New-York tribune., 1869-05-11
FREE TRADE.

MASS MEETING AT COOPER UNION LAST NIGHT.
A Free Trade mass meeting was held last night
az the Cooper Institute The mdssin0 not by any
means overwhelming formidable. The hall was about
half full when the meeting opened but the audience be-
camo smaller by degrees and beautifully ess as the cX-
ercses approached the close. few earnest souls were
very enthusiastic and appauded vigorously believing
pause the remarks Of the speaker gave them an oppor
tunity.
The Hon. David Dudley Field, President OF the Free
Trade League called the meeting 20 order and moved
the election Of MT Howard Potter President for tho
evening. Tho motion was unanimously adopted, and
Mr. Potter took the chair He had speech to make.
but Immediately introduced Mr VIM, Cullen Bryant
Mr. Bryant was glad 10 see this eonoourse llevery
wisely left out the word large. The freedom OF ex'
change was intimately connected Win human hbery'
The revenue laws imposed by the froteeiohsts const
uted form OF slavery bad as that which dictated 70
T o ~ bo,gbt those who held the doctrine OF pro
much more liable 10 be corrupted by BIltsh gold
those Who lad been carried away by tbo doluson that
manufactures needed tho protection ot revenue laws
was on the platform distinguished manufacturer
from New England who was was able 70 see
as well the consumer Was lac corrupted by British gOdi
Tho speaker proceeded TO enumorate several other par
ties who were certainly not purchasabe with British
gold There the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher who
bearded the British lion in bis den during our civil war,
ana there was William Lloyd Garrison, neither
Of whom could be purchased ana Doth had
Bryant then proceeded 10 pay especial attention TO IE
TRIBISE and the charges which he said had boon made
therein that members OF Free Trade League had been
bought by British gold. -,
MI Charles II Marshall Treasurer Of the League, read
latter which claimed 10 have taken IN person 10 THE
TRBuSR Office and asked to have inserted rs an answer
10 he charge that tho League had not dared 10 publish
The source OF s support list of It's contributors The
letter which tediousy argumentatiye IN striving TO
show M the immaculate purity Cf the OTCanzaOn 5tl
dd not have appended 10 1t any list OF Contributors.
MIR Atchis0n OF Massachusetts, who was next intro
duced read paper the blessings of free trade as seen
from s standpoint. Mr. AtcsOn is IN some way inter
escd in eKte manufactures and Therefore is regaroed
as singularly unseish champion OF the doctrine ne
preaehes Mr.. AtGhison plunged into the arguinent
against protective tariffs in the language and style Oi
pohtcians on one side IN 1882 and 1888, ana
subsequent years. when this great issue between wing
and Democrat was discussed on the stump AFTER as
posing Of the rhetoric pertaining to the speaker
unfortunately announced that nc was about going INTO
some facts and figures which necessary 30 the com
unstatistcal portion OF the audience, which con
10 escape the inniCtOn and unceremOuiOusly
retreated This movement disconnected the speaker aud
he remarked after giving very few Of his figures that
he would pass the balance they would probably
be printed He then concluded his speech by pOetl
cal appeal behalf OF poor sewing women who sur
ferine from the high price OF the cloth eTworked on
well as the duty they had TO all the neccssaries OF
life Mr. Atchison very frequently applauded during
his speech. -- IL, -
made brief speech
Mr. Cleaver made few remarks at the close OF which
the meeting adjourned