New-York tribune., 1870-01-29

which with the exception of period o. var hs especially ebsraeir
@ The annual hso Of the patton for the AT i"r 81 seniur
think IL ia plainly shown by tho above comparative
able, that My the wonderful ratio of progress
aud development apparent well this year as for the
last quarter OF century" but IL IL realty wonderful in
its upward bound compared with the ten years pre-
cedng the war, part OF bis "quarter OF a century"
After taking general Of the increase Of cultivated
acres, population naturally and by immigration, agri'
cultural production, and homo manufactures, &c. Mr.
Wells up his fair eide OF the picture While croakng
and groanng over what calls diversion and demor-
alzaon Of industry" In the increase OF the population
OF towns and cios and the numerous and costly buId
ings erected In them, no gives some data by which we
may compare the Increase ratio of immigration also;
1855 S-Anuu average immigration for ss
Or percentage Of increase 1863 the l2s6o. O'
AS the Immigrants mainly mechanics artisans, ana
common laborers, with their families, the increase Is
clearly owing to the fact that these could not bear
the prosperity resulting from Free Trade and cheap
living, but must needs emigrate to country Of tariffs
and assured starvation
Mr. Wells takes up the farmer and endeavors TO per
suade him that hc Is terribly abused He the farm
ers and their families 20 per cent Of the people OF the
country and that the wicked tariff makes them pay out
rageous prices for their iron, salt COAL Brussels oares
and eoolen goods and, would fain MAKE them be-
eve that they alone these goods they consequently
pay whole OF the tariff out Of the produce OF their
FARMS aud reaze just much less on what they pr2
duce Why Mr. Webs and his Free Trade friends
bonest propose BOW to translate his language and
thoughts into common EAssh and to let him speak in
telhg,bly to the paollc
"I, David 4. Wells, Special Commissioner &c. appeal
Farcers, your prejudces and cupidy and conceal
part OF the truth because know that with your aid,
being per cent Of the people, can carry my points
and fear you knew the really practical enect OF
the system OF tariff upon your interests yon would De
hopeessiy against schemes, and you would see tho
dared carry argument OF free trade 10 s
legitimate conclusion would be stronger against your
class than any other nearly all produce are aDso
lutte necessities for the support OF human HE ana should
be free from all cCst possible. nave salu III my
report that Illinois IA alone capable of growing wheat
enough for the whole population Of the Union but nave
omitted that corresponding general Increase IN
all the wheat bearing States would more than leeu the
whole civilized world, In the face OF the fact that our
home market leaves export only about four per
cent for the sale OF which have told you that you have
10 sharply compete with Russia Turkey, Austria, Ch
and Mexico whose capacities for production are rs gea
as yours whose labor is the unremuneraed toll OF
the worse than "a slave.
T have not told you that this odous tariff for yo'r ben
eft and 10 the great wrong OF the sat- iron. brussels cot-
net aud cOOe manufacturers and codt producers gives
Won protection against these foreign agrlcuI
fur,l rountres The actual protection Is annually