The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-08-29


evening OF the 4th inst. Mr.. Chapman,
on tho. m otion for going into Com
mittee OF Supply, rose TO move
Frhat an humble address be present
ed to Her Majesty, praying Her Maj-
esty that she will be gfaciously pleas
ed TO appoint Royal Commission to
inquire into the depressed condition
Of tho agricultural intesest and the
causes TO which II Is owing, whether
those causes nre Of temporary or OF a
permanent character, and how far
they have been created or can be rem.
edied by legislation. This gave rIse
10 remarkable debate. Among
thoee who spoke was John Bright,
who said The momber for Lin
colnshlre has spoken on the influence
OF American produce upon English
produce. BE says the English pro-
duce decided the market, but the
produce from thei United States, or
IL may he from the Dominion Of
Canada, win henceforih fix the mar
ket In this country, and there Is
great deal of truth la that. But Let
this Commission inquire, IL II can,
how IL comes that that the landlords
of this country and tho farmers are
not only alarmed, but In terror at the
produce In corn and cattle that has
to be brought 1000 or 5000 miles
from the other side OF the Atlantic.
This Is a question think that they
may fairly examine Tcheersl, aud /
confess that l am not sure that the
statements made have been extrava-
CANT or exaggerated. have met,
within the last two or three weeks,
two gentleman very intimately con-
nected with these matters In the
United States, and have been very
much startled by some facts which
they have related TO me. The land
that Is being occupied In Minnesota,
In the United States, and within the
Dominion of Canada Is Of magnifi-
cent quality, am told fo- the pro-
duetion of wheat. Liverpool Is as
near 10 there farms as New York
@as a short time ago.
4 farmer who was very much
troubled and distressed on the sub
Iect, said, 'sEell, you know wished
that cursed country had never been
discovered. Laughter. The fact
Is that the country has been discover
ed, although they are now trying 10
fad out where the discoverer was
buried but Columbus lived and dis
covered America and from being
occupied by savages, tho country now
has nearly 900 900 Of our own Eng
lish speaking people on the northern
continent, aud it will increase 10 the
course of 35 years more, In al proba-
/ bility, TO not lees than 100, COO, 900.
Now, / will tell honorable gentlemen
opposite, and it will not add to their
comfort, that the growth In the West
ern States Is such that land in the
Eastern States Is decreasing In value.
There Is one reason for IL which Is
not here. There the protective sys-
tenn of the United States had divert
cd all capital in the Eastern States
iuto the manufacture Of protected ar
ticles with the expectation of getting
increased profits, and the capital
/
extent Withdrawn from those States
and, therefore, you find in the New
England States aud in New York,
and | believe to some extentin Penn,
sylvania, and there Is much land
which men do not now think i
worth while TO plow, and which Il
lessenIng In value and going gradual
~ out OF cultivation. If the Western
( States had been Of so much effect OF
the land near them, what viii be th'
effect on land in this country
Cheers.
EUROPE CANNOT STAND AMERIcA2
COMPETITION.
When they have 100, 1000, 600 O
population they will have paid thei
debt their taxes will be at a mini
mum they have almost noarmy ant
no navy, as we have in Europe
they have no "spirited foreign poll
cy"-[ [laughterl-t in proportio
to the population, will grow less an'
less and how England and Europ
will stand the competition of Ameri
ca in regard TO the policy of Euror
can nations, with regard to arnla
ments and taxes, anybody might tr
to imagine 1t, but will not try /
describe 1t. There are farmers /
America, as you know, who have n
rent, no tithes, no poor rate. Yo
have all these. With you labor ha
risen. Labor is very dear in Amer
ca. You are glad that the laborei
are well paid they will have to b
a still better paid. You complain {
: the education rate and schools. Th
effect under the present state OF thing
: must be to drive the educated an
spirited young man from the countr
9 into thetowns or toemigrate. Thes
n are matters which trust this Con
r mission apd the House will well col
slider. Your laws as they now al
: would make the laborer's conditio
perpetual. In America, as the poi
has expressed it, 1They till the Ian
who owns the land they TILL" TIL;
is the great difference between th
land and its cultivation in AmeriC
:. and the land and its cultivation
) this country. Now, l would as
honorable gentleman opposite not
be afraid of these questions andof Il
commission. Recently had COZ
versation with Sir William Ingle
4 ! member for Somersetshire, and
did not allow me to tell him, but
= may tell you, that believe it won
, increase the pride Of land all over Il
country If you would abolish all Il