The Delaware farmer., 1883-12-14

er, and that sum OF money has been taken from
the legitimate channels of business. In conse-
auence Of this, all business and labor have suff
ered and whether any corresponding benefit has
resulted to any class Of our people, except the
importers, spectators and manufacturers, is eX-
tremely doubtful. As arevenue measure, there
could have been no necessity for it. In report
made by General Garfield, when member ol
Congress in 1850, he said: "As a revenue meas
ure, the tariff OF 1867 on wool and woOlens, has
been very effective, having produced 6O,OOo,-
4 600 Of revenue IN the last thirteen years, al
average of s2s OOO, 900 per annum." Whatever
difference OF opinion may exist among the mem
bers OF this body on the question Of revenue
and protection" )" it does not seem possible that
there can be any division upon this question
ana am confident that no one act can be done,
that will be received with more satisfaction by
our members, or inspire more confidence in our
Order among farmers and business men gener-
ally, than for this National Grange to unite its
finence with that OF the National WOol-Growers
Convention which recently assem- bled 10 Chicago,
and respectfully ask the Congress soon to assem-
bic to restore the duty ON wool taken of By the
last Congress and thus right this great wrong.
GOVERNMENTAL AID TO AeRIcULTURE.
The history Of the human race, has fully dem-
onstrated the importance of Agriculture TO gen.
eral prosperity. From the earliest period OF
mans existence upon the earth, down through
the ages OF the present time, all progress, in civ
ilization, the development OF sciences and the
arts, and the rise and fall Of Nations, has been
marked at every period Of the worlds history by
the importance and encouragement that has
been gwen TO the cultivation OF the soil.
The earth is, in fact, Natures great store
house, from which by intelligent and weldrect-
ed labor, man derives not ouly the ueceSsaries,
but the choicest blessings and comforts OF life,
and the main inspiration to moral and intellectu-
al development. A missionary who has spent
many years in heather lands has said: "YOu
must send the intelligent farmer and improved
plOw and other agricultural implements with the
missionary" Tue heather lands need to be
plowed up, deeply subsoied, planted and sowed,
and with each returning harvest, will be gather
ed a crop Of new ideas; and the dull beclouded
intellects OF that benighted people, will then be-
gin to act. and they will bstter understand the
plan Of Divine Wisdom for educating, elvilizing |
and outstanding the human family.
Ofthe importance which Agriculture bears to
National prosperity, DR.. Johnson said; "Agri-
culture not only gives riches to a nation, but
the only riches she can call her own" Wash
ington said; I know of no pursuit in which
more real and important service can be rendered
10 any country than improving its agriculture"
Jefferson said: agriculture is the highest
Ealing OF man and the surest road and safe
guard to a nations prosperity aud liberty" And
-et, there is scarcely another civilized nation
1ut what does more to aid and encourage It's ag-
iculture than the United States. Ia 1877,
france appropriated for the support of Agricu-
ure and Commerce over $2O,OOO,OOO; Russia
or agriculture and public lands nearly $4,000
100; Austria and Hung Try, for agriculture alone,
IS 500 OOS; Great Britain $500 900; Sweden
$50 600; the United States for the same year
$l746s6.
1t will thus he seen that Russia our greatest