, 1863-01-21
Meeting Of the Manufacturers
Association,
Memorial to Congress.
Appointment Of Committees, eto.

4 special meeting Of the Manufacturers
Association WINS held: Inst evening Mt th
rooms Of the Mercantile Association, to hea
report from the Committee appointed at :
previous meeting, and to consider the propri
city Of sending delegation to Washington fo
the purpose Of 1ncmorializing Congress.
The meeting was called TO order by til,
President, Mr. A. D. Ellsworth, and th,
minutes Of the Last meeting were then rcaf
by the Secretary, and stood approved.
A. N. Billings, c. T. Morse aud Stephen 8
Bnttum were proposed for membership. and
on motion, were unanimously elected,
I. W Baxter announced that the Board q
Directors had adopted and sent to Springfield
resolution, asking tho members Of the Leg
1slaturc to use their influence towards sccur
ing modification Of the present Excise LaT.
MF. Baxter, IN bchaf Of the Board Of DIrec,
tors, presented the following memorial, ac.
compinicd by = reEbal recommendation that
special committee be appointed to repair to
portance upon Congress-:
To the Senate and Honee Of Representatives ~ tho
Your mcrnorialsts. manufacturers and c;t,xcu.
oiGhisaEo' E In the State Of Illinois, respectfully
s.. That the system Of taxation established BY tho
internal revenue law now in force, Is shown s. a.
tual experience TO press with unequal md cxccs-
~ ed'n 51gor apon those engaged In their department
Your mcmosaallsts arc aware OF the impossfbf1itv
81 e., e1aetiy apPo!tloning the burden Of taxation 10
practical difficulties which had to be surmnnntnd
oy Congress III 1cgsslating upon eubjcct SO intr.
ea1o f;s and embarrassing The duty of sustaining
Ice tSa and sueent
service. to felt and chcertnlly admitted. No one
San Justly complain that be il required 10 sustain
NhethsF Be Ercat email Of US
they seek to excite any nctlous opposition to the
o eoafess t to g. 9yi an anayr rat1
jast and reasonable demand Of tic soscsneni ess
and danger to render ali tho assietsncc thcy csn
1oT nc protection Had pc1pctaity Of the Republic
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tion and Laws to secure and administcr.
,s Cardinal principle in oil fee gorernmens
t ba 1s u should
nearly possible In proportion to their rcspcct.5c
abilities; and no one order or class 1t men
to her % eaas @ase s.n t. pay nas in
your memorialists arc constrained to. assert,
ts radically fnfrinscd by the present ad raorsn,
QI4y Oh HlaHul6E1ufGd commodittE2. 1t affects the
profits Of fActutczs uncqually. and dfscrimI-
natea against them as c1ass. Unless speedily
modified, It will In tho opinion of your memorial
lists, cauae detangcment IN business and serious
changes In the distribution ofcapital and Industry
and force them into other channels less adyfnta.
gcors TO the public interests.
IN not proposed in this memorial to point ont
- 1;e Of uniform dd p1lorent duty upon the
nnnntI 'Massettes M Of articles manufactured in a.
~ ~ 81 extensive as ours; hut simply to caf
hn,,e "a Int os Congress to the subject In the
1nu III III nnassonab1e expectation that their
Ntsaom Wa4 enable them to dcyiso snn,e n1oro
impartial and equal plan Of ta1ation. Which I shs
every class In the community 10 eontthnta T., .hc
wants Of the Government in proportion ~ ~ ~ n ~
efts they receive from It's protection ~ Ine oen-
Your mcmorialtsts, therefore. pray your hcr,n.-
bic bodies to consider their grievances aud sfn:
euch relief Us the 1ustleo and necessities 81 sa sH,
case shau seem to require.
On motion, tho report Of the Committee
WAS accepted. -
". II. Turner then moved the adoption Of
tie memorial.
Mr. Baxter offered some remarks, under this
motion, reviewing the action Of the Associa-
tion since the question Of fmcmorialiEing Con-
gress Lad been a4gitated. &c Was opposed to