Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-09

at this time, unprecedented Is thew
are in the history Of our growth, are
attracting the notice of the leading
financiers Of this and other countries.
The decline Of our foreign trade dur
ing the war Yves only a natural con-
sequence, an occurrence predicted
by economists, and their predictions
we're fully ver;ncd. But the revival
of that trade was q thing not so SAFE
ly predicated. Far-seeing men rea-
soned thus: q Our war is the re-
suit of homo insubordination, prov
ing that our free institutions are not,
after all, infallible, and hence, it
will take years to reinstate our fair
maine among the nations of the
earth" But the sequel is worthy Of
being classed as one of the modern
seven wonders of the earth. The
exports of live cattle, beef aud bread
stuffs from the United States to
Great Britain, is ominous of most
grave results to that country; to d.
vine which results, the highest ex-
cellence of English craftsmanship is
brought to it's wits end. The farm
ers of that country, foreseeing, afar
off, the disastrous consequences of
the present state of things, are
clamoring for protection by duty
on American breadstuffs, meats and
| live stock. If such measure were
adopted by parliament, the burden
would manly fall upon British con-
sumers, since the price OF bread
would be necessarily increased in
proportion to the duties affixed to
our commodities. Upon this par
ticular point the Chicago Tribune
aptly remarks: Food is an article
of absolute necessity; raising its
price to consumers will, of necessity,
force an increase Of wages, and the
British manufacturers who are now
unable to produce, at present wages,
must then abandon competition al
together. In the meantime, the
food must be had. Protection to
the British farmer can only result in
the humiliation of British manufac-
lures. 1t is not likely, therefore
that any British ministry will adopt
a policy which shall increase the
price Of food to people already
scantily fed. nor to extinguish manu-
features upon the continuance OF
which British trade exists. !" But we
started out to divine, if possible,
some CLEANS of our own remarkable
futures A stream Of money is now
pouring into our seapcrts for the
produce we send to other less fa-
vored lands. II this process con-
tinues for term Of years, the whole
world will. inevitable, become our
debtors, and we its bankers. This
will be all very well, il, as nation,
we do not become like the poor girl
who, having gone shopping after
marrying a rich husband, declared
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thatshe never before knew her wants.
So we must be content in cultivating
our lands, raising our stock and run
ming our machinery, since the wealth
of nations, as well as that efindividu-
ais, may take to itself wings and fly
away. When our population reaches
hundred millions and the whole Of
our public domain is brought under
profitable cultivation the highest at
tainment Of Legislative skill will be
required to preserve ourselves in
stable equilibrium.
WHILE the late Gen. John A. Dix
was Secretary Of the Treasury, he is
sued an order just before the war,
one sentence Of which did more to
establish his fame than all his other
achievements. Mr.. w. Hemphill
Jones, q special Treasury agent, had
been sent to New Orleans TO take
command Of q revenue cutter, which
the commander; Capt. Breshwood,
was purposing to surrender to the
rebels instead Of to Jones. Upon
learning how matters stood, Score
tary Dix sent the following order:
TisAsunr DEpAsr1nsr, Jan. 20. 1851.
w. HeNphiH Jones:
Tell Lieut.. CALDWELL to arrest Capt.
Brentwood, assume command OF the cut
ter, and obey the order through you. IT
Capt. Brentwood, after arrest. undertakes
to interfere with the command Of the cut
ter, tell Lieut.. Caldwell 30 consider him