p H L-JLJUJ acuotca fo gbliticg, literature, agriculture, Science, iitoralitn, au tncral intelligence.' VOL. 23. STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY, PA., JANUARY 21, IS67. NO.' 44. Published by Theodore Schocli. 'TERMS Two dollars Ayrarin advance and if not feaiJ bef re the end of the year, two dollars and fitfy tt. will be rhurgnl. No p:iperdiseontnueil until allarreaiagcsare paid, errein at I he option of the Euitor. liy.K Ivertiscments of one sqimre of (oigl.t lines) or Jess, one or three insertions $ 1 60. E.ioh additional Uiertion, 53 cents. Longer ones in proportion. JOB PKI.YTIXG, OF ALL KINDS, executed In the highest Myle of the Arl.artd onthe most i easorrtljle terms. ATTORNEY'-AT-LAW, AND GENERAL CLAIM AGENT. STROUDSBURG, PA. Ojricz tcith S. S. Drchcr, Esq. All claims against the Government prose cuted with dispatch at reduced rates. An additional bounty of 8100 and of $50 procured for Soldiers in the late War, FBEE OF EXTRA CHARGE. August 2, 1SG6. DR A.nEEVS JACKSON, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Begs leave to announce that, in order to prevent disappointment, he will hereafier de vote THURSDAY and SATURDAY ct U I- 1 - 1 " IC! 1 v and bcEtacAL Operations at Ins otEce. P,r);c r. ,. , Arn cacu wees exclusively 10 sili aiium; tult him candoso therefore on those days, Stroudsbur". 3Iav 31. 15GG.-tf. Furniture! Furniture! McCarly's Hew Furniture Store 1 ' plorc His aid and counsel in the discharge i lhc Jact lliat se carried upou her stand- :W BUILDING, tw0j0f civil trustjJj 10 has been my shield ' ard the brightest jewel of the Republic, ! he Post-oEce, ?trouds-1 arjcl buckler amidst scenes of peril and'ttat in her bosom Avas conceived and ! Ex n 1 or WSton i Jeath' from her coclu:crcial caPital waJ LueJ ! .rr,in,?tnrrJirrhtoVSfak-! the LATn wau. the Declaration of Indendencc, gave to, TREflER'S NEW BUILDING, two JLx doors below the kurg, Pa. He is per cent, less than prices, to say nothing about freight or break age. May 17, lSG6.-tf. -pvINING-ROOM FURNITURE in Wal- nut, Oak and V, hite Asn, Extension Tables, any size you wish, at McCARTY'S new Ware-Rooms. ' May 17, 9b6.-tf. . i IF YOU WANT A GOOD PARLOR Suit in Rose, Mahogany or Walnut, McCARTY has it. May 17, lSGG.-tf. IF YOU WANT A GOOD MELODEON, from one of the best makers in the Uni ted States, solid Rosewood Case, warranted 5 years, call at McCARTY'S, he would es pecially invite all who are good judges ot Music to come and test them. lie will sell vmi frnm nnv mnkf-r vnn wish. 10 loSsthan , those who sell on commission. The reason J great civil war, the States that maintain ii he buys for cash and s-dls for the same, eJ the Government and determined that with less than one-half the usual percentage ' the Union should be preserved, have con- that agents want. May J7, ISGG.-tf. J. II. McCARTY. UNDERTAKING IN ALL ITS BRAN ches. Particular attention will be gien to thi3 branch of the t'ubscriber's business. He will always study to please and consult the wants and wishes of those who i-mploy him. From the number of years experience he has had in this branch of business he cannot and will not not be excelled either in city or country. Prices one-'.hird less than is usual ly charged, from 50 to 75 finished Coffins al ways on hand, .trimmings to sun use beet Hearse in the country. Funerals attended at one hour's notice. May 17, 15CG.-tf. J. H. McCARTY Saddle and Harness Manufactory- The undersigned respectfully informs the citizens of Stroudsburg, and surroun-1 ding country, that he has commenced the j above business in Fowler's building, ou i Elizabeth street, and is fully prepared to ' furnish any article in his line of business, at short notice. On Land at all times, a large stock of Harness, Whips, Trunks, Valiccs, Car pet Ji'iys, Horse-Blanlctts, Hells, Shttss, Oil Cloths, drc. Carriage Trimming promptly attended to. . JOHN O. SAYLOR. Stroudsburg, Dec. 14, 1805. Gothic 'Hall Dreg Store. Vini;siii EIoIlEiifchcncl, AYhoIcsalc and Retail Druggist. STROUDSBURG, Pa. Constantly on hand and for sale cheap for cash, a fresh sup ply of Drugs, 3Jedicines, Paints, Oil, Glass, Putty, Varnish, Ker osene Oil, Perfumery and Fancy Goods; Sash, blind ami Doors. Pure Wines and Liquors for Medicinal purpose. P. S. Physicians Prescriptions care fully compounded. Stroudsburg, July 7, 1804. TIN SHOP ! The undersigned begs leave to inform his frjeuds and the public generally, that he has now opened a TIN SHOP, on Main street, near the Stroudsburg Mills, opposite Troch A Walton's, formerly R. S. Staples' Store, where he is prepared to manufacture and ,sell at wholesale and retail, all kinds of Tin, Copper and Sheet Iron-Ware. ALSO, Stoves, Stove Iit atid Elbows. Old and second hand Stoves bought and sold, at cash rates. CASH paid for Old Lead, Copper and Brass. (&r Roofing, Spouting and Repairing promptly attended to and warranted to give satisfaction. Call and see fur yourselves. WILLIAM REISER. Stroudsburg, jDcc. 8, 16G3. COMMON CHAIRS of all kinds, Cane Flag and Wood Seat3; Dining, Bar Roora and Office Chairs, with or without Cushions, Rocking-Chairs of every descrip tion at McCARTY'S Ware-Room. May 17, l&GG.-tf. . -L.tl.Li INUi W UU VjtIUK INITIAL address TO the COMMON- " I" i - its - - Kl ij i.iruuiA.v.i. oi common schools tiie necessity OF A STATE MILITIA ntOTECTION" TO HOME IXDUSTKY TIIE WEALTH OF our state execution of THE LA vrs. gov. ceary's IOSITION on nation-! AL AFFAIRS. GRATITUDE AND THANKS. lyiioic-Citizens: Honored by the se lection of the sovereign people of mjr na- n kjidii: as incir cnoice ior cniei Jlajris trate ofcthe Commonwealth of Pennsvlva- ? . . - .. .. ' . . nia, it is with miuirled feelings of humility aud gratitude that I have appeared in the presence of my fellow-couutrymen, and ueiore tlie Searcher of all Hearts, to take the solemn obligation prescribed as a qualification for that exalted station. " support the Constitution of the United I desire that it may be distinctly under states and the Constitution of Pennsvlva- stood that I do not speak of myself, in Dia, and to perform my official duties with , connection with this subject; but I am j in the course of another generation, to re fidelity." j happy to avail myself of this opportunity alize the force of this commanding truth. Profoundlv sensible nf evprvihinrf ihnt is implied by this manifestation oi' the i i;tlJ cuuuuence, ana more uccoiy 1m- 1 1 . . , , . . upij 1L" ' pressed with the vast importance and res- , . r-, , , , f ponsionitics or tlie oice, than elevated DJ 113 aiienuani uonois, let it te our lirst rratelul duty to return iervent thanks- givings to Almighty God for his" constant providence and ad unnumbered blessings to,to eel ll0ru lbe "rst as UP' us as a people, and cspecially mine to iin - unsel in the discharge j plorc His aid and couns THE LATE WAR. In addressing you on this occasion, in accordance with the custom oriiiinatinc: i Wllil tne renii 1 ifnn l.it!'.prj 1 nrrmnsp I - . . .a n. v ; triefly to express my opi ; rtlIpet;rtn. no ,.rtnrri . . " . uions on such .. n(1 r.i,t. t, rrin,tonr, rpsnnn. J. '1 sibilitics. Like countries of the Old World, our nation has had its internal commotions. ! From the last of these we have scarcely , yet emerged, and during which, " War's ; desolation'' pa.ssed over our land, leaving j its blighting influences principally upon j those unfortunate States whose people re i belieJ against the Government, and not withstanding the a::onizui:r sacrifices of a stantiy advanced in hunor, wcaltn, popu lation and general prosperity. This is the first time that a change has occurred in the Executive Department of this State since the commencement of the War of the Rebellion; a brief reference, therefore, tj that conflict, and its results, may not bs inappropriate. , Wc haVe the consolation of knowing that the contest between the North and the South wa3 not, cn our part, one for ambition, for military renown, for territo rial acquisition, nor was it fox a violation .i i i - i . of cqy of the rights of the South, but it wa3 for the preservation of our own rights and privileges as men, aal for the main tenance of justice, liberty and the Union. The object of the South was avowedly the dissolution of the Union aud the Is tabli.shmcnt of a confederacy based upon 41 the corner-stone of human clavcry." To have submitted to this on our part, and to have shrunk from a manly resist ance under such circumstances, would have been deeply and lastingly degrading, and would have destroyed the value of l the priceless legacy bequeathed to U3 by our fathers, and whicji we are obli-ated to transmit unimpaired to future gene rations. The patriotic and Union-loving people felt that the alternative was that of life cr death to the Union; and under the auspicious guidance of Abraham Lin coln, that virtuous and patriotic Chief Magistrate, with the blessing of Him who directs tho destiuics cf nations, after open action and arbitrary violence on the part of the South, the appeal to arms was made. We had a just cause, and our citizens approving it with a degree of unanimity heretofore unknown in this or any other country, left their various employments, their homes and all that was dear to them, and hastened with enthusiasm to tho scenes where duty and danger called, and as the surest pledge of their unswerving love and fidelity to the Union, they un hesitatingly offered their lives for its pre servation. Nor was any other tribute withheld in providing the means neces sary for the support of our fleets and ar mies.. Nearly two millions of soldiers en tered the field from time to time on dif- ffrpnt tnfnu nf fnl!stmpnt- Thfi citizens generally exhibited the highest degree of patriotism in the prompt payment of tax- o ci 1 in the 1 iberal contributions iu the ; shape of loans to the Government: aDd tbe world was astonished by the amount1 expended ia their benevolent care for the sick and wounded through the agency of, the Sanitary and Christian Commissions, ! and other charitable associations. More' le associations. Jlorcjmyselt to bear iu mind tue injuueuous sanguinary battles and aud wishes of the people, and, if possible, lught, in which nearly' to increase the efficiency aud multiply the usand of our heroic de- benefits of the schools and institutions al- than six hundred skirmishes were fou limo lnmf'rfd thousand of votion to the nation " for God and Lib- benefit of the orphans of our martyred erty." ' j heroes. , . Iu every phase of this terrible couflict,j freedom and si.avery. Pennsylvania bore aa houorable and con-J The infatuation of treason, the down spicuous part. She contributed three fall of slavery, the vindication of freedom, hundred aud sixty six thousand three and the complete triumph of the govcrn hundred and twenty-six volunteer soldiers ' meut of the people, are all so many proofs tn tho ro.niio ,.r th nntion t and nearly of tho "Divinity that has shaped ,our every battle field has beeu moistened with cuds," and so many promises of a future! to loyalty, for no State io the full enjoy blood, and whitened with tho bones of crowned with success if we are ouly true; incut office schools ever rebelled against her heroes. To them we owe our vioto- to our mission. Six years ago the spec-'the Government. -pes, unsurpassed in brilliancy and in the importance of their consequences. To te dead the thrice honored dead we , - - iuucuicu, iui wimuut ineir ser- ..... j -j yc;iuic uui tausu ill I it ill no have been successful our soldiers. It is natural and eminently proper that we, as a people, should feel a deep and lasting interest in the present and future wciiarc oi me soldiers who have borne so distinguished a part in the great contest I wuicu nas rcsuueu in the maintenance otitic, ana are rapiaiy preparing to assume i. .irr. i . . . I .i . i . . . ...... the life, honor and prosperity of the na tion. The high claims of the private soldiers upon the country are universally acknowledged, and' the generous senti- aient prevails that the amplest care should 2 taken by the Government to compen- : salc tcm, equally and generously, with ! ! bounties and pensipns. lor their services to!aQ(l sacrifices, to speak kind words of Pennsvlvania's gallant private soldiers, and the noble of- i i ,t ui-' tuiumauueu uicm. , -Iho generosity of the people of Penn jivania 10 uie udiou soiaiers na3 been tuaicu, iui, uui ?(iuaicu, uy oiner:in:u 1 itim-a uiaiuoa is jus;; ctaies. J.nere is something peculiar in j lue loyalty of Pennsylvania. She seemed pon her de- i volved the setting of a superior example -The fact that she carried upou her stand her contributions, in men and money, and i they would have numbered at least up hcr unparalleled charitable organizations j wards of nine millions. What Christian all the dignity and force of a model for statesman, us he thanks GoJ for the-tri- -t - ri'l. - -1 r l I i u c lu cuiv J-i-euei ioe secaieu 10 , uuiuu jhuj, uuh iiuimiuu- i Ami tliii1 Jj'liTi 1 . 1 cfiL- i I'-ifnl Kl.tnr nflrlpr nt tbr trrili! iiririf rrcrntr.l v Pennsylvania, he would recover all his !l - .1 . . . 1. 1 . 1. losses, ana estabiisu a resistless presume iu the Okl World. Rut, thanks to Di virlU Providence, and to the enduring bravery of cur citizen soldiers, the inva sion of our beloved State sealed her more closely to the cause of freedom. The result of the battle cf Gettysburg! broke the power of the Rebellion, and ai though the final issue was delayed, it was : inevitable from the date of that event. That battle rescued all the other free States; and when the arch of victory was completed by Sherman's successful ad vauce from the sea; so that the two con querors could shake hands over the two fields that closed the war, the soldiers of ; Pennsylvania were equal sharers iu the glorious, consummation. No people in tho world's history have ever been saved from so incalculable a calamity, and no people have ever had such cause for gratitude towards their defend ers. PUNISHMENT OF REBELS. And here I cannot refrain from an ex pression of regret that the .General Gov ernment ha3 not taken any steps to iuflict the property penalties of the Constitution and laws upon the leaders of those who rudely and ferociously invaded the ever sacred soil our State. It is certainly .a morbid clemency,' and censurable forbearance, which fail to puniih the greatest crimes " known to the laws of civilized nations," and may not the hope be reasonably indulged, that the Federal authorities will cease to ex tend unmerited mercy to those who in augurated the Rebellion and controlled the movements of its armies? If this be doac. treason will be "rendered odious, and it will be distintly proclaimed, ou the pages of our future history, that no at tempt can be made with impunity to de stroy our republican form of government. soldier's orphans. And while we would remember " the soldier who has borne the battle," wc must not forget " his widow and his or phan children." Among our most sol cmu obligations is the maintcnanco of the indigent widows, and the support and education of the orphan children, of those noble men who fell in defense of the Uni on. To afSrni that we owe a debt of grat itude to those who have beeu rendered homeless and fatherless by their parents' patriotic devotiou to the country, is a truth to which all mankind will yield a ready assent; and though we cauuot tall the dead to life, it is a privilege, as well as duty, to take the orphan by the baud, aud be to him a protector and father. Legislative appropriations have honor ed tho living soldiers and entombed the dead. The people, at the ballot-box, have sousht out the meritorious veterans, aud the noble spectacle is now presented ol;auj how much is to be cniucd by a culti- the youthful survivors of thoso who ,e" -.. , 1111 .1 for their country, cncrisneu ana euuca.cu i at the puUlic expense, j.vcn n i weie differently constituted, my official duties.to would constrain me vigilantly to guard this sacred trust. But Laving served in the same cause, and been honored by the highest marks of public favor, I pledge myself to bear iu mind the injunctions ro-Ailv su credituLlv established for tlio tacle of four m illions of slaves, increasing 'steadily both their own numbers and the ! pride and tho material and political row- cr or tneir masters, presented a problem notp appalling, statesmen contemplated it with undisguised alarm, and the moralist with sbaaic. Uo day these four millions, uo longer slaves, but freemen, have iuter mediately proved their humanity towards their oppressors, their fidelity to society. ana tlieir loyalty to the Government, are peacefully incorporated into the body po- their rights as citizens of tho United States. Notwithstanding this unparallel ed change wa3 only affected after an aw- lul expenditure of blood and treasure, its consummation may well be "cited as the sublimsst proof of the fitness of the Amc- lean people to administer the Government according to the pledges of the Declara tion 01 Independence. We have but to estimate where human slavery would have carried our country, And as we dwell udou the danirers we have escaped, we may the better under stand what Jefferson meant when, in the comparative infancy of human slavery, he vA.ciaixr.cu, -x iremoic ior my country a simple glance at wtiat mast have 'been our late had slavery been permitted to increase will be sumcient. Iu 1SG0 the slave population amounted, in exact numucrs, 10 larec millions nine hundred and. fifty-three thousand seven hundred and sixty. Taking the iucrcase, 23.39 Tcr cent- from 1S50 to 1SC0, as the basis of calculation for every ten years, in 1000 numbers, to three millions nine hundred . , IT: .1 t i these startling figures? Rut while there is cause for constant solicitude in the natural irritations pro duced by such a conflict, ho is but a gloomy prophet who docs not anticipate that the ageucics which accomplished these tremendous results will succcssful- h cope with and put down all who at- tempt .to govern the nation in the inte- rests of defeated ambition and vanquished treason. The people of the conquering North and West have comparatively little to do but to complete the good work. They command the position. The courage of the soldier and the sagacity of the states- man, working harmoniotly, have now sealed and confirmed the victory, and no thing more is required but a faithful ad herence to the doctrines which have achieved such marvelous results. EDUCATION OF TIIE FEOPLE. The overthrow of the Rebellion has chauged the whole system of Southern societ, and proportionately affected ether interests aud sections. FJcuiandiog the enlightenment of millions long benighted, it forces upon the North and West the consideration of a more perfect and pcr vadiug educational policy, 3Iuch as we have boasted, and have reason to boast, of our common schools, we cannot deny, when we compare them with those of New England, and contrast them with the preparations for tlie educa- ti(JI1 of tlje goutiiern Icopie c an casCS that wc have much to overcome it wc would equal the one or stimulate the oth er. The recent Convention of County School Superintendents of Pennsylvania exhibits some startly facts, which deserve the attention ot the people and their rep resentatives. Yet it is not by legislation alone that any people can be brought to understand their rclatious to each ether as citizens. Their best instructors arc themselves. However liberal the appro priations may be, if these arc not second ed by that commendable spirit which im pels the parent to impress upon the child the necessity of a sound moral and intel lectual training, your representatives are generous in vaiu Everything depends upon the people; hence the great com plaint, preferred by tho conventiou of teachers, in shortness of terms ia somo districts, of the small attendance of en rolled scholars, of the employment of un qualified instructors and of the want of proper school houses, results unquestion ably not so much from the indifference of the State, as from the negligence of those who are invited to share aud enjoy the blessings of a cheap and admirable syteui of popular education. If my fellow-citizens will only recollect the difference be tween the opportunities of the present generation and thoso ot their lathers, vatiou of modern facilities, they will rc- . ... . . ' . "... quire little exhortation to the discharge 0t duties which relrtte almost exclusively themselves and to these nearest aud dearest to them. The importance of common sohools, iu a republican government, can never be fully estimated. To educate the people is the highest duty. To permit them to remain iu ignorance is inexcusable. Ev erything, therefore, should be encourag ed that tends to build up, strengthen and elevate our State on the euro foundation of tho education of tho people. Every interest aud industrial pursuit will be aid ed and promoted by its operation; every man who is educated is improved in use fulness, in proportion as he is skilled iu labor, or intelligent in the professions, and is iu every respect mora valuable to society. Education seems to bo essential Pennsylvania should be the vanguard in the great mission of education. She should remember that as she has been the moi.her of States, she should also be the teacher of States. " The great pro blem of cizilization is how to bring the highest intelligence cf tho community, and its better moral feelings, to bear upon the masses of the people, so that the low est grades of intelligence and morals shall always be approaching the higher, and tho higher still rising. A church purified of superstition solves part of this problem, and a good school ?ystem does the rest." ' the state military: Nothing after the education of the reo- ph, contributes more to the security of a ' ciaie man a luorougu military system. The fathers of the Republic, acting upen the instinct of preparing for war ia the timo of peace, embodied this knowledge among the primary obligations of the cit zen. Y'ct the Rebellion found us almost wholly unprepared. Our confidence in i our institutions was so firm that the idea of au attack upon them from any quarter, much less from those who had beeu the " spoilod'childrea" of the Government, was never believed possible, however threatened. The firstv clash of arms found us equally undeceived and unorganized, and we very soon experienced that the contrivers of the great slave conspiracy had not ouly strengthened themselves by the stolen ships, arms and fortifications of tho Government, but had been for years de signedly instructing their youth in the science of arms; and" when tho bloody tempest opened upon us they were ready to spring at the heart of the Republic, while the citizens, in whose hands the Government was left, were compelled to protect themselves and their country as best they could. When we reflect upon the terrible sac rifices wc endured to maiuiain our libcr ertics, and auticipate that glorious period of our country when the whole continent will be dedicated to human freedom, and when the despotisms of the earth will con strue our example into a standing threat agaiust their tyrann-f we cannot disre gard the consideration of this important. subject. As before remarked, Pennsylvania con tributed over three hundred thousand troops to the national cause. Deducting the loss of nearly thirty thousand by wounds and disease incurred in the field, what an immense army has been left to circulate among and to educate the mass of our popu'atioa. Properly comprehend ing this thought, we have at ouoc the se cret of our past success, our present safe ty and our future power. It would be easy to create an emulation in the science of arms among youth of the State,- by pro per organization, and to dbiemiaate iu all our schools, that li3-a!ty to the whole country, without which there can be no permanent safety for cur liberty. Iu their late report, the visitors of the West Point Military Academy laid a sig nificant stress upon the uccessity of such proccptors, iu the future, as would teach the students of that institution thcir.first and unavoidable obligations to the princi ples upon which the Government itself reposes. The neglect of this kind of in struction was felt iu almoit every move ment during the recent conflict ; and it i3 not going too far to say that many who disregarded their oaths, and who drew their swords against the Government that had educated and nourished them, found a meretricious consolation iu the fact that they were permitted to chorish an allegi ance to the State in which they were born, which conflicted with and destroyed that love of country which should be made supreme and above all other political ob ligations. If, in our past and recent experience, there has been exhibited the valuable and splendid achievements of our volunteers in the natioual defense, there ha3 also been shown the necessity for military skill, and that knowledge, of, and familiarity with, the rules of discipline S3 essentially necessary ia their prompt and effectual employment. In crder, therefore, to make our military system effective, wo should have particular regard for the lesson, that to prevent or repel danger, 'our State should always have a well disciplined force, prepared to act with promptness aud vigor on any emergency ; uor should wo forget that it is impossible tj tell how soon our warlike energies may again be required iu the field. HOME RESOURCES AND HOME LAD03. In nothing have our trials duriug the war, aud the resulting triumph to our arms, been so full of cjmpeasatioa, as iu the establishment of the proud fact that wc are not ouly able to defend ourselves against assault, but what H equally im- j poitant, to depeud upon and live upon our j own resources. At tho time tlie Rebel- j lion was preciptated upon U3 the whole 1 business and trade of tho uation was par- ' alyrel. Coru iu the West wa us-ed i'r fuel, aud the producer was compelled to lose not only the iutcrest upou his cap ital, but the very capital he had invented. Labor was iu excess, and men were every- i where searching for employment. Mills aud furnaces vcr abandoned. Doaicstio intt-reourse was so trilling that the stocks . of a number of the uist important rail-1 roads iu the couutry fell to, and long re- j mained at, an average piice of le;s than i fifty per cent. But tlie moment dani: to the Uuion became imminent, and tho necessity of self-reliance was j laiuly pre seuted us the only means ot .seen, ing pro-. tection. aud the gralual dispersion ct our mercantile marine by the apprehension of the armed vessels of the Rebels, the Ameri .caa people began to practice upon tho maxims of sclf-dekaso and self-dependence. From having been, .if not abso lutely impoverished and almost witaouC remunerative enterprise, depressed by un employed labor and idle capital, all their great raatcrial ageucics were brought into motion with a promptitude, aud kept iu operation with a rapidity and regularity, which relieved them from want, their country from danger, and excited tho amazement of civilized nations. Protection to tho manufactures of tho country, when rightly viewed, is merely the defense of labor against competition? from abroad. The wages of labor in tho United States is higher than those in any other country, consequently our laborers are the more elevated. Labor is the foun dation of both individual aud national wealth ; aad these uatiens that have best protected it from foreign competition r have been the most prosperous. If is clearly, therefore, the interest of the ua tioa to footer and protect domestic indus try, by relieving from internal taxation every soit of labor, and imposing such heavy duties upon all importations of for eign E:anufacturcd article?, as to prevent the possibility of competition from abroad. Not only should individual enterprise au J industry be thus be thus encouraged, but all public works, a liberal aud properly restricted general railroad system, and iu ternal improvements of every kind, rc ceivc the fostering care and uiost liberal aid of the Government. We are rich ia everything necessary to-mcet our wants, and render us indepenent of every other country, and wc have only ta avail our selves of cur own resources aad capabili ties, to progress continually onward to a degree of greatness never yet attained by any nation. Our agricultural mineral and manufacturing resources are unequal ed, and it should be our constant stud'y to device and prosecute means teadin" to their highest development. Why, then, should not the wisdom of Government make available the teachings of experience, and at cace legislate for the manifest good of the people ? Why per mit our manufactures to beg that they may live ? The Government of Great Britain has, by her protective system, "piled duty up on duty" for more than one hundred and fifty years, aad hence upca protection" is founded her manufaetuiiug supremacy. Yet her emissaries come toTtLia country, and for sinister purposes , extol "fro trade," speak seemingly of "protection,"" and endeavor to persuJe our people to be lieve and adopt the absured theory, that "tariffs hinder the development of indus try and the growth of wealth." The great Republican party in the Con vention which nominated Abraham Lin coln, ia Chicago, ia 1SG0, as if preparing for the very war which most of our states men were at that period anxious to post pone, adopted a resolution, "which," to use the language' of an eminent Pennsy lvanian, "declared thatthe produce of tho farm should no longer be compelled to re main inert and losicg interest while wait ing demand ia distant markets; that the capital which di!y took the form of labor power should no longer be allowed to go to waste; thatthe fuel which underlies our soil should uo longer there remain - to be a mere support fur for foreign rails; that the power which lay then pertified in tha form of coal should everywhere be brought to aid the human arm ; that our vast dc posite cf iron ere should be made to tako the form cf cnginc3 and other machiucry, to be used as substitutes for mere mus cular force ; and that all our wonderful resources, material aud moral,' nust and sllould be at once developed. "Such was the iatcnt and meaning ot the brief resolution then and there adopt ed, to be at the earliest practicable mo ment ratified by Congress, as proved to bo the ca;e when the Morrill tariff, on tho memorable l!d of March, 1SG1, was mado the law of the laud. To that law, aided, as it was by the admirable action of tho Treasury ia supplying machinery of cir culation, we ?tand now indebted for tho fact that we have, iu the Uiort space of fiveyears, produced more food, built moro houses aud mills, opened more mines, constructed more roads than evetbefore, aud so greatly added to the wealth of tha country that the property of the loyal States would .this day exchange for twice the quantity of gold "that could five years since have been obtained for all the real and personal property, Southern chatties excepted, of the whole of the States and ami Territories of which the Uuioa stands composed." If the principle of protection proved to bo such a talisman in the, time of war, shall we reject it ia time of peace ? If an answer were needed to this question reference could be had to the repeated concessions to this principle by tho re cent free-traders of the South. Scarcely one i.f the ambitious men who led their unfortunate people into rebellion, bat now freely n Jmiti that if the South lad manu facture 1 their own fabrics, on tlieir own plantations, and cultivated skilled labor in thier great ciiies, they would hava been -able to prolong their conflict with the Go vernment; an 1 n JW to cujoy substantial, instead of artificial prosperity, they musV invoke the very agencies they had so long aud so fatally disregarded. Words need cot be multiplied upon this important theme, cither to make my own position stronger, or to impress upon the peoplo tho value of adheriu to a svsrem which his provel itself woithv of cur toutiaucd 11
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