The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-02-24

usually double the rate of the freights over
the sane roads between Chicago and Snach.
wine--the latter distance being the greater
and how it was that last summer, while
line Of packets ran from Ottawa to Chicago,
frst>class freights from Chicago to Ottawa
| on the Chicago & Rock Island Road fell
down at once from fifty cents to twenty i've
and thirty cents, while OH the same road the
charges from the Chicago Junction 10 Otta-
wa rema fned at forty.ive cents, and goods
reaching Joliet over the Cutoff were
| charged fifty cents per hundred from Joliet
to Draw -:-..s 49, = '-,.l :. 80 ''
Rcsolpcd' That loaded down as we are
, with tax htion, municipal. State and national,
with our current family expenses doubled by
the high price of all that we must buy, and
our reso hrces depleted by the very low price
Of all that We have to sell. relief from some
source has become an abso:ute necessity. We
therefore call upon producers every where to
rest not until the'causss of our oppression are
discovered and our rights respected. ,,s--
R:soited, That the finar cial condition Of
our eouhtry demands fer our public servants
the most rigid economy, the abolition of all
ssary expenditures, the maintenance
of Our I'd VENUE to the-utmost limit of healthful
endarau Ice, the Reputation ofall claims upon
the Government to foster and bald up the
manufacturing interest, at a present cost on
the hope of benefits not to be realized for
quarter of century, and the placing again
and at once the producing interests upon a
living and shining basis.
Resolved, That in the judgment Of this con>
ven;iou the most fruitful source Of The present
burdens weighing down our welfare is to be
found in the mr. ust and monstrous discrmina.
1ntn
revenue laws, and that nothing would aid us
so promptly and so efficiently as the immcdi-
ate modification of onr pro.:ibitory tariff BY
the substitution OF another looking entirely to
revenue, and such change of our excise laws
aS will equalize its burdens and enhance our
revenue.
ResOtced, That any system Of manufaC:iirs
ing which cannot compete with the foreign
manufacturer, under sach protection as must
necessarily result from a mere revenue tariff,
while our wants for revenue is so great, is I'M
worthy of the care ofthe General Government,
and ought to be abandoned.
ResOired, That the preseE. tariff on iron
anu on common cotton fabrics. on COMMON
wool. and cotton, and mary other articles Of
necessity, is greatly too high, aud should at
once be reduced as 70 induce importation.
and thus enhance the revenue to the Gov
eminent and cheaper the article 10 the CON
sumer.
Resoired, That the attention of OR Senator's
and Representatives, IN Congress from this
State is called 10 these subects AZ once. and
we declare to thea lIa, the eyes on an CD.
pressed people are upon them. and that We
rely npon then, TO hHd Out and expose those
unjust Determinations agaIrs, us, and to
demand and secure equal aii Impartial leg
islaton.
The following resolution offered by A.
Campbell, was read and ais, adopted:
Resoioed, i hat the la* eaacting the Ma
tiona! Banking system Is :. species OF dan
gerous class of legislation, delegaiing 10 pri-
vate corporations, for their benefit, the
exercise of powers which Congress alone |
should control, for the bencft Of the waole |
people the delegation Of which is subver- !
slve OF the principles Of freedom and equal I
~. upon which our d .nIocr..:ic institutions I
are founded tim, Justice. REASON aud sounf !
policy demands Is immediate repeal. aud .
the issue Of Treasury note. ks
made legal tender il the payment or al !
debts, public and private. and cer,.vcrtii,le. at
the option OF -he holder inc government |
bonds bearing just rate ct interest. sufE. 4
ciently below the rate Of increase, in national /
wealth by natural production as 70 make az 4
equitable distribution Of tie products of
labor between capital and labor, giving to Il
the government. creditor tI><isht 10 take the =
lawful money on the interest hearjBg bond at
MS election. with the privilege 10 the holders
70 reconvert The bonds into money or Ibe
money luto koEds Il pleasure
The thirt resolution was amended that.
instead Of connecting the Rock river navi.
cation with the Illinois river. it should read
the waters OF the Mississippi
liver, at or near Rock Island, with the lii
loIs river
The following resolution, offered b. Mr.
\. j. Grover, was adopted:
ResoIred, That the practice OF the rail-
Dad companies in distributing dead head
lcke's to men Occupying official and inanen-
ial positions. political. ecclesiastical. edi,o.
"a, Judicia! and legal, is in the nature OF !.
ripe or general retainer, against the inter.t
SITS OF the labOring masses, and ough, to be
rooibited NJ law under adequate pains and
enatties - !
Mr.. 4 erkins moved that fen delegates be
ppolnted to meet at a mas. convention at ,
bloomington on the 2Sth int. on the subiec, I,
monopoiie5. The motion Was ca.r;ed..i .
ne chair appointed the .,.iowing gentlemen ,
5 delegate:
Messr'. Perkins. Campbell, Red .icl,. Gro> :
'r, Force, $iEswn, Lewis, Was: burae, Green
nd Clark r
joel y" armstrong offered the following r
ISOLATION:
Heiofeed. That We VIII" have had business. f,
transact in Chicago are continued that tho :
oar,i Of Trite of said CITY exercises a pre-
diciaI influence on the agricultural interest, b
the country, and We hereby declare our .
Ives in favor OF law restraining or abol. :
hing the same. =
The resolution was carried, and the con- !,
:ntion adjourned sine die.