The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-03-25

manufactures destroyed and her people
suffering? ut all came, he said, from
this principle of free trade. Is there
an Irishman here tonight who would
not 20 back if he could live there as
we'll az here? l have no reason, ne
said, to admire highlands manufac-
tories for she manufactured rope to
hang me, once. By all the bitterness
| feel against England, / appeal to you
to exclude every article of English
manufacture. As Bishop Berkeley said
of Ireland, 1 would build around this
country q wall OF brass, yea OF iron,
glisteuipg with cannon and bayonets to
keep from America every article OF
English manufacture.
He read an extract from speech
made by Thomas Francis Mesher'
the Grattan of Forty-eight, who, speak
ing at a meeting of the Irish Coined
Grafton, at Dublin, in the preceding
wear, in condemnation of the Union,
gave utterance to those memorable
words:
"Tbe cotton manufacture of Dublin,
which employed 1000 operatives, has
been destroyed; the 34OO silk looms OF
the Liberty have been destroyed; the
stuff and serge manufactures, which
employed l49l operatives, have been
destroyed; the calico looms OF Baibrig,
gan have been destroyed; the flannel
manufacture of Rathdrum has been
DESTROYED; the blanket manufacture oil
Kilkenny has been destroyed; the cam,
let trade of Bandon, which produced
el00,000a year, has been destroyed
the worsted and stuff manufactures OF
Waterford have been destroyed; the
rateen and frieze manufactures OF Car
rick on SUR have been destroyed; one
business alone survives; one business,
alone, tbrives and fourishes, and breads
no bankruptcy. That fortunate business,
which the Union act has not struck
down, but which the Union act has
stood by; which the absentee drain has
not slackened but has stimulated /;
which the drainage acts and navlga-
ton acts of the Imperial Senate have
not deadened but iUyigorated; that
favored, and privileged, and patronlzed
business is the Irish coffin-makers!
But, said Mr.. Burke, | do not speak
exclusively to Irishmen; my words are
intended Tor all. Every man, no mat
ter what his nationality or what alter
he worshiped before, if he be true to
himself, will be true to him. Labor
is asI necessary as capital, and is as
noble as capital, and when | can offer
nv skilled labor to capital, we stand
on equal terms. But there can be no
equality in free trade, because, If our
ports are opened so that the pauper
labor of England can come in compe-
tition with the skilled labor OF this
country, that skilled labor must be de-
precia!ed by the contact. There is no
safety Tor the workingmen OF this
country but in a protective tariff.
Gen. Burke was interrupted with
round after round Of applause.
The President then introduced A.
CASTILLO, ESQ, who commanded the
vessel called Erin's hope" the vessel
that went to Ireland loaded with arms
for The Fenians. lie spoke but few
moments, and as what he said is EN-
bodied in the remarks made by Gen.
Burke and Mr. Fermosa, We omit them.
Mr.. Fermosa, of Philadelphia, was
next introduced. He said it wac very
unexpected call upon him. He re-
ceived telegram in the morning to be
present to represent the Association tor
the protection of home Industries and did
not expect to make speech. The times,
he said, are significant. All the nations
Of the earth are being stirred with in
uernal commissions. Governments are
changing. The once great Government
OF France lies crushed and bleeding.
All is changed.
The people OF the United States are
about TO express themselves upon a
question that effects their dearest in
tercsts. Never, perhaps, in the history
of this country was there 80 much
wealth employed in its manufactures,
and never were these industries in SO
much danger from free trade mis-
sionaries paid with foreign gold, and
National legislature corrupted by the
money OF British capitalists. We are
independent and our ability to support
ourselves shall never be questioned
until the history Of the Irish famine
shall be blotted out.
Our Interpretation Of International
law, and the Monroe doctrine boldly
carried out, is the best Interpretation Of
the word independence, as understood
in this country, that can be given. And
it remains with us to say whether this
nation shall stand among the nations
of the earth as the sun among the
lesser lights OF heaven How shall it
be done, you ask By protecting your
workingmen against British pauper
labor. The free trader would bring
the goods made from the blood and
sweat Of those paupers to displace your
own manufactured articles / shall
show the merchants and farmers that
they are as deeply interested in this
question as maui facturers Where
would you farmers find a market for
your produce il the manufacturers here
were all to leave? What would your
goods be worth, merchants, if there
were no workingmen here to buy them?
What would your real estate be worth ?
Your goods would be upon their
shelves and you be bankrupt.
The theory OF the free trade is that
if you take off the tariff the price
would fall just that much. This is
mere bosh and the veriest sophism.
Take that much abused article, pig
iron. A year ago the duty on pig iron
was nine dollars per ton. Through the