Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1875-08-07

The three great foundation pillars
on which civilization Dies, and must
ever, rest, atG agriculture, nianufac-
sure, and Commerce. A nation may
exist almost exclusively by either one
of these great interests, wheh she is
able to keep up the requisite inter
course with other nations that follow
the other two. Thus the ancient
cities OF Tyre. and Sidon existed
almost exclusively by their commerce
but 10 all those nations when the
highest degree Of civilization, strength
and power has been attained, the three
great interests have gone hand in
hand in the work of building up and
establishing the national wealth and
prosperity. ..... .
Our country affords striking OK
ample of this kind. Agriculture is
the chief foundation stone upon which
national prosperity must ever rest;
and, in the United States, we have
both the soil and climate for the full
development Of this grand Industry,
such as no otter nation can boast of.
1t is in our country that we raise
grain of every kind in greater abund-
ance than any nation, and we raise
live stock of all kinds in far larger
supply thdh any other nation upon
earth, Our general manufacturing
interests Up to the period of the great
fnanCial rcvulsion that occurred two
years ago, were increasing in every
part of the country at an enormously
rapid rate, and eur commerce, bbtli
Internal and foreign, was keeping full
pace in the way of rapid development
with the other two great lea ling in
terests, so that no young nation
either in ancient or modern times,
had ever before given such an amaz-
ing example Of rapid growth and ma
terial industry as we had given dur
ing the past quarter Of century.
We have, during the last two years
had temporary check given to our
onward success of prosperity, in all
three branches of industry; many of
the great manufacturing interests of
the country have languished in idle
ness where thousands Of operatives
have suffered want and restitution as
a consequence. Our Internal and
foreign commerce have suffered in the
general embarrassment. Our entire
railway system has been greatly de-
pressed under the pressure that has
been brought to bear against all the
general business interests of the coun-
try. The mining and lumber inter
ests have been caught in the grippe,
and there has been no let hitherto
But while we have to record all these
unpleasant things about our manufac.
turing and commercial interests, We
are able to say that the whole genera
agricultural and live stock interests
Of the Goitntry, has been; and is, III {
comparatively sound and healthy con
clifton, ana is especially so at the
present writing. The farmers it is
true, have suffered, but not in com
paffson with those that. have trades
What we eat comes from the soil, ant
the farmer can live without the manu-
facturer and commercial man, for ,
season, but they cannot live without
the farmer. These three great inter
ests must be evenly balanced, il. ordel
to insure the greatest success. On
of the blessings Of the hard times is
it is leading artisans, mechanics, anC
trades people, to cast about them t.
see upon what foundation their Twin!
rests, and thousands have come to th,
conclusion that they had rather abide
the laws of good old mother earth tc
bring them living, than the fickl
laws of trade, as regulated by demand
and supply. 1t is plainly eviden
that manufacturing has been over
done. and the codhtry is gfoaning I'm
der surplus load of manufacturer
wares!
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in North Carolina The question be
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