Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1877-11-17
LETTER FROM HON 7. T. CRTITEN-
DEN, IN ANSWER TO MEMORIAL
OF THE LAFAYETTE COUNTY
GRANGE.
FINANCES Southern Pacific Rn5,-
roRd Improvement OF the 'si.-
st>sipPi

WASHINGTON CITY, Nov. >. l>17.
To .hes>rS. jocob /enirtsge,.. ,Ioao,
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tieiia"d. to'nw''tee Of the LoJc0-
cite County Gr"ngs.
GENTLEMEN i have read. with
pleasure. your open letter. addressed to
me through TIT" Lexington lntelligencrr;
ais" the appended memorial to congress.
praying lur such Legislation 4, will
IIghten and not increase the great bur
dens which now a1ilict the whole cuun-
try am the more pleased at reading
tho letter ana memorial, because your
views OF the present ca.umitirS which
bear so heavily upon the country. and
their natural remedy. pointed out by
Nou, with 50 much force. agrer entirely
with my own There shou Il he no dit
ference OF opinion IN the west IN fact.
in the whole country, OF the existence of
those burdens: and but = minor difference
aS 10 how reiei should come. In times OF
s-superindurcd by natural or I'M
natural "lUst' the mass OF the people.
after temporary ,!islgrccmcnts. combine
{" seek the cause. and then advance the
remedy. The whole country is III I dis
cased condition, and it j. the duty OF all
who love their homes. their kind and
their country, 20 seek out tue causes of
this condition. and either apply the rem
cdy themselves or select such agents Is
viii execute i freeman } will" This
distress. | may here say. Is not only
bro"hing over our own land, but is OPP
pressing, with 81 much vigor, the mass
Is Of the English people, that Sir Stat
ford Northc0te, the British chanreIlor
OF the EXchequcr, in Il recent speech At
Exeter, said that the only hope he could
see OF speedy revival of prosperity,
there und My1"ghoW the w"rid.
WAS in prior reyva! i'll the United
States. oi which there was some prom
ise. II that be true. much depends on
cur people: much depends on the Wis
dom OF legislation in this congress Wise
doctors never prescribe for 4 patient un-
Ill they have made 4 diagnosis of the
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eye and tongue, and other expOncnto of
the system. Let u follow their exam
pIe. l,rl the GREAT mise of ;Ii- rorn,r,.
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'AcH Apply '"' E'lI''''E' RESTORATION may
not come n once. but Ii vii! Comc, sooner
or later, If the foI,ir, and eXces. ul u,>r
losi,,,,,on ara ,h.,do,.d
FII'' oI R!l' we HI" NoEInhage "i
values a. over the country. in every
Sperjes Of nrnprriv hut orr rInf,vc,i
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III fea. estate atone sufficient Il more
than pay the national debt. and in many
instances taxation has been increased
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P''Noh j" me "'Ii'.'>' III '4'ue "' Suci'
estate, that ia maximum amount must
be secured from a minimum value. A.
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'''-''','''.' % '''' 'o''"''1 ''' f'''''> |''' :
the demand tor rrIiei - heard from eY-
crv quarter: men strong men. Willing
men. are thrown out O, rmploymeut; a
fierce contest commences between cap
ital and labor: moving trains hctwrrr
the productive west and the consuming
east are brought tn 4 halt amidst Ihr
deadly a>sau;; of an cmpIuycI >ol,li.ry
and the dissatisfied labulrr: every thor,
ourhfarr /, alive with warrants .b,srpars