Mr. SMITH. Ihad not intended to so anything upon this subject, but as I come from a grain growin country, a cotton growing country, ahog an corn country, I desire to answer briefly some remarks that have been made here. I am satisfied that the only way in which this country can pay its debts, the only way in which the people can be prosperous, is by vingto all our citizens of every avocation of life the fullest and completest protection. Therefore I am for increasing the tariff upon animals imported from other countries and I know that it would be impossible for the people of Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, or any other State of the West, in transporting our products to NewYork, or the NewEnglaud States at the present ratesto compete with animals brought from Canada. I know that the eastern portions of our country have demanded and obtained national legislative protection upon their manufacturin interests, and I am wiling to give our mauu acturing interests full rotcction by approperprotective tariff, I am willing to accord to them all they can gain by that. I stand here as the friend of their interests. But while I do that, I ask that as a reciprocal favor, ay, as a reciprocal duty to the great producing sections of the country, they shall a so give us equal protection. Now, I believe the protection of the one gives protection and advancement to the other. The protection of manufactures in a properdegree gives protection to the grain growing and proucing elements of the country. W by do you ask us to give protection to the woolen manufacture, to the cotton manufacture, or to anything clse that you make in the East, in the NewEngland States, when you propose to bring us into competition with the people on the other side of the line in refereneg to cattle and the variety of products of our own agricultural in tercst? In the East your support depends upon your manufactures, and you ask and ct protection for them. Our support depen s on our cattle, our grain, and other agricultural prod ucts. I would in this respect give such protection to each section of the country that it can live. We must have it in the West. Here let me throw out a hint to gentlemen on the other side of the House. The West is rapidly growing not only in wealth but in population. The State of Illinois since 1860 increased 500,000 in populati as. Up to the next census we may presume her population will increase in alike ratio, and her representation upon this floor will be increased in a proortionate de ree. such will be the case with “Ohio and udiana, and with Kentucky and Tennessee, and the whole western country, as well as with the South. Especially such will be the case with Missouri, for I must not leave her out. What will be the result then? Then you must see the West and the South will stand with a mighty force in congress, and will comel you to give protection to theirs icultura interests. The C) AIRMAN. The gentlemans time has expired.