, 1865-11-23

[cfk ol the interest which na9 f1gnt 10 aeHduu
protection ut our hands. Look et The products Of
ihe St1teA OF Chin, Indiana. utnots, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Iowa. and Miuncsota, with popula.
Hon Of about zine millions,) a. shown BY Official
liable. Tor tho yraf 1s59:
Wheat, - -
Co9n, hn hn........~......... ~, ,631
Hoss. 1l93$ ss
There are other md atef statastics b1t have moi
lhsm before 1uc, but these figures illustrate What1
want 10 enforce. l do not knon but the statistics
pspre too Iarcc, eyeu fot an able bodied man rs
an, 10 handle I take II that Illinois uaay have
surplus Of nearly hundred millions Of bushels Of
think not, and with fair and remuneEatiye price
for brcadstutfs, II corn would not be Ling, there
would be 10 use In hayine king.
the Moass and i. i probably bootlesf to 60 into
letail Of the reatons why II taiEet1. Frrhars it
would -bs better to let the t'dead past bnI3 It's
dead nd look onis to ths m 1atu5e: ~ m,S1t
the united oppositou Of the Grcst state q Pcnnsyl
yanta and OF rome Of the members from New York,
,he Sc
state WIS elaznoEinE 1ez InoEc txd more protacAon
for her coal and iron, and asking our yotes to add
etil furthsr to The burdens Of or PEOPLE re found
poneuis- l felt constrained to SAT to The PennsJl-
tsn,a Speaker OF the House at that time, THAT
there wss Eeat md growing Northwest, a:,; Who:s
that "thcre were eight million people IN the North
west, to whom be did not gre single representa-
tive on tAe Committee ot W,s and Means, which t9
Interests % that Committee New England has
tWo, New York has iwo, Pennsylvania and New
Jss,ey tEe r.. the gsest Hosawes'' With eight
1Eay the Northwest hiss been too much ignored
in Congress- and II viii be ctesaally trnorrd until
the Northwestern membess act mora IN concert and
demand mnra etnphatica!1r the rEht1 Justly due to
their section In the last Congress oheeHed that
this great and powerful Committee Of Ways and
Means shsptnr for good or eyil 70 sueh IN extent,
ben dom Tic d1 New England statea, represented
by tuenty+eyen members Of ConS7cas. While The
hvc States Of 1lltpota, 1ndtana, Michigan. Wscoa.
Congress, had not q alnClc representative IN that
Cotnmireel PerhHps our people will be content TO
let New England. New York and Penns5lyanta ad-
arc leit to joot the hiIIs NH oss af b, bushel
It naas he Ne cnoush to observe thft this question
Of opening channels d communication for the ben
eft Of agriculture and commerce il not nerE one
IN onr Staie. The hrst Gosctnor Of the State,
Gov. Bond In hIs first r1essace TO the Legislature,
tn 1slR called attention 10 The importance Of COZ
ueetin the waters oi Lake M MMiehis9n "a ths Il, H.
The Legislature looking to the accomplishment M of
thai oagcc,. In lssi, the Lectslatnre pared btl
o1gnnizing company to build this cana, though u
thai donation Of 900 aesee Of land WIS made
for The construction Of the nliuojs and Michigan
Canal II ts to the ereat inn1cnce, hlsh character
and graceful eloqucucc Of Daniel r Cook the only
representative Illinois had IN CONGRESS at that time,
that is due tic credit Of that measure which has
contributed SO much 70 the prosperity ofonr state.
let me EAT 10 ycu, Sir, sna to IBIS conrentisnn. /
Thai fu1y approve the objects thai have called II
together, End IN the future in the past In pHbe
private 1r, my hest energies sill be devoted 70
securing what The great Agricultural interest Of thc
State II 70 justly enutled to.
But propose entering upon b oader deld O
discussion, md as am % shcse subjects Of general
interest," you must indulge me while 1 tnlk l!ttG
on matters which CONCERN not only the people u
this Congressional district, bnk all the people d
The s,s!e S.tra,ea - 5oo "a empasse1y "a
heavily upon portions Of the Sste differently STU
esd from what 9p 4 aons
transportation OF thElr products for any dstnuce
| We ali know ibe vast extent of railroads in tht
I'D IT. stnRs5aoq, e ias, ns l5sas q
e fEs eeanssiSn nat re i
&. hfs s.s sd" E ds3ssae ssss ssa to Gns 6s
acanoTlcdss tica. iodebtedaess to th
people Tho have bailt them !, ,up Il wealth a.. "a
30 uch and powerful. that The people had but ltt1
reasun 10 complain o1 them III the way Of ratss Q
freight md passage But a. = generous md thrift
began 10 wax tat, wealthy and Independent; an'
| now The people iron one end Of the Ssate to u
other, from Galena 10 Cairo, from the Alssiasspp
1
pafsare. warn the farmers and the prpductu
classes genessly, Of the danger that Is aizeadJ upo
Heash j. ts o1ia..ed e"fa Il ,ss hsnas &c
theec unnnmbesed railroad corporations whic
are now utterly law}eze md totally trsespousibl
There i no longer ang healthy 1allroaa competto
tioua combinations and running a grelEocuts. the
thsi thcy can adtanoe 1t viii, aa they have &C
saneed their rates Of transportation and passaSc
such m extent as 10 become almost absolute rot
eps ss II Il pasSR' pse1 ssd ss ' he ~ ssss
road System Of .hls State has nov beeon
vast md terrible monopoly, ha,he1to u
ksoNp and undreamed o. IN .su.g Tee J.. con- y
impndence and boldnczs with which these me
ctlese corporations have, without reason, excuse
explanation, ad,1aced Prices ana thels 2ust lnai:
which comfe home to eretv farmer and hndt u
wny TO the fre6ides OF all the coltaccs which d
over our rast rFairies- Ate the hsrd . earnings
to 60 inio the s1ready oyetgorEed pockets Of bloa
cd and mammoth nopopol1cs. or shall he be r.
e1ously permitted 70 have some q the fuits 9! y
and educate Els children, to improve bis f1rn4 !
enlarge md heautify his home and enable him
occupY what should be the proud position Of a
are coming home to The frcs1des OF ait ihe faFmer
But you may AK me- where is the remedy TOT III
| Dse1shadDs.ihE evil which IL inpoyer1ehlng OF
my ses say ST tse a Faasd n ae
md power, win defy you End sp!t upon you; TIL
the9 Will eay to 5on as late President OF the large
disEepntabie character 10 be mentioned except I
the rnoef dIstant allrFiun} once said to me, when
wns demonstrating with him on the enormous rat!
thcn hn1ld another road, and II our road Is perml
ted to be abused will charge forty cents fare p
mile instead Of eeven." You may tell me that Y
tions are ttron. md overwhelming. BY tht
constant effort, acting In concert md hedging
hs 6s4 III II dSae pese epdEp II nd %
ieat ypu. admit their poWer@,,nsnaged By !
tsllect and ,.eadty, backed up by Tniola Tesi! a;
Is neither ~ prophet no. the eou Of d prophet
et .i y mag Id dsfse ;hs 15a hss I'll G ssy w
| upon The standard of raght and eternal i
ttec. The Longer ii IL delayed, the cEea
The bo M tness sFs mdaoposs s ubo be
hisloFy lave they not tcsd Of parties, md thron
' md Eangt, and ptincirahttes, md powers md e
Of m oppressed people IVES aroused. Grtat, pow
fal, wealthy. and influential as these cofporatsa
and uonupoliea may be, Mr. Webster once
ces might become when whole people shonld
aroused. Speaking on the snhjecf Of The threaten
+ Interpretation Of Kuzsia 10 snatrh Eossnsh from
projection Of Turkey for the purpose OF saet1frt
~Gcntlcmsn, there i something on earth gress
than arotIay os asp9tls Poses TIE nsntp,
i the earthquake has Its power, but there 70 FOL
L potic thrones than lightning, uhirlwind, or car
quake, and that ls the excited and aroused fhtlE
n The daY NAV come when the monopo!ists a
. oppreasors uny find out that there Is ereMa q
mans arm thsn there is n al their comeinatio
MI their wealth. and ali their ingenuity mud tale
II The unbought and inconnpiible people mnst q
now no % md apprceaa,e theIr power and theif nsu
They arc g1eatcr and more powerful than al
l., sailioad corporations and all the other eezpo
d lure has powel md sathority 10 tinis and cont
10 there corporations in some wny. The people
n make lee4.atuses, and Il IT be necessary, can N,
1norr CLOSELY to ther own interests IL thia req
10 Let them eIecute their viii through the ballot
Ii Ny OWL county, Jn Dar7ess. has taken The mi
,e uon Of The dominant political party In The con
has resolved that no man ehall Be- supported for
ot Office high or low, wbo is not known TO be distl
{. i}es ana aud n0i ssiisosa sNtndlins, eonrca' @
10 in the patriotic county q Nhteside tn MY DIST
ID ! has tGre The same thing. Let the peorlc s9
At ronntjes in ibe State follow thcEe examples.
y, tbere my Be conventions like yours through
- the Et4te md at the proper time let there be
rnnrcntjon Of the farmers md all others oppre.
&c ~ thjs rreat curse ofmonopotcA. for can N
soy r. II h,t d!.sson c5sss. g
:. tnnrent1afed md felt. Men must b elected to
& esiesaa5e md 70 cone7e fa,hfal ana ~
soar interea L a.ei obtaining yo15 eend} "a
rotes youF "a tetaS yof as' "
ont oe 1I peopk. The public man, Who eithe
he legislature or in cong1ess would sen him
dae uuiyes1a t t.taa lnaeSa Il ~ " p p
to n1hcr h,s r,Ttyate interest, is unworthy Of pa
4, cr1nsSeace. and ehonld receive the opptooaun
~ ali hunest men. Bat rcturu for an momcnt @ 10
mi dunkt1un this C0nfcul4tA H1s S@A*+-~ -f-