, 1866-01-19

article Or amount be len ont, the Government nsen
u uron rs and we ale fined Tor tase report. On,
farmetB and mechanics In our towns and cities nav
crowd through the present rear and save theI. lan
hut unicsf there be decided change for The better
lots and farms must bc sold OF at ou1 court house
Iatet. What then ought ne 10 DO! What can W.
dol Col Reld'ck md many others zee much %
preston u the tariff. White FREQ trade The world
ore, would tse% n 10 Re hs only reasonable ade
pared to repeal tho taI1d. Great Britain has au
oyerbeadne ar1stoc1atIe Government keeping down
hem b. sp wo o1ss nv Is 70 N
t IRON lie lover vsss the Poorest To- sn cmi.
nenee above the nabobs Of Europe. Grant md
Lincoln we're once poor. In tho Northwest to en-
rope, we mus protect them. On many articles they
ought TO be. and rnuEt b. protected. Beeldes, our
ao1c1nmenl needs revenue, and the tariff IL aiding
tore ua is 10 open .sge Tor our meat and g1a,n
to Eastern markets. All seem 10 admit this. Some
there ale a. 1n ali similar projects, who doubt its
Michigan, and lie one S sround % he be- Niaesfa % mnst M
be, and by The help Of the strong North
western arm ard God, Will succeed. We ale abnnd-
for our chips TO the seahoard than bavc ever been
Let the passage be made md our yctse1s losded al
Chicago and put through to New York or London
WITHOUT breaking bulk and grain must come Up to
the Indies and the Black Sea At some4imcs "a low
as thirteen cents per bushel Her vessels
make but one trip per aunnna-ours from
We 1oi put corn into The London market 1T frum IS
TO so ccnta per buehc1! Fellow-eitizens-Weh have
stood BY our Government IN her deathly struggles
for FIVE iedlons years. Our brave men, with Grant
At their heAd, have conquered a peace, md now we
deserse to be- We ask 10 be, and we snust be heard
1hai We may have whesswlth 10 live, give III 4 tait
prosperity and devotion to our great nation Is
abiding and eternal
COL D,cKxx's address.
Col. ]. l. Dtckey Then addressed the mcetIng a
The great leading source Of the leading produc-
titns Of the West Is Indian corn. Probably twe-
thirds OF the wealth Of this portion Of the country
mus. bare market and = mode Of getting 1t to
market understand that The puhltc mind, as In
dlcated In The last fonr or re months IL in faTos 0:
nasug y q ess sy Ss, Of n s Il SsS @
the St Lawrence, viii take care that anoiher CON.
pssns a % e il, i S ~ a, sss b;nns II
hsr enterprise H; uaacr apd eap'sa' a',,,1 into e~
lie produc. of he wee,. The bcucal 81 b.,11r or
II 0 competing lines does mot need mament'e sd.
xocacy- Experience has shown that competition l.
We and hat wherever We have two Iaittoss rom o0
the fane region, the prices Of transportation are
so"es than from pats Of the country where there is
SHy opf ,S, ny Gi somp9nstsoR S1h marker,
tho Ntck Island koai Jou will flnd that the prices
q freight are lcts than hon. hesc. You MID fnd
s. ihs' onez 9sa q peF so1 a S Inn o g l. Sss S5
eueed by competing lines. Now, i We eaa ees t an
@ outlet b sa{ Of the ST. Lawrence, The state md
city Of New folk VIII make an opening through
then State for the sake Of having our traffic.
oIe g,eat source Of our distress ID The greatly un-
1ost discrimination Of The tariffs OF this country
but the subject hiss been dscu sed and turned over
and oseF By the people Of this country uu. the ma
jos1ty haya en,phatieaily decided aeiinst il But
tain system Of protection l. necessary aud would
be beneficial, yet l have been convinced that The
!dea ~ Of making pdeea cneaper by high protective
tatis t. me- tSmiRosy cannot
al policy WITH thts ha.s, Protection Il not woah
anything toward building up the Permanent wealth
sahs q s 1asSn .nS ana n1sa1 Ya Y be made
injuries and burdens nf tho protective tar.d with.
out my 81 Its benefits. Our present tariff amounts
practically 70 prohin,tory one. The nation nesis
great nafonsl debt 1nust be paid 10 The u,termost
ta1tAipg. aud # We hive tariff at ali Ii must be
ono which will pay this. We should remember tna.
not from what ~ kept out, and we mnst put our
arif Tow enough 70 encourage Importation. A. an
instance Of the elects OF The pErscnt tazid, iron
u making and maIntafplng railroads hs, Hsa SEE
Fastfy increased and consequently these co.pofa.
Hons increase their raies fol carrying graln, than
se,sh e.sps obaS S d9Sn s,s Sp S1py sess ss I s
he people Of the Northwest mnst not only look for
market, but they must seek to 1btaln tariff
ehieh must press on aft alike, and then let th:m
1os expect to zee for ten or twenty Ytars but In tue
Meantime let us mike 1t az essy ii re can. The
,r'ces Of transportation b. railraal ttom New |
iork o. Philadelphia Of Boston to ottawa arc
from either ol The Eastefn cIae.
'amed to Chicago. is not quih. twI.c thst !
rom e,.511aGs G5h5saSs to 1,,.. o'tnTa distance
norc TO run railroad IL Hlino,e ihan IN New YosS,
'ut II does not cost that much NOR. Hitherto |
us railroads hive been cherished H generous |
led thosc Of the community; but to-day The rail
cad companies Of the slatu or IIfinot are grind
oF tie people under 1hrIr iron hcel a:d nsc p>,:k
'heat tfom L1solle Tor les Than they charge u
ETC Il conclusive evidence that they ar chcaliny
:. 1on nu;t 1nspEe your members Of The Lrci<;;
lie etsous hand Of the lIoUcr o{ tho STATE must
{ laid on those 1a1lroads; and Il they can
ss t1, u ny 9,her We thy
lght for the Legislature to n1 TIC 1atce Tor trans
oEtation OF freight and passc,,ess. The railroals
Ehts atc not greater than tloae Of other persons.
ta,eed on money lent, atd esen ch.1ters Giles
fth Ihe petty right to control the prices charged
haesmeu In ,he large otIea. Sha:l Il then have
'e interests Of tho counI,y through which they
aeai Necessarily uny thrift Of prices fixed BY The
ec!ssture wou.l he crude and incorrect, but
,oua be preferable to The sys,em ofc1toslIun now
honld be 90 sinpte that every 1nan may undeS.
fard Il Without aay circunllocutfoo. The great
immediate duty deyolsing upon as is 10 elxet 10
hy tic atmo~rhere nf thc raitroal influence con-
citing mtlliont, and With tact enough TO buy and
II Them tsall dozen 1imes before they know II.
fitTzc$[ H$<.1- -,,a
anccs thc esilf Of legislation heretoIore c1isnr
fhe State in fayor Of monopolies. aud nno.alcd |
hit heaters To keep their elatot a1iyc 10 their
uty.
coxxr1IEE on RESOLUTIONS,
Mt. Perkins moved the appointment Of COM |
ltttee on resolutions, which motion WIS carried,
ID the chair subsequently nppointcd as such COM
.ittee Mefsf1. Petkans. Aeddic2, Lewis, Dickey
nd Campbell.
N1. cAAD1EIL'8 Address,
Lit. 4. Campbell, Of Lasai!e county. adsoatco
be tnuottenent Of Western manufactures. lie
uIpoted the meeting was confined exclusively 10
be h1hject Of canal around the Falls Of NiaEara.
zines the division OF the products os iahos between
aplta1 tnd lahor. That Ii the queatIpp re ought 10
q at: Our national debt IN lie country Is s3uo3
~, % and TS e nave out state cty. and count, an
monn: to so o. This III Rpast f Of neeassity, a
onttact the whole wealth Of this Union irso 1he
1e tntc1cs en- eapiial he clalnst, uould avert. and
on!d correct all The eyi1r. C1uet containing apop
tation Of AGo or eco contain about seventy men
M sno oNn one-half the property. Do thcse SEVENTY
Ss. q much Of tlat Weaih as thc balanse' 4
heY 90 they are entitled 10 it. II they do L:t
hetE IS something wrong In the Distribution this
seAth. lie continued. That the effect Of our pres
~ monetary aEd revenue systems, and tbs general
naht1al plan TT the Government was to place and
'lo!eef products In 'thc hands Of uun.prodaccE+.
na TrGcE 1her operation labor was not, md Gould
'o!. NJ properly rewarded, and that these policies
sEc 1hlmte1l to- and eubFersive oL The
,fInG,pcF of freedom and eqEality upon
fnieh oot Democratic institutions wcrc founded;
nut labor PRODUCED all wealth. and that there wers
'ht tHo purposes TO which the pttanets o: labor
ouid oe applied. Ono vas the payEeut Of Tho rate
r interest Q! tie capfal employed, and the olhet
he payment OF labor TIE rate OF ipts1e.t Of
money determined nhat proportion Of Ii. product
u labor Soult be awarded to esaita, md what 10
atoF me Industrial classes could derive no
sc1manent eeneGt trom p:otectiye tariff Of new
lnc Of transit for their production while tho pres
'nt monelafy sSsteni WIS continued In operation
lie ndscttsN to the tpcl OF the national banking
system and lie substitution OF TrcasurT noteS.
made legal fenats III the payment oY MI uah,i:
Il private :dchss, aad convertible INTO insoryst-
bearing bonds q III. Goyesnmcrt at tbt ontion OF
the ho|deEs. Congress Is to IL snc,, rita o.
inlerrs. on the Goveroment fndebtc!ncs;
q they my ~ sr cecn inst md proper, reserying
the Tfsht 70 acf tha sae when IN tnGir tud ,1nea:
the pnpi.e interest would b. promoted thereby.
Hc eaid the erest q he eoptraciton OF ihe eua3ey