-becu-eirher discontinued -in-totO or greatly
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been either discontinued in toto or CREAMY
crippled. To what shall we attribute All
thisl at whose door lay the sinl we can
not now go into particulars. but Will mercy
give it as our opinion that if our manu-
lac,urers could only have sure and adequate
protect;cn-if our tariff regulations cou'd
be stable and lixed---if the government
would protect all the diversified Interests
of the country by settled line OF poi'cy'
countless blessings would be the result.
If we cannot sell our cotton as well at home
as abroad; ;f our northern and eastern Pur-
chasers are compelled TO cease buying IT.
we must raise lees, for we have more to
sell than England win buy. We are over
doing the cotton business anyhow, and II we
are 10 have a nominal tariff we cannot too
soon prepare to meet the change. Power
has a tendency TO make those who ar"
clothed with it forget the people and their
wants. The people must learn TO trust
more TO themselves and less TO their rulers
In this country every man is politician.
Oar rove.umen, is de"a----'-- 80 the nroa"-
est sense of the term, and IT Is but natural
that there should be universal thirst fer
fame and Office. Unfortunately these arc
rarely attained by fair means; we have
seen all grades. classes and interests
aroused by the Infamous denagogue as
well as by the true patriot. The votes Of
foreigners are enough to turn the Presi.
dental election in the United Sia'cs. Has
the alien never been appea'ed to in our
political contests! There is the tariff too
there never was a system of policy or gov
ernment more misrepresented. Some are
really under the impression that if we break
down the tariff and let Europe sell us a
we want, we can then get what articles we
need for a mere song.


How changed is our government in the
last fifteen yearsl 1t has seen its golden
crafts pure days, we fear, are past. The
| forms of our institutions have indeed been
spared to us but the substance is nearly
gone. Twelve years ago we had good
currency, now we have none-:welve years
ago we had 300 State banks and a L. ).
Bank. now we have not that national mon
led in stitution-it was crushed, and its fall
was the signal for the raising up of 6DO
more State banks. No wonder there is
distress for we have no circulating medium.
No wonder we are distressed in Arkansas
our banks have ruined us. The why and
the wherefore we will give hereafter.