, 1866-01-11

GtAbEo aA0 ia na1luos. II WoG4d De RdyiS2~
tle for the Association to confne lis orators to
The advocacy OF naked ''free trade," or e1,a
70 change their constitution 20 As to read that
Its object Is TO secure I low protective and
q low revenue tariff. Consistency requirea that
one or The other thing be done. hiding Two
horses going In nopposits directions & an eaucs-
l1san ~ 'eat ressTse 1or very long legged people.
this country. ever had. 1t Is producing al Ieast
thrce times Is much revenue as H. nrno' 1,,'
cratic low tariff In force when tue war bepsn.
That tariff on an importation Of &;53. 16o15l
IN 1850 produced to the Treasury but littie
more than hfty millions of dollars, The
present taIih on the same extent Of Imports
ton produces one hundred and ffly yuIliou,-
or Three timer as much. It is therefore thrno
LINES ~ good a revenue tariff II tha Hnch.n.
al tarih Of 1857, which caused the financial
collapse of that period. '1S'N'
- "a the question Ct revenue Is the prcat
nnsne'al y problem before the country. tbe
Chicago Free Trade League'' mnst MT
ignore It. Let me ask them few QUESTIONS ma
G1, 9na direct them more especially to Hossrs.
Diller, .sheaha1, Hoyne, Hunt Fastn,ar,
Cameron, Fuller and. David Gage, whom thc
community will recognize az the leaders and
god-tathers Of this movement:
,,.t;t;s y, N response to your efforts and
pelluons, Congress shall repeal the imposts
on foreign goods and permit, thereafter, nm
restricted commercial Intercourse betwcen thc
United States and al other Nations. from
what source do you propose tho National
treasury shall be reimbursed for the loss Of
one hundred and fifty millions Of gold revenue
SECOND. Do you advise the continuance of
the domestic tax On American manufactures
alter the duty Is taken of foreign fabrica7
II 60, 40" long do you suppose they could
stand this hostile discrimination this flre:in-
Tn,np. But take it for granted thai ,ou
are N4ilne TO repeal the domestic tax On
manufactures, when foreign manufacturer ara
Let IN free. The national treasury Is receiving
at this time upward of two hundred milljnns
OF revenue from the various taxes on AmerI-
can manufactures, In the shape of the speciec
tax on each article, tax on sales, llcenscs to
sen, and ta1 on profits arising from the sale
propose 10 make good this loss Of two hun.
dfea millions Of revenue to the treasury
FOURTH. Can you devise any other practi-
cal mode Of supplying the Treasury In ab-
sence ofthe external and Internal impost on
fabrics, than BY direct tarafton on the real and
personal property Of the people! Do yon
propose that substitute? Is there any other
possible source Of adequate revenue, Il "un-
restricted frea trade with all nations'' be
adopted, save direct taxation of lands, houses
and personal effects!
FIFTH. AZ three-fourths OF the taxable
farms and farm stock. how do Won s1nnosa %
the farmers would relish lar of nhonf fbese
to four per cent a year an the ri, cs.h x.ius
of their property? UlInois wonid he ae.esssi .rsI
twenty-five to thirty millions pcr year for her
share Of the National Revenue. OF this
amount, some eighteen to twenty-five millions
farmers.
Sixth. Is it your plan to rcpudlate the
National debt and disband the army and
navy, and thereby reduce direct taxation
down to figure which the farmers would pro-
bably stands Would It not be better to dis
solve the Federal Government, and lot every
State take care ofitselfs We would then not
nave any Nauonal debt 10 bother us. or be In
the way 0f the adoption Of our pet theories Of
trade and commerce.
Mr. Edwin Hunt spoke very feeltngly Of the
high duties hs was Obliged to ray on certain
goods Which he imported from England. 1t
must be peculiar gTatiaeation to him that
no AefGan .ha = % mechanlc Eot any Of bis money
out that y went io5 ne support OF; dear
Auh1 ouent 70 ocar IN mind md bc happy, that
frsIy T cent Of dutF he PAD On hls e,z casks Of
Eot 20 smell ne o. dime o. t. lie spoke strong.
= On me .ss esceSSye cost Of Nood screws BY
Soh GatS i. o. o. hh tne ng1 auty. very %ei, the
t1.n Iy ts ~ n,gn as 10 10 oe1eaI Importation, an4
.Ss a9pyG III, ine 9 9,reiasuy p 81
Sho'l tha tE snsess J9'n nHn IN an e9ort 70 havc
y. tuI ua.s lsa"cea - point Whese II Will
yleiu 'evenue. Ana VIII 90 tue same n re-
speci 10 Pti1t paper ana all Other articles
anlsn esnnot oe lMpos1ea on account Of ex-
Sssh1e Ss oa!aes. rs thls not iair BY the way. i
a,. ~; Huat says ne pa'a Inc DUTY on tho six
~ Eashs ~ ~ nnF9llca HAfcs. ! "onlo llke 10
NJ hnow w, ne aia n2t cnAtee over 10 Inc Peo-
~ lat mnV pougns ehGse Wates @1ia gooa 1nter.
- 1ut 1ue usI u als luoneS, ana stlu pFont
ior Ia NJ OWL t1onoie On top Of al expenses?
- 80, noN y ue oat ol poehet, and what Is he |
s1umoanf un nooat:
sone .. luz sgEakcte III uAoe lne ialse asser-
u tlon .na' me tataa Is bounty TO the manu-
na lactne., nna .nat lae rascal pockets nil the
a Ptnu.e LIZ. i oa an fnofmous taT on tho
nnt1o, 'ot tns pSnea. o. tne lew ms absurd
aot,on ae9..o "as aon91iessty eotfo"ed from Two
eo1uann ean nc Ga1t91l u ne CMSago 1me, OF the
Saon S y pret.ced BY display index Of forty or
TWO o. them Is samples Of hall column:
lhe tas10: most g11erous aud oppressive
taxation"
:, ,,.AstounolnE lacts y ana llTlu~l agurcs.'
\, me People compelled 10 pay bounties 10
Tue manltacturef, In tho Year 1855, Of $685.
4I9,9 !"
Ihls tax Fnihclent to build two canals per
yenr from New York to San Francisco md
back again !"
IS Sufficient TO buy all tho railroads in. the
United States In fifteen months aud enable
them to carry freight and passengers for
nothing, and build thousands Of miles Of new
road each year III" ..
Such Icing thc " warning IN the tnder," the