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Britt.
VlITWiiU
Photographic .Artist,
JACKSONYIELEREGOS.
WeH-pir ,j a;: - -
p.li d t o'gr'a p:h-s ,
v.GOUCart e fl'&Visite
Z)0-Yif IN TBE FINEST STYLE OF, ART.
cra
need
It it
life-size:
!3lQHftMTLLER'S
Sportman's Depot !
Ojp$sitt the Untied Stales Hotel
ifafjfc? AIAVAYS .ON IIAND TH?
4-6 best, stock of, Gons, patent and Lome
mid Relies, and Shot Gnus, single and doable;
RevolverVof Chelalestpatents: Pocket Pistols,
neat, small and powerful. Derringers Ibe lat-,;
est ana uest. Also ins oesi rowaer ana row
Jtr Flasks; all sorts of 6hotnd--Pooches ;
Caps, Wads, and Teveryrhltig'in the Sportsman's
nine-tThe-abqve;E00.d8.arc all of the best qual
ity Tand wllt-be solctat reasonable prices.
All ordersjn WJ l'ue P" wnptjy executed : re
b:bg SoiieprcmpOy-and Hvilh dispatch.- v"
JOHN MILLER.
Jicksonvllle, Oregon, Nov. 5, 1870.-tf
Jrofcssioital ttrbs.
.'JT3 '
vQOVY.ELL& KELLY,
'attoeneys-at-law,
KT ' "" Jac'-itoiivllli, Ortnn,
t-
J.W.Ki.'M.IK.
... , I. n. WATSON.
V
KAHLER &.3WATS,ON.
ii.ttor3a.oysatIiaTp-,"
til ("JiekonVine) Orc-011.
XFfilffg:. Opposltt In Court, HoMt. .
'TWILL practice in all Courts of tbis State;
iVVn o)tuiniPatenUforair'..c"nfses of, public
land, both mineral -and 'sgrtoiiliural : attend
ptorcrtUy to collections, and attend lb all Conn
Tfiand 'P,rc'bs;te, business.
aeksdnvlfle, Junc'l7";iS7l.
pCTAqRNEY-AT-LAW,
JICKSOSTHLE, OBEnOS, ,
:- ' ?J -
HAVING made arrangements to counsel with
. -E. Steki.k, Esq., of Yreka.-l am prepared
1 attend to any business entrusted to my care.
:june7nf-!c-?tfBT 3HT
GEO. H. 'DURHAM,
. ox"6 y!-Te. t- Xi f a, -ci7
.
03 PItOXT STREET,
; 1
rORTLASD .- -,- 03.EGOX.
DJ1. L. T. DAVISvU
" SURGEON,
JACKSONVILLE OREGON.
JACKS U.WILLE.
Office and Residence, ;
mrAN.'HCK BUILDING, 3d St.,;
-Between Califortfar& Main Sti. '
-DR.A.B.OVEBBECK,
Physician Surgeon,
t-xJACKsoyrn.LB,.oREGoy: -
Ofllet at bis residence, in the Old Orerbeck
Joipilal.'on Oregon Street. '
DrVli.'Ganiing,
XllYSYcfAX lAND SURGEON,
Jacksonville, 'Oregon,
Cblicmia &rd, opposite r. J. Ryan't Brick Store.
UayiO".J87l.-tf
dr: W, JACKSON
J
A,Lf4.5TJLK3 OF PLATE WORK MADE,
xLiucb.as,,Gpld,ilrcr, Platinaj Alumnium,
and "Rubber. Special attention, given, to
.3UlJten's teeth. J Etber spray used In" ei-
itracllair.lfi't.v'la -1'
Will visit Ashland annually on tbq lint of
Jtarcn; aitotverDjTtlie on ine loutin iionaay.
Jn"Oclober. r . r
V.CU uA cxamileSpeciinen Work.i
0FfICailflrir'8.'&iiri:nia' tfFtfth'SU.
TIESIDENCE, opposite the Court House.
Jacksonville, Nor. 20, If
Physician and Surgeon,
BAS permanently IocateonIoeFort Gne
Ranch, two nijles north of the Willow
SpiTOpyandjnrs his, professional cervices to
thl peoplij or Jaclisoa and Josephine .counties..
ill practice in the several branches of. his
poefsIoVOFFI6'E, opSositilSn 'Jackwn's
DeaUl. Office", VJ .:.:;.-
Jacksonville,
Feb. 17 1872.
" tt:
G.H, AIKEN. M.D.,
-..l!C v S-. . " J
i
yffaa -&c Surgeon,-!-'
-! ?BTilIe,-Ore50H.
OMI0BHiTjtbt.UUS. Hotel, Third Street
y.r-a
' UKi jJ i t J . nil
. .,t.i,y:!jw,"' "" u - W-
bWbwI'j Has t i nriRfiqafA
E.C. BROOKS'
New Watcli- Clock-, & Jewelry-
jS T O t3Et IJ ,
JUST OPENED. .UNDER THK.HALL
store, Jacksonville, Oregon;, where can be
found a general assortment of
Gold and Silver Watches,
Gold and Silver Chains and Jewelry,
Gold-, Silver-, and Steel-bowed Spectacles,
Eight Day and ThlrtyiHour Clocks..
The American. Watches, jn .both Gol and
Silver cases will be furnished at
EA5 I tKFI l-'.KIOfc.S !
All goods represented and sold lor just what
they are, and forthelawestliving.profit.
pST Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, and Sewing
Machines cleaned and repaired for prices to cor
respond with the times.
uciouer j, ioiu.
nOFFJHN & RLIPPEL
have just received
AND OFFER FOR SALE,
Hay Forks and Rates; Grain Scythes
and Snathes," Wooden'1'' and Steel
' Barley Forks Grapo Vine Cradles,
Manure Forks, 'Grain Scoops,
Trace and Halter Chains,
l ' i "" 3l" '
Chopping and .Broad Ajxes,
Hatchets and Hammers,
Bench Screws, Wagon
.Boies, patent, jCJrosj t ,
Cut.and .Buck Saws,
Hand Saws, and a general
assortment, oi Shef Hard
ware, Cutlery, tc. Nails of
alj Sizes Paints', Oils, and Varn-,
ish, Window Glass and Putty,;
Tubs, Baskets, Clothes Wringers,
Well Buckets, Trays and Bowls; &c
Giant Powder, Fuse and Caps,
RIFLE 'AND 'BLASTING POWDFR
COOS... STOVES,
. -DIFFERENT STYLES'.!
ASSORTED
Xroii nud Stool,
Submerged and Douglas Pumps.
Cast, Iron. Wash Kettles,
--Balio-Ovens, Skillets'," '
"and'TcalfeUTeV'', ,
," -. t (', iBrhss and'Enameled
v i'Ji !". ; '' Kettles,, ..'ra,' y ,s ,
P a'n's,"fcc., ifcc.
-NEW YORKqOMBINED.
,REPER .ASP, MOWER;
AND "HORSE" RAKER,!!!
- '' ' i
Always on hand,.
.'! 'ft11' ,assprlfiie)it.o 'j
racacowr Twrjk.wt.3E:.
tzS& "Hydraulic Pipe, Tin, Copper,
and Sheet Iron Ware made' to order.
'"8t M i 1WVUV
MUr-J-IVIAN &.r.Uir,rtLr.ji
JacksonTjlIe.JunelO.137L.. .
NOTICE; TO MINERS.
NOTICE.ii hereby given that the under
signed B.MYEB,, has been duly ap,
pointed, and bonds approved,
orMiheWCIaVitfandfbrMrnrngMJisfrict,
JJo..l, the said district being defined in extent
n in public notice issued froni;lI. &.. Surveyor
General's OCice for the District of Oregon, un
der date of Oct. 30, 1870.
Alt pereonstdesirosfof' cnleringrmincraH
Claris' fn tafd aisUlct'nnder'the' a'crf of Con-M
grcss approved July 22, J86fiand amendatory
act approved July 0t;lS70," trfilst have the same
surveyed by authority.-
Mincral.cJKimsjnay, enured that arr situ
ated on'Tinsamyca landsr'as wetl'as on sur
veyed lands..
All comtnsnlcalions addressed to' me at AFh
landMilby Jackson CoM Oregon, "will Tccetve
prompt attention, as I will jive all assistance"
in my power to claimants wishing to avail
themselves of the law authorizing the sale of
mineral lands,
B. F. MYER,
U.S1 Deputy7-Surveyor.
Dated at my Office, near Ashland Mills, Ore
gon. Uarch'2;i871:rtnap
J.Gr.WALL,
Forwarding and Commission
MERCHANT, -CRESCENT
CITY, CALIFORNIA.
MABK jour goods; care of' J. G. IT., Orexent
Olj i send bills of lading and shipping
charges payabjc, in Crescent City.-on delivery
My warehouses consist of two brick and one
stone building. L
Atmrlnrrmit nfllvftnl lYlftt I.A TIAin lll IA
.spared in looking" to their interest, -I -ask for
a continuance ot teen; pasi lavors.
- , " - J. ti. WILL.
Crescent Ultv. March. 2,1872.-tf
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TllHJL-?UMliUfl SfiRTlKBU.
PUBLISHED
Xsry;SatHrdax-MejBiHffJbjr
B. F. DOWELL.
OTFlOfff OORKEa-ttTmRlP STREETS.
i Forone'ea'rindvaueef-jronrdollsrs; if
not paid within 'th'e first Six month's of the year,
Eve dollars; if not paid nntil the expiration
of the-yearii Collars jM . i"l.1 !i
.TEltMS OP1 ADTEnTlilNC t
One square (10. lines or Jess), first insertion,
three dollars ; each subsequent insertion, one
dollar. A-disconnt of fifty per cent, will be
nrede-to those who advertise by the year.
Legal Tenders receive'af current rates.
BepcMcan State Platform.
(
The Union Republican partv of Ore
gon, in Convention,- makes this declara
tion ot its principles and policies:
1 To the Constitution of the Unl
ted' States and all its Amendments we
pieageour nmaitenng allegiance ; to
its authority a willing obedience; to
its full and legal construction and en
forcement onr constant suppoit,
2. That the success of the present
National Administration; iq reducinc:
the publiffaebf, tfeminiJbihg'ana eqilaK
izing taxation, administering every
brMch,of .pubH(ijaf&irsiwjth.j?ionsmy
and efficiency, forming and improving
the civil service, enforcing-, the laws
without fear or iavor, protecting the
nation's wards 'with paternal care
against the cruel avarice of speculation
and fraud, "and maintaining friendly' re
lations with Foreign Ppyers, has been
such as to command' llie approbation
of the great majority of the, American
people; and justly entitle it to the pon
tidence and commendation of everv'
true Republican.
3,- We rcgard.'the. navraent ofonr.
national' debt, ln full compliance with
all .legal obligations to our creditors
everywhere, and ,m, accordance with
the. true letter and'spirit ofits contract
ing, as no longer a question in issue ;
but that -we may be clearly understood,
we denounce all forms and degree's'ol'
repudiation of that' debt, as affirmed bv
the Democratic party and its syrhpa-'
niiitia, iujuoi,.niy national calamities,;
but positive crimes, and wcwill never
consent lo;a suspicion of lack-of honor'
or justice in its complete satisfaction.
-L We admit b( no distinctions' be
tween' citizens, whether of native or
foreign birth i; and therefore we1 favor'
the granting ot full amnesty tb-the ptio-1
r.TrtTrf tinco Sfntno lnVtln M.l..ll:
and we hero plcfdgo the full ind eftcc
liVo' p'rOtdction pi bur civil' laws to all
persons voluntarily cbmlng o or resid
ing in our laiiu.- -to ;
5, 7W? faVor; tlie encouragement of
railroads iby. thd Gbneral' Governmegt
oi me uniieu otaics, ,ana Hold that
snch 'disposition sh(fuld,'be,mad6 o tlie
public lands as shall secure tlie same
to actual, etHerS only, in .quantities
not; exceeding-160 acre's. .
6. TuatAvhile we are in:favor.of a
revenue, for tbe'snnnort''of'ih"n finorii
Government, "by auities upon import,
of those duties on impdjtsj'is, to, eji
courage '& development of-th'e indus
trial interests of the .Whole" ispuntry;
and we recommend that policy of na
tional exchange. . whi'pHi, secures to the
working men liberal wages; to agricul
ture remunerative' priees, xoniechanics
and manufacturers an adeqtfate, reward
fbf their skill, labor and enterprise,
and 'to the Nation co'mmercial prosper
ity and independence.
7. Wo believe that nonular cduca
tion is the sole true basis arid hope of
areagovernmentr -ana Bhal:6ver op
pose any diversion ,ofior" interference
with tho.common school fnnrl-nr-lfin
in this Sute,:forany other than their
iigiumaio .purpose, and- wt;, condemn
the act of .favoritism by lhVlast Legis
latnie whereby two hundred thousand
dollars, taken from the- school fund.
were granted toa corporation consulting
mainly ofDemocratic leaders", and par
tyfarorites, for the construction, of ;a
Work which another corporation,- entire
ly sound ;and responsible, offered 'to
construct for Boventy-five thousand'
dollars Jess: and that we aro in favor
ot-the plassage'by thbXegisla'tnfe of an
eiucieut 6cnoouaw,8ucnas snau secure
toall citizeris"'of our State a good com-,
mon school education..
.8, We find no terms .sufficTutly
strong to express our1 disapproval of
acts of the last) legislature- whereby
the swamp lands" bclonciffe. to this
State have been taken'frdm tbft needy
settlers,, and. given without limit or
propercornpetitionin price to" the land.
grauDer and speculator; whereby the
emoluments. and salaries of State ,offi:
cersJ'havo been- unconstitutionaliy in:
creased,, ani the .taiesjincreased thoa
sands. of dollars by the creation of new
and-nnneceaty -ufflecrsaTiasatanes7
favdagBUryttereejrr6f
' --;--
our metrp'olig Tiave been deprived 'of
and denied the' light of' controlling
their police authority. And we equally
tuuuwuu me auuiiuuirauon oi pur Oiaie
offiqerg and,laws,as extravagant, reck
less, illegal and 'destructive, arid we
rightly charge all these results as the
acts of the Democratic parly.-
jTWearciint favor of, the United
States giving to each, honorably dis
charged soldier who served in the ar
mies of the United States to put down
ine-reDemon a,, warrant lor a home
Head of lflOncres ofthe-public lands.
10. That we", demand Xae repeal of
the so called litigant act, which was
devised tosupport'paoper Democratic
newspapers at the public) expense.
11. That the Republican party of
mis oiaie are in lavorot the General
Government extending aid toward
building aTailroad from Portland, Ore
gon, to Salt Lake City' and from Jaet
son county to Humboldt, and Ave here
by pledge our party representatives to
the support ot the same.'
115. ihattho indiscriminate licens
ing of persons to sell spirituous liquors
without being 'placed' under proper
responsibilities fdr the abuse thereof,
having' been found by experience to
promote the growth of crime and pauperism,-arid
thereby seriously increase
the' rate of taxation, the Republican
party recognizes the right and duty 'of
me iaw-maKing power to prevent ana
limit' the evils and abuses of such sale,
go-far.as'cbncerns the public good and
is consisent-with individual liberty, by"
refusing .to license other than law abid
ing and responsible persons, who can
furni'sfaisuf&cient'suretics for'good-con-duct.
t i .
13. That 'thef' Republican nartv-of
Oregon 'is in favor1 of obtaining assis
tance from nh'e General Government
for'the'COIlEtru'cllori' of a Wairnn" rnii'd
from'the'eity of'Portland to'the Dalls,
recognizing this- as a' most- important
and ' -necessary "ithproyement for the
States -
414. We affirm that the continuance
ir ''power 'ot the Republican party is
the only nre'-preservation of national
peace and prosperity, and for- 'reasons'
therefor we point to.its brilliant record
in'thalate'civilvary'to'a "ctmlplete ha-
ii i:. . :..! .i i.
iiuuuii! v ; iu a, unueu. sisiernooa 01
thirty-seven, States,; to our Tcrritqrjc
rapidly warmirlg iiito State, life ; toa
nation freed 'froni the taint bf human
slavery; 'tofrinelevatrd, and enlarged
citizenship; , to our. national standing,
at.hqme and abroad; to the workpl
Vigorous, refpfm in all discovered
abuses of authority'or' trust; to an un
eqrialed f orelgW credit ;' 'to'a successful
andjfolid financial syiterh, and to the
unparalleled peace and prosperity,
every whore in. onr broad .domain, and
these'are' ourpl edges for the! ature."
1S:; We hail'the KNewf Departure"
ot theTlate .Democratic p' arty, taken by
Uie,action;Qf their Conventions in eaven
Statcfyas an, affirmation, pi the . prinpir,
pies for. whish the JRepublican party
hasredriterided' for the' last ten years :
andrin iHei 'iPassiver Poli6y" 6f that'
party,-. already -assumed in severaliol
the,,atcs,' wo recognize,an acknowl
edgement of, their hopelessness pi sup-
cess in the coming Presidential ,con
tcstr- '-'.-
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'''"' " ThBrTariffBill. " .
Wis giyei'be6wfsome extracts of an.
able and 'fengthy, speech. delivered in
thevU. . Senate March 23d, by
SenatdrT Corbett of. .Oregon on'the
Tariff'Bill: Lack'of space .prohibits
our pnblf'shing ttieV sp.eech entire-: '
- Six. HEE(M,Air "ff moi:o .tliat,fhe
Senafe, resume, tfieponsideration of the.
fafifflbilL ,.-'.
The-, motion was agreed .to; and tho
Senate, as in .Committee ,of the Wbole,
rc3umt'u.,i(iu cyifaiutraiiuiij.oi mo uni
(H',"R. Nq.. 173) tp repeali the duties
on saitrthei.pendng question being on,
the amendment ot Sir. Scott ,lp the
substitute, reported by the .Cpmmitteo
0n;l?inance.
Mr.. C0.RBETT., ,Mr. President,
this is. a question.that. involves a matr.
tcr of very great importance to the
laboring menr of this country. The
question is whether we stall have pro
tectiorl to American manufactures and
American labor; or whetherwe shall
reduce tho 'tariff upon those articles'
which are manufactured in this coun
try ajid thereby reduce, the wages of
tauor. bb jmmeaiate poiub uuw ul
foret:the Siinate fs wh'cther'we shall
repeal the tariff upon tea and coffee
nndL-let the tariff upon manufactured
articlQS remain as it, now"isj and, upon
this point I desire to present some
brief remarks, I should not do so had
Inot Ihniif'bt this measure was about
to be voted upon without due consfdnTnere are no artiplt-s that affect so many,
eratiotf bythe Senate.- people as those articles, arid the amount
The. bill .presented.by-the.Comniittee
on Finance embraces a largo list. -In
a few words.it. undertakes to reduce
theduties npon manufactured articles
about, eleven per ,cqnt. It -provides
that'onand' after the'lst-day of July J
uciL mere Buau ue levinu, tuutticu,
and paid on the" goods' mentioned in'
the second sectioriiiinety per cent, of
the several -dntiesandnrates of duty
no w imposed; being-jn;fact a reduction
of eleven per cent, c-1 tbe.duty on those
articles, as the tariff now, stands. This
...uu luwuuva, an nuui3,uair 01 the
alpaca goat and other like animals,
and all mannfactnes 'wholly- or'in part
of wool orhairof the alpaca goat and
otbsr like animals.'! This,- it rwill be
observed, embraces all woolen manu
factures, everv thint? made of trnnl
All the woolen mills throughout thw
country are interested in this provision.
Tho reduction ot th tar;2 on all wool
en goods eleven pei; cent.-irom thp
present rates, of duly will be felt vrrv
severely by the manufacturers of this
country.
This section also jncludas "all iron
and .steel, and all manufactures of iron
anat steel ot which cither of such met
als is the component part of chie'f Value,
except pig iron and steel "rails." It
will bo observed, by the Senate that
this embraqes, every article of cutlery,
a-.1 .Al .t.; . .
cufcu louis, everyming made pnnci
pauy oi iron ana, steel in this country,
and this reduction will, in my opinion.
pruuueea-very material stagnation in
the manufacturing districts of- this
country. We have how established a
large number of manufactoriM nfrnt.
'eT,,of edgeatools. and of all varieties
uiduwin ujauu irum iron ana steel.
On all of these articles the duty is to
be reduced eleven per cent. This sec
tion also includes all "metalsnot herein
otherwise provided ior,, and all manu
Jactursof metals of which either of
them is tho component part of "chief
value;" l i'
Our impbrts have increased- vcrv
largely since 1867. In 1868 they were
(ifi.-.mi CrtA I J ; .. . . ..
(i,"i',-iiii uunng tnatyear tne
premium on gojd was thirty-nine and
one half per cent In 18Cfi tne imports
were $180,048,426, and the premium
on gold thirty-three- ner -cent. Tn
1870, the imports were $104,538,374.
and the premium-on gold was fourteen
and.,thrce.qiarters per cent. ., In 3-871
the "imports were, t206.270.408. and
I the premium on gold averaged eleven
and three-quarters per cent.
. It.will Jjfc-iobser yed that'the imports
increased 141,805,809, during, these
four, years", while gold declined .twenty
seven snd ono quarter per cent. The
imports reduced to currency in the
year 1868 amounted to .$229,428,111,
wime tne imports oi ine year 187U,
rednccd to currency, amounted to
$230,!507,l80, or only about a million
more in currency than they were
fonryears tprev'ioris.
I jhaye examined Ithe. statisticsjlto
ascertain, whethej since the reduction
of'tlie price. of gold tho exportations
from England to'1 this' country have
beeil increased on all the articles pro
duced there; jind. upon' .which it ispro
posedto reduce the "tariff, and I find
it al'raost!" universally the casb that the
increase of'our importations' has 'been
very largor sinco-and including 1870.
During 'the ifnonth's-of January and
February, I872,,comt)ared with the
same months ofJ870;. the'-exportations
from. .England 6t cotton inannfacture's
tathislcountryin 1870. 820.475. and
lathe isame month's of 1872, '1,221 18,
or au uivreuse oi aoont nitv per cent.
ounmii oo ooserved that wo are
importing- hlty per cent, more of1 these
articles than we'were at that time. I
find-also in iron and Bteelthat in Jan
uary and February; 1870, Fngl'andex
ported tons 70,215 and in 1872: 8871
768.. Of railroad iron she exported to
us in, -January, and Fdbrnaryi ' 1870,
423,718,-and in 1872, in the sdme
months 768,102;i an increase of seven-
ty-tw.oipcr cent iOi manrifacturcs of
silk,-m. January and' Februarv. 1870.
she exported to us $33,089, arid in the
same months ot 1872' 59382. In
January and .February, 1670, she ex
ported to us of ribbons 6,123, and in
the.same.months of 1872,-32,659. Of
other articles of silk, in tliose two
months of 1870' Bho. exported to us
14,396, and in the same two months
of 1872, 26,428. Under the head of
woolen manufactures wo - imported in
January and) February, 1870, Irom
Great Britain, 200,406, and in ,the
same months ot 1872, -461.321, or
more than double the amount for the
two years. "
I. have perhahs as little- interest in
this;subject as any Senator on this floor;
but looking at the subject from my
standpoint, I cannot support a bill
reducing the duties on manufactured
articles as now proposed. Rut what
can we reduce the. duties upon that
will do more for, the great mass ot. the
people than tea and coffee? Those
articles are now used in( every5 hamlet
and every house in' the land. Every
poor-house; throughout the - United
States, -now furnishes tea and coffee,
of duties collected from them' is $18
000,000. -If wo repeal the duties on
tea .and- coffee;.- of course we must retain
the tariffupon manufactured articles
that eome in .competition with onr
home, production' 'and home labor. If
we do 'hdt protect "them who will?
Can the' States? Nor that power is
lodged; (withC Congress. It becomes
our.3uty.to gee that American lihoV ;.
not compelled to compete with the
pauper and; ill-paid labor of Europe.
" 1S..?,9'1" 2 ow! a well aapleaa
ure to7perform" " '
It does seems to me that the grad
ual reduction. whibK!is now'beinj; made
by our gradual return to specie pay
?e' u,Vi!iufficitTcducUoa-upon the
duties to-banefifr 'all classesarid- if w"e
reduce them to a greater, extent than
that until .labor is' reduced, it must
result ra,th& closing up ot-many of our
mannfa'ctnring establishment. T. ,.
not for the interest of this
. r i. :...J11V -z-.tT.
diversify ks industry? It seems to me
that thisii very impPrtanl; that it is
not onlr imnortxnt to tnn. .
country to
States, bnt it is important to every
western Stat thi is producing corn
and porkland. the products of the farm.
If we abandon protection, and the
manufacturing establishments of the
manufacturing cities that now consume
so much of the prdducts of the West
are obliged to close up, and the laborers
there employed are obliged to go to tho
West, there to raise wheat and corn
and pork, where are we to find a mark
et, for these, products ? It seems to
me that if the people of the West fnllr
understand the bearing and the im
portance of building up manufactures
within their own section of the coun
try, thereby furnishing a home market
for the articles, produced and raised
by them, they would advocate tho pro
tective system. In the western States
the manufacturers, in addition to this
protection, have the advaritago of tho
transportation, front the sea-board or
manufacturing cities to the West, and
that is of itself some protection in giv
ing them an opportunity to establish
manufactures. If they do not build
manufactures within (their own
midst, therpby furnishing a market for
their own products, they must transport
their grains pvei: railroads and canals
at great expense and cost to themselves,
and they must be shipped to foreign
ports:
Mr. President, thomarket in'foreitm
countries for the. products of our soil is
not yery great, particularly in grain.,
According to the last English statistics
which I saw, and ibat was some time
ago; "W only supplied England with
about twenty-six percent, of the grain
she-imports.. j$be, imports grains, frpm,
Russiaand from Prussia, and from tie
countries near to her, and only imports
grains from this country to make Up'
their deficiencies.. We aro' the great
consumers ot our own products of the
s6il, Wcexportthem to the seadipard.
or to the large manufacturing cities
apd in dding this, in 'protesting these'
interests, we build up. these great man
ufactures here, aavingi the transporta
tion pf grain across the 'sea; and saving,
the transportation ot the, articles im
ported back to this country.
I believe all , who.bave examined this
question in a pra'ct:cal point of view,
not hemmed in by mere, theories, haye
satisfied, themselves of the importance
of diversifying th6 labbr of this coun
try. Wheneverwd abandon this prin
ciple we are at sea. Once abandon
this principle and-wo mustclosp up
all,the,.workshopsj we must send those
engaged in manufacturing in the East
to'the WesCt'd find'homes: They can
not; 'Eve upon nothing1; they cannot
lrvein, their homes, in manufacturing
towns unless, they have industries to.
stimulate jhera and td employ 'ternJ
If they' must" leave their' eastern homes
thoy must go tb the' West; and raised
the products ot the soil there,-and pro
duce .wool and, manufacture, jt in the
old manner by , the spinning wheel and.
by theiband'-loom.
I' believe. Mr. President, tne stattf
merit Which has been made that our
imports' are greatly increasing at this
tune is true, and, j belie vq they will
continue to. increase, unless, we put
a'stop to heavy Importations by increas
ing duties. My opinion 'fe'itbat now
upon an tne inxunes oi iu mere snonia
be an increasa rather, than a diminution;
of duties. We are sending abroad too
much specie, too, many bonds of the
United States, and tdb many bonds of
onfTailroad companies'at a great dis
cpnt,f which must ultimately'be paid"
in coin, and wo .are, compelled .annually
tb pay the interest npon these bonds,
thereby contributing to the support of
foreign "countries.
This question, from .my .standpoint,
appeared to be so important, that I
could not allow- it to pass without,
presenting these views, as L hayo taken
considerable pains to examine the sta
tistics. I will say in conclusion that I
hope weshaU at least reduce to a great
extent ii not. entirety lepeai. tue .uuues
on tea and coffee. I certainly, shall
vote for that. Thero may then bo a
few articles that enter" into the 'manu
factures of this country theduties up
on: which should be reduced, such as
raw materials, that are not produced
in the United States ; but those are. a
very small item in comparison -with
the whole", and "will probably not
amount to over one million dollars.
George Fbancis TsAnr says oi ex-
Secretary Seward, at his'home, in Au
burn : His honse is a' museum ot "ca
riosities. He has presents from all
parts of-tho world. Mr. Seward mnst
have : 5,000 books in his collection of
forty years. There arq 100, files of
prfyate letters. ,1 found him, with his
amacuesis and his daughter ljusily
making'notes ot his wonderful voyage
around tuo wona, ;a, dooic tnas -wm
contain' 400 plates and 600 pages ,ot
talk with kings sultans, 'khedives, ty
coons, mikadoes, and Emperor of China.
Mr. Seward, atthree score years ana
ten, crossed ajl .themountains, Tivers,
and,oceanslof.lhe world.