, 1869-11-05
FREE TRADE IN MA9sACHu-
SETTS.

FREE TRADE IN mA8sACHU-
SETTS.
fFcnf FREQ Trade Speech OF DansoP
wchstsr-Abso Constitutional Ar
aum1n& Against Protective ,,
Les,station.
From sAs lStp Fo.E Erentng Pp.t ::
Al y mcetfux OF mcrpbxuts and othera interest.
60 IL 1ae prosperity q e., commerce and agnea!tare,
take into consideration conmnn.catiou from the
Chamber Of Commerce at PhtIuuelpnia on the
sion, the folio slng persons we're chosen CON
mitfee to adopt slch measures ia relation to the
aubJect rs they should deem expeitens:
p Nahsne Se1sp he5tln, s s yeaG
Tnorndtte, Etq-, William ShImm!n, Thou,1s ".
Ward. william Harris, Daniel Webster, Nathan
samuel 4. Ke1es, George Bond, George Haiiet.
Samuel F; Gardner. Joetah hnapp. lsaac Wtnsiow,
ton, JOHN Parker, William Siu1gia -
Tie EeeiIDg was then adjourned to the "a day
OF Oc,oter, 1t which ttme deleaaies frnm the
principal 5eapoTts OF Mas.achusett6 uud farmeFs
nnnriacsnrers, and all Gthers feeling an interest
In the subject were Invited to attend.
Fiap spPGHs 5ssSF @e G sns
stprgts and por-to prepare a report and resoi1-
uuns. u be submitted at the ai,tanrned meeting.
Atthe e!nerh melting in Faneuil q ak on tue
Chairman Of the committee last mentioned, was
accepted, aud the resolutions accompanying il
ttey De printed. and copy sent 10 every memser
Of Eorgrrss 'Eom the State.
The folo*lps we're the resolutions thus adopted
IN State which aisernaTds became strongly pro-
tectonist, but Which is roT once more about to
tske the lea.l IN demanding freedom Or trade,
sn we sase fcsaasd wisa pleasure she
n ND COZ M ,aer HI; II. sresthwhen nssafa aud .pen.s
IN eTiirrcs II eEnernl csita and n1as
p 5ty;
s.n q oaE we bea,exe that a
~ vii bc md srsnacd I. aaa s9 tSd a
u vii pfcn1ote tie puhiic Interest whaut suy fuIher
Rs.s,sa That no ooSseti1a o9.ht syss to b @ads 2
faIthn rnrnota y s..ns .pp2snoned AND i1possd ~
snpot Il sove1nmsa; bnt sh.t saxes m H.
rsar fer the solc benefit Of of men ale
.nay ne,,n.tsgnt w3.h tho principles Of our eonstu
E..seG Thst stuIn ~ n9..to .h.+ .
1nst t.st o. sons simsf S aaop IT, pso
aud tal! dependent % forcgsefs ior the means Of
d.lst;e. znd fanful and deroeatot5 to bo character
of r. 4s1sop; Ti,t h,,,, ,,h
e.t 1h Rsn ef 101s is.or
1M nts i sna1 cana.s snd ihcFc5orr that ~ % an
p+:stiye II !sadepcy % p!oasso nat.ns industry
" On asrleltase zince tho obvious
ss ye H.. hs nn o a. oe e tas M he I 1asmSf
I,:;tss ls;s r. ri 5o sslIs ~ =. 's '.' Aa'
enormous, and deemed d isixe portion eF the people
10 10 and un: u dangerous It eacQur1seR
1s mssttee a, 4S & !. s.ustu1si.S T. asIi Ss,n,, T..
the ptiacoee on whch II Is av0"rdy t:undcd NO I'd,
s Snisr y ho,o Wo tameoa sn 91G1. n 5y y
uyynls of tEc pos,sic 'ac 'fospe' no coFfup' 1he
nAAIEL WEasTRn PRxH TRADER.
Daniel Webster made speech On these rcsolu-
tiurs, which re reprint below. from the Boston
+iure7l:se7, IN which It Was published On the 1,th
OF October, 1890, evidently revised By Nj, Web
tter. '
rassrnent IN addressing the meeting On q subject
which 80 many members OF It understood 30 much
better than himself. ~ '|''Se
as be Thought, OF very high Importance DO would
beg leave to detain the meeting lor q lew mo-
nsnR.
sbonh repel any suggestions OF feeling 1uirienly
to American manufactures. He believed there
was no ground for snpposne that such feeling
dia not exist with him. lie tho1ghs IT, therefore,
quite unlustGable that those who could not sup
Ro11 me proposed t,5.!r ~ should Be- charged with
III ranes; AMI those who pressed the taftlf
on Congress- and the country mad represented
rrcied viii Ioneatc indas;fy u aud garlouai oual
hdependence. In big opinion no measure
cyuld prove more Injurious to tue Industry
q the couatly, and nothing was more ianciitI
t an The opinion that national Independence reu-
dere1 such q measure necessary. lie certaiuly
thought It might be doubled whether Congress
Nopld not be acting somewhat against the splr1t
aud intention Of tho oonstitutlon in exercising =
power 70 cont1ol essentially the pursuits and oo-
cupatons Of individuals In their private concerns
Of oecunarion and S1onertv mnnn tai1699ss oos9
- fncidtntsi ~ ths SrSrr}sA X nv. ,aaass aos
nj na nnh.t ~ 1T ,Irsat " any 0taer power,
changaT yrsre WTonnht M 9asSS .SSs py~1s ~ saen
Tert lie nscezarT coaseuuencs of aac6 6n aaa
sbo1'd anact th.n shas cn,1d Rnt h ol feyenue
r. E,f ~ innh, @ 81 5 .55.;Ha I.o ~. ~ c3Mptdlneu
seased Inc poe of tuInnS tho saeidsat 'so p9s e.
e. aaa .nsh IN shna II
with pttmaTy reesrd to reTenne of ennc.so pasgoa
laws with tie avowed object Of giving pretsrsnoee
70 particular manntaetqres, Win ~ entire dlsro:
instead Of laying such impoats as Would -. ~
sWer The pufpeae Of Taisng royenne sieh A. ~.
least burden On the public, carrying tic mpost an
lie fn xnoTledRs that 1s lucreasa ~ ~, VIII i'i
diminish the amount OF revenue raisei. '' "''
night ds1a ex Tasa aSaaa
Ra5sasa i sosis.y I'D t6at Others should nus
con,ry csttapi9 G sp Sr ensesnmsnt = . IN tas
GoyerntlauL Tue question was. tSerefo1e I eens nd
laying duties under tbs author1ty tn -
obvousy aisen for the pprnoses Z, " pavap a5 posLs.
grets c. reasonably and issiy lose sSt q ,SSss
obiec,s CoDgress may tax t,sc ang ao5 o'hsf hsr
# would BE- strange Proposition m @ an n cous ous
gTcas ehpllu be aAketi to Law = iana va ~
The direct purpose Of Etit,ran ,no rnT,,a1 ~ t sos
agriculture. ap seudlnr ,hose 9apitn ~ ifom
otter nursntts The rnsep bemSSg enSagen y u 70
one case as much ss IN tae osner e1s.s III IL
il mnst ~ cnnfeassS ~ 49, - y uoL easy
and Ihersfora T. , nmit such casea
cases thai ria nnwer waa a4stcs.n M nsau1su ~ all
nnrnosa the cneci,om ~ rIn !ot sne legA
rser ntSa1 ronsao1anca e levenae ana snat what:
~ inci;an,oi I'M. t..t oc regarded
ina ,nwer St - 70 me exercise OK
+ Jemanf n e. nnn.,assaq qassttnn ven ds ~ big
+ va az ~ ~ " W. ton9Ien whether
~ am ~ @ y! mower 70 elevate
s,.esS n1 aas aoo.e me PRIMARY object OF. 10
W :, ~ ~ PURSUE tne a1er In Utter
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