, year o, Representatives Of etea:
| '1duetEct-eoal miners. rn1e1 makers. cotton and
M"9 m5s5nlaea'sIs ',cS males omeetmsn
cinin!sn production: aad then carrying the reso-
luton into elect either bv suspennloe WORK en-.
tfcy, CT by reducing the hours OF employ meut to
then operatives. and ru1nlas naca:ner5 oo: hait
tue.
4 patriotic desire to magnify the prosperity OF
the country on tue pa!s Of sone. zeal ia belaf
OF party " policy eu tie part OF others may tempt
to 4ehisl OF these cUnc.ustors. But Il viii he 10
no purpose IN the iacn Of the stern logic Of events
pleteLt1nh 10 come. lndecd, when we atteGant
70 reduce TO fenrca The cost and couse neLces OF
tho war, the wonder vii ros te st any preseht
DISASTER but that the A.ase. hns not teen Rrta.cr
! sid DID not cone earlier. Hut the inpo estsh-
ment which has n suited from the xar ia rome
th!ng which IS neither to DC apoi0gtzei for nor
result for which It was incurred, aud that for all
loyal nen. Is sufficient; bu. the respetoaslon uf
aseLe:ss since ne termination Of 'he VA, el.aes
through legislation or tue neglect Of legislation,
| which tend to continue the Impoyertshmeat OF the
people and to transfer nnequauy the R8lus from
Is matter which is entitled 70 GO apologF or ex.
ten1at.on. Two agencies are at the present t,ma
~ ahe EItted States conspcuoosly engaged in
marked a. the period OF ,her opesatoDs II extend-
ed tnIonEh the lack ol remedial MEASURE, vtz:
anna xo ,,rtate"Ha's I,sne a,t sz:esirt ad
distribute the eurplus OF rroGuction over cousump.
uon unequa'I. 70 impoyertsh the masses: to in-
industry, and c1ccru1lly Destroy ali prolliable
commercial Eclations WITH foreign coantr;es, the
Con mlshioner next proposes to o!scuss- avoiding
Eepetltion Of thc facts aal arguments which have
before been presented.
now An INFLATED. lRREpEINlBLK CURRENCY AND
CSRcrAL FA1ATIuN AFFECTS yuE farmer
We propose 10 inquire. nrss, how an inflated
and trredeama bic currency and unequal taxation
auect the nRr,culsr.ists Of the country, Who With
thsi. families constitute fully fty Per cent Of
More wheat and other Agricultural pro,luce L.
AID uns. be annuAlly raised ii The ratIe,i States
th8n is needed fer home consumot,on, and the
Surplus, II disposed Ct at NIL, must md market
II foreign eouh,t1es. But VIC eau sell wheat n
the markets Ct the wcr1a Oh The a.rgle oadirsoa
Hl >hnH D. nth t1aa nah
E11hsian1lnR our MAGNIFICENT natural advantages,
the comparative neazness to the markets Of
6nI9ps q ,ae Wheat Rrnx,1g regions Of she Baltic
or1ty WITHIN very narrow l:mits.t TIE American
ser,cututt.t does not. Therefore. conmanl bis own
| ntee. oet iee rrles eoqmauds hin aud what
i market II the world, ls ~ha. the United S-ates
Grst sr,l Tor II II ses AZ all AMI soout ssl.i11,
tor. WIN m immense wheas.ra'.inS area xe
than raise wheat, even II at the cih ct tue year
tsl! the individual farmer. ned that they nave not
essn able 70 rag ;he.E s1pelss.. 49,.
Within cer1aln tmlts even manufacturing does
not depc1l rpon temporary p1onl, npch less
tarnlpF. Men nuts Us e, and work - the oecuoa.
| aLu upon which they have bceo accustomed 70
rely fu1 livelihood. /, |. nul5 within considerable
FeI1eds lhat general change Of lndlttfY cAn be
eyec;.e. Nor, alter the crop mas peen planted aCn
harvested, has the fuTD!t Z community atty tnuta
! titscrt ton as In the lime or The p.Ire at which
they Wilt Eel. Ell ,ris hare been Eaie In the past
10 EO0 crops D1Ck IsulH Tue Nlfkes IL order " 4e-
cure an aisaIcs, hlt ia geneEal II must be sad
thai sGcn enterprises have only Tstuel 10 fai,u.c.
n1l even 10 Rseatrr less. The fal! Of prcadstats
as'rpus bJ the il.avised attempt to aoll sAck the
very abundant cEor. Of that year Where pro-
.lueess are nuDnertd y huliseds o. ;aoassst5.
| lutcly hrr+less; and With austhl1g ''ke Eoo l
EeasNr, It l. morally certain hat the Cnisel S:ates
Will procuce more Of bseads.uira than the home
tlrnlan'i. even xhe1 stimulated By the chea21ess
OF food 1cE men a.d for cattle, c an a"so!b- Tae
! halaLce Will be sold abroad, vha:evef It nay
| bnnR.:
twcrh while 70 fay . wonl a: ;his p1!ns tn
refeIeEce 10 an on!1'o2 WHICH Is 6ontwn3t gen.
era], tha, the aGucnssura interests OF the co1nlEy
ore greatly dependent upon certain tpec,sl do
nestle interests fer nasket for their products.
II Leeds, however. but srSnt examination OF tho
SUBJECT to sh0w the foundation upo1 which this
asEeFsiion % ., iss importance. AeeoralSs 10 sae
statement tefore presented, loc gross vAlac Of the
annual agricultural product OF The ca1n:ry a7
proxinates fhro. thoa.oa5 lhIst hundred milli4t.s
n d.;ia,* u. ess ST. .tcos.
The very careful tnrestlcatloa made within the
| last lew leaN tIt0 the coEdltl0a Of the Eu0l:en
ano cotton unnufacluse OF the Erited States, al
nit Of . very accrIa:e determination Of tue NUN
| her OF operatlsea directly employed 10 these
!,tnnrnes of ptoducslon, VIZ: aooat slovo In the
ture Of ctttoo- The price CT hoard for operatives
in 1hese two industries the Unlied States nj the
asnu M sz sne sns.
auuuni TO be ttpeajeL Oh The purchase and con
sunp:,oo q sR1eussa'al produce, tns sYGrsR,is
10, the Tainv Ct tae. agricultural proSuce co... @
ssa oue S 'is sse o az q tie oR q
The value Of lLdtrect consumption as1rou11p.s
TO these interests, we hate the sun Of s.sl-i6g,e1
pusl agricultural pEo,uct OF the country, uas1us
1t eydeL,, therefore, that The great consumers o
.Eied lsSorefs d and he - pro:eitseaa M mea 20 ., :ae
county, with Their families, Who do Iot claa,
,nenscires With anJ oi tie more eon.pl ,uou.
mat atntAcsures.
We will aeG but one other item Of evldecce
bear1ng upon tnis sane question. and tnat Il. thai
I state ment has been maae 10 tue Comn!-kia1eI
nolll2 the past year, by one vel Qualoed ny IN
Formation and experience 10 speax as an;not,;y
that The SAFE OF Illinois alone. II cII.!vaied u
.ns atsfss o. TIC sve,azs q !.ad. 10 G;sa ~ b
ply ample lor the saosstetce Of al toe population
low living upon The TERRITORY O. The Calted ssateA
| T6etc are even counties II some OF the SsA:es o
the Tnion, composed WhasiJ Of TIE nEess wheat
E;oWtLg lanes IN tie wori1, that ave Larger in area
,hAr toat ro1ton Of AaaSatJ wa.cs. a tae EadA
.1t.. peIr. !: wen Illustrated by thc e<'e et Ms.s
ssss<ss ssss sue esy III per esss
.s s. x .hs e pr2,
~ ~. s. as::e; .ess,sss = !ssss:.s Il !
s.st: ~ -. - - - 3 5 IL.
..s e = .ss. nd t. sss;s.s shf .ss :a%s Ehls!
d
essdis II eEe fe1>on. Bet arofd this dep.sts NJ
= u to m a. ae Aar asp ss
he Violations u The tAr than this .sa res,red
1.sisc1, Afount fraehed tbe les. tt anose4 him i
:sstsf: 81 IL. # aaas
e H. e.a a.sk e. e * - y.
Il ~ 'a se*'
oi q e.. sz e ss 4 .nae @ ea9f q
years some s.lo Of deaoeite va, t4kea IN h.n
BY tetirrd anxious 10 dfFeIp it, pes4ibu
ssssi = = ean .he =. !ssss q s.es
! trem the ropHlaiiou 81 Al ak'rltuFA di.s!e: T.!
ss:s e "a & sss.s
The peopc be1uE thGr caoncJ. and pret1sns I
e f. Gs {.
to ueehsEics md emAn EaralaauIeft veg etDed Il
and ~ e1tTtHc sshesney oetutred IN the toe none
NOW Whit kas thus been found to Be :rue of AaAss
eEa.tts Ill nd"chtediy BE- found 70 he tine ~ eyer
e,her s1.ss Thee ay'se tf 'A'11s' 1"IS' M nss
= e,Essoasus Hpe r railroad eoaoess ~ Ct.
ias b.nrs. IL pus. ia other srfoeiesi esa:1e.
diAttbuticn In We.rYu Eurore, nd wheat aad eatu
:: NC nex s.is'ed !'om budA.Pe'th to Psss ~nAo:
Eetionahy IT woa1a be better tor he s.51ass
ease L Ct ssas ag esoia e
= gltias et1te Of java Wy aes:!oye1 b the nafs
s5 = 6, 'ss afh;s Il s
i ssaIe Il ea1s isadsa = is potatoes. . hsme
nes.ert *eud tumble ont The rernalateF ned 70
bat the 6rst rotAtnes 1--we choice xhetnes The
easy s hssee sat ses i .ss
crpend TIM Attioa Of ctets. In preseJ the sau
ssfc.t sns I'll IL %oSs,asns a,a na, s:a ~ !.
pofas w1u u ep3skes.