Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-12-11

II
ut. This was the 4th anniversary, and
was more prosperous and profitable than
any which had preceded it. At the close of
the exercises, the following address was de-
livered by Gen. TALLMADGE, President of
the Institute. 1t contains much valuable
matter in small space, and we commend it
to the serious consideration of our readers.
Penn. Mtelligencer.
From the Ne,o York Herald.l
Gen. TAII.MADGE rose and said
FELIow-CIr1zENs-We rejoice to meet
YOU on the occasion of the 18th anniversary
of the American Institute. 1t has been our
lot very often to meet you on these occa-
sions, aud with exulting pride we found that
we had your marked appreciation of our
whole course. From the whole people we
have had ii;sand say it with pride that the
New York press, with the press of the
whole country, has been favorable to the
American Institute, and we feel grateful to
them for it, and it shall ever be our pride to
merit a continuance of that appreciation
from the public at large, as well as from the
whole American press. The American In
stitute was Incorporated many years since
for the encouragement of commerce, man.
ufacturcs and agriculture. 1t has been the
champion of each; and we maintain that if
our government will only do Justice to our
manufactures and to the people, that then
those manufactures and the strong arm of
the agricultural laborer will do Justice to
and support our commerce. We have a
country surpassed in its advantages by
none on the globe. With government,
climate and soil that is unequalled by any
other portion of creation, mark the pro-
rress that we have made; look at our inter-
nal improvements. We led the way in ca
nails, and now boast of 300 miles of canal
navigation; and while our canals pour in
their abundance, we also have of railroads
not less than $500 miles; and thus we have
over 5000 miles of these valuable works,
and equalling in value an amount of $,l6,-
100000 expended for the happiness of the
whole people. How much better is this
than those governments which can boast
only of their columns and pyramids, and
marble palaces, mingled with the oppres-
sion of the people, from whom such abun-
dance has been wrung. We have had val
liable addresses on agriculture and other
matters. within the last few days. AT our
anniversaries we had addresses from Judge
Baldwin, from Governor Everett, from
Governor Davis, from the Hon. Mr.. Sou
thard, and from Daniel Webster; and, in
fact, orators have preceded us, in expound-
ing the true principles of protection to our
commerce and manufactures so fully and
clearly, and at last we find there is no book
like that of the American Institute, which
combines so much in SO short space, and
around one common centre. Gen. L. then
went on to speak of the comparatively
prosperous state of our commerce, but la
mented still that it was not what it ought
to be. He considered this owing to a de-
ranged currency, and other injudcous acts
of the general government, which ought to
protect this right arm Of our country, or
our lot would be still more disastrous. He
then read paragraph from newspaper,
stating that the new revenue law would go
into operation in few days, and spoke of
the effects that it would produce. He said
that unwisc legislation had crippled the en-
ergies and resources of the country. We
are advocates for free trade; but whilst we
have opened our ports, and hold out our
arms to receive the produce of foreign
lands, we demonstrate against being made
interiors in the land Of our birth. In rea
ton to this it is proper to see in what rea
ton this country stands with others in re-
gard to foreign commerce. Nine-tenths Of
the importations into this city from France
are on foreign account. And almost the
same may be said of the importations from
Germany and Great Britain. Therefore i
is high time that our Government PLACED
us on true footing of equality with othel
nations. What causes the present Unequal
itv? Great Britain-the seagirt ise-by
her unrivalled position, and her superio
policy, has done it. Once her colonies, by
the nerve Of our arms, and the sagacity o
Washington, we freed ourselves; Will
England has gone on since then, as before
colonizing the world by her Commercial
regulations, she has again reduced US to TIT
condition of mere colony to her. Lool
Mt her corn laws. To name them is enough
She has, it is true, made treaty of com
merce and navigation with us-she ha
flooded us with her manufactures, and il
return takes nothing from us-she drain
us of our specie to the amount of $1,000,
600 month, and yet prohibits every articl
that we can carry her in return but cotton
Let political quacks put plans of finance up
on paper so long as they please, there is n
commercial condition which can be SCUM
and healthy, but to put this country upo
an equality, in regard TO commerce, wit