, 1866-02-07
FREE TRADE LEAGUE.
Meeting Last Evenlng-.-AdaTesses W
Col. ]. ". Foster, sf Chicago, :. =.
and Judse Sklnzer, Of
0nlnoy. :.
aufu.t,cc Of tho Protective TaesG 70 tho
Wess.

Quincy. y:
- -- :
apiu.t,cc Of tho Protective Taesd 10 tho
Wess.
meeting Of The Chicago Fre. Trade Lsasus wss
held lit evening 10 Mor+e's Merchants E-rhanse
l1oous, and was pEmerouslE attended kr- 1eaac
r. D1lier called The meeting 10 order u o.
e,oe nd on motion r. ~ 4 ps:; aq5n; Esa took 'hs
. The Chairman introduced to the meeting Col. J.
", Foster, who fpoke a. follows:
ing npouthc line of argument which haye pro-
posed for my;cn you Will ALLOW aat to say Thai no
question Of party politics would lndaee me- 10 ar
merrial her interests Of ihe county .. above md g.
yond any party Issue, a-d II did NOT, 20 regard
tbem sEould not be here. Tbs question Of the
the burdens Of taxation, IS one aheciins all citizens
alike and can have no party bearing. One peston
IL juss a. mich interested N them as a1othar and
candid investigation Of The principles underlying
these questions. -
1he questions relating to the creation and dt.trl-
wealth should eontnbnic TO the. support Of eivn
[ government nIe 20 various and complicated thai,
Ii tho short space Of one hour, can only touch up
!! on lew Of them. aud IN superficial manner.
pNErs1rr OF son. AND c1txArE,
God, In creating The earb. stamped upon It's fsa-
lures 1nautte vartesy. De established tho v'cssf-
tudcs Of The seasons, OF secd,lme and harvest OF
bea. aud cold sad gase 70 Is sn5iace relief a9d de-
e1nion and peopIed it with different forms Of ani-
mai le He created direrstties Of soil and climate,
and soted IT. s9ssa ~ with ssnds % ana
He creatcd man In hrs OWE image: nud lnstead Of
restricting him to one continent. dispersed him over
81 ea'ed se ,hings Id not nend hst Hias
and high mountains shouid form 1InEassahfe bat-
rlers to intercourse; that one portion OF the race
tse ceteas Of ae cues aaa otaer
on The animal food Of The arctic circle; hut He en-
doWed man with Nf4D, BY which he would be
tne 1ace parakeIx Of these varied products. Hyre-
IN we hare, !. The elements Of commerce; 2 The
diversity Of pursuits in collecting these products;
comprehends de outlne of the science Of political
ecoGomy. To make there arutlabe, require organ
ized society, respect for puuzc law. and security Of
Aded to individual enterprise.
COMMERCE TIE GREAT AGENT OF CIVILIZATION.
tits to commerce, or the intercourse bet~ cen the
Of The civilized world are moulded By the doctrines
og Who ~ les s.s
sn seatse ha. 6sen oun found to 70 BE- ba1Ss1ous. o.
ler1ee Of ciy1izatiou, but With these exceptions,
| every fnbe, which has been found By modern dis.
sovy WIS morally and socially In the most a'se'
Nearly III Of The domcstfc plants and animals on
which We rely for food a1d tatment. originated IL
the OK. the aheep, The bog, and most OF The tones-
dc fowls; We In return have :,ae the solitary con-
ihe coltou plant whei,, rye, rice, laz. hemp, and
most Of The culhvated grasfesi VIC in teturn fur:
n1seed maize. tobacco and potatoes. This shows
ytHAH
ofhuman food and 1aiment. II has n1:o made Ms
The participants In The inventions and o
every age and nation. From China We derive the
England variety Of Inventions ii the mechanical
arts. WRtt contributed the steam engine; IIar-
s nd bs spRhP hs
WhIIney ofour owu county contributed the cotton
gin. These inventions have Hads clothing SO
chcap as to b within the reach Of every family OF
: Visit fhe cottage Of any wnlltodo snbo.,pg snan
you ind entering into The daily consumption OF
his family The tc1E OF China the coffee OF Rio, the
| eugart Of Cuha, The spices OF Indla.
Now, when consider now lar commerce contFi-
huict 10 The comforts and eu3oymenis ct every class
t,on1sls who onll 1fin theiz power. have Mr. JeeE
sons with carried oEt,-that an oeenD Of nra might
lie The drst step m retto:rsde movement Toward
4 hnIbartsn.
| GOVERNMENT tSrERTEREHcE.
It a evidently Tor The interest Of individual to
I
conditions obtain. It i IoE his 1nessst, TOO th,i
the proarets Of his industry in moving 10 the mar
with those restrictions known ~ tarlfa, fmpo=ts
du!Ics taxes. exciees, etc. and yes. In every nst
apd naen ns en- hss 1fsPgsa s q
"a e,ey impo:l whether p pIoise
FOREIGN IL ae
le paid BY the consumer; 1t Is IN abriaRment Of hi
comforts, II Is bar between parties who are mntu
functions of be Go7trnmcn. are to 1asintain ofdef %
TO protect men IN their pcrsonal rights and IN tht
rights Of p1opesty 70 adont measure: @ for TIE publ
uniform currency, by which sa1nes may be deter
mtued. To taise teyenue to support the Govern
b. ao1s By q b
ulate DE whole donertie induetsy Of he country
Mssee' snas y soaslss ,iinaI.tes H. p.odus1o sS
Of anothe, article. While urleeislatora deem xue
, acts the greatest achievements OF political vii
eou they ars really iatttciine On industry tho mos
Iaet X, H. hi. ns.s s,, Of e,,tzst,e. sP
, Eui.ch1esous and Intrusive legislation :. The hau
The a'e, VA D1f
@ane1atse one; ihis s,aaea Of bushes. ior6iades
4 ) I
which was severity Of exsctlon fel, by every cias
. o. cons umess nIa p1osueefs. The tolls Were =
one1aas - ollsn 70 donofe ana nt.en to 9u1aruplt
and strictly enforced. Of interference With market.
interference with u1anuhetortea, interference Wi
, |-1owes WefB guarded BY cxci.emeu. and he port
snazmed with ttde-,satess. whose eole business va
10 inspect nearly erefy process Of domestic indn
wbile that that a6snrdity might Be CARED TO il
extreme height larre part Of this as hr the VA
oas not
tke people: IN other wo1as, The industrious rl.sse
! While England under the pressure Of an enlIeh
epcd public sentiment has been compelled to repe.
sueh ohno1,ous legislation. which, 90 nE fe.
raed her to the pinnacle Of commercial prosperity
we are re-enactng his syatem In all Of its yiso
1q efng sAs energies w =
lst,ng aea'ns. one particular industry and ii nv
manuisc.nres may th1iye. 10 bsck 70 tae corn i
agitation Of England. Sec with what con*te1natle
= and alarm the proposition to admit foreign food "
| received, and see what pFodtdiSious Impulse y
rereal Of those laws has communicated TO her
!, ] dIa,r1al arts
d That g1eat stotesman and fast friend Of Americ
: Richard Golden, whom many Of rs knew. Al
| whom all respected whose life Wna devoted to 4
y acknowledgment Of commerce, and who lived to vi
ne.E The ftuitfon Of his hbors, when he heard
our .yzte Of taxation. remarked that II was grc
: mistake; That instead Of taxlnea multiplicity 81 0
+ 5ec.s taxation should be confined TO few and. i
e msfnke not, the bulk Of English revenue - rails
I upon lees than twelve leading articles.
EEEEcs or HEsrR1c1IyE LEGISLATION.
;. 1ntlet ns look into the edeets Of tins rearteti
t leeieIanon. The soil OF Illinois Is cunentiy adaI
3ass' sso s"' ssppi Gp' e sfeea fes1s
ssaRS In !g m hs EHa 9 ses 1t
with dlrrct water communication between the y
G sections. has Il not heen found more psoatable
ior Illinois 10 rase her supply q eo.ion M1.t
!, foolish legsla1ion, 81 Sste beuntie, to eneouEa
]. Illinois, md would not such bounues be pa
il largely BY The cotton planter Of Mississippi in
n one case, and the corn grower Of Illinois in t
: each eec,iou be increased by cQldyattng the pIaI
: specially adapted to 1he soi1f Az this domestic
change contributes To the wealth Of both parties,
= In 4 marked degree. It holds true In foretgu {
r. The product Of the Illinois farmer, either in
/ 10 China and is exchanged fos lea. Tea il pa
requiring peculiar eo and climate for lts ezowt
J, and = ynst deal of preparation N curing, and c
u Industrious and wages are los. Corn, On the OH
nand, requires soil md climate equally pcculi'
bu. does not REQUIRE great care In fts culture.
are high. This exchange is mutually beneacial
IS The parties Suppo:e, however, thnt When the ps
8 Oncts OF llldus nil1St ~ fek&9 tIs MNEaIS o.
q Celestial Empire imposes duty Of 50 pcr cen
r that duty Is paid by John Chinamsn and 1t i
duty fs imposed on teas arriving here 1t IL paId
y John Smith, Of Illinois. In this ca.e. The resp
II tire governments gef Gyene Of one-balf the raj
:, | Of The 1ndcslr1ee OF John Smith and John Chi
ID | man. But suppose onr government were to step
re ard, On The pies Of projecting home indts
against the cheap hbor Of China, lay prohibltc
n duly en- foreign tea. and at the eame tune Offer
T. bounty OF x1Q pound On alf tea crown In H1Inn
* Labor Il Withdrawn from com culture. in which
50 commands 81 per day TO rroduee foreign artit
o. which ia cultivated by labor worth three pence
he | day. uot-honaes are erveied, the shrub plnuta
IN md, in The lapee OF time, the leaves gathered
rs rs dried; and the result Ia poos qns!!
y, The tune amount OF 1abor empl'
cd IN ralsine corn. The product Of which Fl
I'd 10 China, would bElDg hack better article OF tea
10 Hfy renth pOupf It Ii true, by Dr0h{bttory i