, 1869-09-24
FREE TRADE.
What II IL and what u IL Nof-Ab-
strnCt OF Speech By Professor Il. l..
Ferry Mt Springfield, Mass

vhnt II IL and what u IL Nof-Ab-
ssEnct OF speech By Professor Il. l..
Perry Mt Springfield, Mass.
Frpn The Spri,gdsli tJ'1s41 ie1usliezn, Scpt, Il.
The lceefuR AZ Institute Hal, last night TO nezr
e .pssct net 81
tocirded many Of our Host pfoptnens c1tlxens. Ia
Beginning bis aadzess, Professor Perry xaMl 30
c.ergJ, and ns>s show what free trade ls not II is
rot political question, for though toe Democratic
pa1syr tEnfn theis old advocacy Of tow tarl1s Are
leadey1 Of the Republican pasty-such men ~
Garrison, Bryant, aud ueeche1-aFe prominent Ii
ths ,l lfes,t,sds Govsnsnt sna Il !; nas9 70 ~
IKE -uade1A II Is mol hostile to manufacturers a.
= class, las We Ind WsnJ naasacsuseEs rao never
Il. md never de tifeu It. MTtrd Iafrts, Of Wpon
soeset, Nto for uany year had the reputation or
mnk!pg tie best wootn ciotn tn the coap ~. ID an
on'-ano.oat Tree trader, AID has ~z.t:en nnca IN
the newspapers aR1:ls1 croIecfton- And there Is
good rtaton Why he should be. for the hl9h
ts!,E on Nool. imposed > ieE years stnee Tor
deptes1ed the ooien mauuiactuIe Of the pasttwo
{eaIs exceedingly. The NaJ Il wosks Is thus
Tne tss;d on iereien WOOL being 7! per esnt, hot
psice ,hsi he Enaiisn I'D Germsa ,nsnataesurs1s
sn aasn re,k, qg nt'ng i ana The
tell cur manufactures without difficulty. This
depression 10 woolleu manufactures reacts uoon
.sey wtfr Seiois he high tsi,1 was AZ lad seI1 On
WOOL May other manufacturers are tree
u1ders. In Eng.And sne agitation for Tree
Chester. @ Zee III traders beiiess tneEseiyes 70 be be
the test friends Of the manufacturer. md the
fpeaker predicted that II less than use Jears the
prominent and most gene.oas adrocarea Of tree
trade N the country. Neither Is free utie hostile
to Isxatioo Il believes IN ta14toa 50 trn'J sn1t II
inkis1z thas nothing bar taxaton thAlt ncd ptaee
uudcr the pac OF taxex. The oaly source from
wE!eh the people can Pay Their taxes Is the pro-
essd. from tfetr e1snasss: ana Tasn fnsse * *
k.sers tat fund out OF xnlch taxes are paid Nor
rnlrori! of free traders who would aboat.h all
| tastf. England has beeu free tsaf:e country foI
txeEsE.nve Jeats, and re- sne makes & tafd paE: pa:
clever brig ,a much rtteEns F0m DOE @
srsea far eash e'rfs Il &c sr ropa.oa I
sle'es % ssi.e. le.s ,ean Is . head Il gold:
prr,ec.ior-a good ring in its psssr b, terribly
ont OF rl1tc m q Wttem Of tsIssiou. For =
protective taf4Its uotaipg bat tax-1t annot
pie sron ol + fon: on za:, Of Is sld - cents =
ntndftd pcunds, and these ta1es a.s s2uething
sG aaa s. n q ne &o,s
On tie Straits Of Gibraltar. bere ships were Hsle
to eo1 Z to snrtor and pay ,to1: and the 1.er.
4 'ass r. sa + ioFe s 9sFas ~
Tne M ,nedetn tarsr. ike tie ancient Moofsa one
ts au anerpua taI; ana profession MINI os
tetEed rr1Eatfon, for 1t tnakea 1ha1 ia nstuzsAl
cheap arf!daallt dear. and lessens The pnscnssios
power Of whatever Is protected. PIupersJ
is lo,h!ng h1t the rt2hi 70 sell, and
protection le*sens The PoEer Of purchasing Ena
re own. It dep1ses rs Of = portion OF our proper
y. I've pay III ton for coal Instead Of s., be
rnaj. 2fe delrsnded- In Soya Scotia, co7
loaded fcE thfpp!uE can be bought fot 2 ton. L
gold: costa 81 more 70 freight it 70 Boston. a
esfnt 70 ee soid Ter nd n Ssr I9ft % 70 f.
| cer1ed Protection Ia worse than prisa.ion: It
| xpoltation ofteotnes. We pay as the r7te Of
! b1sheI fer coatIe tzlt, when twenty cen'
Eorid os large pz'ee for ~ as:asl cast; r 8,
Al esic4n xa1tuafeta. The duty on salt ratlt
from lis to - per cent, And the serret motive {
70 high iA1 Ia 10 MI the POCKETS Of the SrEacus
sat company, whish. = less taan I stx yesrs, a. q,
100000 Free trade, ou the o:he1 handr IS =
na&uZA Itase Of thtugs-the A1cteut state, tpo Il
| protection fs nuiJ about TWO hrn1fed 5ears o!u;
. IS ytf5 modern invention. The 07eeks n1s Roa
scarcely moro In the middle ages; but INC Ea2!H5a =
mitigation IA1a. passe4 Abont 1881 began y
modern protective system The Eagilsn att ne
tneJ tf,eN of lie iast atlest On articles Of foo
l I SEQ ta1e uuch reduced Ill tdsfr dnpea Il
maximum rates upder the Geruan 1oaseseta =. =,
70 per cent: Ia Belgium tntJ afe aoops a. as rs sas
THte y a. 10 per cere; while now u ts y pet cen
Tnere tare been clever different tzz11 ac1a Ant
: lSCl, all 5atsInx the duty en- soma ars'eles< AZ
s.nee re Tendency q taxes 70 Saa>s sna1 .oe
I iortsd mUs1 be constantly fucrfased OF II loses !
! EJECT.
. The speatsr sare instspces OF excessive 'dusit