, 1881-09-24

LUIS oeuiS feiuseu, ana the laws taliin
TO give adequate redress, they resor,
ed to ''Boycotting," which evnsiste,
in merely doing nothing, and letting tn
crops waste upon the ground for want O
iaborers to gather them-a sort of mega
ative Coercion. Then came the Ian,
League, and after it the Irish Land Bill.
lately passed by Parliament after a stub
born resistance on the part of the lords
Thus has the agricultural system Of Eng
land been revolutionized, if not entirel,
oyerthrown, by an impulse which orig
mated on this side of the ocean. Blu
England is not the only foreign natior
that looks With jealous eye upon our all
vancement and enterprise, and endeav
ors to check our progress in the direction
l have indicated. Only a short tim.
since, there arose a simultaneous hue anG
cry from nearly every European country,
that our pork was unhealthiul and un6,
for use, and that death from trichins
would surely result from eating it, though
thousands had partaken of it previously
with no peculiar result save a ravenous
appetite for more. Hence, an embargo
vas laid upon its Importation by almost
every nation, state and sovereignty, from
the British Islands to the Bosphorous.
Even the bankrupt Turk joined in the
solemn decree and grarely declared thai
our most docile and inotfensive hog was
about to root up the very foundations OF
ms prosperous and happy country, and
hence, alive OF dead, should not be turned
loose in bis dominions. But as this afro
cious libel upon American swine has been
most successfully and clearly refuted oI
late, through the efforts IF Our energetic
md efficient Secretary of State, Mr.
Blaine, it is to be hoped that decent re-
,ard for their hungry subjects, VIII soon
induce the rulers of Europe to remove
Ill restrictions npon It's importation intr
|their respective countries. The great
hobby of England for years has been free
rade. But since she has discovered on
rather since her land owners have discoy
.red that the farmers on our western and
northwestern prairles can supply then
with wheat and meats at lower prices than
heir tenant farmers with their high rents,
an produce them at home, they are read,
IT, change their hitherto favnrite theory Of
= tree trade for that of protective agains
free importation of provisions, r"; as be
fore intinatel, because cheap bread would
aot be desirable for the people, but be
cause protection might be the means OF
keeping up rents to the old rat =s and OF
preventing All abridsment Of their reye-
4iiutS ucIiNC Gu ii'ili tllsit o'uitC-
But suppose they succeed IN keeping
,ur glain and -four, beef and pork out Of
I the country by the imposition Of high
tariff upon these articles, what will be the
result Can Great Britain afford, even il
,he has the power, by legislation, to MAKE
bread dear, while the price ct labor is oi
I the very lowest rate consistent with a
! 8to!erTble existence Such unwise meas
lres would but enlarge the number oi
immigrants to this country, which already
3,mounts to hundreds Of thousands an
Snually, and thus her home markets would
soe diminished, while ours would be III
4 :reasei in a like ratio.
> II is thus seen that our agricultural de
3velopmcnt has silently and peacefully
3wrought great changes in the domestic
4 .fiairs Of England, which have stood this
! est of a.es. Ii has, without designing
{. struck blow at the social and eco
3aomic systems Of Great Britain, from th'
q fleets Of which no one can tell when sh,
8yill recover. And while the United
q Estates has done all this, while she IS th'
g greatest exporter of agricultural producer
= he world, while a stream of gold Is con
3tinuaIly pouring upon our shores from
: S5eyoad the Atlantic, her grand resource
q re but half developed, and her fuinr'
q wealth is MT even dreamed Of. Vas
q areas of our public domain have neve
been touched By the pow, or even trod
a len upon by the hardy pioneer. Wh'
can predict the wealth, and consequent.
he power and influence Of the Cnite'
States, when we have reached the climal
4 f our productiyeneas 1!
Last year we shipped to Great Britain
,ver 67, ,OOO,G coo of bushels Of wheat, t
.ay nothing Of cotton and other product
# our soil
The excess of exports for the year end
: ling Nav 3Ist 1881, was nearly 26., 600,
100 of dc liars, and for the same peri"'
q the excess ofgold and silver com am
3bullIou received into the country, reaches
he enormous sum Of s92, 600, ,co- Bu
sew years ago the flow of gold and silve
was outward, ava, from our country, bu
now the current is changed and almos
every steamship that lands at New iorl
.dds to our store Of precious metals
And, intelligent, practical farming, witt
mpruyed methods Of handling an
transit, have largely contributed to TIN
result.
By perseverance, patient and nteiil
CENT industry, there Is no reascn why IN
American farmer may not hold the van
aye ground he has gained over those
.ther countries, and, IN the future, eVel
,nrnass what he has done IN the past
The inventive genus Of the America
,eople viii aid him IN the future, as
has done In the past, and science viii no
,e wanting to sabserve his purposes
The vast extent OF our territory, tn
diversified industries and interests OF ou
people, the adaptability of our sOil an'
climate, the magnitude Of our rivers an'
axes, natures free highways for transpor
ration. the number and efficiency OF on
railyays. all combine to make the unite'
A., ,,-a..,.st a,,ricultural country II