River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-09-30

or l-l0th part. This item Is presented here he
cause il belongs to the industrial interest.
Looking into this mirror of the country's bust
ness, we see impartay and exactly reflected
the
RESPECTIVE PROPORTIONS
and features of the two sections. BY analysis and
average we see that prOduo ion, industry com
meree, capital, and revenue are found l-l4tl
in one section Of the country and l3-l4th ia the
other sections. These are hard stubborn facts They
are not recited with pleasure far from 1t. They
recited with deep regret yet their recital Will
be denounced as eyincing spirit of eXultion, OF
hostile, nvididous criticism. Ii will be said the
south WIS tainted with her poverty. All tins
viii be untruly unjustly said. As an American
profoundly do | deplore the languor, the mlsior-
tunes and every portion of our land. Southern
commerce is simple tardy and dependent. North
ern commerce is complex intensely active, highly
organized and independent. Northern methods
and progression have constantly increased their
fruits; the reverse is true Of southern methods.
In 1860 the imports of New Orleans S22,
932 ,7I3; last year they were only SlO,Sl0. 2o4.
They were less last year than in any year from
1866 to 1878. In 1860, exports from New Orleans
SI07 So $50; last year they were only $50,
249S14 less than they were i'll 1870 and lo1 +. The
tonnage account varies this statement apparently
because steam vessels have been used Of late, and
steamers count more rapidly in tonnage than IN
cargoes. Like retrograde and stagnatlcn appear
at other ports. Baltimore is not treated as a
southern port because it is the ocean terminous
of great east and west line Of traffic.
Now turn to northern ports
Boston imports . S39 800, 800 SOS, 6lS .j5S
Boston exports . - 1907 81 023, 5S1
New York, import . .233 6929 i 43,595,3 9S
New York, exports. l2O,63O955 3SS, AL ,664
Philadelphia, imports. 4,625S01 35,95l ,292
Philadelphia exports =. ., 5l2,7 1852, l95
Baltimore, imports. ..9.1Si ,I33 l9,959,236
Baltimore, exports. IS S0f 600 40 go 81 q
The imports of these four ports in 1860 were
S279 49I ,075, their exports S24S 419,OS6; total,
SOLO $50 l6l. In 1850 their imports were S66S :
l52 60f; their exports 1912 29S 3l5; total Sl240 :
420, 800. In 1860 the toreis N commerce of New
Orleans was 81 per cent of that Of the four ports
Just named. In 1880 it is only per cent falling
off from $50 .735,35O in 1860 to l0l 092 Us in
1880. The foreign tonnage of 1889 is $50, 0S3; in
1860 it was 632 $685. in 1880 it was 10000. The
foreign tonnage Of Charestonin 1859 was l2S. 164;
in 1860 ii was l26, All; 1880 it is ll6 ,2S3.
In 1860, year ending June 30, the tonnage OF
vessels entered at seapOrts south OF the Potomac
was third as large as the tonnage of all northern
ports, both Atlantic and Pacific This year, end
ing June so 1880 it is only about one-seventh.
Democratic orators bid us look at
THE EXPORTS or COTTON.
| have looked at them, and find these facts
touching cotton and breadstufs: In 1860, bales
of cotton exported 3Sl2, 800 value Sl9l see, 300.
In 1870 bales of cotton exported 2, 095 1913; value
1927 .027, 624. In 1880 bales of cotton exported,
3Sl0 1913; value, S2ll SO 905-fewer bales this
year than twenty years ago. In 1860 the bread
stuis exported sold for S24 ,422 800 In 1870 the
breadstutfs exported sold for So $50 ,933. In
1880 the breadstuffs exported sold for 1888 036
S3j. Cotton has stood still while surplus bread
stuffs have multiplied tweyefold. Look again,
look at the value of all exports as they have
risen and fallen in one part of the country and in
others. The value of all exports from south of
the Potomac was in 1860 SI99 ,097 $50; in 1879,
Sl92 $50, 800; in 1880, SlS7, 140573 Here is n
steady decline. These unerring pools mark and
locate the bulk and substance Of the nations
wealth and business.
! repeat here as ! said in the senate when the
government was taken by the throat and threat
ened with stranguation unless the election laws
stricken down, that the democratic party
would have no majority in either house Of CON
gress, except for elections dominated and decided
by violence and fraud.
REPUTATION OF SOUTHERN DEBTS.
What use is made of all this i'll gotten power
One of its chief uses las been the reputation OF
honest debts Fiery southern state but Texas
has lately rerudiated its obligations. This aggre-
gate reputation Of state and municipal debts
amounts to about $500 900 600. In 1872 the
debts of the southern states were S2i2 500 600
Now these states recognized and pay interest on
only $J3 ,97S ,945. A large part even of this is
unpaid and funded interest. $50 600 600 interest
has been scaled down to per cent Whether the
residue of the debts are also to be toresworn Is
open issue Is there excuse or paiation
for this We are told so. What Is 1t 1t Is
that carpet-bag governments contracted these OBJ
legations. One difficulty with this excuse, and
not the only one, is that it is not true. The anti
war debt, contracted before the carpet-bagger
ever visited the south, either with knapsack or
without it, was 800 900 600. No part of this debt
has been PAID u large part has been repudiated
no -hotr q
it regularly. The increase OF debt since the war
was largely for public improv cments. But the
most damaging fact for this excuse Is that all the
alleged Illegal issues of bonds charged upon the
carpet-bag governments put together does not
equal the sums repudiated by Georgia alone.
What are we to think of men and communities
who 90 into wholesale reputation as gayly as
the troubadour touched his guitar" When MIR.
Weaver brought forward in the house of repre-
sentatiVcs n bill to issue fiat money and make 1t
legal tender for all debts public and private. man
after man from the south declared that if the
word private were stricken out he would vote for
the bill. They had no objection to paying off
public debts with chaf but private debts they
thought should be paid in money. State debts
are sacred above national obligations In south
eln ethics "a sovereign state is of higher essence
than the nation and this was the standing de
Tense in rebellion for going with their states
Moreover, state and municipal obligations are for
home purposes. If their own states faith and
credit not inNloIate with southern Leaders Will
in their hands would be the fate of obligations
which were the means the cause, the memorials Of
their defeat?
THE PERIL or DEMOCRATIC AsCESDASCY.
But we are told General Hancock would watch
them. An angel might watch tiger child
might attempt to divide a beefsteak with blood
hound: a lamb might lie down with lion; but
the lamb would be inside. The peril of democrat
ic aseendancy in all the branches of the govern
ment il deeper rooted than any measure within
the scope Of existing public questions. States
men abroad talk Of the balance of power, and
Of changing the map of Europe These say
ings mean not much more than might easily occur
here.
OPPOSITION TO THE ARMY.
The army too is envied, its offence IL rank.
Less than four lines Of the revised statutes are
all that denies commissions in the army to men
who educated at the c3untrys cost, and present
ed with their eountry's sword, drew that sword
against their countrys life bill to repeal
these four lines is now pending in the Senate,
already passed to Il third reading by the solid
democrat vote. On the 25th Of February last
Mr. Hers5ell. Of Maryland, was relieved from the
operation Of this exclusion, and a senator from
Arkansas moved. an amendment its total re
peal. Tie ayes and nays were demanded, and
thrty-six senators. every democrat who was pres
ent voted aye: Ohio, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
and New York contributed their democratic votes
to this southern proposition Of reform" Subse
and drop the amendment. sagaclous e0nelu-
sion in presidential year" Mr.. Tucker Of
Virginia. moved in the house the repeal OF this
safeguard to the army a rider to an appropria-
ton bill hut il was hudtlled out Of sight on
point Of order. A udcious point in a presden-
tial year. The democratic majority put IN the
army bin a provision that officers now in the
army might receive advanced rank and pay II
thew would retire. 4 benevolent .houghttul
provision certainly but if a body Of army officers
could thus be coaxed out Of the service there
would be 50 many vacancies to be filed and filled
bv the president and with the advice and consent
Of democratic senate. When this will
Offering was presented cry arose about gift
bearing Greeks and other ungracious symptoms
were manifested on the republican side, and so
brevet rank and breyet paw stand over at least
till the season Of the Santt Claus. Meanwhile the
army has been reduced a skeleton, ana when
ever scare. a prefers a speck Of war on the
Mexican border or elsewhere shall be discovered
or invented tho army must be increased and filed
IN. Filled up BY whoml That depends on the
anproaebing election. If Garfield and Arthur
are chosen by union men. men always for the
union to the core; if Hancock and English and
the democratic get in, by the men who went
with their states. Confederate soldiers would
flock to the standard Of military az well as OF
civil service reform and flock in fervor Of mag
nani,nitv. Rank in the army should he given to
those who fought in that army rather than 70 those
who assailed i in the dread extremity Of the ma
tons life.
The present tariff and revenue laws are deemed
very bad by the dominant element o. the deinoc-
racy They want to change them. They will
change them radically whenever the way Il clear
There i a whisky rebellion now in the several
states. AID the officers Of tie Law are poweriess to
suppress IT, In Alabama the law is resisted and
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