, 1875-02-11
AFTERNOON SESSION.

AVE ANGo4NESAh . AbA1sfa3As
The Convention teassonbleQ at tue appointed
hour, President rorry, Of Albany in tho chair.
l1f. ". Il. Clarke, of Troy, N. y, was oloctod
aeoratary.
President Perry then proceeded to read bis
annual address,, which was extremely yolumin-
ous and Which wont over every point conuocted
with tho business OF Btoya manufacturing, iron
traffic, protective tariR, English composition,
and tho general aap4ct Of tla proposed rect-
prooity treaty between the United 6tates and
Canada. lie spoke strongly against free trado
with Great britain, or any Of tho provinces Of
that power. which, lie said, could afford to flood
the American market with her wares, paying, uB
ehe docs, lower prices to her operatveg and
having all tho advantages OF old establishment
great experience, and vast machinery, the
accumulation Of those years whou she protected.
with Jealous care, llor OWL infant industries
Cauada, by tho proposed treaty, which would
bind America during a period Of twenty-four
years, would have all the advantages Of a State
In the Union, aud, at tue same time, would be
. the province Of b foreign power, having uutles
FREQ from both Governments. which would mako
ler Independent Of Amarlean oonpotltion, aud
zendor ler q most formidable onemy to our
native inauHlrleB eunpurted, aa slo uulnubtetl-
ly would be, by british capital. speculation, and
snterpriss. lle hoped t4at lhs Govorn.nant
OF tho Renub'io would mover consent to
t1eaty of that nature. Notling could moro
debilltats country, especially young nation
1ko our own, than. .froe trade, reciprocity, or by
whatever term they might wish to call t: After
tho close OF the Franco rrnssial war. Bismarck
. proposed reciprocity to TAiers, but tint nstuto
AtateBlnan, knowing tha exhausted condition Of
France, refused to consider slle propositon aud,
a. TIC same time, aotased by tlIu principle Which
guides nationB ~ we'll ~ Individuals viz that
preservation la tho first Inv OF nature, ho abnl-
isl!ed tho commercial treaty with Great Britnin.
how, u IN old country, anch al Frauco, with
her Industries all developed, was affa4
to engage ln frse-traio tyeaiiea with rival EuFo-
pea1, htates, how much more should America
infant iA tl4s art Of manufacturing aa allo was,
feel lniispontl to slEow foreign nations the priv
!lose nf hankr,ptlnG her commerce. aud destroy
ing her saas."laetuses!
After p1pcsedlng for some tttua longer In THIS
Riinl Of sralls Sir Totry turned Lis nttuntion l.,
Vi. tallroau-bnliulhg, md c0nlatted tho ,lonuar
IDEA t'at too mud! of tlat kind OF work hal
brought about tl,s existlug financial depression
u WuB tTuo taRt individuals had aufpyed moro Or
lcaa, hui lse eulte"deA, tho country puuetts.
ed by every mile Of railroad that WIN construct
%. aiwnya snpposins that tho track was tail
called 'atr!y productive.
Ilo atuye 6neipasa VAS one OF the croat fen
tults OF lle A1nefIoan lron trade, and 1lr. Perry
adnlt Will. tue usatter 1t eonHiAarabts le1,gth
Fy!ng some comparative l.a,res relatlys to ti,y
ahesence III pyico Of stuSoa manufactured in
alvess Whyt, aud also tha great and material
a'herenco that would exist between Htoyes
F4nau1sclured IN canada, udes ths reciprocity
I $$1fety; aud ot stoyaa nlanutactulnd IN thu
u1sr H!s4 st1tes, showing grsas s.sansagen 10 liz
s,u t Ha concluded by predicting pypsrer-
;tV4' '"'"Fa ID tt,o stoSonaaufacturlng lutarast.
Il: II. ;, WELCOME 70 ulitUAlto.
:; : ~. "; II, Wisitoho4d, Of Ch.cayo, then de.
setss1 H.. f1 she address Of welcome, Which was IN
+,v". - 1F 1toEMF AND GxH7LeMEN; As rcprescusa-
anr ,'n s ~ ~ Yrsat R,auulaGtuftng itereata Of
i ' et.s. ! Aase Ito huAar Of c3trultnu IL yul a
We, wSEou ~, ~ oaf ely. Whun e,piE,acn Leuuu IN d.
veau tae a!ahl ststureGa Ut thp kofthweat naw In,
rttta W. Ss'ea to trade Yhtyh s3hauxted our ulty
y tashplIi ahs increasing dcsnant, ,arn tha ru,mmnj
I tea "ui'A YOU rvltessnt coutshusei tnunv ~ vo'r
L+ns anH hoas entstrltag pet to units iI;s,r - ns1
gs with W. This. au9stksy WHh nthsr rus, "nss IT,.
~ infso a,,o t.s EFH"t1 ,b or Tow" until kss Ss;oo
being under obhga Ions aA tha respse. o,r ws,na
to SOU Il nuI unm4sI with eratitls AZ rcii ~,
ART fasosea %ath rulA!s 1oNrna!a yAicI f,r ts ~
aud all,ty. aro ysatraly admitted 10 ts secaa ~
Mona Il! the country They have made our H.'sia ~
prosperity AZ well klaW that 1t may tot Ls nsr.t
1uE tne t. wsll vt lauAlh th.s subject vi t.5
you vii! ailow lNa % nrrsans few {acis aud
f"r youF ceHs!t.rFatoi,. '9'4ee
I4s lsat annual report publiahea by lhs raos,a
o. IFzae shoss that The recetpis Tor iLe Sss+
inI'nea % Gus &l3 luahaa pt Hyaip t570 gii0 hnSs
7s1sas head Of eato, aud o tel ii iu1nlsr