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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02595 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | William Cullen Bryant to Hamilton A. Hill discussing the country's industry and economics |
| Date | 11 February 1876 |
| Author | Bryant, William Cullen (1794-1878) |
| Recipient | Hill, Hamilton A. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Urges that "the present is as favorable a time as we can expect for the agitation of the free trade question." Explains the importance of free trade and elimination of a protective tariff. Declares that "During the war the country went back to a state of ignorance and prejudice on the question of free exchange," and that a new generation "who know nothing of the subject [...] easily adopted the plausibilities of the protectionists." Argues that "the currency question" is "no doubt extremely important," but "who knows when it will be settled? By waiting for it, we may produce the impression that we acquiesce in a protective tariff." Declares that protest and agitation are necessary now. |
| Subjects | Commerce Merchants and Trade Finance Economics Government and Civics Global History and Civics Military History Civil War Coins and Currency Law Politics |
| People | Bryant, William Cullen (1794-1878) Hill, Hamilton A. (fl. 1876) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Reconstruction; Banking & Economics; Foreign Affairs; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878) was a poet and journalist who became a powerful supporter of Lincoln and the Republican Party. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |