, 1866-01-24
The Constitutions. Declaration OF Prin.
:ciples.-.Addresses by the Presi-:
dent, Corresponding Secre.
tary, and Others.

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Mhar,I Ioo noe1 he ~ rot,eno 70 mon
za;Isn or IL srs shsn y hst q1su1 w1'e ~ ae a.
ro; sa1S es an Mnhst G1ea Political Ideas called
;n, sHmnet 10, W. ndvoc,r1 ~ Era aye tne5e
nnnral s, nrn.r ~ c1 n ~ .o,s Ere ttsoe tae
eHfr ~ ~ pna5, nEs -" ~ an4 nqe Iaoos'
h,ico ,hat ,,.1, ahauS ME- r. eaSne OF Chesso
tSsir tndnsr1 10 d.ose ~ 1ts frl5jPs 70 enetnse
p1Goeea. 70 ouy Whateses md wherever they please
70 ~ ~ S otass nanoas taan The revenue
.as .sa Iass oem,na
fatssnnsn, S,h n-{xs,s tns a@af inenersnse q
shs H. iess t;nrs 9ar9 IA oelns e9nyihsea
for ii liz eoaec.ned. " e1' 'na seen' 'ao oette'
yo1sT Of "a @ aoo,e s41h ,ha 70 .d4 ~ gfSqaeer +
o. pretending to lGSs & a!,sr 1 he l:ts1s taeIsst
eessIrs for 1;nvrrrment rrTcnns ~ .,. ~
o,nin.t hs;rr ,oTei ors ne,t t,rac oat btotssIs
ior the so-caed p.oectioa" of saJ i pli1ate iate1
e't Aran eho constellation h.a
pre1tdr.t Dr. Rsy aarsasd @ fsa 1ao aaopse as ns
joN1: '' 1'1s>4e'A <o' is@'sa' a' '''
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Address OF CHARLIE T. RAf. PRECEDENT or TIL
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-GkS1LEaxS:-ln making fcw brief remark.
here this evening, ehafl stpdtous1y avoid al At
tempt 10 gain your applause BY fine phrase-makIng
by any OF the many species Of clap trap 10 whlcf
polnieai .peakem fo often resort When facts and
OF the effect OF protective duties upon the ft1nsr,
OF The West, there Is no room tor tropes nl1d
mssPtc s0ush nggS,s' g n! se gzs.ty II Dc
e1erp. that be Who swings Ii vii! ;1 ee, beated n,
his pstns: Ths A@enssa essle, ihooah Ii loose
The question 1nio which we examine, no msttel
how high herses. 1paro,dine The froth aud decla.
is1 fnn9ot s9nihais 70 e 5s.ats ~.
fott,ty what have 10 say BY The expressed opn1on
OF others. The question IT Free Trade d. Pso.
tee,ien-oi Liberty e: constsatnt-of Justice =:
into favor By The use Of popular names. Il matters
mot whit 10 me Or to the fcts what Cen. Jackson
did os ieil nuIoie; What ueI RI CIV adTncated ~
iailed to advocate. I'M ueshnr ajtb fsctss moi Of
;Viib opinions. ~ wax le'''' LUZ
ore thicr moSe nc cTamiuat,on n ds.,s FL
which We ehall BE- compelled 10 euterts iedtous @
and nninterettine business; but tbe eramlnstson
arr tn netrrine ri, mol onsstio, ,ose fnat
you N her viii me- md viii ii ,eh, LEN ~
ier address You ia Ills Lessue; II IN nroytnH I6at
irc trade mi,ed ouT b. lie emand! of rr4snna ma
IL ra,nrst hc.Ithf1j sna n,w.xs n-H,S,
ihsf protec,on ts onposfe H. uusoanr ia ,hata ana
runous IN psaetice-a ne1er.endine source Of % MI
ito hose nom II rnbsNwe trc1n =. ,Ie. 1sdon.
ani dali. Plain iacts ana pI.Iu sures are rsst ~
@D1 in TIA hn
esmst;on Isn11r annr,Is on e;.,Iin de
nirnis nnust 70 oyer Ii ,he oiher rsmn Al, .nssa
thiS:s ase lie .,oet In tssds thenes . a" 'oese
,st. is. :. fna il %e9 .i.,ed :, b1 as 9o.esaon On
TMsEr +rhn .ion. h,n,snif y ~, ~ "alset ~. ~ INC
IN tntott o. 1oreion n,,oufdeS,rt. I'M e;,.<,
:. In Zon1ry1n III ~ 1.9 .-',s ~ ~ sozies
" crxos<s ~ says - -. . Jt.osscss "
"Me uaqe, oS nsfcnies eaTtsn 1s;;ss, ,15;a tt5;a
"Etn s tat2aase II he nyes If t. g nrgisc.4 s.9
shet1inos sh,,1ings oia,h, ,voufna eneep eaneos'
>, .,hstdw.rr sna erS-y,is -, issa - aa1 " snoes,
lhtir buiter. deiI,ers IN Eh,espo tor N r.n. ~!
I've logs Ior S475 becf ttie sIs sooi n n eent.
.eorp s. erutr. oats II oents s,,stns. rspsst =
..crnts good Wusk hos,t. a7s h,rn,n co,, IN
Chsao pees II * Iii IL of is cnn wetG IN, ne
;'t.w,th What haa been pad sfurc then: Butter 10
cents, egEs 20 cents, whea. STE, com Il IS oass
;" corr 3En horses 3fai1 <'''' o3"o'n
This urncipc, and It rs that to which ait Protec.
Her., 4ns; nqd "a 81 h.se !, VA Te st,sd
o iseis: il SOUNDS veil it iooTs nrettv in III
the types becons the Wo1dt; it i !at6si siiar,ne
IN Ia da1or, md Tor he sake Of thc srt,etne nets
pc OF ojhcf countr1es. who Will NOT csi III n hnr
odlcus tar1fa ~ eoog, n va shaiI o1sTthrnV onr.
one nlsht hons thst tt VIZ trnr Il ntr.r, .nch .,
patent me'hod Of making III hands IN ihs coun'r1
,. T .9 81 100 OF SO "s 3, So ns. psr az cent az o.
!sran With .pectfc duty per pound, per yard or
iref gallon added-tee how it would make the IN N
uadutef Wal1nw In wealth. tbs farmer set up for
nAoob or the l1d1eE, ADd the mechanic for IN ab-
soraent o. The whole national deptl But, alas,
tgrnleInen it 10 all Alse. There II NOT word AZ
uuih in IT. Like o.he1 Protectionist theoaes Of
wtieh lhIs Is the co.uer stone, when touched by
facts, 1t Is found to be only gtteiins bubble. I
! to b a.Tuu, nonsen1e.
What exceptional prices msy hare been paid for
sone astie1ss q ts.ness' produce dus!ng'the war,
inquire. Tbs period as we'll as tue markell wss az ~
/. ccp,loua1. Tha Government waa making enormous
pnsh..es: Ths industry q tbs eounly vas zip,
their ordinary pnrsu,ts fsr he lsr.est mn n hon
wcse drawn ifom he agricultural IsnIs. bsye
to cod Tor tbc nurp1.e az eonn,I1n ibra I
The four years trnnediaiely anJecrdent I do nnt
care to do 30, though / have M donht that werr
that done. could e1..ly prove TINT in no month
=: ma1y yards q textile fabrics and many pounds
Isnod os peace When the T laws % Of commsaca - ra.
, rune CONTROL and companions are properly il
f1ces oi fes leading % srtieles e. as on Jaopsl1 iath
JaataH 1s,h. 1866 the computations n eseh @ ease
Columns Of Il tssa acSesso IS 5o me
jan. Is isGj. jan. Is, 1851
Spring Wheat. los %
g.. 6sn. ,. ......"" H. y q
LIE Hoel............. 6.i5 e.a
Cattle. ...-............ SIS 4.9s
hive, N i'll comparson. chosen thu 1a, " on
nary for The tEo yra,s re.pectiyeIy becsnse iha ~.
the day On which Protection orIecs iatt,e
done Al we'll Yon viii .ee that tSese noasea nafe
widely It va,1anee with those oI .Protection hut
have the facts nom authoratiye source-. and he
Tic statement tic tsccs Of wsr ara ohserre n nv
present rr,ces OF cattle and hogs. tbs steck Of
H. two latsr heing measpiahly exhausted md IN.
p'er,shed. In looking at ths lit IS Whole. her
10 know where the "Protection 10 Imerican indn!s
", comes IN. :. / beg to know .Ehst. ia view Of
Which Pro:ect1ou Is Committed i%nos 10 10
ts;orelcn manufactures That come In connnetst,on
vl,h the home-n,ade abdes increases tae 1slue
fn the nice. sood9 W.T. III eaf eb @
ez. Of The Northwest decide lhe question between
age more i'm 6 Der cont is corn wor,h M & Is ne,
cnt more thai It xas in ls0! The impost on sttel
Of Of, viii, wni,sl -, plough. ar made, !. ioaya
fo1yre per cent over lie Old pttces Of 1871 'rne
daty on carpets that every fhtner bones 10 see on
BIS aocrs, Is more than my Per cent. Has s tha M
ndyancedi The truth 1g, that The farmfn1 9nte.as1
Ct the West IS beng DESTROYED by ininn,fon. ~.
legislation. Which, under pretenec Of alaIng % an5
farmers raiss fof eaie have fallen Of: vhi,s
to buy have apprcsted Il 4 rutuou. pIaun n,,a1
and II The farmers, instead Of meeting in conyen.
lion 10 project and advocate new lines Of rsiifosd1
goi, years Of time are REQUIRED. Womb nniv xr;pe
The root Of ,he evil and c0npel 1heir repfesenis
ttyes t9 1el,eye 'hem from the burdens nat @pro.
ind that ,he grievances Of whfch fhey comain bsa
passed away, and that commerce and n,apniScturs1
Issitssa 9nl, By ta.ss sna du:ies for revenue lad
took occasion. ! day Of Two since. 10 point ont
md comment 1n The newspapers upon the eilect thai
y protection 70 AneI1ean industry had upon wool.
suit 81 clothes, pound OSsnsar or - gy plew
all articles hearilJ taxed BY he protective adY
nov u dosee-tw1ce or lhtse umes = mach wool
existns .ystem Of robberJ--,his iesalized iniass
iee-had been ,Itentcd by. the greed Of The iion-