New-York tribune., 1841-10-27
Close Of the Fnir-Genersl Tallr,adse''
Hddress.

last evening. A. al early hour the spacious sa-
loon and galleries wsr. filed TO overiowing. Al
half nss,7 o'clock the President, Secretary and
Comait,ee entered the saloon and took their seats
upon the platform We noticed also upon the
platform the Mayors Q: Albany and Brooklyn,
Com. Perry and Capt. Sands of me Navy IN uni
fern. and General Goodwin OF Paterson. Aher
The Naval Bad mad finished I livcly all, the
President.
Gen. Jaxss TAtLxAD6E. requested the assem-
blaze TO come to order, and observed tina; hs re-
ioiced 10 nee; hi. feIoys citizens on the occasion
OF this Fourteenth Anniversary Of the American
institute. I; las often been ny lo;, he con
,inaed to address -.. -.miIar occasions. ans
iii. mater OF pride that We ,tiil find he same
lively in,ores, a. herste:grs ier by the citizens
Of Nsw-Y,rz. Our thanks are especially due to
the New-York Press. with very few exceptions.
FOR their exeruen, in behalf OF the American
Institute. We tender them our Acknowledgements
for hc past, ,nd hope to Hserii il from them II the
future. as wei. as from all our fellow citizens.
The United States, with her 500 miles OF
Canal and 400 miles of Railroad, constructed a;
an expense o; sl6O,OOo,0Oo and her free govern
raeat and insti;u ions, combine a. nation more
that is cxcellon; than can be SAID Of any otter
nation on the globe.
The subject OF Agriculture has been the chief
matter Of discussion before the Institute. On this
.usiec, it has been addressed By Judge Baldwin,
Gov. Everett. Gov. Davis, Mr.. Sou,h.rd and Mr.
Webster.
The American Institute a. founded FIR tie
bench; Of Agriculture. Manufactures and Com
msrce. We maintain that If our Country would
do Justice to Commerce, Manufactures and Agri-
culture would be protected and have all we ask.
Tho condition Of our iunty Is prosperous-in
;erri,ery and rcsource>-,e:oai comparison, and
unequ4lcd in it. mighty results, rendering each
year. by reason OF its increase all past calculations
inanoIicablc. And while ye acknowledge ali this,
and allude to the fact of cur Country being exempt
from war. pestilenco u famine, something must DC
wrong while the labor II our conniryu:en IS so de-
pressed \ few days since, cut GU, from City
newspaper slip, from which it appears that four
ffths of the vessels arriving here with foreign mer-
chandise were European Our purpose ia to trace
,bi. 10 lis true sourcc-unwise legislation. We
rcspect foreisners-rcceive them with open arms.
and give them the benefit OF all our civil rights
bu, we demonstrate against being rnado their infe-
riors in the land of our birth. By The tables from
the Custom House, it appears that. with foreign
nations ninetenths OF the imports from Franco are
ON foreign account and almost the same from Ger
MANY and Great Britain. we have not time to 20
into the particulars and show the inequality which
exist. in France and Germany, but will occupy a
short time with England. What are the circum-
stances on which this inequality rests No coun-
try possesses the same advantages as the
Sea CIR, isle
By her policy she manages TO claim all the ben
etits in her commercial relations without giving
anything whatever iRreturn. Look to her Corn
Laws-,o name them il enough. Talk OF equality
and reciprocity with US, while she refuses 10 take
nnv produce in return for her manufactures! Above
81 600 900 of specie are required every month to
he SHIPPED in exchar &c for her productions. Go
with Flour, YOU find the duties amount to ProAb-
ton. Take Pork to any spot within or under Brit
ish dominion, and ii carried ia American vessels,
YOU meet with discriniuatin; duties which defeat
the VOYAGE One third, too, Of the commerce OF
the ni:cd States is carried on in British bottoms.
and the increase OF foreign trade is increasing the
proportion OF foreign vessels. Fer the caus's
Of this inequality, look for instance ut The
Tobacco trade-the p reduction of the South,
adapted to her cline and soil-The duty on | ID OF
Tobacco worth 10 cents in America is nine shil-
lings sterliug-a duty of 20OG per cen:. Now TEL
low-citizcns how can this be called free trade The
American Institute advise free trade-Wa shington,
Jefferson and the elder Adams proposed free trade;
but if not free then we ask reciprocity, that re-
ected the American Institute on being pu, on
an quality. They ask not for high tariff duties
We say TO Enslond take our Tobacco on equal
terms, free or on Tie principle of reciPrccity-ihat
refused, we pu. on your broad cloths and merchau-
disc what YOU have put on our agriculture.
Rtcc worth 81 or 4 dollars per cwt in The L. S.
shipped to England is subject to duty OF between
50 aad 81 for 100 lbs. Tins is prohibition.
Pork TOO cannot be ,c.d in open market without
paying duty of a, lesst one-thrd is value in thu
United States. We repeat We ask free trade, re-
ciproci;y, or equality.
La5or.-Go TO your mountains and see how you
are affected by this system Of free trade. saiIi"g
up the Savannah river, met no, an American flag.
bu; met no less than eleven British vessel. laden
with the lumber of Georgia There Is surely a
cause for tbs. Yankees are no, behind land when
there Is chance to gam penny by r!ustfy-