The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-24
A POI.ITICAL REVIEW.

lhurlOW Mceui pnollSheH III Ihe NEW
York Tribune, will be widely read and
excite much interest. Our space will only
permit some brief extracts;
NATIONAL PROSPERITY FROM a pROTEc-
TIVE TARIFF. 'i..
All you say on the subject OF protcc-
tive tariff Ia historicallytue. Irannever
forget the high, prosperous and palmy
condition Of our country under tho benign
influences of n wise protective tariffrom
1878 until 1896, when the Democracy Of
the North, to strengthen and pcrpctnate
is political affiliations with the South,
began to agitate in favor Of u "iudicions
tariff During the Administrations Of
James Monroe md John Quincy Adams
the welfare Of our people and the strength
Of our Government were promoted and
augmented by an Gnlighied national
policy. All our interests moved forward
harmoniously. All the industries Of the
country thriye,l. The farmer, the me.
chanic, the manufacturer, the merchant,
the importer aud the capitalist found
Themselves working together with n
reciprocal interest ind to mutual
advantage. While all our dOmcs.
tie occupations proved abqndantly
reInunerativesour canvas-thc canvas Of
our own we'll Iadenshlps-w whitehead every
ocean and SEQ. And amid oil this indi'
vidual prosperity and happiness, the ma
ton was advancing by rapid strides to
wealth and power, The national debt
was paid of, after which the surplus pro.
cceds Of the public domain accumulated
10 rapidly, and became 30 large, as to
create approximations that 1t might be-
come dangerous to the integrity and
stability OF the Government. II We had
that domain now unbrOken, TO iall back
upon, II would prove stronger to our Gov
ernmcnt as u financial resource than Is the
Bank OF England 10 the british Crown
But those golden days and halcyon hours
exist only III remembrance. History will
not, fear, In reference TO n protective
tariff, and certainly cannot In regard to Il
sQuandercd publiCdOmnin, "repeat itself
And unhapplly the statesmen to whose
wisdom, industry and patriotism the
country was then indebted for its whole
some laws, have passed either from earth
or into private life. Much As desire,
and greatly as VIC need wisely adjusted
tariff, | sec no way Of obtaining II until
successors In the Administrative and Con.
grussional departments Of tho Govern
mcnt equal to The crisis andthc cmcrgen-
cy arc found. .......,,....-.
ptrpECULrY OF nEcoSsTRUCriOM
Reconstruction, from the beginning n
most difficult problem, has been cmbar-
rassCd by a want Of wisdom ut Washing
ton and by cmbittcrcd memories In the
South. The diSorgNnized condition Of
the SouthcrhiStntes attracted thence bold
and unscrubuldliS Northern adventures
who, associated with disbandel soldiers
"the cankors " d long war" remained "a
deyaslate q conquered country These
wrctchcS have inflicted upon South Caro-.
lima, Florida, Louisiana, &C., &C., the
worst possible specimens Of State Coy
Crnmeht. At the infnmics pCrpctratcd IL
these and other rebel States, civilization
bushes, And yet those who stiiIer from
carpct.bng dishonesty and oppression are
themselves largely 10 blame for II. WhcI
rebellion was conquered, II the " hitt
inhabitants, yielding to the incyita
bic and recognizing their former slave
as freCmen, had treated them kindly aht
offered them employnlents with rea'opn
bic wages, the designs Of catpet.baggcr'
would have been thwarted affirm thi
because there IL untehiable evidence tll1I
in localities where tlie law Of kindness
prevails, where masters, ehdeavOtCd Il
cOnciliate their former slaves, they wcrI
uniformly successful, aud that In such 10
calities not only nothing Ia heard OF
war between races" but reconstruction
las been practically accomplished. Thes
instances Of good sense and forbcatanee
regret to say, are exceptional. For The
most mart, those who rushed into the re
belliot 10 divide the Union arc now d.
aggressive and defiant IA they were ,wlie
Fort Sumter was fired Upon. Unable t
establish n Confederate Government, the!
seemed determined to avengc tlemselye.
upon the freedmen, who, bhtfor thC'nad
ness and folly Of their masters, woillt
have still remained in bondage.
THE DEMOCRATIC FATTY AND TftE rREsE
DESCY.
do not believe II cxpedicnt or safe
with the existing organization and pro
clivilies Of The Democracy, to ihtrust
that marty with supreme power. | de
not say this Ii q partisan spirit, for a
ms time Of life, and with the views Nnc
feelings I entertain and cherish, ilcsir'
nothing but to sec the government Of my
country we'll and wisely administered
| should have learned little ron thu
political otdcalt through which Fllny'
passed, II, toward the close Of long life
were to attribute all that Is bad 10. on
party and all that IL good to another. Z
would prefer the election Of an cnlight
encd and honest Democrat rs presidcn
10 the elevation Of an incapable Repub
lean Of CquivocNl integrity. WhCT
speak Of an honest and CnlightsneI
Democrat, / have In my mind som
such men az General Hancock, o.
Cen Ward, some time Minister to Chint
from Georgia, or, a. far a. | have beer
able to form u opinion Of bis ability ant
character, Gov. Newton Booth, the hewl!