The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-08-03
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country. Indeed, for oil the advantage the
postal. service is to her in dealing with that
region, she might as well be as distant from
Natehitoches, Minden, Alexandria and Cou=
shstta as she is from China. 1tis quite astonish
ing that SO little effort has been made by New
Orleans TO bring the deficiencies Of the postal
service. not only in North Louisiana but In
other sections Of country which ought to be
tributary TO her, before the Postal Depart
merit or Congress.
Now. certainly, Is her time; and II New Or
leans men and North Louisiana men will In
terest themselves in devising reotilication
Of the postal service Of Louisiana, ] am con-
eineed that every effort will be made by the
Administration TO meet their reasonable views
and wishes Major r. Tupper, formerly Pres
ident Of the Attakapas Mail Transportation
Company, has been unanimously recon-
nen1ed by ths Louisiana delegates TO the
commission as an emnsntly proper snb-eom-
tnittee man for our State, and he will pro-
bably be appointed. Major Tupper is thor
oltehly acquainted with the mail routes Of
Louisiana and with our postal needs, and his
appointment, it seems to me, will be very
proper one
rRGM NEW ORLEANS 70 BRAZIL.
said that tho members Of the comm ission
em1eurred in all the views expressed by the
convention. and would do all in their power
to have those views carried out. Perhaps
that was too sweeping an assertion It will
be observed that the convention recommend
cd the establishment Of regular steam COM
munication between the most convenient
Southern ports Of this country and the ports
of Rio Janeiro, Havana and Aspinwall,
through liberal mail contracts and other con-
stitutional legislation. Tho membWs OF the
commission did not commit themselves to
the support Of this proposition; but neither
did they question It's justice and propfisty.
They seemed, indeed, strongly Inclined to It's
approval, but 10 think 1t q scheme which the
people Of the Mississippi Valley should carry
before Congress directly through their Rsp-
resentatives In that body
But. whatever may be the views of the
members Of the Postal Commission on tho
propriety Of making the establishment ol
II line OF mail steamers between New Orleans
and the Atlantic ports Of Mexico, Central and
South America, d partof the Southern postal
policy they propose to recommend, there can
be- among Representatives Of the South and
West. no differences of opinion as to the neees-
sty Of urging this measure upon Congress.
soy Southern and Western members be-
cause the South and West will be the immedi-
ate benefieiaries of the establishment Of such
q line Of steamers. But in the end every sec
ton and neighborhood Of the nation would
feel the benefits Of it, and u liberal and na-
tional craftsmanship commends it to tho sup
port Of the Representatives. Of the whole
country
CAUSES OF Pubic DISTRESS.
Our nnwise and vicious tariff system has
done 81 great deal to cripple our foreign trade
while at the same time the wonderful energies
Of the American people have lost none Of theii
activity. Thus, vastly diminished commerce
with undiminishsd, II not increased, produe
ton, has depressed all our enterprises and
industries. Hard times have come upon the
country. Capitalists have lost money; the
business of the railroads has decreased; man.
1faetured goods remain unsold; ships and
steamboats, are lying idle at the wharves
merchants are contracting their business, and
capitalists, alarmed at the outlook, are lock.
ing up their funds. Is it surprising, them thai
| there are many thousands Of idle working
people in the country; that wages are being
| reduced, and that poverty, misery and want
| have declared war against the present system
| and ride red-handed with the ensigns Of infu
rated mobs, threatening society with ruin ant
| towns and cities with devastation
Some one has very truthfully said tha
| there was something higher than cheap breat
| 4, t,,E nd + eli
soning men will hold that there Is something
| higher in the fierce riots which have just swep
through this country than ten per cent re
duction Of wages. The mobs have been abou
suppressed; bayoncts and grape and canister
have fulfilled their part in checking the riot
ers, and immediate necessities may comp el thu
strikers in q few days to everywhere resum'
work and accept their pittance Of pay barely
sufficient to keep body and soul together
| But Is the craftsmanship of the country wis
and honest enough to discover, recognize AM
endeavor to correct the evils in our social am
political systems which caused the recent
outbreak of the working people? 1t is tn
vicious tariff and the narrow sectional policie
Of the past ten years upon which should bt
turned the canister and grape OF publ
opinion.
If We hope in the future to prevent sucl
troubles as those we have just witnessed tn
evils which provoked them must be exter
minated by craftsmanship. The tariff whicI
burthens Our foreign trade and taxes s.
severely our producing classes for the benefi
Of certain localities and to protect special in
terests must be done away WITH and system
adopted for the eman ,ipation Of industry ant
commerce generally. Every wise and consti
tutional measure should also be adopted b.
the general government to extend and in
crease our foreign trade and thus create ne'
demands for our manufactures and agricu
tural products.
EFFECTS OF INCREASED FOREIGN TRADE
No informed man can be ignorant Of the in
fiuence Of the extension Of foreign trade upor
national prosperity and in relieving the de
preston of industry and the misery Of tn
working people, caused by production 0
ill-judged policies Of government.
The new fields Of trade opened and the com