, 1866-03-02

Sx&&1 ANbOCkAt1Oh AEtth 1ut Ffet31cnt-
Address OF Capt T.. q. Synrt1-2kepIy
and Currency.
Especial Despatch 10 the Chicago Tti5nne-j
NAsn1SeTox. Anrch l.
The lion and Steel Manufacturer Association.
representing m inveetcd captal Of forty millions Of
cotl&Et, and composed Of Centlemeu trom Ma-ta-
chutette, Kentucky Vermont. Miseoun, Ohio,
Georgia. PcuusJlxuuta- Eisctuta, 2lchi2an, New
Jcrsey, Illinois. Maryland snd Connecticut, Visited
The President at p, n. to-day. Capt E. u. Ward,
OF Detroit. MIth,. acted a. Chairman. and made
known The object and prrpo.e Of the Association
IN the following languages
cAfTa1s wAKp's ADDRESS.
''3ar. Pret3heAt:
II hare the pleasure to Introduce 10 you the d.
rect Of the n1snascluresf Of irn snd
.aeasaie interests Of more than 1860 laborng men
Who, With thttr families Represent Population Of
sso a5 sa ss he oa .ade be sl cR IT,
Preztde, in The hope oi indncing Congress- 70 io$-
te1 cur e1orte md TO lrotect Us arain.s Eurpp"an
,rotce ourselves. We believe tnas witnin n sery r
few ycass The southern States wl4l commence
he work of cs,t1ny our and bringing
aoounds win tneh proiasenes. throughout thsir
Territory. We be1Scve- alf. President, that tie
Southern siatcs Arc f1ll Of wea]th as the North
The Southern STATE. have now 1t least .syo millions
Of poor nhitee thAt could and should be converted
tLto miners and manufacturers. md al one do.lAs
AIoue would be not les+ than eiK hundr.A million
doilars. sum which would room tell upon the
prosperity q .hc county: Enterta1niny she*e
rc.olnttous expressing o views in re5strnct TO he
kunoz 10 present yon with 4 copy o!tne eame.'
TIE rnesIDExT's nErEr.
Mt. Iohnton replied a. follows:
. - GUflEISfU+ AL l can and 4lJ pEThAni that II
v..fy mnea Obliged 70 ron Tor calling upoa N, snd
With Eou to the utmost extent. In whsi yop pur-
that ny whole life ha. been directed towards ane-
yert eortiof uy lie has tended In that direction.
Whether havc ecn correct or not Is for others 10
determine End must be left with time. am gtate.
OF your undertaking. out whlie ron are
ercnsrd u sdoptinc plans and schemes ttst may
result IN building mp and Strengthening the maon-
eunaIls eaEseea and intc.cs,.d IL dsselopng o nd
rsefoF1nc fbe principle Of the Union. and the Cas-
e1nmeni rhich. tbink. should b the precassor Of
onr peop wonld he one Of tie greatest projections
to ouT home industry shat could ha Gtsen. Our cur.
s sfaaa Sede4 lex
"a cnozmons ca1culst!oa Of Gur.ency; and
yet a1r fearful that Ii we attempt to
SapHp,e an our se orc. :son, aSa r aifssca e e
preserving the currency md preventing expansion
Gn The che hand. and bankruptcy and fesut+lon on
sti-c.e tbe mann1saurtng agricultural md miulnc
Interests Of The country. The hsft thing to be donc
r. 10 labor ior the sesfoa:1on Of Tie Government.
ls 10, c'rcu1ate, increase The number Of hands ii
which Il is to pa-r. We should corre=ponaine!y
r1vc ii tonDder bas's, without ,ak-
lion, BsFnalorns The Govesu,nen, and the
inttnst1al products Of The South. yon thery widen
The area Of circulation and along with II bring 1n.o
tobacco and cotton. mis- 1+ . yery important ltcn
md would Strengthen the country and Ircrcase the
demand d for ~ 1anunactg1es: II seem: 70 me sa:at
these interests would Be 10 rsnrr Government
Il xonld tnc7es+e the demand tor manufacturing
s o. n o .,I y restoring {. 'hs
4: It 7: # you could take
r. oa gss gs ias 30 g.
lid aarsca!tuf. S'srrsts. i,hiaE ,nal a. issi ss
s aaqa e snsy apoa ths*s ss das
products Of the country. Anything caa do I 'rln
10 tnat viii tend 10 strengthen the resources Of our
hope ,onr edaa1s H1N spcorcd md cuna Is ON
country is restored and peace re,uEns."
70 ths-e rtma5ke Capt Ward responded a. tol-
san, drain upon ns and ON rc.ou1ces Is The vast
importation that come. from England. We hehes.
tat that Grain MI! produce very disaetsous -utts
currency ID concerned ii 1t /. greatly rducct re be-
1ieve It VIII result in disakte1 and baakrupcr."
ME. Johntou-+As have remarked. VIC ref:ore
articles, onr currency will be placed upon t-mer
has1s. think this does anay WITH all arCumeni
fns ntm'nution Of The amonnt OF ciscnlanon; but
NJ hayc Government. Let us have united poo
pic, then We have got Goretnment.'
NJ: Ward. .Mr. reside 1t VIC are here. all labor,