, 1866-02-14
ANII-MONOPOLY CONVEN-
TION.
Mass Meeting Of Farmers and Cit
liens of TazeWell County.


Resolution. on The r.r,n, Ship Gaas.,
~naifroad Fretsht'. and Grain Anspee-
We copr from, the Pekin Reois,er ths reso.
,,t,o.s ai,n..a ~ 49,, yonana1s 49,
lotlohs aoop1ea oy Inc Anla-olonopoiy Con-
TIE 1AaHf.
.sa nneoa,1x ne snd pnan H. O.
tnase OF people md lend 10 loster and peEpetuate
tso y tSnss ,Ss We ss ot anaasHy at
q e peope Wheb aFe sea ~ ap19a
deus ,tr.2 Of unequal A.! ts1at,on; therefore,
and remod iying Of TIE whole tariff system, and Il
ptsssseu, tne a9}ns smeat o. ihe same to true
s.anaatu, cong Inc least injustice 10 The
people, aoo ut the zane time furnishing reyeune 10
the GexelnT1nt, tse,1a: 4s.I =.
=, ts~sHa- tuat ~ ~ ~ opp9seo 70 snsh system
u va aAan1a M .. 1mpolt oaaes as Shall enrich ono
e1penss ot .nr Other: ~
9e1osted> 1naI We earnestly urge our Senator'S
ana Aeptesentalss IN Congress to use their best
lesied under the present larif.
CONTRIBUTION or sHP CANAL
WuEREAs, The food.producinR State. of the
Eorthwest have 3emnnsfrsted ia ihe ,Trrld e...n.
lty Of production equal to The Iemauas Of liz Gor
efgn Of domestic uaarkete HAL are nov, nT rnnv
hereafter bc acceptable to them and 1sAA'
gram and oiheT products to an Fastcr. ~ foretrn
market, actuaily exceeds ihe cost Of nroductSon: :
and
1rot Of lie frmcr il now who'll "a aheorhe5 IN H.
numberlees expenses Of such characterization. coine
into the hands Of fteaght agents, oWners of eieys
torg. wAsehouke4nen snd fnsIccfors the1sfore
i. Rtso.ned. that he people Of lie Northwestern
States never can assume that posltfon a1nonr fha
states Of the Onion to which fher fertile sof and
adeouse fac5ies nre aforded Them for reschine tha
mafkets OF the world with their projucts and W..
thecfoEe, petition Congress, a. worE II national
Importance, and sound internal policy, barred both
means oi outlet by eTantDs such nd AZ Wl S..ten
TIC completion Of the SHIP canal connecting Like
Erie with LIKE Outsrjo and lie Hufisnn r1yer. the
enlargement Of the Illinois ana Michican canal and
he inu1oyement Of ihe iiIinois nrer Ia IT, non,h
nom Ee oresns t ,hs 1sSes a3d ~ IN sesnasts
Of Enrope without breakinr buiF' 1-S e@'fsA Nc
| Pe1nitSf Thst nstnre7 re.snn and .r,a,;snc,
lie Mssssnp IN sst heete ,h,t tnf r. "
River en- BE- tufDcacntly fnproyed TO nanft OF The
proposed navigation, md that 20 bel,eve the only
snd The only one that would fully answer she ends
fn View, namely. adequate Shipping facilities for The
riches. md lsrfsst portion Of the North
: R<.oIrfd, That the people Of Tazswelf county,
fal1y alive 10 the tmpoEtance Of the contemplated
ship canal Or such other relief II may be secured
transportation, a,e determined 10 conip1e lie hi!
taltnn Of the question md to prrse the c,atms oI
the No1thu est until tho mcasurcs sought for afe
fully ,uaturcd, md TINT they also hereoy plejre
themsclves to ehee1tully submit to Whateyer pfo.
portion Of financial burden the progress or Ana1
them.
4. Resalrtd, Thst the Lecislaturs of the State ot
Illinois be Ecnuested and 'mnartuaed 10 Eve sli
rotstbe eucoarserment 10 tns enternrf.s and speb
material ala a. n1y npw be rCnuirrd or a. the mn
ject ay hereafer denapd. and that they nlso b. "a
| uuested to nIctent tbc messune Ia CnnTrrss se
iccislaiire Enactment. iiemandinr AZ hs,t siYnn,e
Justice to The great West, uuch facilities 70, tTans
| portatiou as she reauftcs
s. Rssoiped. Tbat our seua,or. md Renre.cnts,
tares in Cpugrcse be and tirv are he,rh1 reTneTs.
fnfly rennessed and urred IN ndon, rrnmnt
to .a.rSs -" as..s.a 49,. - ~ = =.