The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-09-12
vermont AErIcnIinrnl FnIr.

RUTLAND, VI, September 1.-THE
lair Of the Vermont Agricultural Society
6eld here today, was very successful
senator Morrill, delivered an address be.
lore the Society. He said that the as,
tendency Of agricultural interest will
most surely, as | have thought, preserve
our free institutions. To induce men 10
embark and remain in the pursuit oil agri.
culture, II has seemed 10 me better 10
secure for It home market hy protec.
tion TO manufacture rather than waste
one'half or more oEthe bulky products on
long Journeys in pursuit Of consumers, and
lar better than to conquer fifty provinces
alter the manner Of Great Britain, 10 be
held for no other purpose than for what
can be squeezed out Of them by trade
Tho farmer who sells pure blooded stock,
who must wash his wool as white az
snow, who fallows every particle oil chat
from his grain, Is entitled to pure
clear, chatlless money. To tho general
government belongs the right 10 coin
money and regulate the value thereof,
and the State banks have been supported
by the national banks. We complain of
this only In one respect and say that II
the general government undertakes 10
coin and regulate the values oI money, 1t
ls a duty to provide good money and pre-.
vent the issue OF any other. Clipped coin,
as legal tender, would be no more dishon.
est than depreciAted paper. States never
chartered towns with 1.-The privilege Of
issuing deprecated paper and calling It
money. The necessity for such false
standard long ago passed away, and while
us continuance Is pernicouS 10 all healthy
business 1t is exceptionally oppressive 10
agriculturists whose farms at no time could
have been sold for inflated prices
and the value of whose products has borne
no just proportion 10 their increased cost.
The farmers are deeply interested In the
proposed treaty with Great Britain, by
which certain products and manufactures
are to be admitted free OF duty to and from
the Canadian Dominion. In regard TO
the effect Of the reciprocity treaty on
wool, he said they want q foreign market,
Out we want and must keep our own or
sheep husbandry. In no event
Will they buy pound Ot our wool. That
would be like carrying pepper to Hindos.
IAN or oils 70 Athens; but with reciprocity
they could sell here their entire clips ior
higher prices than are elsewhere attaina.
BILE, and then supply their wants for home
consumption by the admission oI cheaper
Wools OF other countries for wool like 1t.
The bulk OF other articles they propose
to make reclprocslly free is already ex-
empt from duty. Under the present Ca
madam tariff thirty-tive OF the articles
they propose TO exempt from duty in the
schedule are now free, and only 90 are
subject TO duty. How long would
our farmers agree to protect everybody
else and leave themselves exposed TO the
hungry assaults OF free trader a remark
able feature Of the reciprocity in canals,
II all should be done that Canada pro-
poses, is that we grant the use of the canals
In the United States, ninc hundred and
nlnety'seven miles in length, Tor the use
Of eighty.three aud one.half miles OF the
Canadian canals, or about twelve for one.
The Canghansny canal should be built
and will be built, treaty or no treaty.
The benefits to accrue TO the owners OF
Canandian timber lands by their increased
value will insure the building of tho canal
and when built the owners Of the canal
Will gladly accept any tolls for its support,
and as readily from Americans as from
their masters grists. The address was
closed by the recommendation that a
prize be established for the best farm in
the State, and 10 be given annually.