Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-05-31
NEW YORK.
Free Traders fn Council Decisive Views
of the Chairman.

Free IrH0eES ia C0uDctl-Deo1SkVe views
Of the Chairman.
New YORK, May SO.-A meeting of
the Free Traders was held in Steinway
hall tonight, to take counsel in refer
ence to the Cincinnati Convention.
William Cullen Bryant presided. About
two thousand persons were present.
Charles Marshall, Secretary, read a list
of eighty-four vice-presidents, among
whom were Stewart Brown, Oswald
OttendOrffer, TheOdofe ROdzeveIt, Chas.
O'ConnOr, John A. Dix, D. d. BabcOck,
Mahlon Sands, Peter LOriIlard, w.
w. Sherman, of Sherman, Dun
can & Co., and Samuel W.. Dick,
of Brookly & Co.. The Chairman,
in his opening address, said our
revenue laws have grown into system
of gross abuses. Four out of five wise
men would pronounce them oppressive
and a burden on the community. The
people are now determined, and it,
would be dangerous for any political
party to disregard their demand to
put aside indirect taxes, which are so
burdensOme.
The Secretary, c. II. Marshall, read
letter to Mr.. Bryant, signed by J. d.
Cox, George HeadleY, and numerous
others in Cincinnati, asking either that
the meeting tonight nominate candi-
dates for President and Vice-President,
or that meeting of representative men
be. called not later than the twenty
seventh of June. Mr.. Sands then read
a series of resolutions, as follows:
ResOtUed, That with the disappearance
OF pOiitfeal issues -arrisiTg cut Of the IN
stitutiOn of slavery and resulting from
the war which slavery entailed, the
need has made itself felt among thought
ful men of both parties for Govern
ment policy based ON mutual interests of
the country, and contemplating a broad
practical reform in the collection of
revenue, the organization of the civil
service, and in all branches of the Gov
ernment administration
BesOiUed, That with general relaXa-
ton of old party ties, and with the
growing distTust that is felt toward
professional political leaders, the coun-
try turns for counsel to Independent
thinkers in the ranks of either
party, and therefore the late convention
at Cincinnati was regarded hopefully in
the trust that it would lay down a sound
and adequate platform and principles
and would likewise nominate candi-
date whose freedom from all assOcia-
tiOns with the odious political rings and
whose whole record on the questions of
the present and the future, should give
assent that a selection would bring with
it a radical change for the better.
ResOlDed, That both the platform and
the candidates of the Cincinnati Con-
vention have caused deep disappoint-
ment in the minds of the community,
and have rendered impossible the CO.
operation Of all the reforming influences,
without union of which, success is inn
possible.
RESOLVED, That the late convention at
Cincinnati having been held under
call which specified free trade as one of
its leading principles, and that issue
having been ignored on its platform,
while the most prominent protectionist
in the country is named as its candi-
date, no obligation to support him rests
on those freetraders who participated in
the convention, and under whose aus
pices the convention was convoked.
ResolUed, That those who have labor
ed in the past to redress the wrongs, and
to abolish the abuses of our tariff sys-
tenn, should not suffer their exertions 10
Dc uluSlSHeU DN any ESOulI WHICH JleY
have received at Cincinnati; ON the con-
trary, the present dissolution from for
mer party ties offers an opportunity
for efforts in many districts in which it
has heretofore been hopeless to attempt
to break old party lines on questions of
tariff reform.
RESOLVED, That while we are preparing
for active contest in the individual Com
gressional District, we cannot forget in
a Presidential campaign the leading
motive which guides the course of many
voters must be found in the public char
acters and records of the candidates for
the Presidency; we therefore call on all
friends of free trade and kindred re-
forms to unite with us in our
efforts to secure the nomination
Of any candidate who shall adequately
our principles, and further
resolved, that for this purpose the Presi-
dent Of this meeting be empowered to
appoint committee of ten which shall
have power to add to its number, and
whose duty it shall be to put themselves
in communication and to concert an
affective cooperation with all associa-.
tions and individuals, having a like OBJ
ject in view.