The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1884-07-24

Ate isto the business 81 tke country
vss encouraged ssd dsy,iep "a BY . Pro
seesss Tsfin Atshs end 81 twenty years
Tie total property Of The LIN tied Sssiex. AZ
rssuss~a Ny the oessus Of $50 s@oustsd
TO The sssrmeps ssgresx.s ~ fsriy .ious
thousand miIi,oss Of dollar. lssa, 600. 900.
600 TLs greet rssali vas obtained.
soi = ssissi.plasg I'd. pa shss eoasilss,
uilliess bsj 10 the is,erssl been wasted
10 iss progress al q bioodr ~ss IL TINS
spps.r- tasl ~bils our populAtioa seisre
i,s6u sni iss9 iasfsassi 90 pei aal. tho
aggregate rrop,rts ~ tas coasus 10.
creased 1is pea eent r. sho~lns = vastly
sabsae.i wealth per capita among the
psopls- Thirty thousand millions Of dol
lar. $50. ooo. 600. 600 had be-p sddrd dur.
ing tbss@ twenty years TO the permanent
wealth Of the Nstisn.
These results are regarded oy ,he older
Nations VI the world A. phenomenal.
Tbs. our c.nptry should snrmonnt the
peril .a.i cast Of = gigantic war aud for IN
rpiifs period ~ tsen,y years male an
average gaiu 10 its wealth 81 one hundred
aud issnly fv. million dollars per mon ih
sufpasses the experience of all other Ma
tions, ancient or modern. Even the ep.
ponssts Of the present Revenue system do
not pretend that 10 the whole history Of
civilization any parallel sau b. fonnd 10
IN stsrisl progress Of The Usitsd States.
siscs the ascspsisa Of the Republican par
~ 10 power.
The period between 1860 and today has
not been one Of material prosperity only.
At no period in the history Of the United
States has there been such progress in the
moral aud philanthroPic field. Religious
and charitable institutions. schools, sem
insries sns colleges. have been founded
aud endowed far more generously than at
any previous time in our history. Greater
aad more varied relief has been extended
TO human suffering and the entire progress
Of the country ia wealth has been accom-
panied and dignihsd by broadening and
elevation OF our National character as q
people.
Our opponents fad fault that our Rev
enue system produces q surplus. But
they should not forget that the law has
given specific purpose to which all Of
the surplus is probably and Monarchy ap.
plied--tho reduction OF the Public debt
and the consequent relief OF the burden
OF OF taYatios. Ne dollar has been vast.
ed. and tho only sxtravagancc with which
the party stands charged is the generous
psnsionipg Of soldiers, sailors aud their
families, an extravaganza which embodiss
tho highest form OF justice in the recogni-
tion aad payment Of sacred debt. When
reduction OF taxation is to be made, the
Republican party eau DO trusted to accom-
plish it in such form Is will most effect.
lively aid the industries Of the Nation.
OUR FOREIGN COMMERCE.
A frequent accusation by our opponents
is that the Foreign Commerce Of the
country has steadily decaysd under the
influence Of the Protective Tariff. In
this way they seek to array the importing |
interest against the Republican Party. II
is common aud yet radical error to con-
found the commerce. Of the country with
its carrying trads--an error often commit. |
ted innocently and sometimes designsdly |
but an error 30 gross that ii does not dis.
tinguish between the ship and the cargo (
Foreign commercs represents the exports
aud imports Of country regardless OF the
nationality Of he vessel that may carry
the commodities Of exchange Our carry.
ing trade has from obvious causes suffered |
many discouragements since 1850, but our
foreign commerce hHs 10 the same period |
steadily aud probationary iucresssd--in-
creased indeed ut rate and TO M amount |
" bieh absolutely dws'fal previous dcvel.
opponents Of our trade beyond the sea.
From 1860 10 the present time the foreign |
commerce Of the Unitsd States, divided
with approximate equality between exports
and imports) reached the astounding aggre-
gate Of twenty -four thousand millions Of
dollars 1874. 900, 900. 000) The balance
IA this vast commerce inclined in our 70.
vor. but !, would have bson much larger
Z our trade with the countries OF America,
elsewhere referred 10. had been more wise.
y adjusted.
II 10 difficult even TO appreciate the
nagnit ide OF our export trade since 1860.
Ind We can gsin correct conception OF
I only by comparison with the preceding
.esults in the ssme field The total ex-
ports from the United States from the
Declsrstisn OF Independence on l776 down
o The day Of Lincolns election in 1860,
ladsd 10 all that had previously zen sx-
ported from American Colonies from their
original settlement, amounted 10 less than
sine thousand millions Of dollars 100. 600.
700, 600. On the other hand our exports
rom 1890 to the close OF tho last fiscal
rear exceeded twelve ihousand millions Of
dollars $4,000 000. 000D 1.-The whole OF it
'sing the product Of America, labor.
;videDtly a protective tariff has not in
nred cur export trade VIXEN, under its
influence. exported 10 twenty four years
erty per erui. more than the total amount
hat had been exported in the entire pre-
fious history Of American commercs, All
be details, When asslyxei. correspond
nth this gigantic result The CONNER
,Al cities never had such growth ~ they
ave enjoyed STAGE 1850. Our chief eI-
'orium. tue City Of Neu York. with III
has within that period
oubled her population and Increased Lsr
rsalth ave fold. Durisg The ssme period