, 1870-07-09
LAND AND LABOR REFORMS.
Hsnss meeting OF the People OF st,
C1nfr County, Illinois,

C1nir County, Illinois.
/ From tht St Louis Republican, Ju1ys,
| IN Saturday very large meeting Of til
People OF st. Clair County assembled in Belle
slilc' among whom we noticed representative
from every vocation inlife. John IIinchcIitYe
Esq, OF BelleSillo, was elected President "
M r. o"ens. resident Of the American Miner
Union, and E. II. West. Esq, we're elected
Vice Presidents, while L. B. Russell. E. Pa
neau, and G. 4. Harvey, were chosen Secreta
t1es. Iho meeting having thus been orran
| !zed, the President read the following resolu
nons, at the conclusion Of each one Of which
hss the anolence ! eheeted Justify; especially was
tnis the case upon the reading Of tic ono i
feia1lon % to the importation OF men:
We give only synopsis Of tho resolutions
,z5 J; As the present financial system YVES organ.
izeI 70 meet necessity no longer cxistlnr. fney
ought no longer to be continued. 'AN'
az; Nanonal banking system Is demonstrations
" aa 9h htafSey ana Wrongfaly Increase the burdens
nGed tiaa 1or re substitution Of legal tender Tor M
3. Creation Of banks with privilege to Issue hills
ony as oney &c, Is an abuse Of the power vested tn
+ Rates Of interest on capital is dfsprororttou-
~ ~ 10 tae increase OF national wealth, and tends
=; FAvors issuing Of Treasury notes by AUTHORITY
" Gongfess 70 bo legal tender for all ebts and
convertible into government percent bonds, and
reSofssl,1n'e nsndnne eaa at pleasure into money.
honas ~ ~ and adVeeates that neither the
EXCHANGE them IN " ,nMs eit ho,ets DC compelled 70
interest D'''S ''a'ns 'o"er rate ol
!. The tariff should be SO remodel, as to sppply
~ ialr revenue without taxing tic necessafies q
8 Condemns the proalgnte squander1u9 Of the
nu'tlS M !anas y Congress, which should bc held
O. Opposes Chinese a1 ,inportationa hr,, ra,co,,oo
the nnbonght eIuig1ant.
~; Advocates the removal to the public domain
mcnt N 1ae "ofklngmen pressed for want Of employ
~ II asrs tho ,-oc.to, =, .ou....
of coyrnmrn, ~ hn oa,ia selaF4.e t uepattnent
Labor to collect and uan All ' ti araas o.
tics q every industrial element, snrea,l asefal
'noyE ledge, and make Recommendations to Con.
''fGss. TY' ., ,.
~ ~ htesluent, after remarklng tlat the res
5;no;nia5 5"st ~ teaa M empooea substantially tie
nleha1a n. lleTelick, Eeq, Of Detroit, the
Ameriea. Upon taking the stand tho gentle
man Mas - greeted with rounds OF applause, |
ro-1 oi,io III a. an,i usu euiuenssa ING aehvery OF
recs;rad 4G h. aAu eso!uans aaares5 Which WAS we'll
nrne;nes an5 % nofic;ann, 4ns ~ IL =. e3planed the
oma ooe.n men; ne ascItped tue distress now so
Z pie'ulent sulnueholt tie country to defec- !!
w. ~ ano e!ass LEGISLATION; that IN consequence
=, ems, nnnareas OF thousands ct laboring |
en ana mschansss could ind nothing to do
sneil . ehlen W . were cr{lpg Tor bread. He
'1 sia' a. al !no eIlts Hnlch beaet ia might
49, uu ~ ~ sne select1on o. the right kind Of
.nd -; ~ IT e ~ n cur state Legislatures
ai"rt;n,, ~ 'u =, nas u .ongress suggested the
~ Ison naho ~ ptsea! Meu, such ~ farmers,
t;ona ,r,a {tan. ,ne' ana otnels 1or these posi-
[!9ns, Snp, 1lon theT r more intimate knowl-
tose " tno wants OF the people, are thus bet |
~ suaptea 70 4egls!ato in thel1 behalf The
..PeaEef pald most eloquent tribute to labor.
10 also denounced the action Of Congress- in
living away the public lands to railroad CO com a.