The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-01-20

to say that the tariff was the sole cause. AT
present, undoubtedly, New England had the
advantage. She owned our railroads, wares
houses, and shipping She was the great
capitalist He agreed with MIR. Campbell,
that ANYTHING we could do to help labor
against the expressions of capital, would
tend to our relief He i,veighed against the
proposition of Secretary McCulloch TO reduce
tie currency by issuing 5. bonds that
shall be free from taxation. Do this. and
New England with her immense capital will
absorb these bonds, to that extent relieving
herself from taxation and heaping il or the
west. Mr.. g. continued in this strain at
some length, closing with the hope that the
convention would rot adjourn without pass
ing a resolution against exempting any more
government bonds from taxation
S. II. LEWIS, Esq. spcke next. The speak
ing to day, he said, had been chiefly by pro-
fessionaI men. He had hoped the farmers
would talk more. His own experience as
farmer was certainly dscouraging. FORMER
" he could bring a load of corn TO town, 90
his shopping. and yet take little money
home Now it took load to get his horseb
shod How long could the farmers stand
this? There were quarter Sections OF land
in his neighborhood on which state ana
county taxes alone amounted to $40. Corn
at present prices could never pay this.
Farmers would soon be Obliged to borrow
money to buy lumber for cribs.
Mr. DEWEY made few remarks that the
farmers had better change work-rase stock
instead of corn, and denounced in bitter terms
the Board of Trade Of Chicago, as heart
less and Infamous monopoly. Tie also de-
nounced Secretary McCulochs project Of
drawing il. greerbacks and issuing bonds, as
scheme to benefit the national banks at tlie
expense of the people.
The convention showing signs OF adjourn
ing
Mr. PERKINS said at Bloomington, the con-
vention had drawn up three memorials, one
to congress in favor % the Niagara ship ca.
nal -: one in favor of modification of the
tariff: and another to the New York legisia
,ure setting forth the determination of the
West to seek an outlet through the st. Law
rance unless New York provided some better
channel thou the Erie canal and be moved
tina, similar memorials be prepared by this
convention.
Mr.. Jony HIsE thought we had better stop
and examine first. There was at least one
poin: on which be knew we we're not agreed.
About this pr, posed ship canal-who was to
build it? As for himself, he was opposed TO
the expenditure OF a dollar by the general
government for any such purpose, while the
nation WAS burIeued with the present debt.
No nation can be prosperous and free with
such q debt. We might talk, bat ought 20
know first what W can q. II was debt that
caused all the oppression under which We
groan. The first business Eas - pay tina!
debt and to see to II that all classes and all
sections paid their honest share Then. II we
can't raise corn. let Us do something else Ii
IS the national debt which, more than any
thing else. is weighing down our prosperity,
and threaten very liberties. L. Is
wrong, then, TO propose an increase o. tina:
debt. 1t Is madness, bearing III mind thai 1t
is the cause Of all our grieis. As iamers, The
construction Of Internal Improvements was
not our business. Capital mast do Il, We
have lake Michigan-iree Of all io.i-ye' 1t
costs IL cents to lake bgsbeI Of corn to
Buffalo VIII expensive shlP canals be chea~
per Al We can ask Dow-aui TINS VIC have
a right to DEMAND Thar we shall b. il'Uw-
ed to sell where We can sen dearest and '
where We can buy cheaP.'. We havca ritht
to DEMAND that we shall moi ~ robbed oi our
earnings to support government papPers.
The motion OF Mr.. Perkins VAS lost.
Capt. CoGswrLL said something Lad cen
said about binding up manufacturing pier
csts in the West. The be3t We ever ald here
was the manufacture OF highw ines INT t-asi
had shut these NJ. and We were compehtd to
drink miserable whisky -mugglNd across rom
Canada The West could supply the 10i ID
with alcohol. but our distilleries were cl bsed
to satisfy New England prejudice Ca ada
freed and to benefi, srnugele-s on the bo ler.
where about every body was in he busin rs.
Mr. f.. Buckley took issue with Mr.. qogs-
well. arguing that the corn consumed I'D the
manufacture OF highwines was too in ,Un kide-
rabe in quantity TO affect the rice.
On motion of CO.. DICKEY. it was agreed
that when this convention adjourn, il do 50 to
meet again on the 30,h Of February NEXT, at
> o'clock p. N.
On motion. the convention then adjor tned.