Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-10-09

by our dead and living heroes. A country
with it, Institutions, committed unim-
paired to you, and TO coming generations
TO maintain and perfect, -Orkiug cut its
high destiny of power, population
and prosperity. Inspired BY the same high
aims vhisk ,etuated our fathers and gave
victory to the banners ofour bsttle.sesrred
veterans. Truly it is a goodly heritage.
We could not ask more or better. In Us
vast area is every variety of soil and eli
mate. Geographically it is located cen
trslly between the great nations Of Eu-
rope aud the populoas empires of Asia.
The Union Pacific Railroad, completed
is quickly followed by the Northern aud
Southern, over which, not only the trade
and travel Of the United States, but of
the world flow. Hencclorth We fear the
good queen of our British friends will
have TO be content TO be known as the
mistress OF Britain, for America has be-
come master of the land aud sea.
According to the ratio of Increase es-
tablished by the census returns in the
past, the population Of the U. S. will be
In 1880, $4,000, 900; in 1890, H.
OCO, 900; in 1900, 100000, 900.
Its real and personal wealth in $50
was s32 200, ,000, 600, which was an in
crease of l25 per cent. upon that of
1860. At an increase 100 per cent. it
will be in 1880, s64, 900, 600, 900; in
1890, sl2S,0OO, 100000; in 1900,
1856, 900, 900, 900: at which time accord.
ing to the ratio of increase in England,
and France as compared with ours. our
population will be double and our wealth
: thrible that of either of those great ma.
tions.
In the sublime progress of such des-
tiny, there is no more interesting subject
3 to contemplate than the Importance of the
great departments of industry, and their
relation to the national well being. Tho
emiuently an agricultural land it is equal
ly manufacturing and commercial. We
do not propose to consider which is the
most vital. -neither the people, nor the
government, if they could, would dispense
with either. Nay more, the depression
and embarrassment Of one, seriously eff
!. fects the prosperity Of the others, whil'
the success Of either promotes th(
general welfare. They are each a source
Of national strength and prosperity.
What, for instance, would be our mill
:. tary strength as purely an agricultural OIL
mining people? From whence woalf
come our materials of war, in the suddeI
. emergency of rebellion or invasion =? l
we would know. we have but to ask th,
leaders of the late rebellion from whenc,
came theirs. They had cotton, rice, to
bacco. corn and wheat-bM not tie ma
terial or the ready means Of producing .
to carry on a great war. For these
. their ships, guns, machinery and clothing
they were almost wholly dependent upo
foreign countries, between them and whlc
was the terrible blockade.
: But for the political heresy Of fire
trade-whieh through nearly onc.half Q
!, our past history-has paralyzed the bes
interest and energies Of our nation, =
would be this day far more populous
wealthy and powerful than it is. II
!, must be a stupid reader of history tina
doe. not know that invariably under law
!. protecting home industry, the nation an
:. all its interests have prospered, while ur
der free trade or comparatively free trad
laws it has invariably overtraded abroa
: bringing upon us for time, financial ruiz
: This fact is forcibly set forth in recer
address before the American Iron Assoc
ation. 1t says, The bitter experience
> of this country, from 1878 TO 1924 unde
. a low tariff, its great prosperity froi
1924 to 1882, when our national Diet
r. was mostly liquidated, the universal rul
= aud bankruptcy of 1887 uader the fire
trade compromise of 1882. the crisis
i crash and suspensions Of 1857. each per
cd being preceded by large imports
!. foreign commodities, and the export
IN specie ought to give our people suthcler
| experience to enablo them TO AVOID tb
IF same gulf through which our country hi
n SO often travelled with sorrow and dee
IN regret during a single generation Il
,e deed, such is the passion of our people
n trade abroad that within the past ]
,e We ars, as shown from reliable resourc'
b. we have exported to enrich the manufae
ly ures of England aud that govornme
al over 5000, 600, 900 Of gold.
:. Well may the rulers ard manufacture
Il of Europe, in their intercourse wi
- Amerca and our traders aud importe
"a rolling in their wealth, shout free trad
,d but, alas! for the full prosperity Of o
d people under such 9raim--such an
haustion of the national acealth.