New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-15

BY the suggestion ol thc National Wool
Manufacturers Association. Con, enton Of the Wool
growers throughout The United States vas called al
/ Syraeusc Wednesday, 18Th inst. About ~ Of The
Manufacturers ISOLATION attended and about 100 Of
/ Tie Growers, including The following delegation:
LIsI OF DLLEGA1ES.
Nanu,eegrer, .A'soeiaiion;-i V Fake. Mes; T. s.
a. Hazard Il. j.. W hn,liry, tonn. H. Bllnclard Conn
g. kellogg. Conn. j. w. layo', Mas. j. stoso4 Mas, g.
b. s',n' \. ~ ~ SIZE, Ma 49, j.
B5c ton Mass }. Eddy, Mas C. W. Bond Mae H.
GroweTs ASSOCIATION Of NevY ohrh. lion u. > Ran.
S IL iG" Ge sJ.J fSd i r. G - b. roiq The
Moore, Wiiisa Bcesc @. II. Wlosle'.
Boynton. Hampton Cntts W. II. smdoTd JOHN Gregory
0eSTssc c%oghe,; r. W. cob@n, r, 4 6 -, ~.
llinos-John Mcdonnell. Franklin fasseti, Samuel r.
BoardIasn. a. NJ; Garland President.
New. England Woo Grow ogs Afsocai ion-Nlcor Wright.
Vt. Daniel KHibs, Vi rhons. ssndcr,. Vt; r.. :. stor
rel " Henry ciaTSV; Jeremiah rhon'on,Vt James r.
The PENS y,ana, Michigan and Wisconsin Societies,
it is under TODD will meet in their several States
ADDRESS OF TIE CHAIRMAN.
The convention assembled nj 10 o'clock in the CITY
Hall and wa called 10 order by the Hon. g. Is. Big
low, who read The call ana nominated the Hon. Henry
J. j. Hayes OF Mass. asd s. ID. Harris OF Ohio were
then chosen as Secretaries. The President thcn
y8iUsd the nature OF c meeting. the interests which
all tie parties had in common in promoting the growth
on hal1roniousfr Nc said.
4 United States Revenue Commission IL now acting
under The authority vi Congress in collecting facts in
respect 20 tle operfigl Of lose laws under which OIL
our Government 10, oEnos are collceisc This loohs
toward a change in those lave, and among 0thes IN
taIiii on wool. and wOolens. il such change Is
found 10 be needed. The United States Eevenne Com
mission TO ODien The requisite infOf.naiiOn IN tigi ~
manufacturing. addrc sed Inquiries 10 the National
a-.ca'aoI OF WQG HsQgtaeluIei. ~ the organ Of
thai interest. 10 OBTAIN the statistics of wool proauc,
on j; pupcsed addressing inquiries 10 the State Wool
Growers Associations, until II aseeriancd that Tbs
National Convention VI both interests was 10 he held.
1t then preferred 10 communicate with those State
Associations collectively through their representatives.
here assembled.
have he direct authority Of the United States Rev
enue Commission ior saying that II heard with pleasure
That THIS Convention was TO assemble and II expressed
the hope that the wool producers might have lnIl
representation both non The East and from The West.
Ii wonld. no doubt, be highly gratifying If the repre-
sentntiyes VI Tie Two interests here assesnbIed would
concur in those representations which affect their
mon conceIlssncl for example. tho objectionable
Isie Of duties which should be levied ON nnmanniac-
tnred and manufactured woods. ii snch concurrence
can be obtained and ON basis which just aud air
10 the consumer, IL Is reasonable 10 suppose that
our sctOn will have strong influence both on the re.
commemorate ions of the Revenue Commission and ON the
acs Ion Of Congress-
II will not do for us. gentlemen, 10 overlook tho
interests Of the consumer in our deliberations A. long
q. duties on foreign imports shnll bo collected for
Revenue purposes oil will cOnccde thaiiey bhoull bc
70 adjusted as to give Incidental protection to those
not flourish without such aid All civilized nations
not excepting England under her so.colicd lrec
radc Observation-Disclosures 10 grentcr Or less
,xcDt according 10 their several circumstances prnc
ice upon--ihis principle OF political economy. Bat the
amount of such protection shoud ALWAYS be measured
~ the ultimate good Of The whole. and not BY that OF
he protected classes. No patriotic And Intelligent
hote duties which they choose 10 raise for revenue
vpctcs which foster home ndrsirv. ard thur render