Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1878-03-28
MISCELLANEOUS.

The Brewers and Grocers' Bank of
New York is to wind up its affairs and re-
tire from business.
There is a movement In New Orleans
sub rosa to prove that Senator Kellogg, of
Louisiana, received his election by bribe-
ry.
The steamship Richmond, that took out
the Brazil laborers from Philadelphia, in
place of the iIl-fated Metropolis, arrived
safe at Para, Brazil.
The case of Rev. Mr.. Gilbert, formerly
of Baltimore, charged with immoral con-
duct in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been fully
investigated by the authorities of his
church and exonerated.
Anderson and his friends have held
meeting in New Orleans relative to the
collectorship. If Anderson cannot secure
the place Albert Cant, supporter of
Packard, is to be pushed for it.
Mr.. Fernando Wood, Chairman of the
Committee on Ways and Means in the
House of Representatives, has reported
new tariff bill. The importers did not
ask 1OE IL anu LuO uO AOI
want it, and we have yet to learn of any
considerable following for it in any part
of our country. For the want of bet
| ter name the newspapers call it 'EWood's
Tariff Bill"-which is very good. British
gold cannot push free trade measure
| like this through the present Congress
| even in the interest of reform and of Fer
nando, the great tariff reformer.-St.
Louis ReUteo7.
Here is a tariff which, from It's peculiar
construction, is actually prohibitory of
home productions; tariff which, if car
ried into effect, will certainly close up
our workshops of all sorts and make the
entire nation absolutely dependent upon
| the workshops of Europe. All this, too,
at time when tens of thousands of our
skilled workmen are without employment
and when, from variety of causes, man.
ufactures of all sorts are languishing
and needing all the encouragement that
it is possible for Congress to give them.
Instead of support in a season of a gen
eral disaster Congress simply proposes to
knock from beneath our factories, forges
and shops every remaining prop, and tc
permit them to fall into common wreck
and ruin.
No great system of industry can be sus.
tanned in free country by the labors oi
oppressed and poorly paid operatives, land
it is impossible to compete with the pau.
per labor of aristocratic nations unless We
reduce the employees of our industries t.
the condition of theirs. The free trade
sentiment in this country Is stimulated
by the gold of our foreign competitors
those who would destroy American man.
ufactures for the purpose of selling in oul
markets, for the profit of the foreigner a.
opposed to the labor of our own people
Can it be possible that Americans will al
low political hacks and gamblers to barter
away their rights of toll and expectations
of fair returns without vigorous protest
and even more active measures if pro
test fails of the desired effect Trade List
Reduction of duties upon home manu-
factures means contraction of the hom
market for the products of the soil. Witt
manufactures crippled and their employ
/ es idle or reduced to insufficient pay, tn
farmer will be compelled to send his grain
to Europe at any price the foreigne
chooses to give. prosperity to none bu
r the capitalist y is the free-trader's motto
: He scouts the idea of protection to-the la
bor and ingenuity of Americans. "N
e use for our own iron and COAL" he ex
. claims, 'We must ride and roll on Brit
ish iron, In order that England may rid
: and roll on American gold.'
: England waxed rich under protection
: Her manufactures were developed AM
grew strong under the fostering care 0
e the government, and when her artisan
i were able to compete with all the world
). she commanded the markets of the worl,
for her products. Are we ignorant, blin,
d or demented, that we should fall TO prof
), by so brilliant and instructive an exam
Lla?-C::hetnMGtt Trade Let.