, 1866-02-23


Let cur real estate holders look at the thEtylng
uillt md other manulseturtns places IN Caicag9:
market has been increased thereby. Le. such t1n-
p1aines, the Fox, the Roek: md 80 on until they
Northwest. Then will our home 1rArkeis
Oppressive transit combinations. Then shall wr
hive home mechanics, bapFy tn their competence,
for our bright exemplls In peace and onr sure de
finders In war. Then Ehstl we bare 1aboters intel
1cent. respected and well paid. elorying In eoun~
isSos Ted Il the p5GlatWS sd World. d 'A D' ~'pFf
Respectfully yours, Jons WES7woR1H.
7Rox aos, J. ?. HAasswoK1H.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II, 1855.
I thank you for your invitation to attend the
Is5or, 10 be held il c6iesso o. lie I'd inst, aad
regret that my duties here Will not enable me 10
accept It, for you arc right IN oelie!ng that ny cen
- sna hs hsmpsh1ss A. u @ e e
understand how my nlan who has the tutespsts Of
this country. and especially OF The great West at
heart, can be otherF7se than In sympathy with the
objects Of rour meeting
The Western hruer can never rely upon . mar
ket for bis products In Europe, and 80 long A. We
continue TO buy and consume their tnannfacturer.
ducis, he balance of lrade viii BE- against rs.
be op1J great ~ant of the West Is manufactures.
The material y there, Q. nsa1 a. hnnd; We raise
and corn for sugar md alcohol hides for leather,
troD lead, copper, coa ana petroleum at our doors
and eot,ou near a hand, with m abundance Of tim
beE for bnildp. sblps, houses or furniture, tools
WY tbsn should ws 60 70 70 Europe, Or svsn to
New England. 70 purchase OUT fahresl Why pay
and pork. hides, minerals, ETC., for thousands Of
miles, srd for the transportation OF the naauufAc
t@fd articles which We consume. over the same
aid In retntnf The hnswes Is simply, Because We
hRyt Dot fDktered and built nm manufactures at
home.
Tho wool which the farmer OF my district clips In
shape Of cloth. But II has been journey Of more
ihhn thousand miles to be m1nu' actnret, and has
passed through The hands OF four or dse Different
and all 9, which i put upon the pdse Of he cloth
and pafd BY the latmerl And this Is not all. BE
has actually transported his wheat and beer 10 the
upon It THIS IS only an example. The sanle Is
tue oEal1nost everything else.
No wonder then That our people gToan under the
G1 beng drained Il IL spscs 10 pay ias articles
imported ifom England Ths lessons Of The LAST
I'VE years shoud havc taught this nation to depend
be Independent Of all others especially III England
The Vest has within itself eveEythtns to make 1t
lnbor," and foster mechanics ana manufacturers.
Who does not zee thai It would be vastly for the
Inc manufacturer lor the interests of ali, TO make
The material where il IL produced whefc the Mbric
h%Sqnsamsd, % and xhsre the provisions azs sai+ed'
much; let II DO still more. Considerable has been
done toward building up uanutactosics upon tho
and other places-mofe than could reasonably tavo
been expected With the little announcements as-
iSilsd by he Government, ana by capitalists.
leys oi t6ote beautiful riSers. wli be heana tie
busy hn1n and clAtiet OF the uathlna and work
shops, and there will b. e1changed the products Of
t9e tatmSk md t6s taestss Of the u,eenanle, sup
while considering this subject OF duties upon
imports, lake the liberty Of expressing the hope
M ia tses ss1s s T = Spca 1
cotton. The question of'so amending the consn-
tuition u to adm, Of the levytue Of such duty is
seeus to me hiehly important that 1t should be
dpre, YeY truly, ynnrs,
j. F. FARyswoRru.
FRox SENATOR HOWE, OF w1scoSsN.
WASHINGTON, Feb. II. 1864.
have The honor 10 acknowledge The receipt Of
yonr favor Of the 7th instant Inviting me to attend
mass meeting Of the 'rttenda Of protection to
home labor. VI to b. held in Chicago on the I'D H.
etant-
regret 10 say that my public duties will not per
nit me 10 attend your met ting, nor have now the
leisure to write word in deience OF your esuse.
for your cause. am tor protection to American
mechanics and manufacturers, and lsborers every
cIaee,
The question which divides The friends Of Pro
tection from the triends OF Free Trade, ta almpy
the question:. whether the British manufacturer
shah control the AmeE,can farmer, or the american
farmer shall control the Ddiieh manufacturer. In
ny Judgment II Is certainly unw.se, although uot
10 unwize, for 10 take onr cotton to England to
be manufactured as 10 take our wheat there to be
Thst The tnduatry ofthe world may soon compre-
hend ihat lts best theatre is where land and TODD
arc cheap, Is my wtsh-
lam very respectfully,
E0ut obedIent serv1rt.
T .. HOWE.
IRON non. LYMAN 1nUMHuLL.
WAsn1soroS, D. c.. Feb, II, 1866
q snds Tons
labor g. Foreign FIRE Trade" 10 be held in Chi
eseo February ga. y j4st EeeelTed. am :ejoIced
teution to this subject. Hitherto they have been
70 literally reH ated for their labor In Developing
the mineral ard agricultural resources in which the
Questioning, whatever burdeus tho Government
Imposed, and without bestowtDg much thought on
the manner Of their imposition, or their bearing On
Eae th1t 70 during The Wal, when tie whole people
freely gaye Of their substance and their blood,
Nha!ereruas by the Government deemed necessary
for The suppression OF u wicked rebellion. Now
thnt The war t. oTeI, and provision has to be made
tor meeting !he interest and ereatually quidatinR
the principal q the debt II necesstae 1t behoaves
the people OF the West to sc1lnlze more carefully
Than they have heretofore done, the manner Of rails
inc revenue both Internal and BY the imposition of
The eTeai mass Il the laborlne population Of nlt.
nois are, and perhaps always viii Be, engaged In
agricultural pursuits, and what they want u fais
an and Vii e o5teiped TO-. 10 aome s1ent bv ths IT, M
PRODUCTION Of manufactures, DO no queS-
asSs hS1 'S sa TSe
west IL sunsflnR At this moment more from the
enormous co*t Of transportation Of la surplus pro
ly from the want of sufficient outlets 10 market,
uEd partly 1Fon The extoEtion psactlcea by those
n Tho i3t control ahe ones W haye GsneEl Hardng,
triet- has originated and Introduced into Congress
proposition ioE remedytns the hitter
sen 9y 1hs hsa0ba bbasSe.s s' ~ sss 2, r.
The ta1 90 high On the gtots earalnes der,;ed fro
npisasonahie Charges thai will be for he interest
Q. fafoau companies 10 adopt tair rates. II this
.sounfahle obstacle tott, Gen. Harding will have
made himself the beneiac1os Of the agTeultustsof Of
the Stale. II u not probable that the tari1 will un
changes disturb and uusettlc business and have
ARRAYS bee1 regarded a. great eTts. When revision
does take place The want Of revenue ts great that
there u little danger Of such mobilization as will
ressonsSIy claim 10 TX III IL olhes Srsnches Il IN
ss' pes SF 6s s1s sb e g. sa
iS and justice. on which our Government is found
ed; but 70 80 arrange the thrift as to a m the eos
projection !" Is Afforded 10 home mannIsc,nrea, Is
what the true Interests Of the county require.
kegretttpG that public daiies here will not allow
me to be present nt the meeting. nm
0'''' 'e'' 'S'ei9 I1saS rzrxpuzz-
JOSEPH MEDILL, ESQ.
The chairman announced ~ the first speaker,
had fecesiy ecne beiore he public ts over tss siS
nature Of "F1ofecuon." Mr. MedlM spoke is
OBJECT OF TIE PROTECTION LEAGUE
In the tangusse Of The call which has convened
this meeting, We nc assembled to organize an hsso.
citation for the defense Of home hbor inlereats
against the laids q foreign F.ee Traders.
the development Of the agrlcnliaral. mineral and
manufacturing resources Of the United states, who
asc ~ tn favor Of e1eatlng permanent homo market
the uncertainties Of an Irregular md limited foreign
demand-who afe opposed 70 lrnpairlng tho nstion-
y sousess of 5sssn9s. which may lesd to nepudia
the scenes OF 18l7, 1857 and 1s57-who 6eheTe that
tied 10 fir uages-who believe that he artisans Of
our own counHy have the best right to supply the
American demand for manufactured commodities,
d da % ao esaes iR oanxns n
American lldusi1 i1A Union Tor Chicago.
THE REAl QUESTION At Issue.
The real question at Issue between the protec.
donists md Free TIaders IS simply this: Shall
With their manufactured OF shall the capitalists OF
Europe, BY means OF their low-pad Labor and lower
rates Q! interest," oo permitted to undermine and
break down home mechanism, and convert our
States into European colouIfsT
The whole thing rcyolves On The qneztion: Who
Of nechanism-our own artisans or those Of foreign
naitonst live adopt system Of free trade with
foreign manufacturing countries. We must abandon
our American system OF high WAGES. Free trndc
produces <Qu!ib41na Of prices as nearly "a trans,
po.tatfon WIN permit. Open the ports On both
ridcs, aud the American mechanic must shut up his
shop and abandon his trade, or work tor the same;
money conpensa aton paid to his European compett-
tor-plus the cost oi transportation, which Is OF,
small account On bale Of goods where thousand
dollafs, WoE;h may not weigh q ton or even:
people, Europe contains three hundred millions.
Open the ports both tides and the wages Of la-,
hor At once begin to apprn1n,a1s to1te SANE is0<l
Which will change mosti Win the wages Of The;
European mechanics be hitsd up TO our standard.
world, bodies attract each ethes in propoision o.
same Law apphea, under ice trade, 10 tie wages ol
workmen. seven millions Of American mechanics,
Nhen pitted against seventy to hundred millions
Of European mechanics. including families. will be-
dragged down ten degrees FOR each degree they can
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