, 1869-11-30
! FREE TRADE.
Meeting to Organize Free Trade
League.

A meeting Of the committee appointed 1t the
conclusion Of Professor PeTry.8 lecture few
weeks since to organize Free Trade League IL
Chicago, wes held LAST evening in PAtlor No. !,
fremont Houte.
EA. Stu1e, Chairman Of the committee, called
the meeting 10 order and was elected Chairman,
and Nj. Fr2ntlIn Acveagh Wa5 chosen Secretary
Of The meeting.
Colonel !. v. Foster SAID II w4s veil understood
that the meeting contemplated movement toward
tho modification Of tho present. tArtn. He be-
neyed that new issues were now 10 come before
the COMMUNICATIONS reIaitag to the finances and
.ta12;!on. It seemed thar tho time had arrived
for the dtscus.lon Of these principles. Ihere was
powerful league already existing IN New York,
ready 70 co ppeeat. with the present movement,
lie hoped that Chicago would move II ouce, and
thought that IT. voice would not ony b heard
have sosns erect % upon nstonG !eSts,ss3oa. liz liz
would. therefore, move that the meeting take the
preliminary stepa toEard the Organization Of
Ere Trsde League ID Chicago
The Lha!r then read the consrttutton Of the
:" Free Trade LeaKne Of Chicago" an organtLa-
iton which eIhted sone year. ago, .
Ar. White thought It would be well 10 refer the
eonalhutnn 70 committee. whose duty It should
BE- to Gee whether the instrument Eaa Adsp.ed to
The Chair eufgested whether it would not be
best to Ae.ect nnnc for the organization 1t
1T. Wiceershsu ss1d that the name i" Free Trade
League" would not do, a. It did nok expEeas the
character otlhe organization, which was not 10 be
purposes Only. 1e vonid, therefore, sngxsss tne
game Of +' Revenue TA.s1 Lesgun"
Colonel Fosls1 said mat a ,a ns nndesssood = 90 4,
Houses n0r the indiscrimu1te admission Of f0r-
etgn gcods; It neant the free Interchange Of Ger.
wees and commodities with other nations, on
| which the government should impose not 4 cent
Of ta1 for The benefit Of private Interests, but
tuflicient sum for the purposes Of fevenus. 1n
BoNon the nAue Of Reform League hAd been
4 RdnnfAA hHt hA f4!d believe mazda
any dldt renee
Mr. White sa:d it WAS question perhaps worth
The people mat free Trade did NOT mean the aooll-
ton Of custom Houses. TrHde may be free and
b sssss t. ta Isse n sai
poted upon houses and lands, and smother upon
the deeds by which they are conveyed. and an-
IN pa,meD1 for them. FTeedaSm a Of tsaae i'm in
plies merely the no:enee Of u1lu.s ieG!slAlve
worth. A tat!n Is d ta1, differing In no way, ex.
| cept As 10 the mode Of collection, from my other
eoaay defe .a@esd n1 Rd1 :has and eds
free although subject TO taxes imposed for public
revenue, why mar not foreign trade be free when
What We want 10 gel nd Of Il The 1esl1ict1oo !o1.
posed not foE any purposes Of the government, but
to sggrandize pE.vate Individuals He believed
there WIS some magic Etlli IN the word "free, -
AID rs II expressed What waa rraily meant By the
gentlemen present he was In favor OF sticking
Mi. nosne said It WAS well understood by the
gentlemen present that free trade was opposed
esi oss y q
another; OF to ta1 the many FOR the benefit Of the
few. 70 all men who were honest, or who were
iee tisde Would ID b b the I ess s; secsp,aoc. al T 81
such 1t would be understood that free ttade meant
an unreAtrieted commercial intercourse between
ported property 10 raise revenue was not incon.
kih1ent With 1ree tEsde