, 1870-04-22

1arxc nnd EnxRustssslc Meeting nj
. 8ctroit .-AdAresses by. General
Rr1nkerhofH,sv.o OF Ohios and By
Duncan STEWART and the Hon.
e.. IsWafk cr, Of Detroit.

ics md 1adespoople, Assainhlod to hear VITA
| might be said- thara by the gent1enncn an
no1qced to speak upon the matters and prin
cipleh Of free trade, under the auspicos Of th,
Free Tt1de League OF this city: The meeting
was by-far tho best aud largest thus far helt
In this or any other organization upon eithe1
side Of tho question involved, since Tho first
Which occurred eady in the winter, md VA
advertised aud attended as mass meeting
md eomprised adhermh, OF both sides
who expected to hear joint discussion ct " fret
oycmine showed distinctly that tho interest il
the question Ia taking wider range, md re
ceiving the consideration Of its important met'
its from men Of al clxnscs md conditions .
+ Tho meeting vas called to order by Richard
| Haw]ey, one OF the Vico Presidents Of tht
League, Who called upon Hr. F. L4smbie t
who hsve recently subscribed to tho oonstitu
| ton and declarntion OF p1incplea rs enuncisteG
and supported by the Free Trade League Of
n Harleyr Thomas y. Harley, ?. L.mbse
! Allen A. Rabineau, James Moore, A. Carrier
! G. v. Latime1, Edward Orr, William Fischer
| C. Ii. Bennett, Robert pumont, Fred. l. seitz
r Hawley, il, 4 E. Tiger, Jno. H Garrett
J. 3. Faran, E. J. Avery, J. ". Johnston, "
Ambr1Se, Ed F. Kane, james A: Mckay, &. II
Smith, a. E. Champion, Wm. 3: Thompson
CLas. II: Stafford, so1on McElroy: 4 @. Lind
Fay, Robert Mcmillan, John Patton. E. @.
Hinedale. VIM. Wright, VIM. Reid. ID c. Hills
Alfred White, Francis Palms, john A. Ray, P.
McTerney, A. C. Austin, D. 3. Richmond
Henry Haigh. ". c. Shaw, J. G.
Cob, Ge1h: William ! .q,.- 4, H. Edgar, Il F
wn. Gilbert, EdTard o LYON, 6ias. Il '" r. Aai,h' anIi
Vim. Hull, VIM. Clay, E. '. Cicott, Andrew ],
brown, james n. Dean, Tleo. +. Hall, C. Var
1Iuaan, Jas. J. Clark. Amos George, Jas. Var
Buren,, Wn. Sier, n. A. secley. e. ". Ed.
.wanls, Robert Hosie, r. T. Wright. Frederick
stearns, c. F. Fletcher, Philip King, 6. j.
Thomas RadcHfr, VIM. NcKenna. Georre1
Milks, Flattey 4 Bro, Vim. Cowio. John G,
Hawley. E. \. Watmore, S. E. Taft, John s.
| Gray, G. Grelling. Willard L. Pope, Jno,
Mcrar!aae, Mnl A.. 4 Reskie, EIjsh smith
Clarles Kellogg, c: B. Hebbard. Il. E. Bost-
wicl:, L. R Mogns. Joseph Godfrey, Archy D.
Mckay, 7. E. Wlittemore, Geo. Dow, Wm. G,
Colburp. Vim. P. Wells, Q. Il. Drockwny. C. O,
Foote. A. g. Bo,ynton, John SeaSc, A. II. Fer
2, Wm: Ad;'E, 11mss = p.iee. ". r. 2, spEague,
Dewey, J. 3. Waterfall, Eugene J. Lowe,
Alexander DHedale, Albert Thsycr, J.. Stew.
| art, P. Crawford, J. James, ", +. Parker, D.
| D. Ho1brook, C. B. Gilbert, Thos RadcliH, q.
II. Moore, II, J. Buckley, II. ". Beeson, P.
Hcnkel. II. p. Ridge. II. 3. Le Roy, c. Pes
BODY; ,s; Meea,d C. G1amSn; W;',:a r, H An1e?sen ;
| Walter Bourke, E. D. Fitch, James Fanton.
| s. n. Case. Geo. 8. GoodAe, YIN. Hayworth'
Chas. Eudieott, F. D. Taylor. Geo. 3. Dickiu,
son, r. Young, Alfred ]. Ducharme, John
Pratt, r. Y. Gillett, IL N. Walker, Joseph
Hatch, p, otGrady, Robt. H. Brown, Alfred
Il ntn TSN. r
L'Hommetlieu. :HobeH Linn, G. ". Hunt,
James CEaig, Il. G: Munson, II. 2. Sanger, E.
]. Pierce, ETA vieer, Vim. D. Howe, Jex
nazdwen, D. II. Marston, c. c. Bowen, G. Y.
n. Lothrop, Duncan Stewart, Vim. A. Moore,
7. :: F. E.rnsrorth, n Elisha h., Taylor, Walter
wood, G. E. 'Maeon, G. ". Noble, D. Perrin,
G. q. Thomas, J. McCuaig, John He1ron, J.
II. Wendell. Philip G. Gray, r. L. Hoearth. ],
7. Ladne. y. 3 keau, 8. D. Elwood, A. Hart,
Gee. E. acCullsy, James g. Blair, ]. Logan
D. Sale, 0, s. Williams, Jacob Beeson, Vim.
u. Edwards, T. Il. Adams, T. Fitz Simmons,
=. Liebe1nan, Ioscph Toynton, Arthur Tess,
Thomas L. Devils, F, J. Reilly, James II. La-
due, Gustavus Doeltz, William Snow, j. NJ. D.
Sill. s. T. Douglas. G. I. Walker, William Ham
na, Francis S. Hddle, Samuel Ferguson, James
=; G;;IDp IaDp, J: 3: Titus; F. !; 4 Thomas, Charles
George II. Wheeler, Edward Marum, il. s.
Feilcrs, William A. Butler, E. III. Clark, L. II.
Maton, Willard Parker, F. Norvell, Ferdinand
TeSauch, Mathew Kramer, Philip Kramer
The Chairman then introduced General
EEnkerhoif. Of Ohio, who, On taking tho
stand. said io vas glad to meet again 50 many
Of the citizens of Detroit, Notwithstanding the
storm Of the evening; and was more rejoiced
to know tbat the subject for tho consideration
Of which they were assembled was becoming
one Of deeper and moro absorbing interest in
the minde OF the people of the country. lie
referred to the final settlement Of tie aues-
ton involved in the 1ato war, gaying that there
remains now but two matters in connection
with or growing out Of the struggle. and these
were, to restore tho feelings Of ainity andgood
Will at the South; md to provide for tho ma
tional debt The tizst Of these the lapse Of
it was necessary to givo heed and due nttcn-
tion to at once. Referring to tic magnitude
al the debt, and tho amount raised annually
by the various modes Of taxation, he said the
government received antplus Of alDa, 900 900
af'orc wl'at ~na necessary to pay the interest
il this were all the people had to paw there
would bo no causo for complaint, But this
amount OF taxation is not all and the aues-
tons why were these things 80, and what were
the remedies to be applied, must be mot and
decided, and the principles of free trade,
marks, must be relied upon for tho proper DO
luton Of the problem.
The speaker then proceeded to tho consider
at;on Of tile tasin question, and tho great prin-
cirles underlyingit it.
Tariff il simply schedule OF duties plscsd
nIcn articles exported from abroad. These
duties, Of course, must eventually 10 paid bv
the consumer The system III rotten from,
top to bottom, aud mu4t eventually topple into
ruins.
Tho speaker then instituted comparison
between tho tariffs Of other countries aud tha
Great Britain includes upon her tariff iats
les- than twenty articles, aud the tariff Is oujy
~ per cant; 911g of the totai is collected oil
six articles. The tariff of Germany aud near
y all Europe Ia less than 10 per cent Iu tho
days Of ancient Rome, the highest duties
Of our country the duties were much less tAan
thev are at the present time. The highest
over known, which was in 1s48, wns only 10
per cent.
Duties not on1y enhance the value of az
ported articles. but also enhance the price Of
homo manufactures or this fact striking
q ample is Afforded on the item Of lumber.
IEc arpEoxfmated value of lumber ia tbis
country is in the nei6hborhool of 5l50. .0oo. 900
Cron this weray tax OF $50, ,o0o. 600. in gold /;
hut the Treasury only MY receives out Of this
amount about s6o0, 600, less than ono dollar in
thirty, the balance heing absorbed in the in
creased price of lumber.
In pig i1ou- also, the duties imposed tend to
c1laEce Tie taxes Of tie people. We nav in
The enhanced valne Of pig iron in this country
slbo, GGo, ,0oo on this amount Ell, eco 600 goes
into the cofsers Of the nation, and tI,e remain
ing so. Coz. .0cu into the pockets Of the ron
alone laet year wis about Sls, ,0oo. GOO.
IN the single item Of coal. too, ne pay Penn
sSlssnia 81, ,oo0,600 per yoar. Thcse figures
9atmpldy. IL measure, the annual amount
drawn m from the people nnder tho tantf system.
the rates over those Of 1855. And to do Ills
u kpecious a.froit manner, and to blind peo- |
plo 10 the magnitude Of this increase, the fyl-
lowing means are employed: Instead Of stating
1t At 60 much per ton, they cunningly put it 4
70 70 mneh psr pound. Now in the single item
per pound This is IN increase OF III per TN
md tiat neans m increase Of $1,000 Der mile |
for steel ralla when rsed for railroad purposes.
ih1s Aggregates the amount OF e1s9 0O0. 200 as |
the total amount Of increase for al rpads in |
fne country, Which must como out Of the peo-
ple IN tho increased valuc Of freight and trzyel.
Distinction is nade between the poor and |
!1cl, to tho advantage OF the lattar class Tho |
duties on finer goods, though high enough, |
are much lass in proportion than those upou |
Foods q coarscS G7ade.., Ten yeara Ago we \
stood ut the head Of the mercantile nations Of |
Tic world, but nok Va stand = fou1thyiasa
power. and the reason Is contained in tho little
word "TATiG."
!. TIE speaker then alluded to the character OF |
the men composing the Committee Of Ways |
md :! Means IN Congress-, and the motives of in-
oiv'auA interest which prompted them to IN
increase OF the tariff. They are nearly III men
vlso ara personally interested in n.fnufactur-
ing. and Who form tariff rins in order to ben
cir that enc interest. while the people pay the
taxes The great links in the Chain which |
binds ns in th1sldom are iron, salt, lumber,
coal and woollens, and the hue and crr which !
IL raised by these men about binding IN home
industry il rank humbug. Free trade IN Enc
land kas qnsarupled her exports md her in
ports, and the value Of her skilled labor. 50.
also, under Tree trade has pauperisun decreased